Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-11-18

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 18
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
459 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 404▼ 7 vs year ago 466 · −1.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 103▲ 16 vs year ago 110 · +14.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 26▼ 40 vs year ago 66 · −60.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, heifers over 400lbs sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 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 $325.10/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −56.79 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$325.10
29 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$356
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$73.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.78
vs KY average
−31.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532341.761,81721
Medium and Large 2565303.291,7143thin
Medium and Large 2-3545268.231,4615thin
One grade step is worth $73.53/cwt here — about $356 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 sale29 hd
325.10
—
KY average25 barns · 1,435 hd
332.88
−7.78
National average188 barns · 19,415 hd
356.89
−31.79
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−56.79
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—High1,643181.122,9756thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,538154.272,37313
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,236145.651,80057
CowsLean 85-90%High927121.461,12623
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,352180.002,4342thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,410$2,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,9802thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,6982thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)742$1,6252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)908$1,4492thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,4251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,525$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,335$2,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)914$2,7004thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,5751thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2502
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy252515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,2982
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280486.60/cwt480.00–490.001,3623
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332458.99/cwt455.00–465.001,5245
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365448.72/cwt445.00–455.001,6384
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428420.69/cwt420.00–425.001,8017
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2447390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7432
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464410.22/cwt405.00–420.001,90316
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8495
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537384.39/cwt375.00–387.502,0648
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579377.15/cwt375.00–377.502,18421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0873
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9971
Steers600–650Medium 1-2625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2651332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,1653
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1261
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720328.90/cwt320.00–330.002,3689
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4541
Steers800–850Medium 1-2800275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2219434.66/cwt430.00–445.009524
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240350.00/cwt350.00–350.008401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280377.59/cwt375.00–380.001,0572
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2284436.36/cwt405.00–445.001,2397
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3421
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1632
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327416.64/cwt400.00–435.001,3626
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333447.48/cwt445.00–450.001,4902
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6063
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365361.21/cwt355.00–370.001,3189
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376428.50/cwt405.00–435.001,6116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6933
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422389.82/cwt375.00–400.001,64514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433333.15/cwt315.00–350.001,4433
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy451395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7819
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472319.28/cwt300.00–335.001,5075
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483366.00/cwt355.00–375.001,76815
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2493343.21/cwt340.00–345.001,6927
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513277.05/cwt250.00–312.501,4213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526344.28/cwt335.00–355.001,81118
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565326.62/cwt325.00–330.001,8453
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565303.29/cwt300.00–305.001,7143
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3592255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5102
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609309.97/cwt300.00–315.001,8884
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650275.00/cwt270.00–280.001,7882
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663316.51/cwt300.00–317.502,09818
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3683252.01/cwt250.00–260.001,7215
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0411
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2288417.52/cwt415.00–420.001,2022
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3300375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330424.29/cwt400.00–435.001,4004
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3368356.43/cwt340.00–370.001,3127
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385415.16/cwt395.00–425.001,5988
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2387385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4902
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7263
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423405.38/cwt385.00–415.001,71522
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3439330.95/cwt320.00–345.001,4535
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5981
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5181
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476369.90/cwt365.00–390.001,7618
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2480275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8801
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0821
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535335.43/cwt322.50–355.001,7958
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2542305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6532
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580313.34/cwt305.00–320.001,8179
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3592264.97/cwt255.00–275.001,5696
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623302.05/cwt290.00–305.001,88212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6071
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2657305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0042
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663272.55/cwt270.00–275.001,8072
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8551
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3829225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8658
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,352180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,4342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,448181.43/cwt177.50–186.002,6274
Bulls——1,920157.00/cwt157.00–157.003,0141
Bulls——2,145204.00/cwt204.00–204.004,3761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%904150.19/cwt140.00–161.001,3586
Cows—Lean 85-90%905123.69/cwt120.00–135.001,1196
Cows—Lean 85-90%940110.04/cwt100.00–115.001,0349
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00080.00/cwt80.00–80.008002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204132.63/cwt128.00–138.001,59711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225166.69/cwt160.00–175.002,0423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243148.36/cwt140.00–158.001,84442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,4621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,5161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535143.52/cwt142.00–145.002,2032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545154.85/cwt150.00–162.002,39210
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27421,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,979.61/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9802
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29081,448.83/head1,425.00–1,475.001,4492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,698.13/head1,475.00–1,900.001,6982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4102,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7641
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8991
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29142,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5252,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.