Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2026-01-13

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 13
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
375 head
▼ 257 vs last sale 632▼ 18 vs year ago 393 · −4.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 152▼ 5 vs year ago 120 · −4.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 34▼ 36 vs year ago 71 · −50.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 350lbs sold steady. Feeder steers over 350lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650lbs sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher and heifers over 650lbs sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $365.45/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −16.43 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$365.45
33 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,988
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$49.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.29
vs KY average
−48.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544369.672,01130
Medium and Large 2-3527325.001,7132thin
Medium 1-2580320.001,8561thin
One grade step is worth $49.67/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale33 hd
365.45
—
KY average26 barns · 2,097 hd
376.74
−11.29
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−48.03
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−16.43
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—High1,750194.263,39913
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,609155.022,4956thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,296148.161,91948
CowsLean 85-90%Low959112.171,07524

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)890$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$2,2285
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,093$2,2022thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,331$2,0406
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,236$1,9355
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,215$2,4752thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3210450.00/cwt450.00–450.009451
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1041
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300551.67/cwt550.00–555.001,6553
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310512.50/cwt500.00–525.001,5892
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365511.23/cwt505.00–520.001,8667
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372529.32/cwt525.00–535.001,9697
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3387378.95/cwt365.00–425.001,4674
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429481.72/cwt475.00–490.002,0678
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2521
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480459.99/cwt455.00–465.002,20812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482421.57/cwt415.00–425.002,0323
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540441.18/cwt425.00–445.002,3825
Steers550–600Large 1-2555390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556411.34/cwt400.00–430.002,2877
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611388.91/cwt382.50–400.002,37616
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680369.67/cwt355.00–385.002,5142
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4051
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5291
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2651
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy835300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2211453.08/cwt440.00–470.009564
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278497.57/cwt490.00–505.001,3832
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295466.64/cwt465.00–470.001,3773
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338454.29/cwt435.00–460.001,5367
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2342405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3852
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361471.01/cwt470.00–475.001,7005
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3366361.52/cwt330.00–395.001,3234
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376453.78/cwt425.00–465.001,7067
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423464.25/cwt457.50–470.001,9649
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426431.77/cwt405.00–445.001,83913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428356.74/cwt320.00–390.001,5275
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452426.66/cwt425.00–435.001,9296
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473400.04/cwt390.00–420.001,89218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8444
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495352.84/cwt300.00–370.001,7474
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518378.97/cwt365.00–395.001,96315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7132
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570360.36/cwt320.00–370.002,05415
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610272.50/cwt270.00–275.001,6622
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612345.43/cwt330.00–350.002,11411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9652
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672319.91/cwt310.00–330.002,1505
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700302.50/cwt300.00–305.002,1182
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2801
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2281
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3837215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8002
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2842
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy175600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,0501
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0441
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275424.55/cwt400.00–450.001,1682
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333507.33/cwt500.00–515.001,6892
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333482.33/cwt475.00–490.001,6062
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370443.73/cwt430.00–455.001,6426
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373489.38/cwt480.00–510.001,8253
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9674
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425324.41/cwt300.00–350.001,3792
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426465.84/cwt465.00–470.001,9846
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0931
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474423.23/cwt405.00–450.002,0068
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526423.08/cwt415.00–425.002,2255
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530382.33/cwt375.00–400.002,0264
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3572310.09/cwt295.00–317.501,7743
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576370.10/cwt365.00–375.002,1324
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy606368.33/cwt365.00–375.002,2323
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617337.62/cwt325.00–345.002,0834
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8901
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8901
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683306.62/cwt300.00–315.002,0943
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722299.83/cwt290.00–305.002,1657
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3810220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7821
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3091
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2961235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2583
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3470240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1281
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3655185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2121
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3710210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4911
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3775200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5501
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,681207.63/cwt200.00–215.003,4905
Bulls——1,793185.91/cwt175.00–194.003,3338
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%850155.26/cwt150.00–160.001,3202
Cows—Lean 85-90%932124.99/cwt120.00–135.001,1656
Cows—Lean 85-90%97890.77/cwt90.00–95.008886
Cows—Lean 85-90%985108.71/cwt105.00–114.001,07110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234111.04/cwt105.00–115.001,3706
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269131.01/cwt120.00–139.001,6638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301148.19/cwt140.00–158.001,92812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,319164.50/cwt160.00–181.002,17022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,482170.50/cwt170.50–170.502,5272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,673147.28/cwt145.00–152.002,4644
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9571
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27651,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0932,201.89/head1,550.00–2,625.002,2022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1542,228.36/head1,675.00–2,575.002,2285
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3312,039.59/head1,875.00–2,150.002,0406
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3542,169.32/head1,900.00–2,525.002,1694
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.