Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-09-16

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 16
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
343 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 392▼ 28 vs year ago 371 · −7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 168▼ 19 vs year ago 94 · −20.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 150▲ 30 vs year ago 15 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heavy discounts of unweand feeders. 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 $337.46/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −64.29 against this barn's trailing median of $401.74.
Average price
$337.46
37 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,867
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$399
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$70.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548350.281,91826
Medium and Large 2577320.001,8467thin
Medium 1-2570300.001,7101thin
Medium and Large 2-3543279.561,5193thin
One grade step is worth $70.72/cwt here — about $399 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 sale37 hd
337.46
—
KY average26 barns · 919 hd
352.55
−15.09
This barn, trailing median30 sales
401.74
−64.29
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—High1,659186.633,09612
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,662161.032,6766thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,237155.961,92917
CowsLean 85-90%Average881141.191,24416
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,183207.432,4542thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$2,3002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,390$2,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,179$2,09215
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$1,8353thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,177$1,7443thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,073$1,7283thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)680$1,4251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,305$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$2,5613thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2195500.00/cwt500.00–500.009751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2611
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4101
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4621
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387427.13/cwt420.00–430.001,6535
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408430.61/cwt420.00–445.001,7578
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6171
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2452380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7182
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469430.91/cwt415.00–435.002,0215
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523388.51/cwt370.00–400.002,03219
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561366.63/cwt365.00–370.002,0576
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632359.02/cwt350.00–360.002,26910
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2195350.00/cwt350.00–350.006831
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215424.88/cwt420.00–430.009132
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2191
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280426.96/cwt400.00–440.001,1956
Heifers250–300Large 1-2280335.00/cwt335.00–335.009381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1941
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318414.65/cwt400.00–430.001,3192
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2359374.94/cwt350.00–385.001,3465
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372408.12/cwt400.00–420.001,5186
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4351
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424391.00/cwt375.00–405.001,65820
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468369.32/cwt360.00–385.001,72820
Heifers450–500Large 1-2476340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6184
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477296.08/cwt280.00–330.001,4123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518316.30/cwt300.00–330.001,6383
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521358.11/cwt350.00–365.001,8668
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567344.00/cwt330.00–370.001,9505
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8141
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613324.38/cwt310.00–340.001,98818
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9101
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0894
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705290.07/cwt280.00–300.002,0452
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0011
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7821
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825275.06/cwt270.00–280.002,2692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0581
Bulls250–300Large 1-2275315.00/cwt315.00–315.008661
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280397.63/cwt395.00–400.001,1132
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330431.93/cwt400.00–465.001,4259
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2350370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2951
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3361350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2644
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388408.26/cwt390.00–425.001,5846
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420385.06/cwt370.00–400.001,6177
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424433.31/cwt425.00–435.001,8376
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4982
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455428.93/cwt420.00–435.001,9525
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471360.09/cwt350.00–370.001,6967
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2534352.87/cwt335.00–365.001,88415
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565274.34/cwt250.00–300.001,5502
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566346.74/cwt330.00–365.001,96311
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7101
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8467
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627321.28/cwt315.00–330.002,01415
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7582
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2084
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9463
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8071
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720254.86/cwt250.00–260.001,8352
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1981
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7822
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2865230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9901
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1003
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,183207.43/cwt205.00–210.002,4542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410162.63/cwt160.00–165.002,2932
Bulls——1,654188.40/cwt177.00–198.003,1168
Bulls——1,928203.54/cwt202.00–205.003,9242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%787116.69/cwt110.00–122.009183
Cows—Lean 85-90%869158.42/cwt144.00–171.001,3777
Cows—Lean 85-90%943133.35/cwt127.00–140.001,2576
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173137.07/cwt120.00–145.001,6084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235156.48/cwt146.00–164.001,9338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290170.23/cwt167.00–172.002,1965
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,6951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,677159.24/cwt158.00–160.002,6705
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6841
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,7311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28651,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,727.62/head1,600.00–1,800.001,7283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,835.12/head1,525.00–2,150.001,8353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1771,743.91/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2012,129.11/head1,825.00–2,525.002,12914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3902,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-26801,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,560.96/head2,475.00–2,700.002,5613

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.