Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with a strong quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.30/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −87.59 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$305.30

23 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$514

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

$82.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.31

vs KY average

−35.62 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	316.09	1,746	20
Medium and Large 2-3	528	233.33	1,232	3thin

One grade step is worth $82.76/cwt here — about $514 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale23 hd

305.30

—

KY average24 barns · 1,121 hd

340.61

−35.31

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−35.62

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−87.59

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	—	Low	1,463	173.30	2,535	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,546	161.39	2,495	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	158.51	1,939	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	856	124.05	1,062	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,535	162.50	2,494	1thin

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)	1,030	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,299	$2,434	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,169	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,138	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,142	$1,854	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,675	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	377.90/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,003	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	406.67/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	411.58/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	303.76/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	399.84/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,459	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	419.42/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	354.64/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	309.94/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	311.05/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,792	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	380.70/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,253	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	323.66/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	248.35/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	434.78/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,183	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	347.34/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,799	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	288.88/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	289.94/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	307	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,523	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	418.67/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,137.92/head	2,050.00–2,275.00	2,138	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	2,252.73/head	1,875.00–2,600.00	2,253	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	375.59/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,784	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	412.81/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,527	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	323.02/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	431.41/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	259	451.31/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	268	520.94/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,396	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	130.20/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,503	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	150.15/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,228	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	128.10/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,221	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	111.12/cwt	100.00–120.00	923	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	166.37/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,625	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	153.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,306	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	164.93/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,057	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	152.44/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,814	12
Bulls	—	—	1,313	139.16/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,827	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,535	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	197.22/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,053	4
Bulls	—	—	1,570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,826	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	206.09/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,824	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	2,434.31/head	2,175.00–2,700.00	2,434	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	855	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	217.54/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,853.81/head	1,475.00–2,175.00	1,854	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	292.70/cwt	260.00–330.00	1,221	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	289.89/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	357.00/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	502	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	317.94/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,251	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	350.41/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	322.42/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,210	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	377.03/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,602	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	413.41/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,823	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	351.37/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,648	10

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 342Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 48Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 21Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with a strong quality offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	335	400.00–420.00	406.67
7	350–400	378	415.00–435.00	419.42
12	400–450	441	400.00–420.00	413.41
21	500–550	530	365.00–385.00	377.90
3	550–600	563	340.00–365.00	354.64
1	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	663	305.00–315.00	309.94
10	700–750	708	300.00–320.00	317.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	268	500.00–540.00	520.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	515	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	542	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	512	395.00	395.00
6	600–650	627	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	602	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	430.00	430.00
6	250–300	272	430.00–445.00	434.78
3	300–350	317	405.00–420.00	411.58
9	350–400	365	385.00–410.00	399.84
24	400–450	425	365.00–395.00	377.03
10	450–500	469	335.00–370.00	351.37
8	500–550	517	305.00–330.00	323.66
12	550–600	576	295.00–320.00	311.05
4	600–650	623	302.50–305.00	303.76
2	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
6	750–800	766	240.00–250.00	248.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
4	250–300	259	450.00–455.00	451.31
2	300–350	307	450.00	450.00
12	350–400	350	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	380	340.00–365.00	357.00
11	400–450	417	260.00–330.00	292.70
2	450–500	470	280.00–300.00	289.89
2	500–550	502	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	765	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
8	400–450	438	340.00–352.50	350.41
2	450–500	465	315.00–330.00	322.42
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	365.00–400.00	380.70
10	350–400	370	380.00–425.00	412.81
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
28	450–500	475	350.00–385.00	375.59
7	500–550	518	327.50–355.00	347.34
5	550–600	574	320.00–325.00	323.02
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	678	275.00–305.00	289.94
5	700–750	717	270.00–295.00	288.88
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	955	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
7	350–400	390	430.00–435.00	431.41
4	400–450	432	415.00–425.00	418.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	870	215.00–220.00	217.54

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,135	2,050.00–2,275.00	2,137.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,308	1,875.00–2,600.00	2,252.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,299	2,175.00–2,700.00	2,434.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,142	1,475.00–2,175.00	1,853.81
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	885	200.00–213.00	206.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,154	120.00–135.00	130.20
29	—	1,247	160.00–180.00	164.93
12	—	1,190	140.00–158.00	152.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	140.00–160.00	150.15
3	—	953	125.00–134.00	128.10
7	—	831	100.00–120.00	111.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,578	160.00–175.00	166.37
4	—	1,498	150.00–156.00	153.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	130.00–155.00	139.16
4	—	1,548	190.00–205.00	197.22
1	—	1,570	180.00	180.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	162.50	162.50

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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