Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2026-04-07

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 7
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
745 head
▲ 290 vs last sale 455▲ 570 vs year ago 175 · +325.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 53▼ 7 vs year ago 64 · −10.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 20▲ 36 vs year ago 17 · +211.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: All classes of feeder calves traded sharply higher. The demand for the feeder cattle was very strong for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 7.00-8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $417.26/cwt on 75 head, up $13.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +35.38 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$417.26
▲ 13.33 vs prior sale
75 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,271
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$377
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$68.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.48
vs KY average
−11.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544423.072,30268
Medium and Large 2545400.002,1801thin
Medium and Large 2-3543354.301,9256thin
One grade step is worth $68.77/cwt here — about $377 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 sale75 hd
417.26
—
KY average25 barns · 1,311 hd
422.75
−5.48
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−11.10
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
+35.38
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—Low1,784202.713,6169thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,343167.122,24415
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,155147.771,70710
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low976132.001,28811

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,182$3,3186
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,209$2,9607
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,163$2,5076
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$2,1751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$2,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,410$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,217$3,3555
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$3,0502thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$2,3501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,022$2,2518

Every lot

116 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220737.27/cwt710.00–760.001,6222
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3223660.56/cwt650.00–670.001,4732
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265800.00/cwt800.00–800.002,1203
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273749.10/cwt725.00–760.002,0453
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3291670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,9504
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319664.96/cwt650.00–670.002,1219
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328601.09/cwt560.00–615.001,97211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3368553.74/cwt545.00–565.002,0384
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378604.67/cwt600.00–605.002,28614
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387616.99/cwt615.00–625.002,3885
Steers400–450Medium 1-2400505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2404569.40/cwt555.00–577.502,30017
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412596.07/cwt595.00–600.002,45619
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417511.97/cwt500.00–520.002,1359
Steers400–450Large 1425510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2446545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,4317
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,4966
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484499.55/cwt490.00–505.002,41810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518493.00/cwt480.00–500.002,55418
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,71428
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529465.95/cwt460.00–470.002,4655
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4731
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580456.33/cwt455.00–465.002,64722
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,65517
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6883
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679391.24/cwt390.00–395.002,6574
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7404
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2835310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2226632.92/cwt625.00–650.001,4305
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2258609.69/cwt600.00–630.001,5733
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3277540.60/cwt520.00–550.001,4973
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3331518.02/cwt460.00–530.001,7157
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335582.42/cwt580.00–585.001,95112
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343554.41/cwt540.00–560.001,90215
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3363465.17/cwt460.00–470.001,6892
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374555.59/cwt550.00–560.002,07816
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383524.26/cwt510.00–530.002,00813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419506.68/cwt485.00–520.002,12327
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421528.81/cwt525.00–540.002,22615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3469415.08/cwt400.00–435.001,94713
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474478.07/cwt475.00–500.002,26628
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481457.94/cwt445.00–470.002,20326
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512442.47/cwt440.00–450.002,26526
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518427.22/cwt410.00–430.002,2139
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3526371.45/cwt355.00–385.001,9544
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,41415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8502
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584391.38/cwt375.00–400.002,28618
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615307.44/cwt300.00–315.001,8912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624359.99/cwt350.00–375.002,2464
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1632
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673341.84/cwt330.00–355.002,3017
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1081
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703333.34/cwt330.00–335.002,3433
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,46117
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813308.54/cwt305.00–315.002,5087
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875284.94/cwt280.00–290.002,4932
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3951250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3783
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,5413
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3275584.73/cwt570.00–600.001,6082
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,8201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2317624.74/cwt610.00–635.001,9804
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320539.53/cwt530.00–550.001,7262
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3367520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9083
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378554.96/cwt540.00–570.002,09812
Bulls350–400Medium 1-2395530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0941
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,31113
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425516.65/cwt500.00–530.002,19616
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3434464.58/cwt450.00–490.002,0165
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473430.62/cwt385.00–450.002,03710
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477487.38/cwt475.00–495.002,3257
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505486.63/cwt480.00–490.002,4573
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515500.21/cwt495.00–501.002,57630
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4084
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3569370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1055
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575410.10/cwt400.00–415.002,3584
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2584424.77/cwt420.00–445.002,48112
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619401.27/cwt400.00–405.002,4844
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5412
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2719359.47/cwt350.00–370.002,5859
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3745330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4591
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6431
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3855280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,538179.91/cwt179.00–181.002,7672
Bulls——1,854209.22/cwt204.00–221.003,8797
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%928105.30/cwt100.00–113.009773
Cows—Lean 85-90%953154.38/cwt150.00–160.001,4712
Cows—Lean 85-90%971132.67/cwt130.00–135.001,2885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,114139.83/cwt136.00–142.001,5584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173151.01/cwt150.00–152.001,7713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183167.67/cwt164.00–171.001,9842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,9521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,277179.20/cwt169.00–191.002,2886
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378161.38/cwt160.00–164.002,2247
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,418151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,1412
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4103,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28052,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0052,652.99/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,506.79/head2,125.00–2,950.002,5076
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2573,477.10/head3,350.00–3,550.003,4775
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2903,082.33/head2,700.00–3,350.003,0825
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2173,354.89/head3,100.00–3,800.003,3555
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-28732,047.36/head1,890.00–2,185.002,0474
Stock Cows—Medium 1-29752,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1712,454.76/head2,025.00–2,790.002,4554

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.