Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.84/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −79.05 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$313.84

7 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.41

vs KY average

−22.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	313.84	1,741	7thin

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 sale7 hd

313.84

—

KY average24 barns · 1,022 hd

335.25

−21.41

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−22.07

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−79.05

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	—	High	1,366	191.36	2,614	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	149.00	1,716	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	128.89	1,209	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	180.00	1,980	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,157	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,065	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,054	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,016	$2,525	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,380	$2,734	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	351.86/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	328.34/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	876	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,540	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	408.52/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	218	419.27/cwt	400.00–460.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	306.62/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,919	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	290.88/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,995	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	267.51/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	336.97/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	641	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,244	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	312.40/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	381.48/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	263	374.76/cwt	370.00–380.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	233	332.43/cwt	317.50–365.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,395	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	362.55/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,056	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	212.45/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,054.31/head	1,600.00–2,450.00	2,054	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,327.84/head	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,328	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,065.02/head	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	268	328.88/cwt	300.00–355.00	881	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	130.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,267	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	142.03/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,250	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	113.35/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,048	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	830	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,539	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,980	1
Bulls	—	—	1,292	188.83/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,440	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,732	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,901	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	397.66/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,300	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,913	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	406.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,733.70/head	2,075.00–3,275.00	2,734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	377.03/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,968	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	429.89/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	366.05/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,578	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 645Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 67Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 16Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	400.00–460.00	419.27
3	300–350	306	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	362	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	422	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	457	345.00–365.00	351.86
4	500–550	515	327.50–350.00	336.97
2	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	707	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	775	270.00–275.00	272.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	268	300.00–355.00	328.88
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	400.00–420.00	406.00
8	300–350	327	385.00–420.00	397.66
3	350–400	365	375.00–385.00	381.48
10	400–450	431	345.00–375.00	366.05
3	450–500	478	325.00–335.00	328.34
1	500–550	535	322.50	322.50
6	550–600	558	300.00–315.00	312.40
15	600–650	626	300.00–315.00	306.62
30	650–700	686	265.00–297.50	290.88
4	700–750	710	255.00–275.00	267.51
9	750–800	757	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	850	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	395	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	317.50–365.00	332.43
2	250–300	263	370.00–380.00	374.76
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	683	200.00–225.00	212.45
1	700–750	730	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	641	350.00	350.00
9	850–900	876	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	425.00–435.00	429.89
1	350–400	350	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	432	405.00–420.00	408.52
5	450–500	469	400.00	400.00
14	500–550	522	365.00–385.00	377.03
7	550–600	567	345.00–375.00	362.55
2	600–650	602	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
11	750–800	779	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	792	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00

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	—	1,035	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,103	1,600.00–2,450.00	2,054.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,310	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,327.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,065.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,825.00	2,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,016	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,380	2,075.00–3,275.00	2,733.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	125.00–135.00	130.08
2	—	880	140.00–144.00	142.03
2	—	925	112.00–115.00	113.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,160	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,125	169.00	169.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	204.00	204.00
5	—	1,292	184.00–195.00	188.83
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	180.00	180.00

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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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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