Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2026-03-24

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 24
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
514 head
▲ 339 vs last sale 175▲ 171 vs year ago 343 · +49.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 44▼ 73 vs year ago 146 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 22▼ 15 vs year ago 47 · −31.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Good quality offering of feeder classes with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $389.71/cwt on 38 head, up $16.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 33 comparable sales and sits +7.82 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$389.71
▲ 16.36 vs prior sale
38 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,072
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$68.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.73
vs KY average
−35.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528395.852,08934
Medium and Large 2563347.501,9552thin
Large 1-2568327.501,8592thin
One grade step is worth $68.35/cwt here — about $230 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 sale38 hd
389.71
—
KY average25 barns · 1,340 hd
412.44
−22.73
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−35.48
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
+7.82
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—High1,583195.483,0958thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,558169.582,6436thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,216157.841,91931
CowsLean 85-90%High923140.801,30021
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,308200.002,6162thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,370$3,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,287$2,3583thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,196$2,2455
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,375$2,0751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,540$3,4001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$3,4001thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210780.00/cwt780.00–780.001,6381
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,6451
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4841
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy279741.19/cwt730.00–760.002,0684
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313677.48/cwt675.00–680.002,1212
Steers300–350Medium 1-2325470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335617.14/cwt585.00–650.002,0675
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy354601.45/cwt600.00–610.002,1297
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375533.48/cwt520.00–550.002,0015
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414526.22/cwt515.00–550.002,1798
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0451
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472506.39/cwt480.00–520.002,39022
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517508.34/cwt500.00–520.002,6287
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2622
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524479.64/cwt470.00–495.002,51315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1941
Steers500–550Medium 1-2542430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,7263
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574461.60/cwt440.00–465.002,65013
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628417.30/cwt400.00–425.002,62111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2654405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,6495
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715373.89/cwt355.00–375.002,67318
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy760330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5081
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6403
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2922310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2222621.88/cwt590.00–660.001,3813
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy231680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,5713
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2991
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273592.24/cwt520.00–650.001,6179
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy282710.00/cwt710.00–710.002,0022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy309607.95/cwt605.00–610.001,87910
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327558.21/cwt515.00–575.001,82515
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335490.07/cwt480.00–495.001,6423
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,0651
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369478.78/cwt475.00–480.001,7674
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375533.21/cwt495.00–555.002,00036
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1227
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428485.01/cwt460.00–505.002,07628
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463458.37/cwt430.00–470.002,12217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2325
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1934
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521396.17/cwt375.00–415.002,06425
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8551
Heifers500–550Large 1-2540325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7551
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570370.93/cwt365.00–375.002,1145
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0531
Heifers550–600Large 1-2595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9641
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2627300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8813
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630353.36/cwt350.00–355.002,2263
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2602
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0441
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9171
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720329.45/cwt320.00–332.502,3725
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2904280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5316
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2228670.15/cwt650.00–680.001,5283
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy286709.70/cwt705.00–740.002,0308
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,9181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328576.91/cwt530.00–600.001,8924
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335629.57/cwt615.00–660.002,10917
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6581
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1391
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,1781
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379527.23/cwt505.00–550.001,9984
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8261
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,2378
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430494.72/cwt470.00–510.002,12710
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478500.98/cwt495.00–510.002,39514
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2489479.43/cwt470.00–490.002,34410
Bulls450–500Large 1-2490425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,5503
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2548439.97/cwt435.00–465.002,4116
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2583415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4196
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3600330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2631385.14/cwt355.00–395.002,4307
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3402
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3871
Bulls900–950Medium 1-2915200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8301
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4182
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 3497340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6905
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,308200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,6162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,515201.58/cwt200.00–205.003,0543
Bulls——1,624191.82/cwt190.00–195.003,1155
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%898166.94/cwt160.00–171.001,4997
Cows—Lean 85-90%924138.91/cwt125.00–147.001,2847
Cows—Lean 85-90%948116.54/cwt110.00–120.001,1057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173139.86/cwt135.00–148.001,6415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221157.19/cwt150.00–167.001,91919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233172.43/cwt170.00–176.002,1267
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546165.50/cwt160.00–175.002,5595
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,0781
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5403,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2946246.69/cwt200.00–300.002,3347
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2979212.19/cwt186.00–280.002,0774
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29052,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1962,245.32/head2,075.00–2,425.002,2455
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2872,357.64/head2,225.00–2,500.002,3583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3703,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29953,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001

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.