Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-09-09

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 9
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
392 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 293▼ 58 vs year ago 450 · −12.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 80▲ 86 vs year ago 82 · +104.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 131 vs last sale 19▲ 100 vs year ago 50 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Combination of unweaned feeders and sharp decrease in CME futures place pressure on the market. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $359.45/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −42.29 against this barn's trailing median of $401.74.
Average price
$359.45
41 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,986
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$348
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$52.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.95
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556371.712,06831
Medium and Large 2560340.001,9041thin
Medium 1-2540320.001,7281thin
Medium and Large 2-3539319.321,7208thin
One grade step is worth $52.39/cwt here — about $348 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 sale41 hd
359.45
—
KY average24 barns · 890 hd
357.51
+1.95
This barn, trailing median30 sales
401.74
−42.29
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

30 sales
476421367312median 401.7403/0304/2807/0709/1511/03
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $461.93, low $326.03, median $401.74 across 30 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—High1,566186.952,92736
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,639160.002,6226thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,233156.361,92844
CowsLean 85-90%High975145.651,42033
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,123200.002,2452thin

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 Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$2,52638
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,312$2,4252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,350$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,094$2,3928
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)898$2,3272thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,010$2,1603thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)933$2,1233thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$2,07941
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$1,8251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,303$3,5292thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$3,2237
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,61514
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,087$2,4002thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,6001thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy246580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,4273
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280568.04/cwt540.00–585.001,5919
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325505.00/cwt500.00–510.001,6412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426436.15/cwt430.00–450.001,8587
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455423.75/cwt420.00–425.001,9288
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521322.78/cwt300.00–340.001,6824
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525407.07/cwt390.00–412.502,1378
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9432
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3244
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577390.96/cwt390.00–395.002,2565
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5731
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612374.05/cwt365.00–380.002,2895
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683350.05/cwt340.00–352.502,3915
Steers650–700Large 1-2690330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2771
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2762
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4295
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5251
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2175490.00/cwt490.00–490.008581
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200455.00/cwt455.00–455.009101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316465.74/cwt465.00–470.001,4727
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330423.30/cwt410.00–440.001,3977
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360335.97/cwt300.00–370.001,2092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385424.88/cwt405.00–430.001,63610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418409.92/cwt385.00–415.001,71312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470334.79/cwt325.00–340.001,5743
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480374.92/cwt360.00–400.001,80012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513364.56/cwt345.00–370.001,87026
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535312.57/cwt305.00–320.001,6722
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8362
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572343.16/cwt335.00–370.001,96317
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6471
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624328.18/cwt315.00–335.002,0487
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666319.89/cwt305.00–325.002,1304
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8001
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3788245.02/cwt235.00–250.001,9313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5931
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy317494.11/cwt485.00–500.001,5666
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3491
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330384.70/cwt375.00–395.001,2702
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2336439.33/cwt422.50–470.001,4767
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2376423.08/cwt400.00–450.001,59113
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3405325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3161
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6012
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429427.13/cwt425.00–430.001,8329
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433394.68/cwt375.00–415.001,70920
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470393.57/cwt370.00–405.001,85019
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473319.97/cwt315.00–325.001,5132
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520373.24/cwt355.00–385.001,9418
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3532318.51/cwt310.00–330.001,6947
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9041
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy568390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2156
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571362.94/cwt340.00–380.002,07216
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624341.35/cwt325.00–352.502,1305
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675314.13/cwt305.00–325.002,1208
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9881
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3835200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6701
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3870220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9141
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,060200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1201
Heifers—Select and Choice1,185200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,374162.46/cwt150.00–171.002,2328
Bulls——1,602188.14/cwt175.00–200.003,01419
Bulls——1,660206.19/cwt201.00–215.003,4239
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%875125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0941
Cows—Lean 85-90%937108.36/cwt100.00–115.001,0155
Cows—Lean 85-90%980146.65/cwt130.00–164.001,43714
Cows—Lean 85-90%983157.96/cwt150.00–165.001,55314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222170.93/cwt170.00–175.002,0898
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239161.05/cwt150.00–168.001,99522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258141.86/cwt130.00–148.001,78513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533157.89/cwt150.00–165.002,4203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,690175.67/cwt170.00–180.002,9692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,855135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,5041
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0872,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,485.04/head2,225.00–2,825.002,4858
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2953,359.71/head3,250.00–3,550.003,3606
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3033,529.17/head3,450.00–3,600.003,5292
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4703,027.59/head2,875.00–3,325.003,0283
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28651,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28982,326.60/head2,300.00–2,350.002,3272
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29091,750.74/head1,675.00–1,825.001,7515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29332,123.17/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1233
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,160.49/head2,125.00–2,225.002,1603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1272,469.34/head2,425.00–2,500.002,4697
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,526.23/head1,900.00–3,100.002,52638
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2232,124.03/head1,700.00–2,425.002,12436
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3122,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2777187.89/cwt171.00–210.001,4603
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2785175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3741

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.