Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold unevenly steady on a lite comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. No comparison on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.03/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −151.86 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$241.03

11 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$47.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.29

vs KY average

−56.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	249.59	1,339	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	202.50	1,129	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.09/cwt here — about $211 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 sale11 hd

241.03

—

KY average21 barns · 588 hd

271.32

−30.29

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−56.80

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−151.86

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	—	High	1,598	149.71	2,392	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,612	132.97	2,143	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	128.43	1,586	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	941	111.18	1,046	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	950	170.00	1,615	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	281	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	275.50/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	265.30/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,226	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,795	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,638	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	235.72/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	256.53/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	279.40/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	272.18/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	287.42/cwt	285.00–290.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	321.54/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	245.51/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	250.51/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,531	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,806	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	177.09/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,762	2
Bulls	—	—	1,493	167.06/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,494	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	143.93/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,350	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,067	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	135.46/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,291	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	114.26/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,444	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	130.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,554	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	131.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,162	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,156	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,865	3

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 148Year ago 488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 20Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 19

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold unevenly steady on a lite comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. No comparison on slaughter bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	275.00	275.00
3	250–300	281	305.00	305.00
3	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	355	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	419	260.00–282.50	275.50
7	450–500	462	252.50–267.50	265.30
6	500–550	519	252.50–265.00	256.53
3	550–600	572	227.50–242.50	235.72
2	650–700	697	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	611	250.00–251.00	250.51
13	650–700	658	249.00	249.00
13	750–800	777	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	570	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	300.00	300.00
5	550–600	563	275.00–282.50	279.40
3	600–650	615	265.00–276.00	272.18
3	650–700	650	261.00	261.00
2	700–750	700	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	250	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	365	305.00–330.00	321.54
4	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
4	550–600	581	242.50–255.00	245.51
1	950–1000	990	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	285.00–290.00	287.42
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	215.00	215.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	160.00–200.00	177.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	162.00–175.00	167.06
9	—	1,633	140.00–153.00	143.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	136.00–140.00	138.00
7	—	1,644	125.00–135.00	131.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	135.00–136.00	135.46
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
1	—	855	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,005	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	110.00–117.00	114.26
8	—	1,190	125.00–135.00	130.56
3	—	1,317	140.00–145.00	141.63
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	170.00	170.00

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

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