Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with spots sharply higher. Strong 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 $308.92/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −83.97 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$308.92

46 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$57.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.77

vs KY average

−20.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	317.00	1,685	38
Medium and Large 2	591	276.91	1,637	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	260.00	1,448	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.00/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale46 hd

308.92

—

KY average25 barns · 1,270 hd

323.69

−14.77

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−20.42

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−83.97

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	1,538	168.80	2,595	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	140.61	2,122	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	140.00	1,704	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	962	114.60	1,103	7thin

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)	1,216	$2,530	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$1,701	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	500–550	517	310.85/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	237.53/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	372.14/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,529	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	423.02/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,180	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	351.30/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,785	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	287.03/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	378.09/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,444	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	380.51/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,766	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	294.03/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	213	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,044	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	343.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	173	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	453.94/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,543	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	436.74/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	372.49/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,583	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	296	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	464.78/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	586	324.74/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,903	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	420.38/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	419.47/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	287	430.97/cwt	422.50–445.00	1,237	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	150	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	461.92/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	773	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	483.04/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,560	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	2,530.42/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,530	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950–1000	970	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	402	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	218	506.89/cwt	500.00–507.50	1,105	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	392	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,764	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,701.40/head	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,701	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	140.74/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,724	13
Bulls	—	—	1,710	185.70/cwt	182.00–190.00	3,175	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,058	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,066	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,242	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	215	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	154.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,966	6
Bulls	—	—	1,365	151.91/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,074	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	140.61/cwt	132.00–145.00	2,122	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	120.78/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,362	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,700.29/head	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	172.93/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,632	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	276.33/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	268.27/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	276.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	300.19/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,816	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	325.32/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	315.82/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,548	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	397.76/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	311.33/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,641	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	312.20/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	235.02/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	306.75/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	378.98/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	385.03/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	338.42/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,946	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	308.97/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	342.97/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,451	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,070	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	329.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,686	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	357.73/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,849	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	383.96/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	337.82/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,233	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	272.49/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	736	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,153	9

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 300Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 70Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 40Year ago 41

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with spots sharply higher. Strong 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	410.00	410.00
7	250–300	279	405.00–435.00	423.02
2	350–400	368	390.00–405.00	397.76
7	400–450	411	360.00–380.00	372.14
9	450–500	464	375.00–385.00	380.51
7	500–550	517	305.00–325.00	310.85
5	550–600	569	305.00–310.00	308.97
5	600–650	632	285.00–300.00	294.03
5	650–700	680	285.00–295.00	287.03
2	700–750	728	230.00–245.00	237.53
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	885	215.00	215.00
3	950–1000	973	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	460.00–470.00	464.78
3	250–300	296	490.00	490.00
5	300–350	328	450.00–480.00	461.92
10	350–400	375	420.00–445.00	436.74
10	400–450	419	405.00–440.00	419.47
26	500–550	508	330.00–357.50	351.30
28	550–600	586	320.00–327.50	324.74
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	740	270.00	270.00
5	750–800	773	277.50	277.50
1	950–1000	970	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	563	265.00–270.00	268.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
15	350–400	382	360.00–395.00	378.09
12	400–450	423	325.00–355.00	342.97
17	450–500	490	300.00–337.50	315.82
14	500–550	527	295.00–320.00	311.33
10	550–600	567	295.00–315.00	306.75
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
4	750–800	784	230.00–245.00	235.02
1	800–850	835	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	173	475.00	475.00
13	200–250	213	490.00	490.00
10	250–300	287	422.50–445.00	430.97
17	300–350	340	425.00–460.00	453.94
9	350–400	376	405.00–450.00	420.38
10	400–450	425	360.00–375.00	372.49
5	450–500	483	340.00–350.00	343.98
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	305.00–345.00	325.32
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	477	255.00–295.00	276.33
2	500–550	538	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	335.00–340.00	337.82
5	550–600	591	275.00–285.00	276.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	511	325.00–335.00	329.98
12	600–650	605	290.00–302.50	300.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	550.00	550.00
13	200–250	218	500.00–507.50	506.89
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
5	300–350	323	475.00–490.00	483.04
5	350–400	392	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	402	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	461	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
5	350–400	374	415.00	415.00
5	400–450	442	375.00–390.00	383.96
5	450–500	475	375.00–380.00	378.98
7	500–550	517	345.00–370.00	357.73
13	550–600	575	320.00–355.00	338.42
5	600–650	624	295.00–320.00	312.20
2	700–750	725	280.00–290.00	284.97
4	750–800	786	265.00–275.00	272.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	880	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	375.00–390.00	385.03
10	550–600	552	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
9	700–750	736	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	320.00	320.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,700.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,410	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,216	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,530.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,701.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	2,700.00	2,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	944	170.00–182.50	172.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,225	134.00–145.00	140.74
6	—	1,273	150.00–160.00	154.43
5	—	1,128	115.00–125.00	120.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	90.00	90.00
1	—	950	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,035	120.00	120.00
3	—	847	110.00–115.00	112.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,509	132.00–145.00	140.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,710	182.00–190.00	185.70
3	—	1,365	145.00–160.00	151.91

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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

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How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Feeder Cattle

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Slaughter Cattle