Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: All classes mostly steady with a limited comparison from last weeks light run. Moderate supply of feeders with good demand. Moderate supply of Slaughter cows and bulls with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.37/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −62.52 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$330.37

44 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$20.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.31

vs KY average

−20.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	337.29	1,808	29
Large 1	530	320.00	1,696	2thin
Medium and Large 2	553	316.53	1,751	13thin

One grade step is worth $20.77/cwt here — about $57 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 sale44 hd

330.37

—

KY average24 barns · 1,000 hd

344.69

−14.31

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−20.20

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−62.52

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	1,671	194.64	3,252	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	160.66	2,369	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,090	158.22	1,724	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,061	157.40	1,670	4thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,311	$3,000	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$3,558	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	750–800	795	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	315.38/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,088	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	407.20/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,311	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	357.63/cwt	340.00–372.50	2,278	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	318.48/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,987	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	381.65/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,798	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	342.33/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,760	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	378.88/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	404.82/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	394.01/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,493	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	336.39/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,032	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	383.31/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	353.20/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,865	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	319.17/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,864	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	319.16/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	297.39/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	344.96/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	330.83/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,200	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,719	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	360.69/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,484	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	148.60/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,575	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	167.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,976	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	158.28/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,687	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	189.19/cwt	185.00–192.00	3,453	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	212.64/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,600	2
Bulls	—	—	1,165	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,039	1
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	149.87/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,469	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	173.28/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,487	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	158.38/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,475	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	371.43/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	314.27/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	338.92/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	412.15/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,529	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	471.93/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	303.45/cwt	280.00–315.00	2,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	442.00/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	378.30/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,979	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	419.35/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,757	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	369.25/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,145	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	329.05/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,882	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	3,557.73/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	339.38/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,945	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	354.21/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,690	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	410.45/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,925	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	410.78/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,738	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	301.13/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,213	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	339.93/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,488	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	345.35/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,310	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	979	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 Aug 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 186Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 32Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 13Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	425.00–445.00	442.00
13	400–450	419	405.00–425.00	419.35
9	450–500	469	395.00–420.00	410.45
10	500–550	523	365.00–405.00	378.30
15	550–600	581	365.00–380.00	369.25
12	600–650	637	340.00–372.50	357.63
13	650–700	669	340.00–347.50	345.35
24	700–750	732	325.00–342.50	339.93
3	750–800	795	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	578	335.00–355.00	344.96
7	600–650	604	330.00–337.50	336.39
6	650–700	665	330.00–335.00	330.83
10	850–900	870	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	435.00	435.00
2	250–300	280	400.00–410.00	404.82
7	300–350	322	400.00–420.00	407.20
14	350–400	379	385.00–405.00	394.01
3	400–450	410	380.00–385.00	383.31
12	450–500	477	350.00–355.00	354.21
18	500–550	514	332.50–345.00	342.33
11	550–600	572	325.00–332.50	329.05
12	600–650	624	315.00–325.00	318.48
13	650–700	662	315.00–320.00	315.38
10	700–750	735	280.00–305.00	301.13
1	800–850	830	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	381	350.00–380.00	371.43
3	400–450	430	345.00	345.00
8	450–500	473	320.00–345.00	338.92
6	500–550	528	315.00–325.00	319.16
7	550–600	575	300.00–325.00	314.27
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	440.00–490.00	471.93
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
7	350–400	371	400.00–425.00	412.15
12	400–450	423	400.00–420.00	410.78
11	450–500	471	375.00–390.00	381.65
15	500–550	528	345.00–365.00	353.20
8	550–600	573	335.00–340.00	339.38
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
3	750–800	778	280.00–315.00	303.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
4	350–400	375	355.00–395.00	378.88
2	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
7	450–500	473	355.00–365.00	360.69
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
7	550–600	584	315.00–330.00	319.17
2	650–700	665	290.00–305.00	297.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	145.00–152.00	148.60
2	—	1,178	165.00–170.00	167.70
5	—	1,066	152.00–162.00	158.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	180.00	180.00
3	—	980	145.00–152.00	149.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	172.00–175.00	173.28
2	—	1,563	150.00–165.00	158.38
1	—	1,375	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	185.00–192.00	189.19
2	—	1,693	210.00–216.00	212.64
1	—	1,165	175.00	175.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,355	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,311	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,183	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,557.73

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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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle