Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-03-25

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 25
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
343 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 370▼ 69 vs year ago 412 · −16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 64▲ 63 vs year ago 83 · +75.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 28▲ 35 vs year ago 12 · +291.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $288.08/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −93.81 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$288.08
24 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,539
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$363
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$62.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.02
vs KY average
−33.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537299.111,60518thin
Medium and Large 2528273.331,4433thin
Medium and Large 2-3525236.591,2423thin
One grade step is worth $62.52/cwt here — about $363 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 sale24 hd
288.08
—
KY average25 barns · 1,488 hd
304.10
−16.02
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−33.66
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−93.81
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—Average1,601153.642,46011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,499145.132,17617
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,258133.191,67680
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low942104.9198919
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,495170.002,5421thin

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)1,203$2,0132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,9134thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$1,87910
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,232$1,8143thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)963$1,5432thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)974$2,1594thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,105$2,0252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)941$1,7884thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,395$2,7001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,075$2,3453thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,315$2,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,8251thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,1001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,001$2,0003thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy277460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2742
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337446.95/cwt430.00–455.001,5065
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373430.38/cwt420.00–440.001,60519
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5231
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437390.37/cwt375.00–420.001,70617
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471375.70/cwt375.00–380.001,7707
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475344.84/cwt340.00–350.001,6384
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,4762
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7354
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527349.16/cwt340.00–365.001,84012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570335.96/cwt330.00–340.001,9155
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572318.43/cwt305.00–322.501,8216
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620320.58/cwt312.50–325.001,9884
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9523
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0161
Steers750–800Large 1-2770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9252
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,0568
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230328.93/cwt320.00–350.007573
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy282395.98/cwt390.00–400.001,1176
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320280.00/cwt280.00–280.008961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321367.11/cwt365.00–375.001,1787
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323394.72/cwt385.00–400.001,27513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369333.22/cwt325.00–350.001,2308
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375372.79/cwt365.00–385.001,3985
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1695
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415359.21/cwt355.00–365.001,49113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427315.02/cwt300.00–325.001,3453
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463346.84/cwt340.00–352.501,60621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465257.98/cwt235.00–280.001,2002
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476326.41/cwt310.00–335.001,55411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4082
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516309.18/cwt305.00–315.001,5957
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525236.59/cwt220.00–245.001,2423
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5816
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5121
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577283.96/cwt275.00–295.001,6385
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,6924
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3751
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8068
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685237.54/cwt235.00–240.001,6272
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723228.31/cwt225.00–230.001,6513
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5961
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2803215.02/cwt210.00–220.001,7272
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5771
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7101
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2175400.00/cwt400.00–400.007001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210390.00/cwt390.00–390.008191
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312441.31/cwt425.00–450.001,3773
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315352.55/cwt335.00–365.001,1115
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375413.22/cwt390.00–435.001,5503
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403404.91/cwt390.00–420.001,6322
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2151
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457362.49/cwt357.50–375.001,65713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477333.30/cwt310.00–345.001,59014
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530320.08/cwt315.00–325.001,6963
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540290.05/cwt285.00–295.001,5662
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3881
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy583320.86/cwt315.00–325.001,8719
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy645290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8711
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7271
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy730260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8981
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9501
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2Fancy870230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0011
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,495170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,5421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,060120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2721
Bulls——1,549151.83/cwt147.00–155.002,3527
Bulls——1,902169.09/cwt162.00–175.003,2163
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%850152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2921
Cows—Lean 85-90%94584.93/cwt80.00–90.008036
Cows—Lean 85-90%947103.16/cwt100.00–106.009775
Cows—Lean 85-90%950116.56/cwt110.00–125.001,1077
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147110.24/cwt105.00–115.001,2646
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17390.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254129.02/cwt120.00–138.001,61841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291145.94/cwt140.00–152.001,88431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478147.49/cwt143.00–161.002,18013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568137.45/cwt136.00–139.002,1554
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,345.04/head2,050.00–2,550.002,3453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-37651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29411,788.34/head1,675.00–1,825.001,7884
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0432,445.89/head1,900.00–2,675.002,4463
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29631,543.05/head1,500.00–1,575.001,5432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,913.40/head1,675.00–2,025.001,9134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1741,878.93/head1,500.00–2,400.001,87910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2032,013.15/head1,700.00–2,325.002,0132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2321,814.17/head1,525.00–2,125.001,8143
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0203,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5301
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0012,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003

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.