Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.22/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −59.67 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$333.22

29 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$41.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.67

vs KY average

−6.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	341.74	1,804	22
Medium and Large 2	543	315.00	1,710	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	506	300.00	1,518	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.74/cwt here — about $286 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

333.22

—

KY average25 barns · 1,169 hd

337.89

−4.67

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−6.96

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−59.67

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	—	Low	1,528	180.00	2,750	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	144.52	1,767	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	142.05	2,202	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	892	128.95	1,150	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$2,103	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,981	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,648	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,299	$2,454	6

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	330.92/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,025	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	371.41/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,142	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	394.48/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,546	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	342.26/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	333.84/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	356	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	268	474.85/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	317.86/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	389.48/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,254	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	397.37/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	431.25/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,410	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,647.60/head	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,648	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,102.92/head	1,675.00–2,375.00	2,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	310.51/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	363.60/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,760	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	246	524.26/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,290	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	153.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,367	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	142.05/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,202	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,338	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,510	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,516	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	111.06/cwt	105.00–120.00	961	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	157.71/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,908	5
Bulls	—	—	1,575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,993	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	138.92/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,686	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	140.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,808	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,096.94/head	1,875.00–2,275.00	2,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,434	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	2,453.90/head	2,375.00–2,525.00	2,454	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	506	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	411.17/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	429.58/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	327.37/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	315.99/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,956	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	362.34/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	341.74/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,804	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	338.71/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,619	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	379.05/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,152	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 605Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 95Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 49Year ago 26

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	400.00	400.00
8	300–350	322	375.00–410.00	389.48
4	350–400	371	365.00–375.00	371.41
4	400–450	419	335.00–360.00	342.26
15	450–500	478	335.00–352.50	338.71
22	500–550	528	340.00–345.00	341.74
12	600–650	619	295.00–327.50	315.99
6	650–700	691	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	612	330.00–332.50	330.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
4	500–550	506	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	438	320.00–335.00	327.37
3	500–550	543	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	495.00	495.00
4	300–350	321	415.00–445.00	429.58
5	350–400	383	400.00–420.00	411.17
4	400–450	431	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	516	355.00–385.00	379.05
4	550–600	580	355.00–370.00	362.34
4	600–650	602	355.00	355.00
3	650–700	673	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	246	510.00–530.00	524.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	415.00–450.00	431.25
9	350–400	392	375.00–400.00	394.48
6	400–450	436	395.00–405.00	397.37
18	450–500	484	350.00–375.00	363.60
4	500–550	536	320.00–340.00	333.84
7	550–600	580	300.00–322.50	317.86
4	600–650	629	310.00–312.00	310.51
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	520.00	520.00
3	250–300	268	470.00–485.00	474.85
1	300–350	305	470.00	470.00
4	350–400	356	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,095	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,647.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,675.00–2,375.00	2,102.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	1,875.00–2,275.00	2,096.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	214.00	214.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,299	2,375.00–2,525.00	2,453.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	890	150.00–155.00	153.60
6	—	865	105.00–120.00	111.06
3	—	948	135.00–145.00	140.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	140.00–144.00	142.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,218	122.00–126.00	123.99
5	—	1,210	150.00–162.00	157.71
9	—	1,214	130.00–145.00	138.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,575	190.00	190.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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Replacement Cattle

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