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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 19

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

280 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 279▼ 338 vs year ago 618 · −54.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 58▼ 22 vs year ago 50 · −44.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 48▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand on feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.63/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −26.26 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$355.63

49 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.09

vs KY average

−4.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	355.63	1,988	49

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale49 hd

355.63

—

KY average25 barns · 1,049 hd

356.71

−1.09

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−4.17

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−26.26

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.26, low $324.43, median $381.89 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,612	193.00	3,111	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	167.50	2,504	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	149.79	1,769	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	884	131.27	1,161	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	192.00	2,342	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,605	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$3,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,575	1thin

Every lot

74 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,100	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	426.72/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,651	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	417.86/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,734	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	407.84/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,962	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,045	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	389.48/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,053	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	405.50/cwt	402.50–412.50	2,295	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,048	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	380.98/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,225	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	364.97/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,223	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	396.03/cwt	380.00–401.00	2,424	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,490	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	345.07/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,467	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,202	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	442.44/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,429	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	395.54/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,278	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	381	425.91/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,623	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	373.87/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,600	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,857	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	364.87/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,777	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	353.62/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,828	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,991	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	349.57/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,010	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	322.51/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,938	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,100	7
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	313.53/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,123	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	269	495.86/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,334	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	331	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,572	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	422.42/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,618	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	379.66/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,652	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	392.36/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,828	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	381.97/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,929	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	359.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,922	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	323.36/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,837	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	277.03/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,607	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	308.23/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,084	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,845	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,220	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,342	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,145	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,949	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	4,399	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	828	122.37/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,013	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	138.11/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,231	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	987	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,448	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	156.40/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,747	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,133	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	133.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,654	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,508	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1

This sale against other markets

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 Aug 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 279Year ago 618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 58Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 48Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	420.00–440.00	426.72
5	400–450	415	410.00–430.00	417.86
5	450–500	481	405.00–420.00	407.84
9	500–550	527	382.50–400.00	389.48
8	550–600	584	365.00–395.00	380.98
21	600–650	609	345.00–367.50	364.97
8	650–700	664	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	715	335.00–355.00	345.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	405.00	405.00
20	550–600	566	402.50–412.50	405.50
17	600–650	612	380.00–401.00	396.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	577	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	323	385.00–405.00	395.54
1	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
10	400–450	428	365.00–395.00	373.87
6	450–500	487	355.00–375.00	364.87
8	500–550	517	345.00–365.00	353.62
31	550–600	575	320.00–360.00	349.57
4	600–650	601	305.00–330.00	322.51
17	650–700	677	300.00–317.50	313.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	524	380.00	380.00
4	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
7	600–650	613	342.50	342.50
3	700–750	700	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	435.00–450.00	442.44
5	350–400	381	420.00–435.00	425.91
2	450–500	470	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
4	350–400	383	415.00–425.00	422.42
3	400–450	435	370.00–400.00	379.66
4	450–500	466	385.00–400.00	392.36
2	500–550	534	355.00–365.00	359.97
3	550–600	568	320.00–325.00	323.36
3	650–700	676	305.00–315.00	308.23
1	700–750	745	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	269	490.00–505.00	495.86
3	300–350	331	475.00	475.00
5	500–550	505	375.00–385.00	381.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	580	250.00–305.00	277.03
1	750–800	785	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	675	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	891	130.00–145.00	138.11
1	—	940	105.00	105.00
3	—	828	121.00–125.00	122.37
1	—	965	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,515	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,117	150.00–165.00	156.40
3	—	1,243	130.00–135.00	133.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	165.00	165.00
1	—	2,075	212.00	212.00
1	—	1,460	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	192.00	192.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	3,750.00	3,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,605	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	2,650.00	2,650.00

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.