Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-04-22

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 22
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
300 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 432▲ 35 vs year ago 265 · +13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 62▼ 26 vs year ago 96 · −27.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 40▲ 11 vs year ago 29 · +37.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to firm, with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $289.63/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −92.26 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$289.63
22 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,562
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$364
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$82.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.99
vs KY average
−40.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533302.211,61117thin
Medium and Large 2-3555264.751,4703thin
Large 1-2567220.001,2472thin
One grade step is worth $82.21/cwt here — about $364 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale22 hd
289.63
—
KY average24 barns · 1,409 hd
319.62
−29.99
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−40.32
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−92.26
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—High1,571163.552,57011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,500155.002,3251thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235144.161,78126
CowsLean 85-90%Low964123.851,19311
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,182179.332,1206thin

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)1,250$2,2944thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$2,1648
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$2,0218
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,216$1,9594thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$1,8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,080$1,6492thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)757$1,7002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)825$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2,245$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$3,0643thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,4501thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320436.30/cwt425.00–450.001,3963
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6391
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6802
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4791
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519346.79/cwt320.00–350.001,8009
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8727
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8144
Steers550–600Large 1-2588275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6173
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623313.00/cwt305.00–315.001,95010
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625282.54/cwt280.00–285.001,7662
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667286.65/cwt285.00–287.501,9123
Steers650–700Medium 1-2687275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8895
Steers700–750Large 1-2723250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8084
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,05212
Steers800–850Large 1-2814235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9135
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0171
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2257330.00/cwt330.00–330.008482
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278442.43/cwt435.00–450.001,2302
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280392.59/cwt390.00–395.001,0992
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331432.38/cwt410.00–490.001,4314
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338384.01/cwt375.00–400.001,2986
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377365.13/cwt350.00–385.001,3779
Heifers350–400Small 1-2390390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428357.02/cwt355.00–365.001,5287
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433328.77/cwt320.00–340.001,42415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466323.54/cwt310.00–330.001,50813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520316.44/cwt315.00–322.501,6455
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4041
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525300.07/cwt290.00–307.501,5756
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2552292.49/cwt290.00–305.001,6156
Heifers550–600Large 1-2567220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2472
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573262.12/cwt250.00–275.001,5022
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602293.35/cwt290.00–300.001,7663
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612273.27/cwt270.00–275.001,6723
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8072
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5841
Heifers650–700Large 1-2695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6681
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8385
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8481
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy258485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2513
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1571
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3305310.00/cwt310.00–310.009461
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2711
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4763
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378427.27/cwt420.00–440.001,61513
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2387404.99/cwt395.00–410.001,5678
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406413.77/cwt410.00–415.001,6804
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420361.05/cwt340.00–380.001,5163
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7524
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461347.00/cwt340.00–360.001,6008
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3891
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2514305.80/cwt290.00–320.001,5725
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525339.14/cwt335.00–340.001,7806
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7741
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2564313.85/cwt310.00–317.501,77011
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623269.72/cwt260.00–280.001,6802
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy635285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8101
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2660205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3531
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy685285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9521
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2885200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7701
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,182179.33/cwt179.00–180.002,1206
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,305136.05/cwt125.00–145.001,7753
Bulls——1,667158.79/cwt150.00–165.002,6473
Bulls——1,674182.91/cwt175.00–202.503,0625
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78085.00/cwt85.00–85.006631
Cows—Lean 85-90%940154.84/cwt145.00–165.001,4552
Cows—Lean 85-90%967125.19/cwt120.00–132.001,2115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035113.91/cwt112.00–118.001,1793
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195154.30/cwt150.00–165.001,84411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265137.56/cwt130.00–147.001,74014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,3251
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28251,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27571,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,871.43/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4903,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-22,2454,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,648.84/head1,625.00–1,675.001,6492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1062,021.38/head1,675.00–2,500.002,0218
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1432,163.72/head1,950.00–2,500.002,1648
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2161,959.46/head1,550.00–2,200.001,9594
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,293.65/head2,125.00–2,450.002,2944
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0681
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4931

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.