Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-10-21

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 21
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
440 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 403▲ 85 vs year ago 355 · +23.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 69▼ 14 vs year ago 109 · −12.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 30▲ 17 vs year ago 8 · +212.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Light weight feeders 300lbs and under seen high demand and sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.79/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −23.10 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$358.79
39 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,916
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$46.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.58
vs KY average
−32.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529361.601,91436
Medium and Large 2597330.001,9702thin
Medium and Large 2-3585315.001,8431thin
One grade step is worth $46.60/cwt here — about $71 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 sale39 hd
358.79
—
KY average25 barns · 1,431 hd
367.37
−8.58
National average186 barns · 24,193 hd
390.82
−32.03
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−23.10
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—Average1,626182.112,96113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,455162.002,3572thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,247153.131,91036
CowsLean 85-90%Average971135.301,31320
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,050207.282,1763thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,443199.372,8773thin

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)1,130$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,235$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,232$2,3536
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,510$2,1251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)925$2,3012thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)840$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,316$2,8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,280$2,7673thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)860$1,6001thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy222588.95/cwt570.00–600.001,3073
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy262574.77/cwt570.00–590.001,5064
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285496.43/cwt440.00–540.001,4153
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335527.60/cwt515.00–535.001,7678
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382461.12/cwt440.00–485.001,7619
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422425.77/cwt405.00–450.001,7974
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472412.85/cwt405.00–425.001,94913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517424.70/cwt420.00–430.002,19621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529395.41/cwt380.00–405.002,09210
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538361.66/cwt360.00–365.001,9463
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2564356.95/cwt355.00–360.002,0135
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574381.60/cwt375.00–385.002,1906
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623368.31/cwt355.00–375.002,29525
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666361.77/cwt350.00–367.502,40910
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3731
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768338.53/cwt325.00–352.502,6004
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,027273.38/cwt270.00–275.002,8083
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210375.00/cwt375.00–375.007881
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225490.67/cwt465.00–520.001,1042
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3012
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1121
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324478.41/cwt460.00–515.001,55017
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328437.04/cwt405.00–455.001,4336
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381404.01/cwt400.00–405.001,5395
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2411369.74/cwt355.00–375.001,5207
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2425375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430395.92/cwt380.00–405.001,70219
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5181
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6151
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478371.81/cwt360.00–395.001,77713
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2492385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8945
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503386.67/cwt380.00–390.001,9456
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521358.05/cwt342.50–375.001,86521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566353.18/cwt335.00–365.001,9999
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8431
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2597330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9702
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623336.96/cwt315.00–345.002,09920
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664331.53/cwt322.50–335.002,2018
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2041
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,060205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,0541
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy277542.53/cwt510.00–560.001,5033
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3305375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1441
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5441
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2342420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4362
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367485.80/cwt450.00–495.001,7835
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5751
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3437325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4202
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6691
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481387.08/cwt370.00–405.001,86216
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518386.49/cwt385.00–387.502,00210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525367.75/cwt355.00–375.001,9319
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8082
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569351.52/cwt332.50–365.002,0005
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3610255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622336.71/cwt320.00–342.502,0944
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3660290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9141
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2666323.82/cwt315.00–337.502,1579
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2731309.11/cwt300.00–315.002,2605
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1321
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3755270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0391
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1561
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780311.73/cwt305.00–315.002,4313
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3840245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0581
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2853277.49/cwt275.00–280.002,3672
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3855245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0951
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,443199.37/cwt185.00–220.002,8773
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,050207.28/cwt185.00–220.002,1763
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,311169.08/cwt160.00–175.002,2175
Bulls——1,778183.89/cwt180.00–192.003,2705
Bulls——1,898200.86/cwt200.00–202.003,8123
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%912161.97/cwt160.00–165.001,4773
Cows—Lean 85-90%949117.44/cwt112.00–120.001,1154
Cows—Lean 85-90%991134.64/cwt121.00–145.001,33413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,139141.59/cwt134.00–145.001,6135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264153.21/cwt146.00–165.001,93728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273171.66/cwt170.00–175.002,1853
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,3572
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2322,352.57/head1,750.00–2,600.002,3536
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5102,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29252,300.54/head2,250.00–2,350.002,3012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3072,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3162,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

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.