Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to being closed last week for 4th of July Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.82/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −68.07 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$324.82

29 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$30.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.32

vs KY average

−16.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	325.88	1,754	28
Medium and Large 2	595	295.00	1,755	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.88/cwt here — about −$2 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.26, low $340.38, median $392.89 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

324.82

—

KY average13 barns · 587 hd

339.14

−14.32

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−16.71

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−68.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,503	193.19	2,904	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	162.36	2,561	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	153.54	1,871	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	133.24	1,282	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,870	205.00	3,834	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	2,005	180.00	3,609	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,510	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$2,026	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,967	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$1,314	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$2,766	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	339.06/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,245	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	304.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	345.64/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	302.96/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,912	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	349.45/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	395.13/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,517	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	356.32/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,507	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	773	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,435	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	317.95/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,800	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	354.95/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,668	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	408.52/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,356	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	398.76/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,483	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	372.06/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	601	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	287	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	442.85/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	332.76/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,710	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	310.47/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	266	441.56/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	396	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	271.65/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,907	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,314.18/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,314	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	2,234.95/head	2,075.00–2,350.00	2,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,139	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	158.17/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,509	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	169.95/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,106	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,452	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	2,005	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	115.95/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,098	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	158.46/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,502	4
Bulls	—	—	1,578	192.48/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,037	5
Bulls	—	—	1,093	171.39/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,873	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	136.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,332	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	167.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,625	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	155.59/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,883	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	138.59/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,688	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	649	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,044	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,652	208.92/cwt	205.00–212.00	3,451	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,130.53/head	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,131	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	3,186.54/head	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,187	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	780	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	322.50/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,538.15/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,538	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,573.43/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,573	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	330.29/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	404.83/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	356.74/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,687	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	326.64/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,141	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,025	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	299.83/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	330.09/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1

How this sale compares

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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 230Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 22Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 23Year ago 31

No comparison this week due to being closed last week for 4th of July Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	355	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
8	550–600	583	340.00–360.00	345.64
3	600–650	620	325.00–330.00	326.64
32	650–700	662	325.00–340.00	339.06
2	700–750	733	290.00–310.00	299.83
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00
3	800–850	818	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	750–800	773	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
5	350–400	396	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	649	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	320.00–340.00	330.29
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	430.00–450.00	442.85
10	300–350	332	395.00–420.00	408.52
8	350–400	372	385.00–415.00	398.76
5	400–450	428	365.00–390.00	372.06
10	450–500	470	335.00–375.00	354.95
11	500–550	518	330.00–360.00	349.45
9	550–600	572	300.00–325.00	310.47
7	600–650	621	300.00–310.00	304.27
2	650–700	672	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	702	265.00–280.00	271.65
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	910	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	465.00	465.00
2	250–300	287	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
4	600–650	601	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	460	315.00–330.00	322.50
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	435.00	435.00
1	200–250	245	390.00	390.00
4	250–300	290	385.00–425.00	404.83
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
14	350–400	384	375.00–405.00	395.13
17	400–450	423	335.00–375.00	356.32
15	450–500	473	325.00–385.00	356.74
15	500–550	514	315.00–355.00	332.76
13	550–600	566	305.00–325.00	317.95
19	600–650	631	285.00–310.00	302.96
1	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	910	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	266	435.00–445.00	441.56
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	377	300.00–350.00	330.09
1	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	695	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	600–650	609	332.50	332.50
24	700–750	732	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	230.00	230.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,393	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,186.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,538.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,573.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,335	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,510	2,325.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	930	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,314.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,348	2,075.00–2,350.00	2,234.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,123	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,130.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,586	150.00–164.00	158.17
4	—	1,566	165.00–170.00	167.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,239	165.00–175.00	169.95
1	—	1,210	120.00	120.00
18	—	1,210	150.00–162.00	155.59
9	—	1,218	135.00–145.00	138.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	947	105.00–125.00	115.95
4	—	948	150.00–177.50	158.46
12	—	977	130.00–145.00	136.36
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,578	180.00–200.00	192.48
2	—	1,093	165.00–176.00	171.39
3	—	1,652	205.00–212.00	208.92
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	205.00	205.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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