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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 17

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2221

← Sep 19Oct 17Nov 21 →

Receipts

481 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 553▲ 73 vs year ago 408 · +17.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $411.36/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 3 of 5 comparable sales and sits −64.96 against this barn's trailing median of $476.31.

Average price

$411.36

122 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$61.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.18

vs KY average

−57.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	411.86	2,348	121
Medium and Large 2	590	350.00	2,065	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.86/cwt here — about $283 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale122 hd

411.36

—

KY average24 barns · 850 hd

399.17

+12.18

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−57.68

This barn, trailing median5 sales

476.31

−64.96

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

40 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	442.69/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,483	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,656	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	442	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,100	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,176	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	431.20/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,057	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	443.27/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,287	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	426.24/cwt	425.00–427.50	2,246	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	399.17/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,275	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	413.98/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,426	57
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,475	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	392.65/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,513	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,433	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,652	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	374.59/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,671	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	361.12/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,622	43
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	352.42/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,707	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,781	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	336.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,954	10
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	920	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,576	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	944	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,926	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	453.43/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,732	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,805	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,059	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	420.06/cwt	405.00–427.50	1,987	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	410.78/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,157	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	382.75/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,075	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	376.26/cwt	362.50–382.50	2,145	50
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	335.98/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,278	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,412	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	320.03/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,442	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,475	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,683	3

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 Oct 17, 2025

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

Receipts 481Last week 553Year ago 408

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	920	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	442	475.00	475.00
9	450–500	458	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	430.00–455.00	442.69
2	350–400	368	450.00	450.00
14	450–500	477	420.00–445.00	431.20
6	500–550	527	425.00–427.50	426.24
46	550–600	570	380.00–405.00	399.17
21	600–650	640	385.00–395.00	392.65
5	650–700	698	380.00	380.00
43	700–750	726	360.00–365.00	361.12
23	750–800	768	340.00–360.00	352.42
2	800–850	830	335.00	335.00
10	850–900	879	330.00–340.00	336.02
7	900–950	944	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	516	440.00–445.00	443.27
57	550–600	586	412.50–420.00	413.98
7	600–650	615	402.50	402.50
12	700–750	713	370.00–375.00	374.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	695	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	468	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	382	445.00–455.00	453.43
13	450–500	473	405.00–427.50	420.06
11	500–550	542	375.00–385.00	382.75
50	550–600	570	362.50–382.50	376.26
36	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
8	650–700	678	332.50–340.00	335.98
8	700–750	720	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	763	310.00–330.00	320.03
1	800–850	825	300.00	300.00
3	900–950	925	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	457	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	525	400.00–420.00	410.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	230.00	230.00

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.