Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-09-23

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 23
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
480 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 343▲ 123 vs year ago 357 · +34.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 75▼ 132 vs year ago 192 · −68.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 45▼ 48 vs year ago 72 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500lbs sold unevenly steady, steers over 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower, heifers over 500lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.29/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −35.59 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$346.29
31 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,865
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.97
vs KY average
−19.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537357.531,92124
Medium and Large 2553325.001,7962thin
Medium and Large 2-3539300.861,6215thin
One grade step is worth $56.67/cwt here — about $300 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 sale31 hd
346.29
—
KY average25 barns · 1,637 hd
361.27
−14.97
National average172 barns · 11,458 hd
365.85
−19.56
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−35.59
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—High1,693178.353,0188thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,519161.022,4465thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,276144.911,84827
CowsLean 85-90%Average923117.991,08911
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage830216.001,7931thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,390170.002,3631thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,335$2,0602thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,0543thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$2,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$1,7303thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$2,0501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,155$1,8751thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,705$3,6462thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,085$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$2,3501thin

Every lot

102 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 1-2210500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343470.19/cwt455.00–475.001,6138
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360481.67/cwt480.00–485.001,7343
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390465.95/cwt435.00–475.001,8179
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412473.47/cwt460.00–495.001,95114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428422.21/cwt405.00–445.001,8078
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466408.54/cwt395.00–435.001,90414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475380.03/cwt375.00–385.001,8055
Steers450–500Large 1-2485370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7954
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7331
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0713
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526384.83/cwt375.00–405.002,02411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573382.73/cwt370.00–390.002,1939
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576393.56/cwt392.50–395.002,26714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0975
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627370.55/cwt370.00–372.502,3239
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5161
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5961
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2140675.00/cwt675.00–675.009451
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2195570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,1121
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2218400.00/cwt400.00–400.008722
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255330.00/cwt330.00–330.008421
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320445.78/cwt435.00–455.001,42613
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1861
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327415.49/cwt400.00–425.001,35912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381400.48/cwt380.00–410.001,52617
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3416343.24/cwt335.00–350.001,4289
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5336
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431384.87/cwt375.00–390.001,65924
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465311.06/cwt280.00–335.001,4464
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477363.40/cwt355.00–375.001,73330
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483342.44/cwt340.00–345.001,6542
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9547
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7491
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531353.02/cwt345.00–365.001,87511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3531313.58/cwt295.00–320.001,6654
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568345.43/cwt335.00–347.501,9626
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630321.85/cwt317.50–335.002,0285
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7281
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9471
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660245.19/cwt220.00–270.001,6182
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669312.18/cwt300.00–322.502,0886
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1661
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3772250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9302
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0801
Heifers750–800Large 1-2790240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8961
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815277.50/cwt275.00–280.002,2622
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3818247.52/cwt240.00–255.002,0252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330449.77/cwt425.00–470.001,4844
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363465.10/cwt460.00–470.001,6882
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377433.68/cwt400.00–455.001,63517
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3388351.87/cwt305.00–375.001,3653
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8431
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413426.37/cwt400.00–435.001,7617
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3478329.27/cwt315.00–360.001,5743
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2488381.72/cwt365.00–385.001,86318
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525366.63/cwt345.00–375.001,92535
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2535270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4451
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566339.94/cwt330.00–350.001,9249
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2631323.72/cwt315.00–330.002,0438
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665285.11/cwt270.00–300.001,8964
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675322.34/cwt305.00–330.002,17610
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2728305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2203
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2747270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0172
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9381
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2855210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7961
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,390170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3631
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice830216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,7931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,441163.09/cwt155.00–175.002,3504
Bulls——1,928202.20/cwt200.00–205.003,8982
Bulls——1,960185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,6262
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910113.20/cwt110.00–115.001,0304
Cows—Lean 85-90%928127.51/cwt120.00–130.001,1836
Cows—Lean 85-90%94580.00/cwt80.00–80.007561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212123.37/cwt110.00–135.001,4955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290149.80/cwt140.00–161.001,93222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499158.78/cwt150.00–165.002,3804
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,7201
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28652,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7053,646.30/head3,450.00–3,825.003,6462
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,730.20/head1,525.00–1,875.001,7303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,054.17/head1,875.00–2,150.002,0543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,060.21/head1,650.00–2,300.002,0602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3861
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8631

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.