Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Spots of light weight feeder classes sold sharply higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.23/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −53.66 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$339.23

65 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.45

vs KY average

+0.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	339.23	1,840	65

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale65 hd

339.23

—

KY average24 barns · 1,407 hd

336.78

+2.45

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

+0.49

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−53.66

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	—	High	1,403	193.10	2,709	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,551	169.86	2,634	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	160.19	1,942	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	134.40	1,312	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,101	200.55	2,208	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,645	180.00	2,961	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,368	$2,317	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,211	$2,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$2,289	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$2,258	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,166	$2,033	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,043	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,547	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,055	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,197	$3,090	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,425	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$1,825	5

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	413.52/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,542	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	314.67/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,960	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	366.40/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	397.68/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,487	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	354.12/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,487	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	330.64/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	423.77/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	379.95/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	306.23/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	408.10/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	328.50/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,863	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	290.47/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,987	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	273.40/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	388.74/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,687	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	328.77/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	345.11/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,826	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	403.33/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	312.37/cwt	311.00–316.00	2,290	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	368.80/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	351.93/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,679	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,168	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	322.98/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,877	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	451	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,872	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	2,257.99/head	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,258	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,547.07/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,635	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	2,033.43/head	1,750.00–2,325.00	2,033	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	3,089.55/head	2,650.00–3,250.00	3,090	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	179.09/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,656	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	160.63/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,599	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,961	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,101	200.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,208	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	126.05/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,263	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	152.80/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	172.88/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,123	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	161.76/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,865	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,452	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,136	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	206.86/cwt	204.00–210.00	3,217	2
Bulls	—	—	1,342	187.60/cwt	180.00–200.00	2,518	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	2,316.87/head	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,317	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	487	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,437	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	138.11/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,320	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	139.02/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,741	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,612.77/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,289.45/head	2,275.00–2,325.00	2,289	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	336.57/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	309.53/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	389.30/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	366.31/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,117	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	292.97/cwt	290.00–296.00	2,276	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	747	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,211	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	345.85/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,333	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,082	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	360.87/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	325.24/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	337.77/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,101	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	2

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 408Year ago 697

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 90Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 27Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	650	280.00	280.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	420.00–425.00	423.77
6	300–350	330	400.00–405.00	403.33
6	350–400	389	375.00–385.00	379.95
12	400–450	420	345.00–360.00	354.12
23	450–500	477	340.00–362.50	351.93
42	500–550	529	325.00–355.00	345.11
23	550–600	567	320.00–335.00	328.50
20	600–650	623	295.00–320.00	314.67
19	650–700	684	287.00–300.00	290.47
3	700–750	725	270.00–280.00	273.40
2	750–800	762	270.00	270.00
3	900–950	925	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	950	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	627	332.00	332.00
28	650–700	655	331.00	331.00
29	700–750	747	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
16	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	376	335.00–340.00	336.57
4	400–450	430	275.00–320.00	309.53
3	450–500	481	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	500.00	500.00
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
11	350–400	373	400.00–420.00	413.52
14	400–450	434	370.00–405.00	388.74
6	450–500	476	355.00–370.00	360.87
4	500–550	529	360.00–375.00	368.80
6	550–600	590	330.00–355.00	345.85
19	600–650	622	330.00–342.50	337.77
4	650–700	676	327.50–330.00	328.77
11	700–750	733	311.00–316.00	312.37
6	750–800	777	290.00–296.00	292.97
1	800–850	830	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	540.00	540.00
5	400–450	419	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	451	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	320.00–330.00	325.24
1	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	521	380.00–395.00	389.30
26	550–600	578	365.00–370.00	366.31
32	650–700	661	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	485.00	485.00
5	300–350	341	400.00–440.00	408.10
13	350–400	374	395.00–400.00	397.68
3	400–450	448	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	479	360.00–385.00	366.40
8	500–550	521	315.00–345.00	330.64
17	550–600	581	317.50–335.00	322.98
4	600–650	614	305.00–310.00	306.23
6	700–750	711	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	835	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	327	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	487	295.00	295.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,122	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,257.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,211	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,547.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,166	1,750.00–2,325.00	2,033.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,368	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,316.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,612.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,113	2,275.00–2,325.00	2,289.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,750.00	2,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	958	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,197	2,650.00–3,250.00	3,089.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	176.00–182.00	179.09
2	—	1,618	155.00–166.00	160.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	125.00–128.00	126.05
2	—	983	150.00–155.00	152.80
2	—	1,033	110.00	110.00
10	—	956	132.00–145.00	138.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,228	166.00–180.00	172.88
15	—	1,153	150.00–165.00	161.76
1	—	1,210	120.00	120.00
13	—	1,252	130.00–147.00	139.02
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,101	200.00–205.00	200.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	204.00–210.00	206.86
5	—	1,342	180.00–200.00	187.60

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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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