Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-05-06

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, May 6
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
499 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 507▲ 219 vs year ago 280 · +78.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 56▲ 71 vs year ago 78 · +91.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 21▲ 32 vs year ago 23 · +139.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold sharply higher, steers over 500lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold sharply higher, heifers over 500lbs sold steady. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 with good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $358.50/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −82.51 against this barn's trailing median of $441.02.
Average price
$358.50
69 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,984
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$346
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$61.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.10
vs KY average
−20.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552361.531,99665
Medium 1-2578312.501,8063thin
Medium and Large 2550300.001,6501thin
One grade step is worth $61.53/cwt here — about $346 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale69 hd
358.50
—
KY average22 barns · 980 hd
372.61
−14.10
National average168 barns · 13,508 hd
378.79
−20.29
This barn, trailing median31 sales
441.02
−82.51
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

31 sales
501447393340median 441.0203/0304/2806/2309/0810/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.17, low $353.61, median $441.02 across 31 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—High1,373168.982,32010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,480147.292,17912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220144.081,75762
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low968120.511,16734
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,420184.932,6262thin

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)1,055$2,5003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,3512thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$2,0137
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,9242thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,086$1,8367
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,018$1,7062thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)991$1,7164thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)970$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$2,7788
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,101$2,7038
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,215$2,2251thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy262505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,3232
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy311495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5398
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366465.61/cwt455.00–470.001,70416
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382438.28/cwt435.00–440.001,6743
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437417.33/cwt395.00–430.001,82412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5182
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6443
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470413.58/cwt410.00–415.001,94422
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480398.65/cwt390.00–400.001,9147
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529367.04/cwt350.00–375.001,9428
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537387.79/cwt385.00–405.002,08226
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6501
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571338.08/cwt315.00–347.451,93031
Steers550–600Medium 1-2578312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,8063
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7551
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620331.68/cwt325.00–335.002,0566
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620303.89/cwt300.00–315.001,8847
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2659290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9116
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662310.28/cwt297.50–312.502,05425
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735255.07/cwt250.00–260.001,8752
Steers700–750Medium 1-2745255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9001
Steers750–800Medium 1-2755255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9251
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9441
Steers850–900Large 1-2882240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2232400.00/cwt400.00–400.009282
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273408.63/cwt385.00–425.001,1165
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322400.60/cwt375.00–415.001,29015
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330295.00/cwt295.00–295.009741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379397.14/cwt375.00–405.001,50512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390422.12/cwt420.00–425.001,6467
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419387.51/cwt380.00–395.001,6248
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427401.56/cwt400.00–405.001,7153
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430262.59/cwt255.00–270.001,1292
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435342.56/cwt340.00–345.001,4902
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469356.42/cwt355.00–375.001,67214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471333.30/cwt315.00–350.001,57012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4731
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7037
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4301
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521307.86/cwt295.00–325.001,6049
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565326.49/cwt325.00–330.001,84510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573302.53/cwt295.00–315.001,7336
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8151
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3608222.41/cwt215.00–230.001,3522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7601
Heifers650–700Large 1-2655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6381
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5751
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9548
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8333
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0011
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7491
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225420.00/cwt420.00–420.009452
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275385.18/cwt380.00–390.001,0592
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320430.69/cwt400.00–450.001,3787
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329466.23/cwt460.00–470.001,5345
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy359442.94/cwt430.00–450.001,5905
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374415.53/cwt390.00–425.001,5549
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7982
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428345.09/cwt340.00–350.001,4772
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436404.54/cwt380.00–412.501,76426
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8371
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473365.47/cwt345.00–380.001,7299
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525341.48/cwt330.00–355.001,79314
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535320.54/cwt317.50–325.001,7155
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555331.34/cwt320.00–335.001,83911
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2592285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6872
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3623247.45/cwt245.00–250.001,5422
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625284.99/cwt275.00–290.001,7814
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8561
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy694295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0477
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8965
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,420184.93/cwt180.00–190.002,6262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,070140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4981
Bulls——1,317154.65/cwt144.50–160.002,0375
Bulls——1,519194.14/cwt185.00–200.002,9494
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89190.41/cwt80.00–105.008065
Cows—Lean 85-90%969136.52/cwt130.00–150.001,32311
Cows—Lean 85-90%982124.44/cwt120.00–128.001,22210
Cows—Lean 85-90%999112.41/cwt108.00–116.001,1238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168127.56/cwt125.00–130.001,4909
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215142.83/cwt134.00–150.001,73535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255154.76/cwt151.00–166.001,94218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,461145.39/cwt140.00–150.002,1249
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535153.00/cwt152.00–155.002,3493
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29911,716.42/head1,300.00–1,925.001,7164
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1022,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6757
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2062,850.49/head2,175.00–3,050.002,8506
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3902,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,924.09/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,705.53/head1,450.00–1,950.001,7062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,350.70/head1,900.00–2,750.002,3512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0861,835.59/head1,500.00–2,050.001,8367
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1642,013.24/head1,750.00–2,350.002,0137
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2813200.76/cwt177.50–230.001,6324
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920196.04/cwt175.00–217.501,8044

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.