Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold sharply higher, steers over 500lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold sharply higher, heifers over 500lbs sold steady. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 with good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.50/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −91.38 against this barn's trailing median of $449.88.

Average price

$358.50

69 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$61.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.10

vs KY average

−20.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	361.53	1,996	65
Medium 1-2	578	312.50	1,806	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	300.00	1,650	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.53/cwt here — about $346 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.17, low $367.34, median $449.88 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 sale69 hd

358.50

—

KY average22 barns · 980 hd

372.61

−14.10

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−20.29

This barn, trailing median29 sales

449.88

−91.38

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	1,373	168.98	2,320	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	147.29	2,179	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	144.08	1,757	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	120.51	1,167	34
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,420	184.93	2,626	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,351	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$2,013	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,924	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,086	$1,836	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,018	$1,706	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	991	$1,716	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,778	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,101	$2,703	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	331.68/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,056	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	387.51/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	397.14/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,505	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	307.86/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	400.60/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,290	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	404.54/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,764	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	408.63/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	329	466.23/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	341.48/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,793	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	331.34/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,839	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	284.99/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	232	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	359	442.94/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	365.47/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,729	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	415.53/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	385.18/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	401.56/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	465.61/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,704	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	430.69/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,378	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	422.12/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,646	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	320.54/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	694	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,047	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	356.42/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,672	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	262	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	1,716.42/head	1,300.00–1,925.00	1,716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	311	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	413.58/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,944	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,924.09/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,924	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,850.49/head	2,175.00–3,050.00	2,850	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,705.53/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,706	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,350.70/head	1,900.00–2,750.00	2,351	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	142.83/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,735	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,490	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	90.41/cwt	80.00–105.00	806	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	112.41/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,123	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	136.52/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,323	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	124.44/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,222	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	154.76/cwt	151.00–166.00	1,942	18
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,420	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,626	2
Bulls	—	—	1,519	194.14/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,949	4
Bulls	—	—	1,317	154.65/cwt	144.50–160.00	2,037	5
Bulls	—	—	1,070	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,498	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	145.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,124	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	578	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,806	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	882	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,117	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	153.00/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,349	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	2,013.24/head	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,013	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	196.04/cwt	175.00–217.50	1,804	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	200.76/cwt	177.50–230.00	1,632	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	1,835.59/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	262.59/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	342.56/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	303.89/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	338.08/cwt	315.00–347.45	1,930	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	310.28/cwt	297.50–312.50	2,054	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	302.53/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	398.65/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	417.33/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,824	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	326.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	333.30/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,570	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	367.04/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,942	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	438.28/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	345.09/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	255.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	387.79/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,082	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	247.45/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	222.41/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 507Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 56Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 21Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	537	385.00–405.00	387.79
6	600–650	620	325.00–335.00	331.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	435.00–440.00	438.28
12	400–450	437	395.00–430.00	417.33
7	450–500	480	390.00–400.00	398.65
8	500–550	529	350.00–375.00	367.04
31	550–600	571	315.00–347.45	338.08
7	600–650	620	300.00–315.00	303.89
25	650–700	662	297.50–312.50	310.28
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	505.00	505.00
8	300–350	311	495.00	495.00
16	350–400	366	455.00–470.00	465.61
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
22	450–500	470	410.00–415.00	413.58
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	578	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	745	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	882	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
6	650–700	659	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	735	250.00–260.00	255.07
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	400.00	400.00
5	250–300	273	385.00–425.00	408.63
15	300–350	322	375.00–415.00	400.60
12	350–400	379	375.00–405.00	397.14
8	400–450	419	380.00–395.00	387.51
12	450–500	471	315.00–350.00	333.30
9	500–550	521	295.00–325.00	307.86
6	550–600	573	295.00–315.00	302.53
1	600–650	640	275.00	275.00
3	700–750	733	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	420.00–425.00	422.12
3	400–450	427	400.00–405.00	401.56
14	450–500	469	355.00–375.00	356.42
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	430	255.00–270.00	262.59
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	520	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	608	215.00–230.00	222.41
1	750–800	795	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	340.00–345.00	342.56
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	501	340.00	340.00
10	550–600	565	325.00–330.00	326.49
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
8	700–750	704	277.50	277.50
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	275	380.00–390.00	385.18
7	300–350	320	400.00–450.00	430.69
9	350–400	374	390.00–425.00	415.53
26	400–450	436	380.00–412.50	404.54
9	450–500	473	345.00–380.00	365.47
5	500–550	535	317.50–325.00	320.54
2	550–600	592	285.00	285.00
4	600–650	625	275.00–290.00	284.99
1	650–700	675	275.00	275.00
5	750–800	790	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	460.00–470.00	466.23
5	350–400	359	430.00–450.00	442.94
2	400–450	423	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	465	395.00	395.00
14	500–550	525	330.00–355.00	341.48
11	550–600	555	320.00–335.00	331.34
7	650–700	694	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	623	245.00–250.00	247.45
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	340.00–350.00	345.09

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	—	1,095	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,206	2,175.00–3,050.00	2,850.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,102	2,675.00	2,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	2,725.00	2,725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	991	1,300.00–1,925.00	1,716.42
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	970	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	965	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,924.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,705.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,900.00–2,750.00	2,350.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,164	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,013.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,055	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,086	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,835.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	920	175.00–217.50	196.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	813	177.50–230.00	200.76

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As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,215	134.00–150.00	142.83
9	—	1,168	125.00–130.00	127.56
18	—	1,255	151.00–166.00	154.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	891	80.00–105.00	90.41
8	—	999	108.00–116.00	112.41
11	—	969	130.00–150.00	136.52
10	—	982	120.00–128.00	124.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,461	140.00–150.00	145.39
3	—	1,535	152.00–155.00	153.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	180.00–190.00	184.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	185.00–200.00	194.14
5	—	1,317	144.50–160.00	154.65
1	—	1,070	140.00	140.00

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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