Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to light receipts from last week. Strong demand for feeder classes with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.75/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −119.14 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$273.75

39 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$39.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs KY average

−33.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	274.77	1,493	38
Medium and Large 2-3	550	235.00	1,293	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.77/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale39 hd

273.75

—

KY average16 barns · 552 hd

272.03

+1.72

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−33.26

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−119.14

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	—	Average	1,638	144.74	2,371	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	133.73	2,042	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,225	130.63	1,600	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	97.31	971	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	823	160.24	1,319	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,530	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,061	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,346	$1,904	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	828	$1,569	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	786	$1,536	5
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,110	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	278	317.84/cwt	310.00–325.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,674	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	236.88/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	246.87/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,669	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	252.48/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	284.96/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,354	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	294.60/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,252	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	242.78/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	219.35/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,825	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	322.59/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,118	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	284.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,448	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	318.25/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,849	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	273.86/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	1,569.11/head	1,125.00–1,875.00	1,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	271.23/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,568	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	271.94/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,961	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	1,535.69/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	761	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,979	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,060.96/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	1,903.59/head	1,425.00–2,200.00	1,904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	281.72/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,079	3
Bulls	—	—	1,668	144.39/cwt	137.00–155.00	2,408	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	935	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	112.44/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,302	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,085	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	145.14/cwt	136.00–155.00	1,745	13
Bulls	—	—	1,508	134.68/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,031	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	132.07/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,034	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,073	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	160.89/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,808	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	84.90/cwt	80.00–90.00	862	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	99.36/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,001	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	128.54/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,613	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	773	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,836	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	745	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,546	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	823	160.24/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	258.32/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,651	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	338	344.53/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,165	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	324	365.06/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	263.07/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	279.90/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,741	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	618	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,140	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	305.57/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	347.64/cwt	345.00–350.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	315.62/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,351	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	974	222.95/cwt	221.00–225.00	2,172	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	315.71/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,174	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	317.85/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	304.64/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	237.50/cwt	225.00–241.00	2,085	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	272.99/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,430	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	248.11/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	309.84/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,472	2

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 122Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 45Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 8Year ago 17

No comparison due to light receipts from last week. Strong demand for feeder classes with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	310.00–325.00	317.84
6	300–350	328	305.00–330.00	317.85
9	350–400	372	307.50–322.50	315.71
14	400–450	425	280.00–305.00	294.60
14	450–500	475	282.50–290.00	284.96
14	500–550	524	260.00–280.00	272.99
16	550–600	578	260.00–272.50	271.23
4	600–650	625	245.00–252.50	248.11
28	650–700	676	242.00–250.00	246.87
4	700–750	706	235.00	235.00
15	800–850	832	215.00–220.00	219.35
5	850–900	862	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	508	280.00–290.00	284.96
9	600–650	644	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	235.00	235.00
3	350–400	383	270.00–290.00	281.72
2	400–450	432	277.50	277.50
3	450–500	465	257.50–260.00	258.32
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	345.00–350.00	347.64
7	300–350	338	335.00–355.00	344.53
5	400–450	431	320.00	320.00
8	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	346	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
8	400–450	428	305.00–320.00	315.62
6	450–500	459	280.00–315.00	304.64
2	500–550	535	262.50–285.00	273.86
4	550–600	561	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	675	242.50	242.50
2	700–750	713	230.00–235.00	232.53
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	360.00–370.00	365.06
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	483	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	618	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	475	305.00–315.00	309.84
9	500–550	507	295.00–310.00	305.57
2	550–600	555	275.00–295.00	285.00
14	600–650	622	270.00–287.50	279.90
5	650–700	691	262.00–267.50	263.07
6	700–750	728	245.00–260.00	252.48
5	750–800	777	235.00–252.50	242.78
4	800–850	830	225.00–242.50	236.88
23	850–900	878	225.00–241.00	237.50
8	950–1000	974	221.00–225.00	222.95
1	1000–1050	1,045	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	524	315.00–325.00	322.59
20	550–600	581	312.50–320.00	318.25
4	600–650	605	292.50	292.50
26	700–750	721	270.00–272.50	271.94
9	750–800	761	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	471	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	773	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	475	347.50	347.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	828	1,125.00–1,875.00	1,569.11
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	786	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,535.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,380	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,060.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,530	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,346	1,425.00–2,200.00	1,903.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,668	137.00–155.00	144.39
3	—	1,508	134.00–135.00	134.68
2	—	1,745	160.00–162.00	160.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	85.00	85.00
5	—	1,158	105.00–116.00	112.44
13	—	1,202	136.00–155.00	145.14
25	—	1,255	120.00–135.00	128.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,015	80.00–90.00	84.90
3	—	1,007	95.00–102.00	99.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,540	128.00–135.00	132.07
1	—	1,460	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	158.00–162.00	160.24

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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