Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.01/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −42.88 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$350.01

38 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$52.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.63

vs KY average

−21.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	352.37	1,957	36
Medium and Large 2	525	315.00	1,654	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	585	300.00	1,755	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.37/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale38 hd

350.01

—

KY average18 barns · 1,088 hd

359.64

−9.63

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−21.50

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−42.88

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	1,523	182.77	2,784	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,706	173.26	2,956	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,252	152.41	1,908	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	132.35	1,309	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	890	200.00	1,780	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,834	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$2,599	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,288	$2,472	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	400–450	437	413.73/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,808	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	423.88/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,013	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	436.25/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,413	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	364.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	374.41/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,793	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	352.26/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,863	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	349.34/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,009	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	429.88/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,616	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	374.94/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	464.72/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	222.41/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	431.92/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,231	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	389.65/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	412.81/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	338.25/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,101	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	303.74/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,084	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	351.90/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,999	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	206.66/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	467.16/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,794	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	535	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	532.50/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	427.09/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,807	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	263	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,223	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,834.12/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	505.12/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,581	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	140.23/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,799	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	155.24/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,911	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	162.98/cwt	156.00–171.00	1,576	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	114.28/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,154	10
Bulls	—	—	1,402	166.13/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,329	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	139.24/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,341	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	213.09/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,536	186.54/cwt	172.00–195.00	2,865	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,798	177.01/cwt	171.00–182.00	3,183	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	176.24/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,201	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	2,472.23/head	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,472	4
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	330.82/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,366	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	354.80/cwt	310.00–395.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,598.62/head	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,599	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	315.21/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	332.40/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	337.16/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	357.50/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	342.03/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,564	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	436.98/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	387.27/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,258	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	417.32/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,014	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 Sep 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 492Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 96Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 49Year ago 31

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	400.00–435.00	417.32
4	250–300	285	400.00–445.00	431.92
8	300–350	324	425.00–445.00	436.25
17	350–400	376	405.00–445.00	429.88
12	400–450	437	405.00–415.00	413.73
12	450–500	479	340.00–405.00	374.41
11	500–550	529	340.00–365.00	352.26
22	550–600	575	325.00–360.00	349.34
5	600–650	621	330.00–345.00	342.03
3	650–700	663	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	710	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	465.00	465.00
12	400–450	423	420.00–435.00	427.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	885	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	485.00	485.00
12	400–450	427	425.00–465.00	436.98
9	450–500	475	415.00–425.00	423.88
2	500–550	525	390.00–400.00	395.00
5	550–600	583	370.00–395.00	387.27
2	650–700	672	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	740	350.00	350.00
14	750–800	777	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	508	360.00–370.00	364.98
1	550–600	560	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	465.00	465.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	565	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	325.00–340.00	330.82
2	450–500	480	305.00–370.00	337.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	525	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	430.00	430.00
5	300–350	327	445.00–475.00	464.72
9	350–400	384	460.00–470.00	467.16
2	400–450	418	405.00–420.00	412.81
8	450–500	465	370.00–405.00	389.65
3	500–550	530	365.00–385.00	374.94
5	550–600	568	345.00–355.00	351.90
6	600–650	621	320.00–350.00	338.25
4	650–700	686	300.00–310.00	303.74
2	750–800	762	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	815	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	865	215.00–230.00	222.41
3	900–950	920	205.00–210.00	206.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	520.00–545.00	532.50
1	250–300	290	505.00	505.00
2	300–350	313	500.00–510.00	505.12
1	400–450	445	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	535	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	310.00–395.00	354.80
2	400–450	438	315.00–350.00	332.40
2	500–550	538	300.00–330.00	315.21
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	825	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	473	350.00–360.00	357.50
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	763	270.00–275.00	272.52

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,834.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,445	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,598.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,288	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,472.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	125.00	125.00
10	—	1,283	130.00–145.00	140.23
19	—	1,231	140.00–165.00	155.24
4	—	1,249	170.00–185.00	176.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	967	156.00–171.00	162.98
10	—	1,010	100.00–125.00	114.28
4	—	963	135.00–142.00	139.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,798	171.00–182.00	177.01
1	—	1,430	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	200.00	200.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,402	155.00–170.00	166.13
2	—	1,788	210.00–216.00	213.09
6	—	1,536	172.00–195.00	186.54

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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