Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-01-28

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 28
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
569 head
▲ 293 vs last sale 276▲ 154 vs year ago 415 · +37.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 37▲ 57 vs year ago 49 · +116.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 75▲ 21 vs year ago 9 · +233.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with spots sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, with 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 $270.03/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −111.86 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$270.03
51 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,500
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$396
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.96
vs KY average
−34.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559275.011,53743
Medium and Large 2541251.641,3626thin
Medium and Large 2-3523218.251,1412thin
One grade step is worth $56.76/cwt here — about $396 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 sale51 hd
270.03
—
KY average25 barns · 2,467 hd
282.99
−12.96
National average182 barns · 24,858 hd
304.64
−34.61
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−111.86
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—Average1,534153.172,3493thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,638130.772,14224
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,237124.551,54036
CowsLean 85-90%Low945103.3097723
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,385151.002,0911thin

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)1,208$2,1472thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$2,0751thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)784$1,2508
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)715$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,2251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)705$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)743$1,1753thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,580$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,229$2,2773thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,153$2,1002thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260380.00/cwt380.00–380.009881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1892
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328403.01/cwt395.00–415.001,3227
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370348.60/cwt340.00–370.001,29019
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1841
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy397385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5282
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429343.49/cwt320.00–355.001,47420
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430378.22/cwt370.00–385.001,62615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8337
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482327.39/cwt315.00–332.501,57811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525317.43/cwt300.00–320.001,66731
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3651
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7231
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565278.15/cwt275.00–285.001,5728
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573306.69/cwt300.00–315.001,75711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610274.41/cwt270.00–280.001,67416
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3761
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7821
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7131
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7882
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9081
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9084
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9802
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2973212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,0682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2185340.00/cwt340.00–340.006291
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2223331.63/cwt300.00–345.007404
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2271313.28/cwt300.00–345.008494
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295230.00/cwt230.00–230.006791
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327330.16/cwt300.00–345.001,08013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1483
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365329.97/cwt320.00–335.001,20414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369338.06/cwt335.00–340.001,2475
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3382258.80/cwt245.00–265.009893
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424327.44/cwt325.00–340.001,3887
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435308.41/cwt290.00–320.001,34218
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438270.11/cwt260.00–280.001,1833
Heifers450–500Large 1-2460285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482294.98/cwt275.00–305.001,42217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485253.42/cwt235.00–275.001,2293
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521277.59/cwt265.00–285.001,4468
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523218.25/cwt200.00–235.001,1412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5346
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531256.21/cwt255.00–260.001,3604
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3632
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6106
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577268.24/cwt260.00–275.001,54823
Heifers600–650Large 2-3610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6282
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620227.52/cwt225.00–230.001,4112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626246.06/cwt240.00–252.501,5404
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5343
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4851
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2743227.98/cwt215.00–230.001,69412
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776211.46/cwt200.00–215.001,6417
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2807208.32/cwt200.00–212.501,6813
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy183420.00/cwt420.00–420.007694
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy217400.00/cwt400.00–400.008684
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2228360.55/cwt350.00–370.008222
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313388.27/cwt380.00–395.001,2153
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360377.43/cwt375.00–380.001,3592
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377336.26/cwt320.00–350.001,2686
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418355.82/cwt350.00–365.001,4875
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420325.94/cwt310.00–345.001,3698
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478334.80/cwt325.00–345.001,6006
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478302.70/cwt295.00–320.001,44717
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3862
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2509272.82/cwt270.00–280.001,3899
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520300.58/cwt300.00–305.001,56317
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5962
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2564265.13/cwt260.00–280.001,4957
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4751
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620209.84/cwt200.00–220.001,3012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625249.28/cwt240.00–260.001,55814
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672239.88/cwt230.00–250.001,6128
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685209.93/cwt200.00–220.001,4382
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5292
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6471
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3835175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4611
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2864214.16/cwt210.00–215.001,8506
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,175175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,0562
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3274295.00/cwt295.00–295.008087
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3306290.00/cwt290.00–290.008873
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3359275.00/cwt275.00–275.009879
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3435295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2832
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3495250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2382
Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,096165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8084
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,385151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,0911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,523147.25/cwt142.00–155.002,2432
Bulls——1,555165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,5661
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84579.87/cwt70.00–87.006757
Cows—Lean 85-90%945133.56/cwt131.00–137.001,2624
Cows—Lean 85-90%993115.38/cwt110.00–127.001,1466
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01598.38/cwt94.00–105.009996
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131140.66/cwt135.00–151.001,5915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251111.56/cwt100.00–118.001,3969
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255126.20/cwt120.00–134.001,58422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,7331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,626137.57/cwt135.00–145.002,2378
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,649128.53/cwt120.00–134.002,11915
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2-37051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 2-37151,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 2-37431,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1753
Bred Cows—Medium 2-37841,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2082,146.89/head1,850.00–2,450.002,1472
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,515.43/head1,950.00–2,900.002,5152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.