Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-03-18

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 18
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
370 head
▼ 165 vs last sale 535▼ 99 vs year ago 469 · −21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 95▲ 7 vs year ago 57 · +12.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 38▲ 11 vs year ago 17 · +64.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold sharply higher. Steers over 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with spots sharply higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.21/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −87.68 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$294.21
45 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$345
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$52.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.66
vs KY average
−20.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569297.251,69342
Medium and Large 2595265.001,5771thin
Medium and Large 2-3550245.001,3482thin
One grade step is worth $52.25/cwt here — about $345 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale45 hd
294.21
—
KY average26 barns · 1,941 hd
304.88
−10.66
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
−20.37
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−87.68
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—Average1,788153.122,7388thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,582137.032,1683thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,216127.971,55624
CowsLean 85-90%Low918119.091,09322
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,155185.002,1371thin

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)1,227$2,2252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,315$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,6402thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,092$1,5983thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)935$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,051$2,2504thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)994$2,1965
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)983$1,6702thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,525$2,5992thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,450$2,6001thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy287440.58/cwt420.00–450.001,2643
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331426.39/cwt405.00–440.001,4117
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379424.65/cwt415.00–435.001,60918
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423395.01/cwt390.00–400.001,6719
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4791
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474347.79/cwt340.00–355.001,6494
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479366.75/cwt355.00–382.501,75714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517349.10/cwt340.00–350.001,80511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520324.97/cwt315.00–332.501,69011
Steers500–550Large 1-2530285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583304.79/cwt295.00–315.001,7772
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9182
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2607305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215334.77/cwt300.00–365.007202
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230385.00/cwt385.00–385.008861
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273389.87/cwt380.00–395.001,0645
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275320.00/cwt320.00–320.008801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324367.02/cwt365.00–370.001,1895
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338327.44/cwt325.00–330.001,1072
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3942
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384350.33/cwt335.00–355.001,34518
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1651
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412353.01/cwt347.50–355.001,45411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421319.06/cwt310.00–337.501,34311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425276.61/cwt255.00–290.001,1763
Heifers400–450Large 1-2440295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2981
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464337.92/cwt335.00–350.001,56815
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470317.23/cwt315.00–325.001,4919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470266.31/cwt245.00–285.001,2523
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513311.84/cwt305.00–315.001,6008
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576287.95/cwt280.00–292.501,65915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588298.45/cwt295.00–300.001,75519
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5771
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628264.23/cwt250.00–272.501,6599
Heifers650–700Large 1-2650225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4632
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670253.78/cwt252.50–255.001,7002
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added696262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8274
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710237.74/cwt230.00–240.001,6889
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9511
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9112
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy195410.00/cwt410.00–410.008001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225355.00/cwt355.00–355.007991
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0121
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3245300.00/cwt300.00–300.007351
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270270.00/cwt270.00–270.007291
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2031
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330427.06/cwt415.00–445.001,4097
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373367.85/cwt360.00–375.001,3722
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374402.84/cwt390.00–410.001,5074
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0541
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432384.02/cwt375.00–390.001,65916
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437357.52/cwt355.00–365.001,5624
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476341.03/cwt335.00–345.001,6235
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3487275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3392
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490309.95/cwt305.00–315.001,5192
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520291.41/cwt285.00–305.001,5153
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523317.76/cwt310.00–325.001,6627
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3539226.09/cwt215.00–240.001,2194
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563275.24/cwt265.00–285.001,5503
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy569305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7356
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy616287.46/cwt285.00–290.001,7716
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7132
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy665275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8293
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2676268.08/cwt260.00–270.001,8125
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7952
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6061
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy750255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9132
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2786234.98/cwt220.00–240.001,8474
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2910200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8201
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8151
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3462205.00/cwt205.00–205.009472
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,155185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,1371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,788153.12/cwt145.00–161.002,7388
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%888107.57/cwt104.00–110.009556
Cows—Lean 85-90%890137.31/cwt130.00–152.501,2227
Cows—Lean 85-90%952118.54/cwt112.00–125.001,1298
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02065.00/cwt65.00–65.006631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211128.30/cwt120.00–134.001,55412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221111.51/cwt104.00–115.001,3624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232142.22/cwt136.00–150.001,7527
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,2461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593133.55/cwt132.00–135.002,1272
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5252,599.02/head2,550.00–2,650.002,5992
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29831,669.53/head1,400.00–1,875.001,6702
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29942,195.98/head2,100.00–2,250.002,1965
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0512,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0921,598.17/head1,375.00–1,850.001,5983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,640.00/head1,400.00–1,800.001,6402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2272,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.