Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold sharply higher. Steers over 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with spots sharply higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.21/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −98.68 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$294.21

45 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$52.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.66

vs KY average

−20.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	297.25	1,693	42
Medium and Large 2	595	265.00	1,577	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	245.00	1,348	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.25/cwt here — about $345 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale45 hd

294.21

—

KY average26 barns · 1,941 hd

304.88

−10.66

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−20.37

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−98.68

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	1,788	153.12	2,738	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,582	137.03	2,168	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	127.97	1,556	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	119.09	1,093	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,155	185.00	2,137	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,227	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,640	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,598	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,051	$2,250	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	994	$2,196	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	983	$1,670	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,525	$2,599	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	275.24/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	273	389.87/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	362	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	337.92/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,568	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	353.01/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,454	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	324	367.02/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,189	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	253.78/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	264.23/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	327.44/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	350.33/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,345	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	317.23/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,491	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	287.95/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,659	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	319.06/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,343	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	237.74/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,688	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	334.77/cwt	300.00–365.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	266.31/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	276.61/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	366.75/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,757	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	287	440.58/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	311.84/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	696	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	347.79/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	395.01/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	331	426.39/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,411	7
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	424.65/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,609	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	349.10/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,805	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	304.79/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	324.97/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,690	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	462	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	402.84/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	195	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	800	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,155	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,137	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	111.51/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,362	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	107.57/cwt	104.00–110.00	955	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,246	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	133.55/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,127	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	142.22/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,752	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	128.30/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,554	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	137.31/cwt	130.00–152.50	1,222	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	118.54/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,129	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	153.12/cwt	145.00–161.00	2,738	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,411	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,669.53/head	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,670	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	2,195.98/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,196	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,598.17/head	1,375.00–1,850.00	1,598	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,640.00/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,640	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,599.02/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	384.02/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,659	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	569	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	341.03/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	234.98/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	317.76/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	427.06/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,409	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	616	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	268.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	309.95/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	367.85/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	539	226.09/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,219	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	291.41/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	357.52/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	910	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	298.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,755	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	799	1

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 Mar 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 535Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 95Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 38Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	275	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	373	360.00–375.00	367.85
4	400–450	437	355.00–365.00	357.52
2	450–500	490	305.00–315.00	309.95
3	500–550	520	285.00–305.00	291.41
3	550–600	563	265.00–285.00	275.24
2	600–650	623	275.00	275.00
5	650–700	676	260.00–270.00	268.08
2	700–750	718	250.00	250.00
4	750–800	786	220.00–240.00	234.98
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	955	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	410.00	410.00
1	200–250	230	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
7	300–350	330	415.00–445.00	427.06
4	350–400	374	390.00–410.00	402.84
16	400–450	432	375.00–390.00	384.02
5	450–500	476	335.00–345.00	341.03
7	500–550	523	310.00–325.00	317.76
6	550–600	569	305.00	305.00
6	600–650	616	285.00–290.00	287.46
3	650–700	665	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	750	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	430	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	487	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	539	215.00–240.00	226.09
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	385.00	385.00
5	250–300	273	380.00–395.00	389.87
5	300–350	324	365.00–370.00	367.02
2	350–400	362	385.00	385.00
11	400–450	412	347.50–355.00	353.01
15	450–500	464	335.00–350.00	337.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	300.00–365.00	334.77
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	338	325.00–330.00	327.44
18	350–400	384	335.00–355.00	350.33
11	400–450	421	310.00–337.50	319.06
9	450–500	470	315.00–325.00	317.23
15	550–600	576	280.00–292.50	287.95
9	600–650	628	250.00–272.50	264.23
2	650–700	670	252.50–255.00	253.78
9	700–750	710	230.00–240.00	237.74
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	425	255.00–290.00	276.61
3	450–500	470	245.00–285.00	266.31
1	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	580	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	513	305.00–315.00	311.84
19	550–600	588	295.00–300.00	298.45
1	600–650	600	295.00	295.00
4	650–700	696	262.50	262.50
1	800–850	830	235.00	235.00
2	900–950	910	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	420.00–450.00	440.58
7	300–350	331	405.00–440.00	426.39
18	350–400	379	415.00–435.00	424.65
9	400–450	423	390.00–400.00	395.01
14	450–500	479	355.00–382.50	366.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	340.00–355.00	347.79
11	500–550	520	315.00–332.50	324.97
2	550–600	583	295.00–315.00	304.79
2	600–650	607	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	517	340.00–350.00	349.10
2	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	185.00	185.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,221	104.00–115.00	111.51
7	—	1,232	136.00–150.00	142.22
12	—	1,211	120.00–134.00	128.30
1	—	1,150	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	888	104.00–110.00	107.57
7	—	890	130.00–152.50	137.31
8	—	952	112.00–125.00	118.54
1	—	1,020	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,593	132.00–135.00	133.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,788	145.00–161.00	153.12

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	155.00	155.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,669.53
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	994	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,195.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,051	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,092	1,375.00–1,850.00	1,598.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,640.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,227	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,525	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,599.02

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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

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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

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