Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.41/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −70.48 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$322.41

31 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$45.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.12

vs KY average

−52.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	330.44	1,773	23
Medium and Large 2	554	307.97	1,707	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	284.95	1,653	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.49/cwt here — about $120 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

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

322.41

—

KY average25 barns · 1,605 hd

348.54

−26.12

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−52.48

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−70.48

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	—	Average	1,514	190.75	2,888	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	150.00	2,415	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,217	149.75	1,823	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	115.79	1,108	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,052	185.97	1,956	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	2,175	180.00	3,915	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,399	$2,234	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,169	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,211	$1,966	8
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,735	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,478	$2,575	4thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	500–550	520	334.98/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,742	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	304.99/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,071	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	355.30/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,705	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	320.04/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	413.46/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	405.44/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,500	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	385.80/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,636	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	393.59/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	348.28/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	338.39/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,091	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	383.32/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	302.24/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,895	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	394.35/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,313	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	285.59/cwt	270.00–305.00	2,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	318.89/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,178	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	359.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	429.77/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	456.85/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	341	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	396.85/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	395.17/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,474	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	517.44/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,345	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	308	486.49/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,498	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,318	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	309.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,918	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	286.24/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,047	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,734.61/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,735	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	213.97/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	190	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,007	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,399	2,234.24/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,234	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,551	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	134.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,388	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,789	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,066	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,440	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	166.07/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,063	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	85.12/cwt	80.00–90.00	824	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,052	185.97/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,956	3
Bulls	—	—	1,438	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,732	2
Bulls	—	—	1,275	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,193	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	4,020	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	110.57/cwt	100.00–115.00	983	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	154.13/cwt	145.00–164.00	1,859	30
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	138.00/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,697	17
Steers	Select and Choice	—	2,175	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,965.76/head	1,675.00–2,125.00	1,966	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,169.04/head	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,169	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	351.79/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	464.50/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	317.58/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	338.30/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,654	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	406.05/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	861	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	418.04/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	438.80/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,448	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	317.93/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,416	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	324.65/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	311.61/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	303.96/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	284.95/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	298.02/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,371	5

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 440Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 95Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 25Year ago 25

Compared to last week feeder classes sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	390.00–405.00	396.85
12	300–350	333	370.00–410.00	394.35
18	350–400	370	370.00–415.00	405.44
19	400–450	424	375.00–400.00	385.80
19	450–500	489	330.00–350.00	338.30
17	500–550	520	320.00–355.00	334.98
6	550–600	583	310.00–340.00	317.58
10	600–650	627	295.00–305.00	302.24
8	650–700	679	295.00–310.00	304.99
7	700–750	716	270.00–305.00	285.59
2	750–800	775	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	810	265.00	265.00
2	850–900	860	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	341	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	345.00–360.00	351.79
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	430	305.00–335.00	324.65
5	450–500	460	295.00–305.00	298.02
3	550–600	580	275.00–290.00	284.95
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	775	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	532	310.00–315.00	311.61
2	550–600	588	300.00–305.00	302.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	861	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	370.00	370.00
4	250–300	268	415.00–445.00	429.77
3	300–350	335	405.00–420.00	413.46
7	350–400	373	375.00–410.00	395.17
9	400–450	418	365.00–405.00	393.59
17	450–500	480	345.00–360.00	355.30
3	500–550	520	345.00–350.00	348.28
3	550–600	570	310.00–325.00	320.04
12	600–650	619	300.00–320.00	309.91
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
4	700–750	715	280.00–290.00	286.24
3	800–850	811	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	865	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
4	300–350	320	445.00–475.00	456.85
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	585	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	330	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
5	550–600	554	290.00–307.50	303.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	430.00–490.00	464.50
7	300–350	330	430.00–445.00	438.80
6	350–400	364	395.00–435.00	418.04
4	400–450	415	390.00–425.00	406.05
3	450–500	457	370.00–395.00	383.32
5	500–550	525	355.00–365.00	359.97
4	550–600	558	370.00	370.00
19	600–650	618	330.00–345.00	338.39
10	650–700	683	315.00–332.50	318.89
2	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
5	750–800	760	310.00–325.00	317.93
2	850–900	875	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	530.00	530.00
2	200–250	240	510.00	510.00
4	250–300	260	500.00–530.00	517.44
3	300–350	308	480.00–500.00	486.49
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	695	305.00	305.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	194.00	194.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	213.00–215.00	213.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,399	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,234.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,211	1,675.00–2,125.00	1,965.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,169.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,095	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,223	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,734.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,551	2,675.00	2,675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,015	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,265	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
5	—	1,033	130.00–140.00	134.33
2	—	968	80.00–90.00	85.12
6	—	889	100.00–115.00	110.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,530	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	120.00	120.00
6	—	1,242	165.00–170.00	166.07
30	—	1,206	145.00–164.00	154.13
17	—	1,230	126.00–144.00	138.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	165.00–200.00	185.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,275	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,905	211.00	211.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,175	180.00	180.00

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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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