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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Fri, May 16

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2221

← Apr 18May 16Sep 19 →

Receipts

1,057 head

▲ 376 vs last sale 681▼ 379 vs year ago 1,436 · −26.4%

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.79/cwt on 209 head. That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits −110.52 against this barn's trailing median of $476.31.

Average price

$365.79

209 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$43.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.89

vs KY average

−18.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	367.21	2,077	202
Large 1-2	595	330.00	1,964	1thin
Medium and Large 2	582	324.16	1,887	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.05/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale209 hd

365.79

—

KY average26 barns · 1,319 hd

371.68

−5.89

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−18.81

This barn, trailing median5 sales

476.31

−110.52

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

51 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	225	510.22/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,148	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	346	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,661	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	439.90/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,614	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	407	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,893	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	428.02/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,862	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	457	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,942	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	373.28/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,710	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	404.20/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,956	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	405.72/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,049	40
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	364.45/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,917	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,136	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	324.16/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,887	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	355.91/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,093	139
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	338.36/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,081	74
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	347.74/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,146	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	315.33/cwt	295.00–325.00	2,141	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	331.64/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,255	45
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,963	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,280	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	298.13/cwt	285.00–302.50	2,141	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	295.05/cwt	292.50–300.00	2,316	37
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	901	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,523	3
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,289	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	956	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	412.30/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,435	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	352	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,496	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	414.88/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,593	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	395.54/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,693	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,766	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	351.88/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,657	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	361.85/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,737	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	343.79/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,808	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	330.69/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,739	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	325.04/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,849	96
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	597	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,701	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	328.34/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,023	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	306.37/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,912	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	299.99/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,998	77
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,916	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,057	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	856	205.96/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,763	5

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 May 16, 2025

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

Receipts 1,057Last week 681Year ago 1,436

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
11	300–350	348	405.00–415.00	412.30
30	350–400	384	405.00–420.00	414.88
18	400–450	428	390.00–400.00	395.54
24	450–500	471	340.00–355.00	351.88
22	500–550	526	315.00–337.50	330.69
96	550–600	569	300.00–330.00	325.04
37	600–650	624	295.00–317.50	306.37
77	650–700	666	285.00–302.00	299.99
5	700–750	737	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
5	850–900	856	200.00–215.00	205.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	352	425.00	425.00
18	400–450	436	405.00	405.00
23	450–500	480	360.00–362.50	361.85
43	500–550	526	340.00–347.50	343.79
24	600–650	616	320.00–330.00	328.34
15	750–800	769	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	625	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	540	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	597	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	367	410.00–450.00	439.90
16	400–450	435	425.00–435.00	428.02
36	450–500	484	395.00–415.00	404.20
17	500–550	526	350.00–377.50	364.45
139	550–600	588	350.00–367.50	355.91
74	600–650	615	325.00–342.50	338.36
15	650–700	679	295.00–325.00	315.33
20	700–750	718	285.00–302.50	298.13
37	750–800	785	292.50–300.00	295.05
1	1050–1100	1,090	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	505.00–515.00	510.22
6	300–350	346	480.00	480.00
5	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
7	400–450	407	465.00	465.00
5	450–500	457	425.00	425.00
40	500–550	505	395.00–410.00	405.72
6	550–600	562	380.00	380.00
9	600–650	617	345.00–350.00	347.74
45	650–700	680	330.00–335.00	331.64
27	700–750	707	322.50	322.50
3	900–950	901	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	458	370.00–375.00	373.28
6	550–600	582	320.00–330.00	324.16
1	650–700	695	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00

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.