Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady with strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $367.01/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −82.88 against this barn's trailing median of $449.88.

Average price

$367.01

109 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$532

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

$87.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.93

vs KY average

−4.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	373.71	2,099	98
Medium and Large 2	553	330.01	1,826	5thin
Medium 1-2	595	300.00	1,785	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	285.98	1,567	5thin

One grade step is worth $87.73/cwt here — about $532 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

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 sale109 hd

367.01

—

KY average24 barns · 899 hd

374.93

−7.93

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−4.91

This barn, trailing median29 sales

449.88

−82.88

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	1,752	191.65	3,357	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	158.85	2,459	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	154.76	1,898	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	133.38	1,285	22

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)	1,265	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,220	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,060	$1,803	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,475	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	280.84/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	381.66/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,057	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	418.90/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	403.50/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	402.09/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,950	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	362.09/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,738	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	313.36/cwt	302.50–320.00	2,388	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	295.25/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,978	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	329.23/cwt	305.00–337.50	2,166	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	433.80/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,379	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	398.95/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,468	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	335.17/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,706	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	335.07/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	375.22/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,587	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	437.39/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	315.36/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,943	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	378.86/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	277.60/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	327.17/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,904	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	367.78/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	968	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	324.68/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,870	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	422.70/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,961	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	412.50/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,559	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,802.83/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,803	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	170.44/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,067	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	136.42/cwt	126.00–148.00	1,322	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	113.41/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,074	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	159.96/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,564	4
Bulls	—	—	1,370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,918	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	152.47/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,218	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	597	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,701	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	151.73/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,857	10
Bulls	—	—	1,840	209.97/cwt	195.00–222.00	3,863	6
Bulls	—	—	1,985	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,672	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	163.11/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,626	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	130.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,648	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,220.29/head	1,975.00–2,500.00	2,220	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	276.63/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	325.20/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	340.83/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	353.93/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,046	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,112	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	409.86/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	326.69/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	358.62/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,241	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,129	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	311.51/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,246	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	280.04/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	357.12/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,900	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	592	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,190	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	400.01/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,052	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	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 Jun 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 645Last week 342Year ago 690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 80Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 40Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady with strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
6	300–350	318	415.00–460.00	433.80
5	350–400	380	415.00–425.00	418.90
10	400–450	416	405.00–425.00	409.86
19	450–500	485	385.00–410.00	402.09
32	500–550	539	355.00–385.00	381.66
23	550–600	578	345.00–365.00	353.93
6	600–650	619	320.00–345.00	340.83
8	650–700	658	305.00–337.50	329.23
28	700–750	721	300.00–317.50	311.51
8	750–800	762	302.50–320.00	313.36
1	800–850	835	285.00	285.00
6	850–900	884	280.00–285.00	280.84
1	1050–1100	1,065	225.00	225.00
5	1100–1150	1,112	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	464	420.00–425.00	422.70
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	527	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	562	250.00–315.00	276.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	493	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	582	325.00–327.50	326.69
1	750–800	790	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	513	395.00–410.00	400.01
31	550–600	592	370.00	370.00
44	600–650	625	352.50–365.00	358.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	435.00–440.00	437.39
3	300–350	338	390.00–425.00	403.50
13	350–400	368	385.00–415.00	398.95
16	400–450	423	360.00–400.00	375.22
44	450–500	480	335.00–375.00	362.09
25	500–550	509	325.00–345.00	335.17
49	550–600	582	300.00–332.50	327.17
26	600–650	616	300.00–317.50	315.36
18	650–700	670	285.00–305.00	295.25
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	360	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	532	355.00–357.50	357.12
10	700–750	734	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	630	275.00–285.00	280.04
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
3	700–750	745	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	315	370.00–395.00	378.86
6	350–400	378	400.00–425.00	412.50
2	450–500	473	350.00–385.00	367.78
2	500–550	508	320.00–350.00	335.07
12	550–600	576	315.00–335.00	324.68
3	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	730	270.00–285.00	277.60
2	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	870	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	471	320.00–335.00	325.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	550–600	597	285.00	285.00

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	—	1,250	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,802.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,975.00–2,500.00	2,220.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,213	165.00–180.00	170.44
10	—	1,224	140.00–160.00	151.73
4	—	1,258	125.00–135.00	130.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	969	126.00–148.00	136.42
7	—	947	100.00–122.00	113.41
4	—	978	154.00–163.00	159.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	145.00–160.00	152.47
3	—	1,610	160.00–165.00	163.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	140.00	140.00
6	—	1,840	195.00–222.00	209.97
1	—	1,985	185.00	185.00

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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How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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