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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 3

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

342 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 370▼ 18 vs year ago 360 · −5.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 69▼ 2 vs year ago 50 · −4.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 55▼ 21 vs year ago 42 · −50.0%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cow sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $317.09/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −64.80 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$317.09

9 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.58

vs KY average

−21.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	317.09	1,713	9thin

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 sale9 hd

317.09

—

KY average25 barns · 1,490 hd

336.66

−19.58

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−21.15

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−64.80

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	1,430	181.08	2,590	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	161.00	2,399	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	158.52	1,883	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	123.01	1,113	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,211	201.42	2,439	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	182.14	2,386	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$2,348	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$1,853	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,773	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,308	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	155	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	791	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,365	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	444.90/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,455	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	329	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,546	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	419.57/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,724	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	382.72/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,611	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	336.89/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,607	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	380.79/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,877	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	365.00/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,894	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	349.67/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,997	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,186	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	322.15/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,204	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,238	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	267.39/cwt	255.00–280.00	2,187	6
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,095	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,081	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	436.95/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,027	5
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	247	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,161	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	433.11/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,161	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	309	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,375	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	414.97/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,378	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,055	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	403.23/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,552	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	387	422.56/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,635	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	392.77/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,701	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,841	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	347.24/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,674	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	319.14/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,701	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	309.91/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,751	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,946	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	294.45/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,829	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,785	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,867	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	972	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,968	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	496.40/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,579	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	380.18/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,395	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	409	409.79/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,676	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	381.35/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,621	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	353.32/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,685	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	336.24/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,698	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	329.25/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,860	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	625	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,984	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	657	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,102	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,024	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,244	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,310	182.14/cwt	160.00–200.00	2,386	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,211	201.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,439	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	199.06/cwt	191.00–205.00	2,886	3
Bulls	—	—	1,468	175.61/cwt	159.00–185.00	2,578	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	142.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,251	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	906	111.67/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,012	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	129.17/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,210	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	133.08/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,530	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	168.73/cwt	160.00–188.00	2,010	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	149.27/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,794	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,465	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,326	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,308.39/head	1,925.00–2,600.00	2,308	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,773.20/head	1,750.00–1,810.00	1,773	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	1,853.15/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,853	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	2,348.18/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,348	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	189.43/cwt	180.00–200.00	2,074	4

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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 370Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 69Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 55Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	470.00	470.00
5	300–350	309	445.00	445.00
8	350–400	387	420.00–425.00	422.56
3	400–450	410	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	466	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	235	400.00–445.00	436.95
3	250–300	268	430.00–440.00	433.11
10	300–350	332	405.00–420.00	414.97
6	350–400	385	390.00–410.00	403.23
9	400–450	433	380.00–400.00	392.77
10	450–500	482	337.50–370.00	347.24
7	500–550	533	300.00–332.50	319.14
2	550–600	565	305.00–315.00	309.91
11	600–650	621	280.00–305.00	294.45
3	650–700	661	270.00	270.00
7	750–800	770	242.50	242.50
2	950–1000	972	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	600–650	613	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	315.00	315.00
5	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	475	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	375.00–395.00	382.72
1	500–550	510	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	620	352.50	352.50
7	700–750	705	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	327	425.00–455.00	444.90
2	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
11	400–450	411	415.00–430.00	419.57
6	450–500	493	380.00–385.00	380.79
5	500–550	519	360.00–375.00	365.00
8	550–600	571	345.00–355.00	349.67
14	650–700	684	320.00–322.50	322.15
6	800–850	818	255.00–280.00	267.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	477	325.00–340.00	336.89
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
3	1050–1100	1,095	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	525.00	525.00
5	300–350	329	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	367	375.00–390.00	380.18
3	400–450	425	365.00–395.00	381.35
12	450–500	477	340.00–370.00	353.32
4	500–550	505	335.00–340.00	336.24
7	550–600	565	310.00–335.00	329.25
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
6	650–700	686	290.00–300.00	295.05
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	880	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	290	470.00	470.00
7	300–350	318	495.00–500.00	496.40
4	400–450	409	400.00–420.00	409.79
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	625	317.50	317.50
2	650–700	657	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	750	290.00	290.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	970	1,750.00–1,810.00	1,773.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,153	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,853.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,217	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,348.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,140	1,925.00–2,600.00	2,308.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,095	180.00–200.00	189.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,450	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	906	110.00–116.00	111.67
1	—	890	90.00	90.00
3	—	875	140.00–149.00	142.97
3	—	937	127.00–130.00	129.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,202	140.00–156.00	149.27
3	—	1,150	130.00–137.00	133.08
12	—	1,191	160.00–188.00	168.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	159.00–185.00	175.61
3	—	1,450	191.00–205.00	199.06
1	—	1,220	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	160.00–200.00	182.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	200.00–205.00	201.42

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.