Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2026-06-16

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 16
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
591 head
▲ 249 vs last sale 342▼ 54 vs year ago 645 · −8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 71▼ 26 vs year ago 67 · −38.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 60▲ 15 vs year ago 16 · +93.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold steady. Yellow tag value added feeders classes seen heavy demand. Good quality supply of yellow tag feeders and a planer quality offering of regular feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.63/cwt on 71 head, up $16.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +27.75 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$409.63
▲ 16.74 vs prior sale
71 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,191
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$53.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.40
vs KY average
−1.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533413.392,20266
Medium and Large 2564360.032,0315thin
One grade step is worth $53.36/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale71 hd
409.63
—
KY average27 barns · 1,259 hd
416.03
−6.40
National average169 barns · 9,451 hd
411.50
−1.87
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
+27.75
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
431391351310median 381.8903/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,598199.943,1946thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,525168.162,5643thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,205161.671,94911
CowsLean 85-90%Low930133.491,24217

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$2,9096
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,025$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,253$2,3172thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,096$2,0784thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,310$3,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,080$2,8501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,760$4,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,9262thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,7501thin

Every lot

106 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,1891
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,9881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2267670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,7892
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300670.00/cwt670.00–670.002,0101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5111
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330557.44/cwt540.00–610.001,8406
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432510.33/cwt485.00–525.002,20516
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9531
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479478.20/cwt465.00–485.002,2915
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524425.08/cwt420.00–430.002,2273
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536475.95/cwt465.00–480.002,55145
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560439.80/cwt425.00–455.002,46310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565362.83/cwt350.00–375.002,0502
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3691
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2761
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616426.75/cwt420.00–430.002,62938
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3647355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2972
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666382.75/cwt375.00–385.002,54932
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711375.98/cwt372.50–380.002,67328
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6181
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,76124
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2135730.00/cwt730.00–730.009861
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy190700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,3301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5511
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2237541.41/cwt500.00–560.001,2833
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2252554.67/cwt505.00–580.001,3983
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2308504.95/cwt495.00–510.001,5555
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379499.61/cwt465.00–525.001,89419
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3392455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7842
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420471.91/cwt440.00–480.001,98223
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8572
Heifers450–500Large 1-2455400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483395.03/cwt390.00–400.001,9082
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485428.47/cwt410.00–455.002,07817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490375.00/cwt370.00–380.001,8382
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,16726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525418.42/cwt405.00–425.002,19719
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9951
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574355.04/cwt350.00–365.002,0384
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575388.28/cwt370.00–400.002,23321
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0771
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621361.66/cwt340.00–370.002,24641
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662341.99/cwt320.00–350.002,26422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0771
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0891
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702324.98/cwt310.00–330.002,2814
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2351
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762318.33/cwt315.00–320.002,4263
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,7091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy175750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,3131
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2178649.58/cwt640.00–660.001,1562
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,8881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6231
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3328471.26/cwt440.00–505.001,5462
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340553.16/cwt515.00–590.001,8813
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362513.18/cwt500.00–525.001,8586
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428423.70/cwt420.00–430.001,8134
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2434478.50/cwt470.00–505.002,07712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9133
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461458.24/cwt440.00–475.002,1127
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3512340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0741
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529419.47/cwt415.00–425.002,21910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576391.76/cwt375.00–415.002,25715
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580360.04/cwt355.00–365.002,0882
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy603385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3222
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2633359.88/cwt350.00–370.002,2782
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4151
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,070220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,270185.03/cwt180.00–189.002,3502
Bulls——1,572203.20/cwt192.00–210.003,1943
Bulls——2,330220.00/cwt220.00–220.005,1261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80087.36/cwt84.00–90.006992
Cows—Lean 85-90%908161.26/cwt160.00–165.001,4644
Cows—Boner 80-85%945195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8431
Cows—Lean 85-90%949121.22/cwt116.00–123.001,1504
Cows—Lean 85-90%969137.81/cwt130.00–150.001,3357
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208168.55/cwt161.00–175.002,0364
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247151.52/cwt143.00–158.001,8896
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525168.16/cwt160.00–172.002,5643
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7604,175.00/head4,175.00–4,175.004,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,3103,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28702,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0962,077.79/head1,500.00–2,400.002,0784
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2282,908.93/head2,300.00–3,100.002,9096
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2532,316.87/head2,225.00–2,400.002,3172
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2888248.69/cwt235.00–265.002,2082
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,925.92/head2,700.00–3,150.002,9262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.