Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-07-15

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 15
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
605 head
▲ 197 vs last sale 408▼ 92 vs year ago 697 · −13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 90▲ 23 vs year ago 72 · +31.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 27▲ 1 vs year ago 48 · +2.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Spots of light weight feeder classes sold sharply higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.23/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −42.66 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$339.23
65 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,840
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.45
vs KY average
+0.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542339.231,84065
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale65 hd
339.23
—
KY average24 barns · 1,407 hd
336.78
+2.45
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
+0.49
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−42.66
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—High1,403193.102,7097thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,551169.862,6344thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,212160.191,94252
CowsLean 85-90%Low976134.401,31217
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,101200.552,20810
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,645180.002,9611thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,368$2,3173thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,211$2,3003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$2,2893thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,122$2,2587
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,166$2,03313
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,043$1,6132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)940$1,5472thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,055$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,197$3,0903thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$2,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,220$2,4251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)958$1,8255

Every lot

105 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
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2180500.00/cwt500.00–500.009001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215420.00/cwt420.00–420.009031
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373413.52/cwt400.00–420.001,54211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7815
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434388.74/cwt370.00–405.001,68714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy451415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8725
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473325.24/cwt320.00–330.001,5382
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476360.87/cwt355.00–370.001,7186
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521389.30/cwt380.00–395.002,0288
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529368.80/cwt360.00–375.001,9514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7171
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578366.31/cwt365.00–370.002,11726
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590345.85/cwt330.00–355.002,0416
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622337.77/cwt330.00–342.502,10119
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9201
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9981
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,33332
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676328.77/cwt327.50–330.002,2224
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9381
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9171
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733312.37/cwt311.00–316.002,29011
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777292.97/cwt290.00–296.002,2766
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245350.00/cwt350.00–350.008581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1441
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0503
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2294423.77/cwt420.00–425.001,2464
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330403.33/cwt400.00–405.001,3316
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376336.57/cwt335.00–340.001,2663
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389379.95/cwt375.00–385.001,4786
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5392
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420354.12/cwt345.00–360.001,48712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430309.53/cwt275.00–320.001,3314
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,73316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477351.93/cwt340.00–362.501,67923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5633
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6421
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529345.11/cwt325.00–355.001,82642
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567328.50/cwt320.00–335.001,86323
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623314.67/cwt295.00–320.001,96020
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,08222
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8202
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,16828
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684290.47/cwt287.00–300.001,98719
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725273.40/cwt270.00–280.001,9823
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added747296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,21129
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0572
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7051
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8963
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9481
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,015185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,1641
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3002
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3327345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1282
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3091
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2341408.10/cwt400.00–440.001,3925
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374397.68/cwt395.00–400.001,48713
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3881
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2448365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6353
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4731
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479366.40/cwt360.00–385.001,7554
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521330.64/cwt315.00–345.001,7238
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581322.98/cwt317.50–335.001,87717
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2614306.23/cwt305.00–310.001,8804
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6741
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2711280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9916
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0792
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9211
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3400290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1601
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3487295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4372
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,645180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,9611
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,101200.55/cwt200.00–205.002,20810
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,342187.60/cwt180.00–200.002,5185
Bulls——1,555206.86/cwt204.00–210.003,2172
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%956138.11/cwt132.00–145.001,32010
Cows—Lean 85-90%983152.80/cwt150.00–155.001,5022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002126.05/cwt125.00–128.001,2633
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153161.76/cwt150.00–165.001,86515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228172.88/cwt166.00–180.002,12323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252139.02/cwt130.00–147.001,74113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483179.09/cwt176.00–182.002,6562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,618160.63/cwt155.00–166.002,5992
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,547.07/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,612.77/head1,575.00–1,650.001,6132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1132,289.45/head2,275.00–2,325.002,2893
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1222,257.99/head1,750.00–2,500.002,2587
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1662,033.43/head1,750.00–2,325.002,03313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2112,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3682,316.87/head2,275.00–2,400.002,3173
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29581,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8255
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1973,089.55/head2,650.00–3,250.003,0903
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.