Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-02-04

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 4
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
457 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 569▼ 378 vs year ago 835 · −45.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 106▲ 51 vs year ago 87 · +58.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 30▲ 60 vs year ago 30 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower with spots under 500lbs sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower with spots under 500lbs sharply lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes with futures trading lower. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.70/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −126.18 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$255.70
38 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,409
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.93
vs KY average
−43.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548265.921,45829
Medium and Large 2-3561222.801,2499thin
One grade step is worth $43.12/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale38 hd
255.70
—
KY average25 barns · 2,341 hd
275.64
−19.93
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−43.16
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−126.18
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—High1,692146.692,48213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,540128.621,98014
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,238126.521,56757
CowsLean 85-90%Average970104.601,01426
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,025165.001,6911thin

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)1,418$2,4182thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$2,2024thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)932$1,8593thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,234$1,77514
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$1,7378
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,186$1,55811
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$1,4724thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)928$1,8432thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,381$2,3504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,593$2,34610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,268$1,9074thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)990$1,2251thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2227360.00/cwt360.00–360.008172
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260345.00/cwt345.00–345.008971
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320305.00/cwt305.00–305.009761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329343.34/cwt330.00–355.001,1304
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378328.43/cwt312.50–345.001,2412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385372.01/cwt370.00–375.001,4325
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427319.01/cwt305.00–332.501,36210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435297.47/cwt295.00–300.001,2942
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467329.22/cwt317.50–340.001,53715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495260.00/cwt235.00–285.001,2872
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519307.14/cwt295.00–315.001,5945
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568293.41/cwt280.00–305.001,66714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610268.77/cwt265.00–270.001,6394
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678267.75/cwt260.00–275.001,81516
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6561
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2266312.89/cwt302.50–320.008324
Heifers250–300Medium 2-3295280.00/cwt280.00–280.008261
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325311.05/cwt300.00–320.001,0117
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330268.73/cwt265.00–270.008874
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372304.33/cwt290.00–325.001,13218
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414298.53/cwt285.00–310.001,23630
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3422261.62/cwt250.00–270.001,1043
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467283.82/cwt275.00–290.001,32524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495248.75/cwt232.50–265.001,2312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514270.84/cwt260.00–280.001,39214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525230.57/cwt215.00–245.001,2102
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3571220.58/cwt200.00–225.001,2607
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580261.32/cwt252.50–270.001,51615
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2600215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5584
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618237.47/cwt230.00–245.001,4682
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677235.79/cwt220.00–240.001,5967
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712209.92/cwt205.00–212.501,4953
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7161
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2238342.37/cwt330.00–355.008152
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245352.50/cwt352.50–352.508641
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255350.00/cwt350.00–350.008931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270315.00/cwt315.00–315.008511
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1472
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2313325.12/cwt310.00–340.001,0182
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369376.75/cwt365.00–385.001,3905
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2372321.74/cwt300.00–335.001,1979
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0202
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430312.73/cwt305.00–322.501,34511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3463259.89/cwt240.00–275.001,2037
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472294.00/cwt280.00–305.001,38815
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4961
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3521240.09/cwt235.00–255.001,2514
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525284.76/cwt275.00–295.001,49512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574265.05/cwt257.50–272.501,5216
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3617210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2962
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2631232.05/cwt220.00–245.001,46412
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678233.63/cwt227.50–240.001,5844
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2728222.63/cwt215.00–230.001,6212
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4701
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2794206.38/cwt200.00–220.001,6397
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3201300.00/cwt300.00–300.006034
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3304292.50/cwt292.50–292.5088911
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3367273.30/cwt260.00–277.501,00351
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,025165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,595133.47/cwt125.00–138.002,1294
Bulls——1,720146.42/cwt140.00–150.002,5185
Bulls——1,755160.24/cwt160.00–161.002,8124
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96496.01/cwt90.00–102.009267
Cows—Lean 85-90%96574.25/cwt70.00–80.007172
Cows—Lean 85-90%971107.84/cwt105.00–112.001,04713
Cows—Lean 85-90%979124.25/cwt120.00–130.001,2164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181109.92/cwt100.00–117.001,29811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236143.09/cwt138.00–150.001,7697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255128.23/cwt120.00–136.001,60939
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,1002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503114.50/cwt114.00–115.001,7212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555129.17/cwt120.00–135.002,00910
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29402,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,738.43/head1,650.00–1,850.001,7382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,539.06/head2,475.00–2,650.002,5393
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3812,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7082,263.77/head1,900.00–2,500.002,2647
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29321,859.39/head1,600.00–2,200.001,8593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,737.21/head1,350.00–1,950.001,7378
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1861,557.96/head1,350.00–1,750.001,55811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,202.41/head1,300.00–2,500.002,2024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2341,774.56/head1,525.00–2,550.001,77514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,471.66/head1,375.00–1,625.001,4724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4182,418.08/head2,150.00–2,650.002,4182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29281,842.99/head1,250.00–2,250.001,8432
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251

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.