Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-01-14

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 14
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
393 head
▲ 357 vs last sale 36▲ 393 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 20▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 12▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to light receipts from last week. Note strong demand for all classes of cattle this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.12/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −105.77 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$276.12
46 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,511
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$58.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.51
vs KY average
−27.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546278.101,51944
Medium and Large 2-3540245.001,3231thin
Medium 1-2595220.001,3091thin
One grade step is worth $58.10/cwt here — about $210 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 sale46 hd
276.12
—
KY average18 barns · 1,200 hd
281.63
−5.51
National average192 barns · 30,803 hd
304.03
−27.91
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−105.77
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—Low1,483131.651,9524thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,578128.842,0337thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,247125.481,56576
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low88197.4785923
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150156.001,7941thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,750142.502,4941thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$2,0601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,297$2,01328
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,7523thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,266$1,6384thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,285$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,191$1,4537
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,052$1,8976
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,593$2,5812thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,466$2,4927
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,487$2,0744thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2322
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1063
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345362.96/cwt360.00–375.001,2525
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367418.27/cwt405.00–425.001,5353
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0381
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422372.50/cwt360.00–375.001,5728
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2541
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430346.40/cwt322.50–355.001,4905
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461352.44/cwt350.00–365.001,6256
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472326.72/cwt312.50–335.001,5427
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513309.30/cwt305.00–312.501,58711
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4732
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6803
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573244.74/cwt225.00–265.001,4022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581289.96/cwt285.00–305.001,68519
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583312.16/cwt310.00–312.501,8207
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8304
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635283.19/cwt270.00–292.501,7989
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7772
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718257.88/cwt245.00–260.001,8527
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9054
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9621
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280235.00/cwt235.00–235.006581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283316.03/cwt300.00–325.008947
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335318.09/cwt315.00–330.001,0665
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370341.65/cwt340.00–342.501,2643
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411336.29/cwt332.50–340.001,38212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430324.53/cwt320.00–330.001,39517
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435238.42/cwt215.00–270.001,0374
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2792
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476297.48/cwt285.00–307.501,4166
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476249.71/cwt220.00–265.001,1896
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518281.74/cwt277.50–287.501,4597
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521291.13/cwt282.50–295.001,51716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3231
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575266.96/cwt250.00–277.501,53521
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605258.35/cwt255.00–260.001,5633
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633243.73/cwt230.00–250.001,54312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3657186.55/cwt175.00–210.001,2263
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3402
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678232.72/cwt225.00–235.001,57811
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712225.98/cwt220.00–230.001,6095
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3131
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788219.34/cwt213.00–222.501,7287
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820213.29/cwt210.00–217.501,7493
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870206.42/cwt195.00–212.501,7965
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2922195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7982
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2981176.62/cwt172.50–185.001,7333
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2990165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325377.58/cwt375.00–380.001,2272
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364397.49/cwt385.00–410.001,4474
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2376350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3163
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3405270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0941
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435342.53/cwt340.00–345.001,4902
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2971
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480319.17/cwt307.50–325.001,5323
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526287.93/cwt282.50–290.001,5156
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535303.84/cwt302.50–305.001,62611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6075
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4881
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3673209.74/cwt200.00–220.001,4122
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2694241.62/cwt240.00–250.001,6776
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2726226.19/cwt220.00–235.001,6424
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825204.64/cwt190.00–220.001,6882
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6151
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2933179.92/cwt170.00–190.001,6792
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3358212.50/cwt212.50–212.507614
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3430222.50/cwt222.50–222.509571
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3478200.00/cwt200.00–200.009563
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,750142.50/cwt142.50–142.502,4941
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,150156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,7941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310124.26/cwt120.00–128.001,6282
Bulls——1,655139.03/cwt138.00–140.002,3012
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73173.08/cwt70.00–78.005345
Cows—Lean 85-90%88087.16/cwt80.00–92.007676
Cows—Lean 85-90%938123.84/cwt117.00–137.001,1625
Cows—Lean 85-90%948104.89/cwt100.00–111.009947
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177106.81/cwt100.00–112.001,25711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251122.66/cwt114.00–128.001,53438
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271137.05/cwt130.00–145.001,74227
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560119.62/cwt117.00–124.001,8663
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,591135.75/cwt130.00–151.002,1604
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5932,580.77/head2,500.00–2,650.002,5812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1351,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,928.74/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,528.91/head1,375.00–1,750.001,5296
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2661,638.12/head1,600.00–1,675.001,6384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2972,013.05/head1,600.00–2,475.002,01328
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,060.00/head2,060.00–2,060.002,0601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,9671
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0521,897.10/head1,575.00–2,000.001,8976
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5122,181.42/head2,075.00–2,400.002,1813
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5142,498.96/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4996

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.