Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.70/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −40.19 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$352.70

35 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.81

vs KY average

−16.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	352.70	1,882	35

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale35 hd

352.70

—

KY average26 barns · 1,637 hd

357.51

−4.81

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−16.21

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−40.19

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	1,709	181.17	3,096	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	153.35	2,353	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	150.72	1,929	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	128.14	1,284	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,329	$2,369	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,177	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,025	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,357	$1,975	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,657	$3,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,428	$3,117	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	700–750	707	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,305	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	416.48/cwt	395.00–427.50	1,583	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	404.69/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,352	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	326.13/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,038	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	387.85/cwt	362.50–445.00	1,625	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	391.16/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	331.64/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,219	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	349.85/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,991	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	438.89/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	207	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	172	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	339.76/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,875	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	390.98/cwt	350.00–475.00	1,834	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	317	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	177	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,080	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	223.28/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	303	502.52/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,523	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	2,025.22/head	1,850.00–2,075.00	2,025	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	443.16/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	250.03/cwt	240.00–260.00	2,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	243	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,434	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,432	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	146.44/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,431	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,255	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	139.45/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,811	7
Bulls	—	—	1,465	159.52/cwt	145.00–170.00	2,337	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	169.74/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,308	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	154.18/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,940	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,192	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,158	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	168.79/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,633	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	147.73/cwt	141.00–160.00	2,253	11
Bulls	—	—	1,855	203.36/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,807	187.20/cwt	175.00–192.00	3,383	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,177.38/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,177	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,657	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,329	2,368.85/head	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,369	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	479.99/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	345.19/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,482	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	356.11/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	425.82/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,972	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	338.61/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,099	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	365.63/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	384.75/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	389.51/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,072	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	289.10/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,087	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	348.24/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	358.63/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,883	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	424.31/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	432.82/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	447.45/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	532.44/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,272	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 480Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 60Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 24Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	270	445.00–450.00	447.45
7	300–350	334	400.00–425.00	404.69
30	350–400	380	395.00–427.50	416.48
11	400–450	422	370.00–410.00	391.16
13	450–500	474	350.00–375.00	365.63
24	500–550	525	345.00–367.50	358.63
11	550–600	552	325.00–350.00	339.76
7	600–650	620	330.00–340.00	338.61
16	650–700	669	310.00–337.50	331.64
11	700–750	707	326.00	326.00
1	800–850	800	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	177	610.00	610.00
4	200–250	243	590.00	590.00
2	250–300	265	480.00	480.00
8	300–350	317	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	385	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	442	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	820	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	420.00–450.00	438.89
5	350–400	392	430.00–455.00	443.16
10	400–450	419	362.50–445.00	387.85
14	450–500	469	350.00–475.00	390.98
6	500–550	520	337.50–370.00	348.24
8	550–600	569	335.00–365.00	349.85
12	600–650	625	310.00–340.00	326.13
2	650–700	662	305.00	305.00
6	700–750	722	280.00–305.00	289.10
2	800–850	823	240.00–260.00	250.03
3	850–900	890	220.00–230.00	223.28
3	900–950	916	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
4	250–300	283	525.00–535.00	532.44
2	300–350	303	500.00–505.00	502.52
2	400–450	415	445.00	445.00
3	500–550	500	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	172	630.00	630.00
5	200–250	207	650.00	650.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	460.00–495.00	479.99
3	350–400	367	420.00–450.00	432.82
8	400–450	426	400.00–450.00	424.31
11	450–500	463	415.00–445.00	425.82
23	500–550	532	372.50–395.00	389.51
7	550–600	564	375.00–392.50	384.75
2	600–650	625	347.50–365.00	356.11
6	650–700	662	372.50	372.50
28	700–750	719	330.00–347.50	345.19
8	750–800	796	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	644	380.00	380.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,181	1,850.00–2,075.00	2,025.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,357	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	945	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,177.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,329	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,368.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,432	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,657	3,225.00	3,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	977	140.00–151.00	146.44
9	—	1,004	120.00–130.00	124.97
4	—	1,030	110.00–115.00	112.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,299	135.00–144.00	139.45
4	—	1,360	165.00–180.00	169.74
14	—	1,258	145.00–162.00	154.18
1	—	1,135	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	165.00–170.00	168.79
11	—	1,525	141.00–160.00	147.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	145.00–170.00	159.52
2	—	1,855	200.00–206.00	203.36
7	—	1,807	175.00–192.00	187.20

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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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

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