Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.33/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −105.56 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$287.33

35 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$44.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.78

vs KY average

−34.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	292.39	1,634	29
Medium and Large 2	510	280.00	1,428	2thin
Large 1-2	555	275.00	1,526	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	247.50	1,312	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.89/cwt here — about $322 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale35 hd

287.33

—

KY average26 barns · 1,459 hd

308.11

−20.78

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−34.05

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−105.56

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	1,577	153.23	2,416	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	155.00	2,348	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	134.12	1,616	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	950	117.56	1,116	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,468	180.16	2,645	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)	1,235	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,278	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,042	$1,690	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$1,528	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$2,125	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,900	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	340.33/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,566	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	358.11/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,472	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	325.14/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,379	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	393.28/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,664	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	332.13/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	342.71/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	415.97/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	362.15/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,130	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	301.29/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	324	387.73/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,256	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	361.22/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	327.13/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,557	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	221	368.73/cwt	360.00–375.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	353.26/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,342	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	373.23/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	234.99/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	293.44/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,541	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	971	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	340.43/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,930	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	288.64/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,273	4
Bulls	—	—	1,454	131.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,913	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	116.07/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,118	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,348	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	132.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,602	19
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,468	180.16/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,645	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,616	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	143.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,647	6
Bulls	—	—	1,733	174.79/cwt	165.00–192.00	3,029	5
Bulls	—	—	1,541	150.58/cwt	140.00–162.00	2,320	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	102.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	255.23/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	258	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,250.05/head	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,527.81/head	1,480.00–1,575.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	410.45/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,531	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	348.73/cwt	340.00–365.00	966	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	352.31/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	321	442.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	279	432.88/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	359	433.75/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,557	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,689.92/head	1,425.00–2,075.00	1,690	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	171.34/cwt	154.00–192.50	1,544	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	183.72/cwt	178.00–190.00	1,659	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	223	438.09/cwt	430.00–445.00	977	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	775	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	445.62/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,381	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	276	413.42/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,141	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	334.80/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,751	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	281	434.88/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,222	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	571	309.42/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,767	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	379.62/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,803	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	330.09/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	347.38/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	386	379.79/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,466	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	231	387.12/cwt	385.00–395.00	894	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 343Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 146Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 47Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	231	385.00–395.00	387.12
6	250–300	276	395.00–425.00	413.42
10	300–350	324	380.00–405.00	387.73
61	350–400	386	370.00–390.00	379.79
12	400–450	411	345.00–375.00	358.11
20	450–500	460	335.00–350.00	340.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	360.00–375.00	368.73
9	300–350	312	355.00–375.00	362.15
11	350–400	380	340.00–365.00	353.26
12	400–450	424	310.00–340.00	325.14
35	450–500	476	310.00–332.50	327.13
9	500–550	525	285.00–302.50	293.44
16	550–600	579	280.00–292.50	288.64
2	600–650	628	260.00–265.00	262.51
6	650–700	690	230.00–242.50	234.99
1	1000–1050	1,035	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
3	450–500	486	235.00–265.00	255.23
2	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	580	232.50	232.50
3	600–650	638	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
8	400–450	440	355.00–370.00	361.22
6	450–500	472	340.00–365.00	347.38
7	500–550	521	325.00–335.00	332.13
2	550–600	577	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	618	300.00–302.50	301.29
2	700–750	700	270.00–280.00	275.00
6	750–800	755	270.00–275.00	272.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	430.00–445.00	438.09
10	250–300	281	410.00–475.00	434.88
5	300–350	310	430.00–450.00	445.62
17	350–400	359	405.00–440.00	433.75
5	400–450	412	400.00–420.00	415.97
28	450–500	475	370.00–385.00	379.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
10	550–600	567	335.00–345.00	340.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	430.00–435.00	432.88
5	300–350	321	440.00–450.00	442.93
19	350–400	373	390.00–430.00	410.45
21	400–450	423	375.00–420.00	393.28
9	450–500	478	340.00–355.00	352.31
31	500–550	523	315.00–340.00	334.80
15	550–600	571	305.00–315.00	309.42
2	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	277	340.00–365.00	348.73
3	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	372	370.00–380.00	373.23
2	400–450	410	325.00–360.00	342.71
8	450–500	481	315.00–335.00	330.09
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
3	950–1000	971	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	979	130.00	130.00
13	—	963	110.00–125.00	116.07
2	—	803	100.00–105.00	102.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,212	125.00–135.00	132.16
1	—	1,405	115.00	115.00
6	—	1,148	140.00–150.00	143.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	130.00–135.00	131.57
5	—	1,733	165.00–192.00	174.79
8	—	1,541	140.00–162.00	150.58
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	175.00–185.00	180.16

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,278	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,250.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,158	1,480.00–1,575.00	1,527.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,042	1,425.00–2,075.00	1,689.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	910	2,125.00	2,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	901	154.00–192.50	171.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	178.00–190.00	183.72
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,200.00	2,200.00

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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How this sale compares

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