Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-04-29

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 29
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
507 head
▲ 207 vs last sale 300▲ 228 vs year ago 279 · +81.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 70▼ 33 vs year ago 89 · −37.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 40▼ 20 vs year ago 41 · −48.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with spots sharply higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.92/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −72.97 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$308.92
46 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$57.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.77
vs KY average
−20.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532317.001,68538
Medium and Large 2591276.911,6375thin
Medium and Large 2-3557260.001,4483thin
One grade step is worth $57.00/cwt here — about $237 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 sale46 hd
308.92
—
KY average25 barns · 1,270 hd
323.69
−14.77
National average176 barns · 11,721 hd
329.34
−20.42
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−72.97
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—High1,538168.802,5956thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,509140.612,1225thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,217140.001,70424
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low962114.601,1037thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$2,5304thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,118$1,7012thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)840$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$3,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$2,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,290$2,5001thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy150550.00/cwt550.00–550.008251
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy218506.89/cwt500.00–507.501,10513
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4161
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323483.04/cwt475.00–490.001,5605
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5525
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7645
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7093
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442383.96/cwt375.00–390.001,6975
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8444
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475378.98/cwt375.00–380.001,8005
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517357.73/cwt345.00–370.001,8497
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523385.03/cwt375.00–390.002,0143
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,07010
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575338.42/cwt320.00–355.001,94613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0461
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624312.20/cwt295.00–320.001,9485
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725284.97/cwt280.00–290.002,0662
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1539
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2786272.49/cwt265.00–275.002,1424
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy173475.00/cwt475.00–475.008223
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy213490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,04413
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0831
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy287430.97/cwt422.50–445.001,23710
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315325.32/cwt305.00–345.001,0252
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340453.94/cwt425.00–460.001,54317
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365337.82/cwt335.00–340.001,2337
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376420.38/cwt405.00–450.001,5819
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382378.09/cwt360.00–395.001,44415
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2091
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423342.97/cwt325.00–355.001,45112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425372.49/cwt360.00–375.001,58310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477276.33/cwt255.00–295.001,3183
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483343.98/cwt340.00–350.001,6615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490315.82/cwt300.00–337.501,54817
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511329.98/cwt325.00–335.001,68614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527311.33/cwt295.00–320.001,64114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567306.75/cwt295.00–315.001,73910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2591276.91/cwt275.00–285.001,6375
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605300.19/cwt290.00–302.501,81612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6631
Heifers650–700Medium 2-3690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2784235.02/cwt230.00–245.001,8434
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225464.78/cwt460.00–470.001,0462
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2235410.00/cwt410.00–410.009641
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2279423.02/cwt405.00–435.001,1807
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy296490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4503
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328461.92/cwt450.00–480.001,5155
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368397.76/cwt390.00–405.001,4642
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375436.74/cwt420.00–445.001,63810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2411372.14/cwt360.00–380.001,5297
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419419.47/cwt405.00–440.001,75810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1571
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464380.51/cwt375.00–385.001,7669
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508351.30/cwt330.00–357.501,78526
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517310.85/cwt305.00–325.001,6077
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3563268.27/cwt265.00–270.001,5103
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569308.97/cwt305.00–310.001,7585
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy586324.74/cwt320.00–327.501,90328
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2632294.03/cwt285.00–300.001,8585
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680287.03/cwt285.00–295.001,9525
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2728237.53/cwt230.00–245.001,7292
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy740270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9981
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8121
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy773277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1455
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2885215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9031
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Fancy970225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1831
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2973210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0433
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3215320.00/cwt320.00–320.006881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365151.91/cwt145.00–160.002,0743
Bulls——1,710185.70/cwt182.00–190.003,1753
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%847112.40/cwt110.00–115.009523
Cows—Lean 85-90%950135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128120.78/cwt115.00–125.001,3625
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225140.74/cwt134.00–145.001,72413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273154.43/cwt150.00–160.001,9666
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,509140.61/cwt132.00–145.002,1225
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2803,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2903,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2982,700.29/head2,550.00–2,850.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4103,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,701.40/head1,575.00–1,825.001,7012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2162,530.42/head2,200.00–2,700.002,5304
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2944172.93/cwt170.00–182.501,6324

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.