Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.15/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −66.74 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$326.15

15 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$58.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.82

vs KY average

−24.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	335.60	1,871	12thin
Medium and Large 2	555	310.00	1,721	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	583	277.53	1,618	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.07/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale15 hd

326.15

—

KY average24 barns · 1,331 hd

355.97

−29.82

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−24.66

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−66.74

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	1,925	194.50	3,744	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	159.56	2,425	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	156.71	1,864	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	930	134.40	1,250	18

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)	1,495	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,638	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$2,379	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,839	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,038	$1,830	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,109	$1,793	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,770	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$3,235	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	335.86/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	445.83/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	411.42/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	339.65/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,579	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	381.00/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,554	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	360.08/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	301.00/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	384.96/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	423.84/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	213	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,022	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,613	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	281	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,447	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,829.88/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,830	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,793.10/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	501	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,879	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	2,379.00/head	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,379	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	369.37/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	432.54/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,471	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,638.00/head	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	203	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,096	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,440	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	171.32/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,998	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	139.72/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,691	7
Bulls	—	—	2,300	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	4,876	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	118.75/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,131	6
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	537	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,744	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	161.30/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,915	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	137.71/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,311	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	164.41/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,399	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	156.95/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,419	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,892.99/head	1,725.00–2,100.00	1,893	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,769.67/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,770	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	3,234.92/head	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,235	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	317.57/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	262.30/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	220.49/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	407.44/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	357.84/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,675	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	277.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	252	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	333.14/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,906	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	382.47/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,046	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	393.52/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	321.85/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	335.52/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,926	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	389.93/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,404	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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 444Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 34Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 34Year ago 15

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	310	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	443	305.00–330.00	317.57
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	460.00	460.00
1	200–250	215	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	270	425.00–470.00	445.83
2	300–350	340	430.00–435.00	432.54
3	350–400	377	395.00–425.00	411.42
7	400–450	408	375.00–405.00	381.00
8	450–500	476	360.00–395.00	369.37
6	500–550	518	345.00–365.00	360.08
11	550–600	572	320.00–340.00	333.14
4	600–650	616	320.00–322.50	321.85
5	650–700	692	300.00–305.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	200–250	203	540.00	540.00
15	250–300	281	515.00	515.00
5	500–550	501	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
13	400–450	407	410.00–425.00	423.84
6	450–500	473	385.00–400.00	393.52
10	500–550	535	380.00–390.00	382.47
3	700–750	708	340.00	340.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	537	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	800	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	686	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	333	405.00–410.00	407.44
2	350–400	360	385.00–395.00	389.93
9	400–450	406	365.00–395.00	384.96
12	450–500	468	350.00–365.00	357.84
3	500–550	508	335.00–337.50	335.86
9	550–600	574	322.50–340.00	335.52
2	600–650	612	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	355.00	355.00
7	450–500	465	330.00–345.00	339.65
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	200–250	213	480.00	480.00
27	300–350	310	445.00	445.00
12	350–400	384	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	745	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	320	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	583	275.00–280.00	277.53
2	600–650	630	250.00–275.00	262.30
2	650–700	670	240.00–250.00	244.96
2	800–850	815	220.00–221.00	220.49

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,829.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,109	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,793.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,146	2,250.00–2,625.00	2,379.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,495	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	952	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,638.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,025	1,725.00–2,100.00	1,892.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,769.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,234.92
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,541	152.00–165.00	156.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,166	170.00–176.00	171.32
7	—	1,210	130.00–145.00	139.72
10	—	1,187	150.00–166.00	161.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	85.00	85.00
6	—	952	110.00–125.00	118.75
7	—	952	130.00–145.00	137.71
4	—	851	150.00–180.00	164.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,300	212.00	212.00
1	—	1,550	177.00	177.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle