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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 25

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

418 head

▲ 296 vs last sale 122▼ 66 vs year ago 484 · −13.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 45▲ 12 vs year ago 69 · +17.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 8▲ 10 vs year ago 17 · +58.8%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to light receipts from last week. Strong demand for feeder classes with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $273.75/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −108.14 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$273.75

39 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$39.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs KY average

−33.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	274.77	1,493	38
Medium and Large 2-3	550	235.00	1,293	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.77/cwt here — about $201 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

273.75

—

KY average16 barns · 552 hd

272.03

+1.72

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−33.26

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−108.14

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

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	—	Average	1,638	144.74	2,371	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	133.73	2,042	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,225	130.63	1,600	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	97.31	971	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	823	160.24	1,319	2thin

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)	1,305	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,530	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,061	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,346	$1,904	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	828	$1,569	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	786	$1,536	5
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,110	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,050	1thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,118	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,366	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,651	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	309.84/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,472	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	305.57/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,549	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	322.59/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,690	4
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	285.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,582	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	318.25/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,849	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,770	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	279.90/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,741	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	263.07/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,818	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	271.94/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,961	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	252.48/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,838	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,979	9
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	773	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,836	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	242.78/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,886	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	236.88/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,966	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	237.50/cwt	225.00–241.00	2,085	23
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	974	222.95/cwt	221.00–225.00	2,172	8
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,090	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	347.64/cwt	345.00–350.00	921	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	317.84/cwt	310.00–325.00	884	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	693	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	317.85/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,043	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	338	344.53/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,165	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	315.71/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,174	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	383	281.72/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,079	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	294.60/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,252	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,379	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,199	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	258.32/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,201	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	284.96/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,354	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	284.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,448	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	272.99/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,430	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	271.23/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,568	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	248.11/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,551	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	644	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,674	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	246.87/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,669	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,659	4
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	745	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,546	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	219.35/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,825	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,832	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	324	365.06/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,183	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,332	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	315.62/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,351	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	304.64/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,398	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	483	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,618	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	273.86/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,465	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,543	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	618	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,622	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,637	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,658	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,223	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	823	160.24/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,319	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	134.68/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,031	3
Bulls	—	—	1,668	144.39/cwt	137.00–155.00	2,408	6
Bulls	—	—	1,745	160.89/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,808	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,085	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	99.36/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,001	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	84.90/cwt	80.00–90.00	862	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	935	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	112.44/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,302	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	145.14/cwt	136.00–155.00	1,745	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	128.54/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,613	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,073	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	132.07/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,034	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	1,535.69/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,536	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	1,569.11/head	1,125.00–1,875.00	1,569	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,346	1,903.59/head	1,425.00–2,200.00	1,904	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	2,060.96/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,061	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,530	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	2

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 122Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 45Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 8Year ago 17

No comparison due to light receipts from last week. Strong demand for feeder classes with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	310.00–325.00	317.84
6	300–350	328	305.00–330.00	317.85
9	350–400	372	307.50–322.50	315.71
14	400–450	425	280.00–305.00	294.60
14	450–500	475	282.50–290.00	284.96
14	500–550	524	260.00–280.00	272.99
16	550–600	578	260.00–272.50	271.23
4	600–650	625	245.00–252.50	248.11
28	650–700	676	242.00–250.00	246.87
4	700–750	706	235.00	235.00
15	800–850	832	215.00–220.00	219.35
5	850–900	862	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	508	280.00–290.00	284.96
9	600–650	644	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	235.00	235.00
3	350–400	383	270.00–290.00	281.72
2	400–450	432	277.50	277.50
3	450–500	465	257.50–260.00	258.32
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	345.00–350.00	347.64
7	300–350	338	335.00–355.00	344.53
5	400–450	431	320.00	320.00
8	450–500	470	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	346	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
8	400–450	428	305.00–320.00	315.62
6	450–500	459	280.00–315.00	304.64
2	500–550	535	262.50–285.00	273.86
4	550–600	561	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	675	242.50	242.50
2	700–750	713	230.00–235.00	232.53
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	360.00–370.00	365.06
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	483	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	618	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	475	305.00–315.00	309.84
9	500–550	507	295.00–310.00	305.57
2	550–600	555	275.00–295.00	285.00
14	600–650	622	270.00–287.50	279.90
5	650–700	691	262.00–267.50	263.07
6	700–750	728	245.00–260.00	252.48
5	750–800	777	235.00–252.50	242.78
4	800–850	830	225.00–242.50	236.88
23	850–900	878	225.00–241.00	237.50
8	950–1000	974	221.00–225.00	222.95
1	1000–1050	1,045	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	524	315.00–325.00	322.59
20	550–600	581	312.50–320.00	318.25
4	600–650	605	292.50	292.50
26	700–750	721	270.00–272.50	271.94
9	750–800	761	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	471	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	710	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	773	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	475	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	828	1,125.00–1,875.00	1,569.11
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	786	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,535.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,380	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,060.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,530	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,346	1,425.00–2,200.00	1,903.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,668	137.00–155.00	144.39
3	—	1,508	134.00–135.00	134.68
2	—	1,745	160.00–162.00	160.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	85.00	85.00
5	—	1,158	105.00–116.00	112.44
13	—	1,202	136.00–155.00	145.14
25	—	1,255	120.00–135.00	128.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,015	80.00–90.00	84.90
3	—	1,007	95.00–102.00	99.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,540	128.00–135.00	132.07
1	—	1,460	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	158.00–162.00	160.24

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.