Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.22/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −85.67 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$307.22

35 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$15.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.50

vs KY average

−25.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	308.95	1,690	31
Medium and Large 2	531	293.75	1,561	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.20/cwt here — about $129 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 sale35 hd

307.22

—

KY average16 barns · 779 hd

326.71

−19.50

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−25.47

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−85.67

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	1,690	179.96	3,041	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	158.42	2,398	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	149.00	1,791	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	127.10	1,231	14

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,461	$2,450	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,109	$2,420	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,390	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,943	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,177	$1,788	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,696	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,109	$2,790	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,625	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,152	$2,857	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,447	2thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	—	1,740	183.27/cwt	175.00–190.00	3,189	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	143.35/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,677	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	161.17/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,007	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	110.84/cwt	105.00–117.50	953	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	130.12/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,327	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	147.53/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,443	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,696.01/head	1,525.00–1,925.00	1,696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	399.17/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,525	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	322.38/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	390.91/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,259	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,967	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	307.86/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	337.54/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	379.35/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,836	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,874	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	418.08/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	340.57/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,938	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	346.67/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	280.36/cwt	245.00–315.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	301.28/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,446	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	672	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,747	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	1,943.23/head	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,943	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,447.26/head	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,447	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,232	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,701	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,523	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	152.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,271	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	164.80/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,528	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	2,419.57/head	1,700.00–2,800.00	2,420	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,504	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,964	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	2,664.37/head	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,664	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,788.03/head	1,475.00–1,950.00	1,788	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,461	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	418.75/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,696	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	2,815.73/head	2,150.00–3,100.00	2,816	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	443.88/cwt	430.00–447.50	1,376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	436.42/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,641	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	506	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	527.98/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,858	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	381.72/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,634	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	293.89/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	382.78/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,654	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	417.12/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	314.44/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,635	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	327.83/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	170	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	335.20/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,592	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	340.06/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,653	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	304.27/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,880	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	305.49/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,723	19

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 339Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 93Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 74Year ago 149

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,740	175.00–190.00	183.27
1	—	2,015	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,215	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,170	135.00–150.00	143.35
7	—	1,245	155.00–175.00	161.17
2	—	1,180	128.00–130.00	129.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	860	105.00–117.50	110.84
8	—	1,020	121.00–145.00	130.12
2	—	978	140.00–156.00	147.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,494	150.00–156.00	152.03
5	—	1,534	160.00–171.00	164.80

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,003	1,525.00–1,925.00	1,696.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	868	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,943.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,109	1,700.00–2,800.00	2,419.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,390	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,475.00–1,950.00	1,788.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,461	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,071	2,150.00–3,100.00	2,815.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,800.00	2,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,447.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	207.50	207.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	1,850.00	1,850.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,664.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	3,050.00	3,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	540.00	540.00
1	200–250	220	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	290	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
11	400–450	431	400.00–425.00	418.08
12	450–500	484	375.00–400.00	379.35
10	500–550	517	360.00–365.00	362.50
9	550–600	569	335.00–345.00	340.57
2	600–650	620	315.00–330.00	322.38
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00
3	800–850	830	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	511	385.00	385.00
4	600–650	621	335.00–340.00	337.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	540	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	313	505.00–545.00	527.98
10	350–400	387	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	470.00	470.00
2	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	322	375.00–405.00	390.91
16	350–400	382	370.00–415.00	399.17
16	400–450	428	370.00–390.00	381.72
27	450–500	475	325.00–365.00	335.20
12	500–550	520	295.00–325.00	314.44
19	550–600	564	295.00–315.00	305.49
2	600–650	640	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	780	235.00	235.00
2	900–950	930	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	608	307.50–310.00	307.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	480	280.00–315.00	301.28
1	800–850	810	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	672	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
5	300–350	310	430.00–447.50	443.88
26	350–400	376	420.00–445.00	436.42
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	360.00–370.00	365.00
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	525	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	325.00–330.00	327.52
3	400–450	410	340.00–350.00	346.67
2	450–500	485	245.00–315.00	280.36
1	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	690	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	405	410.00–425.00	418.75
5	500–550	506	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	405.00–435.00	417.12
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
13	400–450	432	365.00–395.00	382.78
8	450–500	486	320.00–350.00	340.06
7	500–550	526	315.00–335.00	327.83
3	550–600	593	310.00	310.00
14	600–650	618	302.50–305.00	304.27
5	650–700	663	285.00–300.00	293.89
2	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
2	850–900	850	210.00	210.00

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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

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