Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cow sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.09/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −75.80 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$317.09

9 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.58

vs KY average

−21.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	317.09	1,713	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale9 hd

317.09

—

KY average25 barns · 1,490 hd

336.66

−19.58

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−21.15

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−75.80

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	1,430	181.08	2,590	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	161.00	2,399	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	158.52	1,883	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	123.01	1,113	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,211	201.42	2,439	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	182.14	2,386	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$2,348	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$1,853	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,773	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,308	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2Fancy	300–350	309	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	433.11/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	309.91/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,186	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,946	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	349.67/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,095	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	444.90/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	380.79/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	267.39/cwt	255.00–280.00	2,187	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,867	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	365.00/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	382.72/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	336.89/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	155	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,773.20/head	1,750.00–1,810.00	1,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,326	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,308.39/head	1,925.00–2,600.00	2,308	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	189.43/cwt	180.00–200.00	2,074	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,853.15/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,853	2
Bulls	—	—	1,468	175.61/cwt	159.00–185.00	2,578	4
Bulls	—	—	1,450	199.06/cwt	191.00–205.00	2,886	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	111.67/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,012	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,310	182.14/cwt	160.00–200.00	2,386	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	149.27/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,024	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	422.56/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,348.18/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,348	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	657	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	329	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	336.24/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	247	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	133.08/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,530	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	168.73/cwt	160.00–188.00	2,010	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,211	201.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,439	4
Bulls	—	—	1,220	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,818	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	142.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,251	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	129.17/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	329.25/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	409	409.79/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	403.23/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	392.77/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,701	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	380.18/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	381.35/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	347.24/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	294.45/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,829	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	353.32/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,685	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	496.40/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	436.95/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	322.15/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,204	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	414.97/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,378	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	419.57/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	319.14/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,701	7

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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 370Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 69Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 55Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	470.00	470.00
5	300–350	309	445.00	445.00
8	350–400	387	420.00–425.00	422.56
3	400–450	410	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	466	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	235	400.00–445.00	436.95
3	250–300	268	430.00–440.00	433.11
10	300–350	332	405.00–420.00	414.97
6	350–400	385	390.00–410.00	403.23
9	400–450	433	380.00–400.00	392.77
10	450–500	482	337.50–370.00	347.24
7	500–550	533	300.00–332.50	319.14
2	550–600	565	305.00–315.00	309.91
11	600–650	621	280.00–305.00	294.45
3	650–700	661	270.00	270.00
7	750–800	770	242.50	242.50
2	950–1000	972	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	600–650	613	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	315.00	315.00
5	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	475	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	375.00–395.00	382.72
1	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	620	352.50	352.50
7	700–750	705	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	327	425.00–455.00	444.90
2	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
11	400–450	411	415.00–430.00	419.57
6	450–500	493	380.00–385.00	380.79
5	500–550	519	360.00–375.00	365.00
8	550–600	571	345.00–355.00	349.67
14	650–700	684	320.00–322.50	322.15
6	800–850	818	255.00–280.00	267.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	477	325.00–340.00	336.89
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
3	1050–1100	1,095	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	525.00	525.00
5	300–350	329	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	367	375.00–390.00	380.18
3	400–450	425	365.00–395.00	381.35
12	450–500	477	340.00–370.00	353.32
4	500–550	505	335.00–340.00	336.24
7	550–600	565	310.00–335.00	329.25
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
6	650–700	686	290.00–300.00	295.05
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	880	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	290	470.00	470.00
7	300–350	318	495.00–500.00	496.40
4	400–450	409	400.00–420.00	409.79
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	625	317.50	317.50
2	650–700	657	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	750	290.00	290.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	970	1,750.00–1,810.00	1,773.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,153	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,853.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,217	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,348.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,140	1,925.00–2,600.00	2,308.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,095	180.00–200.00	189.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,450	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	906	110.00–116.00	111.67
1	—	890	90.00	90.00
3	—	875	140.00–149.00	142.97
3	—	937	127.00–130.00	129.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,202	140.00–156.00	149.27
3	—	1,150	130.00–137.00	133.08
12	—	1,191	160.00–188.00	168.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	159.00–185.00	175.61
3	—	1,450	191.00–205.00	199.06
1	—	1,220	149.00	149.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	160.00–200.00	182.14
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	200.00–205.00	201.42

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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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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