Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to firm, with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.63/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −103.26 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$289.63

22 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$82.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.99

vs KY average

−40.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	302.21	1,611	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	264.75	1,470	3thin
Large 1-2	567	220.00	1,247	2thin

One grade step is worth $82.21/cwt here — about $364 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 sale22 hd

289.63

—

KY average24 barns · 1,409 hd

319.62

−29.99

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−40.32

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−103.26

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	1,571	163.55	2,570	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	155.00	2,325	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	144.16	1,781	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	123.85	1,193	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,182	179.33	2,120	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,294	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$2,164	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,106	$2,021	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,216	$1,959	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,649	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	757	$1,700	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2,245	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$3,064	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	300–350	338	384.01/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	313.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,950	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	328.77/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,424	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	339.14/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	258	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	292.49/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,052	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	313.85/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,770	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	404.99/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	323.54/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,508	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	365.13/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,377	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	300.07/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	273.27/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	347.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	392.59/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	286.65/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	293.35/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	361.05/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	305.80/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	316.44/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	262.12/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	113.91/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,179	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	154.84/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,455	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	154.30/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,844	11
Bulls	—	—	1,674	182.91/cwt	175.00–202.50	3,062	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,182	179.33/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,120	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	137.56/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,740	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	136.05/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,775	3
Bulls	—	—	1,667	158.79/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,647	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	125.19/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,211	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	814	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,913	5
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	723	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,808	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	588	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	567	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	757	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	687	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,889	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,245	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,959.46/head	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	427.27/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,615	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,293.65/head	2,125.00–2,450.00	2,294	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	2,021.38/head	1,675.00–2,500.00	2,021	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	406	413.77/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,648.84/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,649	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,163.72/head	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,164	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	269.72/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	357.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	436.30/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,396	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,493	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	346.79/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,814	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,871.43/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	331	432.38/cwt	410.00–490.00	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	442.43/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,230	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 Apr 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 432Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 62Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 40Year ago 29

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to firm, with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

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	245	415.00	415.00
2	250–300	280	390.00–395.00	392.59
6	300–350	338	375.00–400.00	384.01
9	350–400	377	350.00–385.00	365.13
15	400–450	433	320.00–340.00	328.77
13	450–500	466	310.00–330.00	323.54
6	500–550	525	290.00–307.50	300.07
6	550–600	552	290.00–305.00	292.49
3	600–650	612	270.00–275.00	273.27
2	650–700	657	275.00	275.00
5	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	840	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	855	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	520	315.00–322.50	316.44
3	600–650	602	290.00–300.00	293.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	573	250.00–275.00	262.12
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	567	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	435.00–450.00	442.43
4	300–350	331	410.00–490.00	432.38
7	400–450	428	355.00–365.00	357.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	320	425.00–450.00	436.30
1	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	442	380.00	380.00
9	500–550	519	320.00–350.00	346.79
4	550–600	576	315.00	315.00
10	600–650	623	305.00–315.00	313.00
3	650–700	667	285.00–287.50	286.65
12	700–750	733	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	825	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	280.00–285.00	282.54
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	588	275.00	275.00
4	700–750	723	250.00	250.00
5	800–850	814	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	687	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	328	450.00	450.00
13	350–400	378	420.00–440.00	427.27
4	400–450	406	410.00–415.00	413.77
4	450–500	461	380.00	380.00
6	500–550	525	335.00–340.00	339.14
1	550–600	550	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	310	410.00	410.00
8	350–400	387	395.00–410.00	404.99
3	400–450	420	340.00–380.00	361.05
8	450–500	461	340.00–360.00	347.00
5	500–550	514	290.00–320.00	305.80
11	550–600	564	310.00–317.50	313.85
2	600–650	623	260.00–280.00	269.72
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	112.00–118.00	113.91
2	—	940	145.00–165.00	154.84
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
5	—	967	120.00–132.00	125.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	125.00	125.00
11	—	1,195	150.00–165.00	154.30
14	—	1,265	130.00–147.00	137.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,674	175.00–202.50	182.91
3	—	1,305	125.00–145.00	136.05
3	—	1,667	150.00–165.00	158.79
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,182	179.00–180.00	179.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	757	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	2,245	4,000.00	4,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,871.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,216	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,959.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,250	2,125.00–2,450.00	2,293.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,106	1,675.00–2,500.00	2,021.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,648.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,143	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,163.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	165.00	165.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	825	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle