Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong 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 $340.38/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −52.51 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$340.38

13 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$48.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.04

vs KY average

−49.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	348.49	1,845	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	320.00	1,744	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	300.00	1,725	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.49/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale13 hd

340.38

—

KY average26 barns · 1,335 hd

351.41

−11.04

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−49.53

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−52.51

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	1,549	173.63	2,690	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	154.30	2,418	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	148.74	1,843	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	120.65	1,225	9thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$2,723	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$2,414	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,247	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,160	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,463	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	955	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,580	$2,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	350–400	373	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	393	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	379.47/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	341.31/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Heifers	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	316	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	456.63/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	339.88/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	234.69/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	516.96/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	352.18/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	383.84/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	477.41/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	364.96/cwt	357.50–380.00	2,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	477.41/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,134	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	416.54/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,954	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	444.77/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	453.28/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	398.27/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	347.52/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	439.61/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	217	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	639	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,109	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	166.47/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,780	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,076	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	147.53/cwt	140.00–157.50	1,837	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	150.82/cwt	141.00–157.00	2,303	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	119.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,285	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	110.33/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,080	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,428	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	134.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,644	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	167.59/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,063	7
Bulls	—	—	2,055	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,316	1
Bulls	—	—	1,260	155.13/cwt	145.00–172.00	1,955	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,006	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,036	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,722.95/head	2,100.00–3,600.00	2,723	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,246.63/head	2,175.00–2,300.00	2,247	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	815	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	2,413.98/head	2,025.00–2,700.00	2,414	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	371.74/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	392.22/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	438.31/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	253.36/cwt	240.00–260.00	2,250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	541	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,164	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	328.28/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	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 Dec 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 616Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 122Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 38Year ago 120

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

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	277	455.00–460.00	456.63
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	373	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	436	365.00–390.00	383.84
9	450–500	469	365.00–385.00	379.47
7	500–550	511	345.00–365.00	352.18
3	550–600	572	330.00–345.00	339.88
3	600–650	615	325.00–335.00	328.28
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
4	750–800	783	270.00–275.00	272.49
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	945	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	393	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	421	340.00–345.00	341.31
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	613	220.00–250.00	234.69
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	768	220.00–230.00	225.08
1	800–850	835	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	565	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	325	500.00–535.00	516.96
2	350–400	363	475.00–480.00	477.41
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	338	465.00–490.00	477.41
3	350–400	392	440.00–460.00	453.28
3	400–450	430	425.00–455.00	444.77
9	450–500	469	400.00–425.00	416.54
3	500–550	525	385.00–405.00	398.27
3	550–600	568	357.50–380.00	364.96
4	600–650	624	340.00–355.00	347.52
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	887	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	380	430.00–450.00	439.61
1	400–450	420	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	473	385.00–400.00	392.22
3	500–550	522	370.00–375.00	371.74
2	550–600	590	325.00–330.00	327.48
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	738	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
3	850–900	888	240.00–260.00	253.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	217	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	375	465.00	465.00
6	400–450	419	435.00–440.00	438.31
6	500–550	541	400.00	400.00
11	600–650	639	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
1	950–1000	990	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	620	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,670	160.00–172.00	166.47
1	—	1,515	137.00	137.00
9	—	1,527	141.00–157.00	150.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,245	140.00–157.50	147.53
7	—	1,227	130.00–138.00	134.02
7	—	1,231	160.00–175.00	167.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	115.00–125.00	119.89
4	—	979	105.00–114.00	110.33
2	—	1,003	140.00–145.00	142.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	210.00	210.00
3	—	1,260	145.00–172.00	155.13
3	—	1,670	180.00	180.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,143	2,100.00–3,600.00	2,722.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,223	2,175.00–2,300.00	2,246.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,328	2,025.00–2,700.00	2,413.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	181.00	181.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	200.00	200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	2,875.00	2,875.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,900.00	1,900.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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