Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold unevenly steady with a plainer quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.80/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −74.08 against this barn's trailing median of $449.88.

Average price

$375.80

12 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

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

$33.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs KY average

−70.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	584	378.60	2,211	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	345.00	1,811	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.60/cwt here — about $400 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.17, low $367.34, median $449.88 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 sale12 hd

375.80

—

KY average22 barns · 748 hd

381.83

−6.03

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−70.05

This barn, trailing median29 sales

449.88

−74.08

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	1,585	184.55	2,925	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	168.09	2,779	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	157.65	1,917	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	949	114.84	1,090	23

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)	1,380	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,498	$2,405	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,314	$2,235	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,913	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,773	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,178	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,268	$2,344	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,429	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	336.34/cwt	317.50–340.00	2,173	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	326.36/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,167	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	361.17/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	431.73/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,787	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	367.51/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	420.55/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	457.34/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	380.12/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	398.27/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	522.11/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	388.14/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	431.39/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,415	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	339.94/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	378.60/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,211	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	322.41/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	396.60/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	417.02/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,510	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,429.11/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,429	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	2,234.68/head	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,235	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,442	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	182.67/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,211	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	153.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,376	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,014	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	88.57/cwt	80.00–94.00	798	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	113.40/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,044	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	133.60/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,571	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	173.88/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,179	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,592	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	129.21/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,314	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	162.45/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,946	3
Bulls	—	—	1,614	185.62/cwt	170.00–195.00	2,996	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	532	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,702	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	685	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,243	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	860	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,623	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,344.28/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,344	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	2,405.18/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,405	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,912.76/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,913	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,177.65/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,178	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,773.19/head	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	324.84/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	305.06/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	354.89/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	338.81/cwt	305.00–375.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	347.91/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,948	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	183	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	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 Oct 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 460Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 104Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 43Year ago 27

Compared to last week feeder classes sold unevenly steady with a plainer quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	638	300.00–310.00	305.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	378	335.00–360.00	347.91
1	450–500	460	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	460.00	460.00
8	300–350	328	420.00–445.00	431.39
3	350–400	372	375.00–405.00	388.14
4	450–500	491	370.00–390.00	380.12
4	550–600	553	342.50	342.50
6	600–650	646	317.50–340.00	336.34
4	650–700	664	320.00–340.00	326.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	400.00–440.00	420.55
5	350–400	362	415.00–425.00	417.02
6	400–450	427	390.00–415.00	396.60
1	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
9	500–550	515	355.00–375.00	361.17
2	550–600	578	325.00–355.00	339.94
2	600–650	633	315.00–330.00	322.41
2	700–750	705	290.00–300.00	294.96
2	800–850	832	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	418	365.00–370.00	367.51
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	368	305.00–375.00	338.81
4	450–500	479	310.00–340.00	324.84
2	500–550	528	250.00–260.00	255.02
2	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	183	540.00	540.00
2	200–250	238	510.00–535.00	522.11
3	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	320	455.00–460.00	457.34
20	400–450	414	415.00–445.00	431.73
7	450–500	487	400.00	400.00
11	550–600	584	365.00–385.00	378.60
1	750–800	790	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	395.00–400.00	398.27
3	650–700	676	315.00	315.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	327.50	327.50
1	850–900	860	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	335.00–375.00	354.89
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
1	950–1000	995	250.00	250.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	182.50	182.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,429.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,314	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,234.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,498	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,405.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,215	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,912.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,475.00–1,975.00	1,773.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,100.00	2,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,177.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,268	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,344.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	180.00–185.00	182.67
2	—	1,548	152.00–155.00	153.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	901	80.00–94.00	88.57
10	—	921	100.00–120.00	113.40
1	—	995	160.00	160.00
7	—	1,017	122.00–135.00	129.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,176	125.00–140.00	133.60
8	—	1,253	170.00–178.00	173.88
3	—	1,198	155.00–167.00	162.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	165.00–170.00	167.52
1	—	1,435	210.00	210.00
8	—	1,614	170.00–195.00	185.62

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

Steers · 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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