Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-03-11

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 11
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
535 head
▼ 269 vs last sale 804▲ 34 vs year ago 501 · +6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 101▲ 35 vs year ago 60 · +58.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 28▼ 72 vs year ago 110 · −65.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Strong demand on a good quality offering of feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.30/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −97.59 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$284.30
44 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,538
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$66.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.42
vs KY average
−30.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537289.321,55438
Medium and Large 2574267.491,5344thin
Medium and Large 2-3550222.501,2242thin
One grade step is worth $66.82/cwt here — about $330 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale44 hd
284.30
—
KY average25 barns · 1,476 hd
293.72
−9.42
National average179 barns · 17,787 hd
314.96
−30.66
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−97.59
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—Low1,436154.232,21419
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,473136.702,0143thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,238127.501,57936
CowsLean 85-90%Low969115.961,12322
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow990138.551,3722thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$2,0442thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,236$1,7486
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$1,7336
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$1,6251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,2502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,092$2,2002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)908$2,0413thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)907$2,0324thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,7002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)765$2,0501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,268$2,0392thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$2,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)745$1,4001thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240342.45/cwt340.00–345.008222
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy282380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0722
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2287366.69/cwt355.00–375.001,0523
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy334391.90/cwt380.00–400.001,30910
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353392.41/cwt380.00–405.001,3852
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380356.61/cwt335.00–365.001,3557
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413370.60/cwt360.00–375.001,53121
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417347.19/cwt330.00–355.001,44818
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435317.53/cwt315.00–320.001,3812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy451365.01/cwt360.00–375.001,6466
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476334.80/cwt320.00–345.001,59417
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513310.60/cwt300.00–320.001,59311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516336.64/cwt330.00–340.001,73713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572307.14/cwt300.00–315.001,75712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576323.16/cwt321.00–325.001,8619
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611300.71/cwt300.00–305.001,8377
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632285.00/cwt277.50–290.001,8015
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8785
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7551
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9741
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0331
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8901
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,075160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy175390.00/cwt390.00–390.006831
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225335.00/cwt315.00–355.007542
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285338.54/cwt320.00–345.0096510
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3316225.00/cwt225.00–225.007113
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320302.44/cwt300.00–305.009684
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330350.26/cwt345.00–355.001,1569
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334336.29/cwt325.00–342.501,1236
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0681
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366344.70/cwt342.50–355.001,26222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382331.05/cwt315.00–340.001,26510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415297.59/cwt295.00–300.001,2352
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421344.11/cwt330.00–352.501,44913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434321.87/cwt310.00–327.501,3978
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2181
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466328.14/cwt325.00–342.501,52911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472312.69/cwt300.00–320.001,47611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2492295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3493268.29/cwt245.00–280.001,3233
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521308.51/cwt305.00–320.001,6077
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524285.70/cwt275.00–295.001,49717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561284.12/cwt272.50–290.001,59414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1791
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583264.99/cwt260.00–270.001,5453
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2607265.29/cwt255.00–267.501,61015
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,6763
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670209.93/cwt200.00–220.001,4072
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6324
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5641
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717224.95/cwt215.00–230.001,6136
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6687
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865204.94/cwt200.00–210.001,7732
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2177360.00/cwt360.00–360.006372
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250385.00/cwt385.00–385.009631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270350.00/cwt350.00–350.009451
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290305.00/cwt305.00–305.008851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2483
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2329344.25/cwt320.00–350.001,1335
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3371252.92/cwt250.00–270.009387
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3582
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377339.97/cwt315.00–355.001,28213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1481
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433329.69/cwt300.00–350.001,42811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy442360.12/cwt350.00–365.001,5925
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2591
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2489324.29/cwt300.00–335.001,5869
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523314.09/cwt310.00–315.001,6438
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528298.88/cwt285.00–302.501,5789
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573286.14/cwt282.50–290.001,6402
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627271.60/cwt265.00–277.501,7036
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660261.67/cwt255.00–267.501,72713
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5411
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2728246.21/cwt242.50–250.001,7922
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8261
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,9475
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,065165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7571
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice990138.55/cwt135.00–142.001,3722
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,138130.22/cwt125.00–135.001,4824
Bulls——1,467149.58/cwt140.00–160.002,1949
Bulls——1,587177.21/cwt162.00–185.002,8126
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86878.72/cwt77.50–80.006832
Cows—Lean 85-90%944101.42/cwt100.00–105.009574
Cows—Lean 85-90%980136.04/cwt130.00–141.001,3336
Cows—Lean 85-90%992117.18/cwt110.00–125.001,16210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179111.09/cwt107.00–118.001,3106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253127.18/cwt120.00–135.001,59421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254143.47/cwt140.00–150.001,7998
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485142.55/cwt140.00–145.002,1172
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-27652,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2682,038.61/head2,000.00–2,075.002,0392
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29072,031.89/head1,900.00–2,150.002,0324
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29082,040.79/head1,800.00–2,150.002,0413
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0922,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0132,043.83/head1,900.00–2,150.002,0442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,733.30/head1,550.00–2,025.001,7336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2361,748.13/head1,650.00–1,875.001,7486
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2848173.68/cwt170.00–178.001,4732

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.