Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-10-28

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 28
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
382 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 440▼ 157 vs year ago 539 · −29.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 95▲ 0 vs year ago 87 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 25▲ 22 vs year ago 25 · +88.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.41/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −59.47 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$322.41
31 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.12
vs KY average
−52.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536330.441,77323
Medium and Large 2554307.971,7075thin
Medium and Large 2-3580284.951,6533thin
One grade step is worth $45.49/cwt here — about $120 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 sale31 hd
322.41
—
KY average25 barns · 1,605 hd
348.54
−26.12
National average184 barns · 21,753 hd
374.89
−52.48
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−59.47
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—Average1,514190.752,8884thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,610150.002,4152thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,217149.751,82354
CowsLean 85-90%Average957115.791,10813
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,052185.971,9563thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage2,175180.003,9151thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,4252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$2,3502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$2,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,399$2,2349
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$2,1692thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,211$1,9668
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,015$2,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,265$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$2,7354thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,478$2,5754thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy190530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,0071
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2242
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260517.44/cwt500.00–530.001,3454
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2274464.50/cwt430.00–490.001,2734
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308486.49/cwt480.00–500.001,4983
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1541
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330438.80/cwt430.00–445.001,4487
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364418.04/cwt395.00–435.001,5226
Steers400–450Large 1-2400360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415406.05/cwt390.00–425.001,6854
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2457383.32/cwt370.00–395.001,7523
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6452
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525359.97/cwt355.00–365.001,8905
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0654
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618338.39/cwt330.00–345.002,09119
Steers600–650Medium 1-2630305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9221
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683318.89/cwt315.00–332.502,17810
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1201
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3362
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760317.93/cwt310.00–325.002,4165
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275396.85/cwt390.00–405.001,0913
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1391
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333394.35/cwt370.00–410.001,31312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335351.79/cwt345.00–360.001,1783
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4498
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370405.44/cwt370.00–415.001,50018
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3851
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424385.80/cwt375.00–400.001,63619
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430324.65/cwt305.00–335.001,3963
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2440370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460298.02/cwt295.00–305.001,3715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2489338.30/cwt330.00–350.001,65419
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520334.98/cwt320.00–355.001,74217
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532311.61/cwt310.00–315.001,6583
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580284.95/cwt275.00–290.001,6533
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583317.58/cwt310.00–340.001,8516
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588302.51/cwt300.00–305.001,7792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627302.24/cwt295.00–305.001,89510
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8231
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679304.99/cwt295.00–310.002,0718
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716285.59/cwt270.00–305.002,0457
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0542
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8212
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1471
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3652
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added861290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4976
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3215360.00/cwt360.00–360.007741
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2220370.00/cwt370.00–370.008141
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2268429.77/cwt415.00–445.001,1524
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3275330.00/cwt330.00–330.009081
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3571
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320456.85/cwt445.00–475.001,4624
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0071
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335413.46/cwt405.00–420.001,3853
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373395.17/cwt375.00–410.001,4747
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418393.59/cwt365.00–405.001,6459
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4451
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4521
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2450335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5082
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5202
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480355.30/cwt345.00–360.001,70517
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520348.28/cwt345.00–350.001,8113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2554303.96/cwt290.00–307.501,6845
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570320.04/cwt310.00–325.001,8243
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2585275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6091
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619309.91/cwt300.00–320.001,91812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8851
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715286.24/cwt280.00–290.002,0474
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2811270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1903
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2061
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice2,175180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,9151
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,052185.97/cwt165.00–200.001,9563
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,275172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,1931
Bulls——1,438190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,7322
Bulls——1,905211.00/cwt211.00–211.004,0201
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%889110.57/cwt100.00–115.009836
Cows—Lean 85-90%96885.12/cwt80.00–90.008242
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033134.33/cwt130.00–140.001,3885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206154.13/cwt145.00–164.001,85930
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230138.00/cwt126.00–144.001,69717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242166.07/cwt165.00–170.002,0636
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,0661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,690165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,7891
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918213.97/cwt213.00–215.001,9642
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,3181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1132,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2111,965.76/head1,675.00–2,125.001,9668
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,169.04/head1,925.00–2,350.002,1692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3992,234.24/head2,050.00–2,550.002,2349
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2232,734.61/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7354
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5512,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6753

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.