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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Fri, Jan 17

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2221

← Dec 20Jan 17Feb 21 →

Receipts

1,500 head

▲ 598 vs last sale 902▲ 838 vs year ago 662 · +126.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Oct 27, 2026

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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 5 comparable sales and sits −152.30 against this barn's trailing median of $476.31.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median5 sales

476.31

−152.30

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.43, low $358.97, median $476.31 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

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. 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	354.63/cwt	350.00–365.00	958	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	339	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,492	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	306.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,104	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	429.53/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,654	37
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	405.76/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,676	49
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,587	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	373.56/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,756	88
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	337.70/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,766	112
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	305.72/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,633	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,573	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	322.20/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,849	60
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	302.69/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,777	54
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	268.77/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,634	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,566	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	309.35/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,946	135
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	287.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,834	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	291.99/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,971	63
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	272.80/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,855	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	276.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,972	61
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	261.78/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,906	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	264.12/cwt	261.00–265.00	2,026	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	253.64/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,983	16
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	233.35/cwt	232.00–237.50	1,899	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	251.07/cwt	250.00–252.50	2,079	35
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,115	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,173	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	930	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	296	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,110	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	311	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,182	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	347.28/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,337	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	336.56/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,380	75
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	309.71/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,301	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	320.16/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,540	46
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	289.81/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,417	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	299.17/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,550	89
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	283.84/cwt	262.50–297.50	1,527	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	269.53/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,547	57
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,612	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	254.26/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,576	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	263.40/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,667	81
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	257.22/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,731	51
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	250.58/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,726	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	239.27/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,742	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	230.55/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,757	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	788	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,852	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,813	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,828	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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.