Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500lbs sold unevenly steady, steers over 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower, heifers over 500lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.29/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −46.60 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$346.29

31 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$56.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.97

vs KY average

−19.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	357.53	1,921	24
Medium and Large 2	553	325.00	1,796	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	539	300.86	1,621	5thin

One grade step is worth $56.67/cwt here — about $300 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 sale31 hd

346.29

—

KY average25 barns · 1,637 hd

361.27

−14.97

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−19.56

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−46.60

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	1,693	178.35	3,018	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	161.02	2,446	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	144.91	1,848	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	117.99	1,089	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	830	216.00	1,793	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,390	170.00	2,363	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,060	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,054	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,730	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,155	$1,875	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,705	$3,646	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	800–850	815	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	426.37/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	415.49/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,359	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	400.48/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,526	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	384.87/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,659	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	140	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	449.77/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	422.21/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	312.18/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	363.40/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,733	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	321.85/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	353.02/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,875	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	408.54/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,904	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	470.19/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	218	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	465.95/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,817	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	370.55/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,323	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	339.94/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,924	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	345.43/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,962	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	433.68/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,635	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	445.78/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,426	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	322.34/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,176	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	366.63/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,925	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	381.72/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,863	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	323.72/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,043	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	465.10/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	473.47/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,951	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	481.67/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,734	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,054.17/head	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,054	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,730.20/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,730	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,060.21/head	1,650.00–2,300.00	2,060	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	158.78/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,380	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	123.37/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,495	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	830	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,793	1
Bulls	—	—	1,928	202.20/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,898	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	127.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,183	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	113.20/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,030	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	149.80/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,932	22
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,626	2
Bulls	—	—	1,441	163.09/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,350	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	351.87/cwt	305.00–375.00	1,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	3,646.30/head	3,450.00–3,825.00	3,646	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	343.24/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	311.06/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	245.19/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	380.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	384.83/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,024	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	393.56/cwt	392.50–395.00	2,267	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	382.73/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,193	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	285.11/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	342.44/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	818	247.52/cwt	240.00–255.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	313.58/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	329.27/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	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 Sep 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 343Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 75Year ago 192

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 45Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	675.00	675.00
1	150–200	195	570.00	570.00
2	200–250	218	400.00	400.00
12	300–350	327	400.00–425.00	415.49
17	350–400	381	380.00–410.00	400.48
24	400–450	431	375.00–390.00	384.87
30	450–500	477	355.00–375.00	363.40
11	500–550	531	345.00–365.00	353.02
6	550–600	568	335.00–347.50	345.43
5	600–650	630	317.50–335.00	321.85
6	650–700	669	300.00–322.50	312.18
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	815	275.00–280.00	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	521	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	320	435.00–455.00	445.78
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	325	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
9	400–450	416	335.00–350.00	343.24
4	450–500	465	280.00–335.00	311.06
4	500–550	531	295.00–320.00	313.58
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	660	220.00–270.00	245.19
2	750–800	772	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	818	240.00–255.00	247.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
6	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	483	340.00–345.00	342.44
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	425.00–470.00	449.77
17	350–400	377	400.00–455.00	433.68
7	400–450	413	400.00–435.00	426.37
18	450–500	488	365.00–385.00	381.72
35	500–550	525	345.00–375.00	366.63
9	550–600	566	330.00–350.00	339.94
8	600–650	631	315.00–330.00	323.72
10	650–700	675	305.00–330.00	322.34
3	700–750	728	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	460.00–470.00	465.10
1	400–450	405	455.00	455.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	305.00–375.00	351.87
3	450–500	478	315.00–360.00	329.27
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	665	270.00–300.00	285.11
2	700–750	747	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	500.00	500.00
8	300–350	343	455.00–475.00	470.19
9	350–400	390	435.00–475.00	465.95
8	400–450	428	405.00–445.00	422.21
14	450–500	466	395.00–435.00	408.54
11	500–550	526	375.00–405.00	384.83
9	550–600	573	370.00–390.00	382.73
9	600–650	627	370.00–372.50	370.55
1	700–750	740	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	775	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	835	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
14	550–600	576	392.50–395.00	393.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	360	480.00–485.00	481.67
14	400–450	412	460.00–495.00	473.47
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	485	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	475	375.00–385.00	380.03
5	600–650	626	335.00	335.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,705	3,450.00–3,825.00	3,646.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,054.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	985	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,730.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,335	1,650.00–2,300.00	2,060.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,050.00	2,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,499	150.00–165.00	158.78
1	—	1,600	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,212	110.00–135.00	123.37
22	—	1,290	140.00–161.00	149.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	928	120.00–130.00	127.51
1	—	945	80.00	80.00
4	—	910	110.00–115.00	113.20
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	216.00	216.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,928	200.00–205.00	202.20
2	—	1,960	185.00	185.00
4	—	1,441	155.00–175.00	163.09
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	170.00	170.00

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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

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