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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 18

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2221

← Mar 21Apr 18May 16 →

Receipts

681 head

▼ 429 vs last sale 1,110▼ 450 vs year ago 1,131 · −39.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.21/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −86.14 against this barn's trailing median of $411.35.

Average price

$325.21

82 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.39

vs KY average

+4.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	325.21	1,769	82

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale82 hd

325.21

—

KY average25 barns · 1,559 hd

314.83

+10.39

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

+4.03

This barn, trailing median5 sales

411.35

−86.14

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $414.76, low $332.02, median $411.35 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

31 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	437.80/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,734	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	414.93/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,734	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	406.12/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,917	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	365.92/cwt	337.50–385.00	1,877	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	352.93/cwt	325.00–367.50	2,015	75
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	324.07/cwt	312.50–340.00	2,055	56
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	323.30/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,124	54
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	301.69/cwt	285.00–307.50	2,139	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	272.97/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,124	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	268.54/cwt	267.50–270.00	2,224	22
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	876	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,015	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	212.05/cwt	205.00–230.00	2,150	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	435.55/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,468	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	397.69/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,551	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	376.42/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,626	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	353.32/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,682	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	338.65/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,741	43
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	310.40/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,791	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	291.14/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,820	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	275.10/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,862	68
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	269.22/cwt	230.00–272.50	1,909	61
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	252.88/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,914	43
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	804	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,010	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,012	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,070	1

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 18, 2025

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

Receipts 681Last week 1,110Year ago 1,131

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	876	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	420.00	420.00
11	350–400	396	405.00–445.00	437.80
5	400–450	418	405.00–430.00	414.93
17	450–500	472	370.00–420.00	406.12
13	500–550	513	337.50–385.00	365.92
75	550–600	571	325.00–367.50	352.93
56	600–650	634	312.50–340.00	324.07
54	650–700	657	300.00–330.00	323.30
24	700–750	709	285.00–307.50	301.69
18	750–800	778	250.00–280.00	272.97
22	800–850	828	267.50–270.00	268.54
7	1000–1050	1,014	205.00–230.00	212.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	337	350.00–445.00	435.55
4	350–400	390	375.00–405.00	397.69
27	400–450	432	345.00–390.00	376.42
32	450–500	476	330.00–375.00	353.32
43	500–550	514	305.00–350.00	338.65
39	550–600	577	300.00–312.50	310.40
9	600–650	625	282.50–300.00	291.14
68	650–700	677	260.00–285.00	275.10
61	700–750	709	230.00–272.50	269.22
43	750–800	757	245.00–255.00	252.88
7	800–850	804	250.00	250.00
3	900–950	925	217.50	217.50
1	1000–1050	1,035	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	960	170.00	170.00

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.