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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 14

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

403 head

▲ 222 vs last sale 181▼ 113 vs year ago 516 · −21.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 64▼ 51 vs year ago 120 · −42.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 28▼ 43 vs year ago 73 · −58.9%

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 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 — 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 $347.43/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −34.46 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median33 sales

381.89

−34.46

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	1,469	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

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. 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	306	509.30/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,558	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	462.50/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,549	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	462.67/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,666	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	403	464.97/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,874	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	437.62/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,856	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	412.20/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,024	9
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	521	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,824	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,003	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	393.25/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,080	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	381.10/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,165	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,295	2
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	627	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,100	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	637	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,038	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	348.70/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,490	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	962	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	277	469.78/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,301	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	448.24/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,255	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	328	446.62/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,465	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	421.18/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,381	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	440.10/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,576	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	412.98/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,540	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	416.56/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,762	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	367.54/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,555	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	430.40/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,829	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	398.70/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,854	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	353.62/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,666	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	486	327.51/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,592	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	352.04/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,845	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	372.44/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,970	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	343.30/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,957	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	301.92/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,727	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	333.69/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,086	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,121	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	273.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,221	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	962	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,453	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	484.81/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,309	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	424.31/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,158	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,097	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	424.06/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,357	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	427.06/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,610	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	381	447.98/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,707	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	413.11/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,781	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	381.58/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,809	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	311.09/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,596	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	355.52/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,881	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	347.49/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,970	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	313.29/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,967	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	306.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,118	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	281.39/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,200	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	793	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,983	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	3
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,568	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,027	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	522	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,357	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	960	202.14/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,941	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	164.81/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,068	4
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
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
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	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,972	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	140.97/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,799	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	153.60/cwt	146.00–164.00	2,037	14
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
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	2,473.72/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,474	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	2,308.77/head	1,825.00–2,750.00	2,309	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,815	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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	521	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	627	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	527	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	529	370.00–375.00	372.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,540	152.00–165.00	157.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.