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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 11

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

148 head

▼ 309 vs last sale 457▼ 151 vs year ago 299 · −50.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 138▼ 44 vs year ago 64 · −68.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 90▼ 8 vs year ago 20 · −40.0%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold firm to 5.00 lower on a light supply of feeder classes. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. No comparison on slaughter bulls.

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 $252.34/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −129.55 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$252.34

13 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$56.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.47

vs KY average

−44.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	256.70	1,409	12thin
Medium 1-2	550	200.00	1,100	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.70/cwt here — about $309 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

252.34

—

KY average24 barns · 1,301 hd

270.81

−18.47

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−44.66

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−129.55

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.26, low $324.43, median $381.89 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Low	1,123	125.99	1,415	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	120.25	1,412	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	111.42	1,068	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	175.00	1,978	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$1,879	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	685	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	856	$1,325	3thin

Every lot

55 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. 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	343	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,269	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	336.61/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,222	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,340	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	307.76/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,480	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	567	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,503	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,753	4
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	655	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,687	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,779	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,770	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	297.54/cwt	275.00–315.00	863	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	357	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,178	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	296.91/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,107	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	283.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,175	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	448	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,378	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	279.84/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,298	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	266.15/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,413	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	247.25/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,402	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	232.50/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,448	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,173	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	211.53/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,424	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	713	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,212	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	293.37/cwt	270.00–320.00	675	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	900	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,137	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	328.76/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,262	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	319.07/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,318	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,368	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	259.98/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,456	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,545	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	233.71/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,596	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	1
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,123	125.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,415	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	100.12/cwt	95.00–104.00	934	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,175	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	109.13/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,095	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,505	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	125.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,467	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	108.81/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,316	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,130	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,978	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	685	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	856	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	1,878.68/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,879	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 - Ledbetter, KY

Tue Feb 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 457Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 138Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 90Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	275.00–315.00	297.54
2	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	373	280.00–315.00	296.91
5	400–450	414	280.00–290.00	283.93
5	450–500	464	265.00–295.00	279.84
6	500–550	531	247.50–270.00	266.15
6	550–600	567	237.50–252.50	247.25
8	600–650	623	220.00–237.50	232.50
5	650–700	673	210.00–217.50	211.53
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	870	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	670	175.00	175.00
3	700–750	713	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	448	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	567	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	655	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	335.00–340.00	336.61
7	450–500	481	300.00–320.00	307.76
1	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
4	600–650	626	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	691	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	715	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	367	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	710	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	270.00–320.00	293.37
3	300–350	323	352.00	352.00
5	350–400	384	315.00–340.00	328.76
8	400–450	413	300.00–325.00	319.07
2	450–500	493	275.00–280.00	277.49
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	560	257.50–262.50	259.98
4	600–650	637	242.50	242.50
4	650–700	683	222.50–237.50	233.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	106.00–112.00	109.13
2	—	933	95.00–104.00	100.12
2	—	940	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,209	104.00–115.00	108.81
2	—	1,115	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,167	120.00–130.00	125.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	120.00–130.00	125.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	185.00	185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	856	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	—	1,230	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,156	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,878.68

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.