Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-04-15

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 15
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
432 head
▲ 257 vs last sale 175▲ 37 vs year ago 395 · +9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 64▼ 26 vs year ago 88 · −29.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 17▲ 25 vs year ago 15 · +166.7%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.17/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −89.72 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$292.17
32 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$290
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$60.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.66
vs KY average
−29.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548300.431,64623
Medium and Large 2555274.951,5268thin
Medium and Large 2-3565240.001,3561thin
One grade step is worth $60.43/cwt here — about $290 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 sale32 hd
292.17
—
KY average25 barns · 1,422 hd
312.83
−20.66
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−29.01
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−89.72
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—Average1,409149.432,1057thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,412137.751,94513
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,195131.361,56919
CowsLean 85-90%Average989115.201,13923
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,172133.231,5613thin

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$2,1489
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,102$2,1252thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,335$2,0003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$1,9973thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,6752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,5751thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,2751thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)795$1,6751thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2190400.00/cwt400.00–400.007601
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2203419.92/cwt415.00–430.008523
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy208455.18/cwt450.00–460.009472
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270467.64/cwt465.00–470.001,2632
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0131
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3273323.53/cwt310.00–335.008832
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278452.66/cwt450.00–455.001,2582
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310457.50/cwt455.00–460.001,4182
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1661
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324436.22/cwt425.00–445.001,4138
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5482
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3362344.68/cwt335.00–355.001,2483
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377420.72/cwt410.00–425.001,5868
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411416.22/cwt415.00–420.001,7114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4031
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427395.92/cwt380.00–405.001,69113
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480352.47/cwt350.00–355.001,6922
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2489367.35/cwt365.00–370.001,79613
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529353.02/cwt335.00–365.001,86716
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557334.26/cwt330.00–355.001,8626
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8452
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0089
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6561
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638301.62/cwt300.00–305.001,9243
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2643282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,8163
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2692272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,8862
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9806
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6201
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0021
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3802165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3232
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230360.00/cwt360.00–360.008281
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy233400.00/cwt400.00–400.009322
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278407.84/cwt400.00–415.001,1342
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1573
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320285.00/cwt285.00–285.009121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322398.37/cwt395.00–400.001,2836
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360272.50/cwt270.00–275.009812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365357.40/cwt355.00–360.001,3052
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379389.32/cwt365.00–410.001,47619
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5772
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6404
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2407329.84/cwt320.00–350.001,3423
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425379.97/cwt365.00–385.001,61520
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465349.50/cwt345.00–365.001,62511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470320.80/cwt300.00–330.001,50812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3487276.64/cwt270.00–280.001,3473
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6671
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520278.62/cwt270.00–285.001,4494
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528308.45/cwt290.00–315.001,62913
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6501
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3561
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585283.75/cwt280.00–285.001,6608
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590271.28/cwt260.00–275.001,6014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610233.03/cwt200.00–265.001,4212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8484
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620268.02/cwt250.00–275.001,66215
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7825
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5591
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6061
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793226.66/cwt225.00–227.501,7973
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3930185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7211
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,040200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2155400.00/cwt400.00–400.006201
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230425.00/cwt425.00–425.009781
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2372398.16/cwt385.00–405.001,4818
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3400325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2406395.01/cwt370.00–405.001,6048
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433357.54/cwt350.00–365.001,5482
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473368.74/cwt365.00–375.001,74416
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482403.36/cwt400.00–405.001,9443
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485344.30/cwt340.00–350.001,6707
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5041
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4141
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529324.99/cwt310.00–340.001,71919
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572312.09/cwt300.00–325.001,78514
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4451
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8636
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680283.76/cwt280.00–295.001,9309
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723278.30/cwt260.00–282.502,01213
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2752265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9932
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6701
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9691
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3910170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5471
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,133212.49/cwt210.00–215.002,4082
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445205.00/cwt205.00–205.009121
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2421
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 3320225.00/cwt225.00–225.007201
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 3420225.00/cwt225.00–225.009453
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,150125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4382
Bulls——1,295161.87/cwt160.00–165.002,0962
Bulls——1,500120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8001
Bulls——1,735176.14/cwt172.00–180.003,0562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90889.53/cwt85.00–95.008136
Cows—Lean 85-90%983108.74/cwt102.00–114.001,0693
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020134.78/cwt130.00–150.001,3757
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030120.39/cwt115.00–125.001,2407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100117.43/cwt110.00–122.001,2925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218143.59/cwt140.00–150.001,7496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236130.90/cwt125.00–138.001,6188
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,366134.46/cwt127.00–139.001,8377
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465141.58/cwt140.00–145.002,0746
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,172133.23/cwt130.00–135.001,5613
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28451,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1022,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,147.67/head1,800.00–2,500.002,1489
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,997.31/head1,600.00–2,550.001,9973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2787203.62/cwt195.00–216.001,6023
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995147.65/cwt145.00–150.001,4692
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,142159.23/cwt140.00–170.001,8183
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27951,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.