Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-12-09

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 9
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
616 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 560▲ 89 vs year ago 527 · +16.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 123▼ 16 vs year ago 138 · −11.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 30▼ 81 vs year ago 119 · −68.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold mostly steady and heifers over 500lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes 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 $342.23/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 9 of 33 comparable sales and sits −39.65 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$342.23
93 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,854
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$356
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.95
vs KY average
−35.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545346.951,88981
Medium and Large 2533322.501,7186thin
Medium and Large 2-3514298.341,5336thin
One grade step is worth $48.61/cwt here — about $356 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 sale93 hd
342.23
—
KY average28 barns · 1,949 hd
349.18
−6.95
National average184 barns · 19,282 hd
377.96
−35.73
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−39.65
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—Low1,498181.442,7178thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,599163.212,61016
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,231139.701,72051
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low959112.981,08329
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,230205.002,5221thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,585180.002,8531thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$2,3429
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,156$2,3234thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,335$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$1,6562thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,117$1,5019
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)876$2,3005
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,805$3,4001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,150$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,5501thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3267345.00/cwt345.00–345.009214
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1761
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285507.57/cwt500.00–515.001,4478
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324452.89/cwt415.00–475.001,4676
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6582
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369439.18/cwt425.00–450.001,6219
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8051
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418411.10/cwt405.00–415.001,7185
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9055
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460398.30/cwt395.00–405.001,8323
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7743
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0584
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0292
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581370.51/cwt355.00–375.002,15330
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616352.00/cwt340.00–355.002,1685
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669331.65/cwt320.00–335.002,21912
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717323.28/cwt315.00–327.502,31817
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4891
Steers850–900Medium 1-2855285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4371
Steers900–950Medium 1-2900260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2190460.00/cwt460.00–460.008741
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2212431.38/cwt425.00–440.009153
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268430.19/cwt425.00–435.001,1533
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295302.50/cwt300.00–305.008922
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325395.95/cwt385.00–405.001,2875
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,0973
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3357341.64/cwt335.00–345.001,2203
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370401.13/cwt380.00–405.001,4849
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427384.86/cwt375.00–395.001,64314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3751
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3452335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5142
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7792
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474342.30/cwt340.00–345.001,62314
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478364.57/cwt350.00–380.001,74328
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2495320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5841
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510327.52/cwt325.00–330.001,6704
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3514298.34/cwt280.00–305.001,5336
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523356.17/cwt332.50–365.001,86344
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9399
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578312.47/cwt310.00–315.001,8062
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585325.04/cwt320.00–340.001,90128
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7473
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627317.91/cwt312.50–325.001,99334
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668312.37/cwt300.00–317.502,08716
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678282.47/cwt280.00–285.001,9152
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725289.47/cwt270.00–295.002,09911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6284
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1281
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0291
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3245390.00/cwt390.00–390.009561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy347484.48/cwt465.00–490.001,6818
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355471.78/cwt455.00–480.001,6753
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371413.40/cwt390.00–435.001,5344
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420371.71/cwt365.00–375.001,5613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3423337.87/cwt325.00–350.001,4292
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428397.22/cwt380.00–415.001,70011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3468327.19/cwt300.00–340.001,5313
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474368.64/cwt352.50–385.001,74718
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2485300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4551
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8692
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524359.69/cwt340.00–365.001,88518
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3526311.37/cwt300.00–325.001,63810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7921
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy558355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9819
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571329.48/cwt315.00–345.001,88117
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620315.04/cwt310.00–320.001,95311
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2662307.73/cwt295.00–317.502,03712
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9671
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2716296.05/cwt275.00–305.002,1209
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2783260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0365
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8521
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3565175.00/cwt175.00–175.009892
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3690175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2081
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,585180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,8531
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,230205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,5221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,390184.39/cwt178.00–191.002,5636
Bulls——1,820172.60/cwt170.00–175.003,1412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89892.49/cwt85.00–100.008316
Cows—Lean 85-90%943138.17/cwt132.50–140.001,3034
Cows—Lean 85-90%969108.77/cwt102.00–115.001,05411
Cows—Lean 85-90%998121.55/cwt116.00–125.001,2138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182164.47/cwt160.00–172.001,94410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236131.67/cwt130.00–135.001,62710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240146.90/cwt140.00–155.001,82217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252118.99/cwt100.00–125.001,49014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,579168.29/cwt160.00–180.002,65711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,643152.04/cwt145.00–155.002,4985
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8053,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28762,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3005
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,501.49/head1,300.00–1,700.001,5019
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,655.56/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1562,322.59/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,342.17/head1,675.00–2,650.002,3429
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.