Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.43/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −45.46 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$347.43

40 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$56.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.53

vs KY average

−50.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	358.05	1,914	32
Medium and Large 2	520	330.00	1,716	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	301.37	1,662	7thin

One grade step is worth $56.68/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale40 hd

347.43

—

KY average25 barns · 957 hd

354.96

−7.53

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−50.43

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−45.46

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	1,469	181.54	2,666	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	160.78	2,453	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	149.92	1,951	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	940	114.51	1,077	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	960	202.14	1,941	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,218	$2,474	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,309	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$1,737	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	427.06/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	348.70/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	421.18/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,381	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	462.67/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	352.04/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,845	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	343.30/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,957	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	277	469.78/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	462.50/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	448.24/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	416.56/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	412.98/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,540	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	313.29/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,967	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	273.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,221	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,126	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	281.39/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,200	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	424.06/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	424.31/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	413.11/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,781	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	447.98/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	464.97/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	381.58/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,809	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	347.49/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,970	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	306.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,118	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	484.81/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	430.40/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,829	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	446.62/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	440.10/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	306	509.30/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,558	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,308.77/head	1,825.00–2,750.00	2,309	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	85.97/cwt	82.00–90.00	755	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	112.02/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,049	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	155.82/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,543	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,424	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,573	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	157.22/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,421	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	153.60/cwt	146.00–164.00	2,037	14
Bulls	—	—	1,255	164.81/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,068	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	960	202.14/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,941	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,203	1
Bulls	—	—	1,619	190.44/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,083	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	140.97/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	522	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,357	5
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	627	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,100	2
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	521	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,824	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	301.92/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,737.23/head	1,375.00–2,075.00	1,737	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	355.52/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,881	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,473.72/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	311.09/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	327.51/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	398.70/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,854	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	381.10/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,165	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	393.25/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,080	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	437.62/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,856	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	372.44/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,970	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	367.54/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	333.69/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,086	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	353.62/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	412.20/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,024	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 181Year ago 516

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 64Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 28Year ago 73

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	400.00–450.00	424.31
3	300–350	320	405.00–445.00	424.06
9	350–400	377	420.00–435.00	427.06
11	400–450	431	395.00–425.00	413.11
9	450–500	474	365.00–395.00	381.58
9	500–550	529	335.00–375.00	355.52
14	550–600	567	320.00–365.00	347.49
9	600–650	628	300.00–325.00	313.29
5	650–700	690	305.00–315.00	306.97
7	750–800	782	280.00–285.00	281.39
1	800–850	840	270.00	270.00
3	950–1000	985	200.00	200.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	240.00	240.00
3	1100–1150	1,126	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	480.00–490.00	484.81
5	350–400	381	445.00–450.00	447.98
1	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	513	285.00–330.00	311.09
1	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
3	750–800	793	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	445.00–480.00	462.50
2	350–400	360	450.00–475.00	462.67
9	400–450	424	430.00–450.00	437.62
9	450–500	491	410.00–415.00	412.20
15	500–550	529	385.00–405.00	393.25
12	550–600	568	375.00–385.00	381.10
2	600–650	612	375.00	375.00
4	700–750	714	345.00–355.00	348.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	306	505.00–525.00	509.30
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	403	460.00–470.00	464.97
1	450–500	480	430.00	430.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	521	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	627	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	527	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	637	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	440.00–460.00	448.24
7	300–350	328	400.00–435.00	421.18
8	350–400	373	405.00–425.00	412.98
9	400–450	423	400.00–425.00	416.56
11	450–500	465	385.00–415.00	398.70
14	500–550	524	340.00–365.00	352.04
6	550–600	570	330.00–355.00	343.30
8	600–650	625	315.00–340.00	333.69
2	650–700	668	315.00–320.00	317.49
9	800–850	811	270.00–280.00	273.86
2	950–1000	962	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	465.00–490.00	469.78
3	300–350	328	445.00–450.00	446.62
2	350–400	358	435.00–445.00	440.10
11	400–450	425	425.00–435.00	430.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	486	300.00–345.00	327.51
2	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
5	550–600	572	300.00–305.00	301.92
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	529	370.00–375.00	372.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	423	360.00–375.00	367.54
4	450–500	471	350.00–365.00	353.62
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	260.00	260.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,293	1,825.00–2,750.00	2,308.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,158	1,375.00–2,075.00	1,737.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,473.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	820	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	82.00–90.00	85.97
7	—	936	100.00–120.00	112.02
2	—	990	152.00–160.00	155.82
1	—	1,055	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,540	152.00–165.00	157.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,326	146.00–164.00	153.60
8	—	1,276	137.00–145.00	140.97
1	—	1,160	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	155.00–175.00	164.81
1	—	1,570	204.00	204.00
5	—	1,619	180.00–200.00	190.44
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	200.00–205.00	202.14

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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