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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 7

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

181 head

▼ 279 vs last sale 460▼ 130 vs year ago 311 · −41.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 104▼ 14 vs year ago 78 · −17.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 43▲ 1 vs year ago 27 · +3.7%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.80/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −65.22 against this barn's trailing median of $441.02.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median31 sales

441.02

−65.22

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.17, low $353.61, median $441.02 across 31 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	1,585	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

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. 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	183	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	988	3
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	238	522.11/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,243	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	457.34/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,463	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	431.73/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,787	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	398.27/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,705	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	354.89/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,554	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,948	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	378.60/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,211	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,129	3
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	685	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,243	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	1
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	860	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,623	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,488	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	175	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	805	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	941	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	431.39/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,415	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	388.14/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,444	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	347.91/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,315	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	380.12/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,866	4
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	532	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,702	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,894	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	305.06/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,946	2
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	336.34/cwt	317.50–340.00	2,173	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	326.36/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,167	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	420.55/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,148	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	417.02/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,510	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	338.81/cwt	305.00–375.00	1,247	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	367.51/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,536	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	396.60/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,693	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	324.84/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,556	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	361.17/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,860	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,347	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	339.94/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,965	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	322.41/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,041	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,079	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,163	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,014	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,614	185.62/cwt	170.00–195.00	2,996	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
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	—	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%	1,176	133.60/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,571	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	162.45/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,946	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	173.88/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,179	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	153.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,376	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,758	182.67/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,211	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	2,344.28/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,344	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,442	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,429.11/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,429	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,912.76/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,913	3
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	1,314	2,234.68/head	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,235	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,498	2,405.18/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,405	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,177.65/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,178	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	400.00–440.00	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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	327.50	327.50
1	850–900	860	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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	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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.