Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with a good quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.05/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −78.84 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$314.05

31 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$43.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.34

vs KY average

−20.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	318.26	1,747	28
Medium and Large 2-3	525	274.81	1,443	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.45/cwt here — about $305 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 sale31 hd

314.05

—

KY average27 barns · 1,614 hd

331.39

−17.34

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−20.21

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−78.84

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	1,754	185.17	3,247	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	155.82	2,374	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	147.85	1,773	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	124.99	1,273	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,148	177.75	2,041	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)	1,333	$2,578	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,263	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	957	$2,205	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,176	$1,996	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,825	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$2,339	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	883	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$2,770	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,996.46/head	1,775.00–2,225.00	1,996	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	2,204.51/head	1,750.00–2,650.00	2,205	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	286	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,316	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	145.69/cwt	138.00–152.50	1,729	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	108.87/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,048	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	125.00/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,279	10
Bulls	—	—	1,655	174.30/cwt	155.00–185.00	2,885	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	130.53/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,562	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	160.81/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,975	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	780	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	212.36/cwt	210.00–215.00	4,247	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	149.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,317	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	163.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,437	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	149.12/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,610	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,148	177.75/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,338.52/head	2,250.00–2,425.00	2,339	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	2,099.58/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	198.76/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,894	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,262.73/head	1,825.00–2,600.00	2,263	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	3,362.77/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	347.90/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	274.81/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	681	227.33/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	298.69/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	306.64/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	315.51/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,817	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	447.09/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	338.20/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,586	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	393.35/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,585	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	2,577.58/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	100–150	135	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	743	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,747.82/head	2,050.00–3,025.00	2,748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	313.35/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	301.99/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	522	352.54/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,840	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	180	570.00/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	361.83/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	414.66/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,514	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	390.61/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	443.98/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,492	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	341	427.54/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,458	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	302.49/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	315.42/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,646	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	334.65/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,784	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	397.86/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	379.19/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,805	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	298.46/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	398.98/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	264.80/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	423.71/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,614	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	349.65/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	445.15/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	384.40/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	403.41/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,714	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	332.47/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	322.45/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,980	4

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 427Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 108Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 51Year ago 24

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	—	730	245.00	245.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	205.00	205.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	195.00–202.50	198.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,176	1,775.00–2,225.00	1,996.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	957	1,750.00–2,650.00	2,204.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,195	1,825.00–2,600.00	2,262.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,333	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,577.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,362.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,205	2,050.00–3,025.00	2,747.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,290	2,250.00–2,425.00	2,338.52
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	883	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,099.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
6	250–300	286	460.00	460.00
10	300–350	341	425.00–430.00	427.54
13	350–400	381	417.50–435.00	423.71
3	400–450	403	390.00–400.00	393.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
3	450–500	462	305.00–310.00	306.64
3	500–550	525	250.00–295.00	274.81
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
4	650–700	681	220.00–250.00	227.33
1	750–800	750	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	440.00–450.00	445.15
2	300–350	315	390.00–405.00	397.86
4	350–400	373	375.00–395.00	384.40
8	400–450	414	350.00–370.00	361.83
37	450–500	469	320.00–345.00	338.20
12	500–550	522	290.00–330.00	315.42
12	550–600	576	305.00–320.00	315.51
3	600–650	633	290.00–305.00	298.46
8	650–700	682	260.00–280.00	264.80
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	541	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	614	315.00–325.00	322.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	423	340.00–355.00	347.90
1	500–550	525	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	405.00	405.00
14	300–350	336	420.00–450.00	443.98
11	350–400	365	390.00–425.00	414.66
7	400–450	438	370.00–400.00	390.61
20	450–500	476	365.00–390.00	379.19
9	500–550	533	315.00–342.50	334.65
8	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	644	295.00–305.00	302.49
5	650–700	672	290.00–305.00	301.99
2	700–750	720	280.00–300.00	290.00
1	750–800	770	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	467	395.00	395.00
12	500–550	522	345.00–360.00	352.54
6	600–650	605	310.00–315.00	313.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	610	295.00–300.00	298.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	361	445.00–450.00	447.09
12	400–450	425	385.00–405.00	403.41
8	450–500	470	395.00–402.50	398.98
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	570	330.00–360.00	349.65
4	600–650	633	325.00–335.00	332.47
2	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	785	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	935	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	135	550.00	550.00
2	150–200	180	560.00–580.00	570.00
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,187	138.00–152.50	145.69
6	—	1,197	120.00–136.00	130.53
13	—	1,228	155.00–170.00	160.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	105.00–112.00	108.87
10	—	1,023	120.00–135.00	125.00
2	—	1,080	140.00–160.00	149.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,553	145.00–155.00	149.17
5	—	1,488	160.00–170.00	163.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,655	155.00–185.00	174.30
2	—	2,000	210.00–215.00	212.36
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	175.00–180.00	177.75

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

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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