Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.01/cwt on 237 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −146.92 against this barn's trailing median of $470.93.

Average price

$324.01

237 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$54.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.50

vs KY average

−18.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	324.55	1,789	234
Medium and Large 2	547	287.50	1,573	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	270.00	1,418	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.55/cwt here — about $372 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

6 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.43, low $406.23, median $470.93 across 6 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 sale237 hd

324.01

—

KY average23 barns · 1,513 hd

316.51

+7.50

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−18.44

This barn, trailing median6 sales

470.93

−146.92

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

57 lots · USDA AMS · Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - 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 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	239.27/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	253.64/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,983	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	289.81/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	309.71/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	354.63/cwt	350.00–365.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	263.40/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,667	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	336.56/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,380	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,612	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	322.20/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,849	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	405.76/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,676	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	373.56/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,756	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	291.99/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,971	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	268.77/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	287.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,834	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	272.80/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,855	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	230.55/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,757	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	254.26/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	788	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,852	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	320.16/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,540	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	257.22/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,731	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	276.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,972	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	283.84/cwt	262.50–297.50	1,527	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	306.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	305.72/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	385	429.53/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,654	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	850	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	261.78/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,906	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	302.69/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,777	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	385	347.28/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,337	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	309.35/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,946	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	311	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	269.53/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,547	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	233.35/cwt	232.00–237.50	1,899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	828	251.07/cwt	250.00–252.50	2,079	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	250.58/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,726	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	339	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,492	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	264.12/cwt	261.00–265.00	2,026	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	299.17/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,550	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	337.70/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,766	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	296	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,110	3

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 - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Ledbetter, KY

Fri Jan 17, 2025

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

Receipts 1,500Last week 902Year ago 662

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	311	380.00	380.00
29	350–400	385	340.00–350.00	347.28
75	400–450	410	320.00–345.00	336.56
46	450–500	481	320.00–322.50	320.16
89	500–550	518	282.50–312.50	299.17
36	550–600	584	276.00	276.00
81	600–650	633	257.50–268.00	263.40
51	650–700	673	256.00–260.00	257.22
7	700–750	728	235.00–241.00	239.27
15	750–800	788	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	815	222.50	222.50
1	850–900	850	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	420	300.00–317.50	309.71
4	450–500	489	285.00–305.00	289.81
48	500–550	538	262.50–297.50	283.84
57	550–600	574	257.50–282.50	269.53
7	600–650	620	250.00–257.50	254.26
31	650–700	689	247.50–252.50	250.58
1	700–750	700	232.50	232.50
9	750–800	762	230.00–232.50	230.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	350.00–365.00	354.63
1	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	360	300.00–310.00	306.67
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	460	345.00	345.00
8	500–550	534	295.00–315.00	305.72
54	550–600	587	300.00–312.50	302.69
18	600–650	639	280.00–290.00	287.00
17	650–700	680	265.00–275.00	272.80
22	700–750	728	252.50–265.00	261.78
16	750–800	782	252.50–255.00	253.64
8	800–850	814	232.00–237.50	233.35
1	900–950	940	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	955	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	620	250.00–255.00	252.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	287.50	287.50
2	600–650	608	267.50–270.00	268.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	339	440.00	440.00
37	350–400	385	375.00–445.00	429.53
49	400–450	413	365.00–415.00	405.76
88	450–500	470	350.00–385.00	373.56
112	500–550	523	320.00–355.00	337.70
60	550–600	574	317.50–325.00	322.20
135	600–650	629	295.00–315.00	309.35
63	650–700	675	282.50–297.50	291.99
61	700–750	714	270.00–280.00	276.14
21	750–800	767	261.00–265.00	264.12
35	800–850	828	250.00–252.50	251.07
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	235.00	235.00

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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