Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady with spots of light weight feeders selling 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $318.97/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −93.92 against this barn's trailing median of $412.90.

Average price

$318.97

10 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.62

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	318.97	1,708	10thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $461.93, low $326.55, median $412.90 across 26 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 sale10 hd

318.97

—

KY average24 barns · 363 hd

329.59

−10.62

This barn, trailing median26 sales

412.90

−93.92

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	1,447	195.13	2,824	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	165.00	2,516	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	149.15	1,826	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	964	126.22	1,217	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$2,052	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,043	$1,737	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,960	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	250–300	252	523.25/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,096	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	396.27/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	359.20/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,685	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	317.53/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	383.13/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	405.53/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,525	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	326.40/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	301.64/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	353.20/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,674	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	438.45/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,443	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	195	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,092	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,737.05/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	399.25/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	257	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,298	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,807	5
Bulls	—	—	1,447	195.13/cwt	190.00–202.00	2,824	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	917	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	137.45/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,351	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,516	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,177.82/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,178	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,372	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	176	563.12/cwt	560.00–570.00	991	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,960.05/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,288	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	334.56/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,736	16

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 228Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 45Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	252	510.00–530.00	523.25
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	387	435.00	435.00
6	400–450	434	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	463	380.00–405.00	396.27
3	550–600	588	360.00	360.00
7	650–700	673	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	765	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	515	405.00	405.00
8	550–600	559	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	176	560.00–570.00	563.12
1	250–300	257	505.00	505.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
11	450–500	469	345.00–370.00	359.20
16	500–550	519	320.00–345.00	334.56
2	550–600	553	310.00–325.00	317.53
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	520.00	520.00
7	400–450	411	395.00–402.50	399.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	475	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	621	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
10	300–350	329	425.00–455.00	438.45
9	350–400	376	390.00–435.00	405.53
9	400–450	406	370.00–400.00	383.13
14	450–500	474	340.00–365.00	353.20
7	500–550	513	310.00–335.00	326.40
3	550–600	588	300.00–305.00	301.64
2	600–650	610	290.00–305.00	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	195	560.00	560.00
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,737.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,005	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,177.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,045	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,960.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,185	150.00–155.00	152.50
1	—	1,395	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,232	135.00–140.00	136.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	95.00	95.00
2	—	935	125.00	125.00
3	—	983	130.00–145.00	137.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,447	190.00–202.00	195.13

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

Bulls · 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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