Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold firm to 5.00 lower on a light supply of feeder classes. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. No comparison on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.34/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −140.55 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$252.34

13 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2

$56.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.47

vs KY average

−44.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	256.70	1,409	12thin
Medium 1-2	550	200.00	1,100	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.70/cwt here — about $309 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.26, low $340.38, median $392.89 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

252.34

—

KY average24 barns · 1,301 hd

270.81

−18.47

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−44.66

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−140.55

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,123	125.99	1,415	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	120.25	1,412	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	111.42	1,068	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	175.00	1,978	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$1,879	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	685	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	856	$1,325	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	297.54/cwt	275.00–315.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	211.53/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	296.91/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	283.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,175	5
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	567	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,503	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	343	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	266.15/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,413	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	336.61/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	307.76/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,480	7
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	319.07/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,318	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	900	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,130	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,978	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	109.13/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,095	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	108.81/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,316	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,505	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	125.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,467	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	100.12/cwt	95.00–104.00	934	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,175	2
Bulls	—	—	1,123	125.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,415	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	685	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	856	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,878.68/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	259.98/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	293.37/cwt	270.00–320.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	328.76/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,262	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	448	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	357	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	232.50/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,448	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	233.71/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	247.25/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	279.84/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,298	5

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Tue Feb 11, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 457Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 138Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 90Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	275.00–315.00	297.54
2	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	373	280.00–315.00	296.91
5	400–450	414	280.00–290.00	283.93
5	450–500	464	265.00–295.00	279.84
6	500–550	531	247.50–270.00	266.15
6	550–600	567	237.50–252.50	247.25
8	600–650	623	220.00–237.50	232.50
5	650–700	673	210.00–217.50	211.53
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	870	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	670	175.00	175.00
3	700–750	713	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	448	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	567	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	655	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	335.00–340.00	336.61
7	450–500	481	300.00–320.00	307.76
1	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
4	600–650	626	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	691	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	715	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	367	365.00	365.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	710	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	270.00–320.00	293.37
3	300–350	323	352.00	352.00
5	350–400	384	315.00–340.00	328.76
8	400–450	413	300.00–325.00	319.07
2	450–500	493	275.00–280.00	277.49
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	560	257.50–262.50	259.98
4	600–650	637	242.50	242.50
4	650–700	683	222.50–237.50	233.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	175.00	175.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	106.00–112.00	109.13
2	—	933	95.00–104.00	100.12
2	—	940	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,209	104.00–115.00	108.81
2	—	1,115	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,167	120.00–130.00	125.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	120.00–130.00	125.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	185.00	185.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	856	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,156	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,878.68

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle