Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.85/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −88.04 against this barn's trailing median of $449.88.

Average price

$361.85

22 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

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

$68.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

vs KY average

−63.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	368.03	1,994	20
Medium and Large 2-3	523	300.00	1,569	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.03/cwt here — about $425 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

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 sale22 hd

361.85

—

KY average23 barns · 857 hd

362.67

−0.83

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−63.02

This barn, trailing median29 sales

449.88

−88.04

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	1,477	170.98	2,526	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	162.80	2,489	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	142.87	1,723	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	115.46	1,119	31
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	210.00	2,625	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	225.00	2,498	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,387	$2,322	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,358	$1,870	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,715	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,389	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,500	$2,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$1,689	2thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1-2	400–450	429	393.24/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,687	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,300	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	256.08/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	318.31/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	417.45/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	346.00/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	947	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	359.93/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	425.36/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	407.83/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,301	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	451.46/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	344.42/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,015	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	302.49/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	371.81/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	650–700	691	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,355	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	413.83/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,602	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	383.28/cwt	345.00–415.00	1,587	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	456.39/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	306.90/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	347	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	331.44/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,843	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	357.42/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	407.96/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	520.18/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,483	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,870.17/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,785	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	393.92/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,871	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	447.91/cwt	447.50–450.00	1,953	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,965	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	310.24/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,827	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	178.22/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,700	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	157.02/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,409	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,608	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	154.40/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,695	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	127.71/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,260	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	150.02/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,886	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,498	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	124.85/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,487	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	109.43/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,056	15
Bulls	—	—	1,557	183.58/cwt	175.00–191.00	2,858	5
Bulls	—	—	1,298	147.73/cwt	130.00–165.00	1,918	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	960	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	74.69/cwt	70.00–85.00	629	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	170.11/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,801	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,689.18/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,689	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	2,322.36/head	2,075.00–2,475.00	2,322	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	1,388.97/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,389	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,715.30/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	329.10/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	331.88/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	329.95/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	657	292.94/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	411.73/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,952	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	383.77/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,969	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	264.94/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	600–650	645	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	407.19/cwt	390.00–422.50	1,266	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,527	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	307.54/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	471.67/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	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 Nov 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 632Year ago 502

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 161Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 52Year ago 17

Compared to last week feeder classes sold unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	415.00–435.00	425.36
6	300–350	311	390.00–422.50	407.19
15	350–400	387	390.00–420.00	413.83
25	400–450	429	375.00–410.00	393.24
11	450–500	464	360.00–385.00	371.81
4	500–550	509	355.00–370.00	359.93
13	550–600	556	320.00–337.50	331.44
6	600–650	623	295.00–315.00	302.49
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	910	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	320	300.00–360.00	331.88
3	400–450	418	300.00–350.00	329.10
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	533	305.00–310.00	307.54
5	550–600	579	250.00–270.00	256.08
2	600–650	603	250.00–280.00	264.94
1	900–950	930	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	345.00	345.00
3	650–700	691	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	347	435.00	435.00
3	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
7	450–500	452	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	270	450.00–495.00	471.67
3	300–350	323	450.00–470.00	456.39
8	350–400	384	445.00–455.00	451.46
2	400–450	403	410.00–425.00	417.45
13	450–500	474	390.00–425.00	411.73
12	500–550	513	375.00–385.00	383.77
8	550–600	585	340.00–350.00	344.42
5	600–650	602	345.00–350.00	346.00
10	650–700	657	350.00	350.00
6	700–750	703	335.00	335.00
17	750–800	760	332.50	332.50
7	800–850	829	320.00	320.00
5	900–950	900	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	410.00	410.00
2	900–950	947	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	510.00–525.00	520.18
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
17	400–450	436	447.50–450.00	447.91
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	493	320.00–340.00	329.95
2	500–550	523	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
5	650–700	657	285.00–310.00	292.94
1	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	538	315.00–320.00	318.31
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	770	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	455.00	455.00
6	300–350	319	380.00–425.00	407.83
5	350–400	372	400.00–415.00	407.96
13	400–450	414	345.00–415.00	383.28
13	450–500	475	375.00–400.00	393.92
2	500–550	528	355.00–360.00	357.42
11	550–600	589	307.50–315.00	310.24
8	600–650	612	290.00–312.50	306.90
2	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	600	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	455	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,358	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,870.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,387	2,075.00–2,475.00	2,322.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,210	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,715.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,388.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,689.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	2,725.00	2,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	170.00–184.00	178.22
8	—	1,534	150.00–165.00	157.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	154.00–155.00	154.40
11	—	987	120.00–140.00	127.71
15	—	965	102.00–116.00	109.43
3	—	842	70.00–85.00	74.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,257	140.00–161.00	150.02
12	—	1,191	115.00–132.00	124.85
4	—	1,059	165.00–180.00	170.11
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	210.00	210.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	201.00	201.00
5	—	1,557	175.00–191.00	183.58
4	—	1,298	130.00–165.00	147.73
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	225.00	225.00

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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