Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heavy discounts of unweand feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $337.46/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −75.44 against this barn's trailing median of $412.90.

Average price

$337.46

37 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$70.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.09

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	548	350.28	1,918	26
Medium and Large 2	577	320.00	1,846	7thin
Medium 1-2	570	300.00	1,710	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	279.56	1,519	3thin

One grade step is worth $70.72/cwt here — about $399 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

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 sale37 hd

337.46

—

KY average26 barns · 919 hd

352.55

−15.09

This barn, trailing median26 sales

412.90

−75.44

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	1,659	186.63	3,096	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,662	161.03	2,676	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	155.96	1,929	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	881	141.19	1,244	16
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,183	207.43	2,454	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,092	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,835	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,177	$1,744	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,073	$1,728	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	680	$1,425	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$2,561	3thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	600–650	613	324.38/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,988	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	430.91/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	366.63/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,057	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	275.06/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	359.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,269	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	427.13/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	426.96/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,195	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	430.61/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	369.32/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,728	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	424.88/cwt	420.00–430.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	397.63/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	344.00/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	414.65/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	352.87/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,884	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	358.11/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,866	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	321.28/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,014	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	360.09/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	408.12/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,518	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	433.31/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	408.26/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	290.07/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	385.06/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	431.93/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,425	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	428.93/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,952	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	346.74/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,963	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,731	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	2,129.11/head	1,825.00–2,525.00	2,129	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,835.12/head	1,525.00–2,150.00	1,835	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,727.62/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,728	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	137.07/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,608	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	170.23/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,196	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,183	207.43/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,454	2
Bulls	—	—	1,928	203.54/cwt	202.00–205.00	3,924	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	133.35/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,257	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	787	116.69/cwt	110.00–122.00	918	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,695	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	159.24/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,670	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	158.42/cwt	144.00–171.00	1,377	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	156.48/cwt	146.00–164.00	1,933	8
Bulls	—	—	1,654	188.40/cwt	177.00–198.00	3,116	8
Bulls	—	—	1,410	162.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,293	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	680	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	476	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,618	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	250–300	275	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,743.91/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,744	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,560.96/head	2,475.00–2,700.00	2,561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	274.34/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	361	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	296.08/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	374.94/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	316.30/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	254.86/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	388.51/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,032	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	391.00/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,658	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,498	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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 392Year ago 371

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 168Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 150Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heavy discounts of unweand feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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	215	420.00–430.00	424.88
6	250–300	280	400.00–440.00	426.96
2	300–350	318	400.00–430.00	414.65
6	350–400	372	400.00–420.00	408.12
20	400–450	424	375.00–405.00	391.00
20	450–500	468	360.00–385.00	369.32
8	500–550	521	350.00–365.00	358.11
5	550–600	567	330.00–370.00	344.00
18	600–650	613	310.00–340.00	324.38
4	650–700	674	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	705	280.00–300.00	290.07
2	800–850	825	270.00–280.00	275.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	476	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	477	280.00–330.00	296.08
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	310	385.00	385.00
5	350–400	359	350.00–385.00	374.94
3	500–550	518	300.00–330.00	316.30
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	670	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	260	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
5	350–400	387	420.00–430.00	427.13
8	400–450	408	420.00–445.00	430.61
5	450–500	469	415.00–435.00	430.91
19	500–550	523	370.00–400.00	388.51
6	550–600	561	365.00–370.00	366.63
10	600–650	632	350.00–360.00	359.02
1	750–800	780	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	420	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	452	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	517	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	280	395.00–400.00	397.63
9	300–350	330	400.00–465.00	431.93
6	350–400	388	390.00–425.00	408.26
7	400–450	420	370.00–400.00	385.06
7	450–500	471	350.00–370.00	360.09
15	500–550	534	335.00–365.00	352.87
11	550–600	566	330.00–365.00	346.74
15	600–650	627	315.00–330.00	321.28
4	650–700	690	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
3	850–900	875	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	424	425.00–435.00	433.31
5	450–500	455	420.00–435.00	428.93
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	565	250.00–300.00	274.34
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	428	350.00	350.00
7	550–600	577	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	628	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	695	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	720	250.00–260.00	254.86
2	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	865	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	182.00	182.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	162.50	162.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	180.00	180.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,201	1,825.00–2,525.00	2,129.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,140	1,525.00–2,150.00	1,835.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,073	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,727.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,743.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,305	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,405	2,475.00–2,700.00	2,560.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	120.00–145.00	137.07
5	—	1,290	167.00–172.00	170.23
8	—	1,235	146.00–164.00	156.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	943	127.00–140.00	133.35
3	—	787	110.00–122.00	116.69
7	—	869	144.00–171.00	158.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	170.00	170.00
5	—	1,677	158.00–160.00	159.24
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	205.00–210.00	207.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,928	202.00–205.00	203.54
8	—	1,654	177.00–198.00	188.40
2	—	1,410	160.00–165.00	162.63

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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How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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