Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2026-04-14

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 14
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
408 head
▼ 337 vs last sale 745▼ 24 vs year ago 432 · −5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 57▼ 9 vs year ago 62 · −14.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 53▼ 7 vs year ago 40 · −17.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.81/cwt on 19 head, down $19.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +15.93 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$397.81
▼ 19.45 vs prior sale
19 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,140
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$74.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.04
vs KY average
−29.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536410.902,20415thin
Medium and Large 2505385.001,9441thin
Medium and Large 2-3556336.671,8733thin
One grade step is worth $74.23/cwt here — about $331 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 sale19 hd
397.81
—
KY average26 barns · 1,286 hd
414.85
−17.04
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−29.58
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
+15.93
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—Average1,628203.523,3138thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,529174.292,6659thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,172164.841,93120
CowsLean 85-90%Low939125.691,18011

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,772$3,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,685$2,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,470$2,5927
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,301$2,3535
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,375$2,3251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)882$2,5743thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,025$2,6501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,175$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,520$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,470$3,4003thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215739.07/cwt710.00–760.001,5893
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2263701.17/cwt670.00–710.001,8445
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy303695.00/cwt695.00–695.002,1063
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326615.39/cwt600.00–660.002,00613
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3602
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy357640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,2852
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377614.26/cwt605.00–615.002,31613
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385524.68/cwt500.00–550.002,0202
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422528.04/cwt520.00–540.002,2283
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460521.27/cwt500.00–525.002,39819
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474469.82/cwt460.00–490.002,2274
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515505.00/cwt500.00–510.002,6012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520526.07/cwt515.00–535.002,7368
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566458.45/cwt445.00–465.002,59511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575316.37/cwt285.00–350.001,8192
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,8472
Steers700–750Large 1-2735320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3521
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4601
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2866320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7714
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,090260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,8341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3235500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,8753
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6002
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340558.61/cwt550.00–560.001,8997
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7392
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373518.20/cwt495.00–535.001,93319
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380424.01/cwt400.00–450.001,6112
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2395430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6992
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7221
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421477.39/cwt465.00–505.002,01014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423442.60/cwt440.00–445.001,8722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,21213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468445.16/cwt430.00–470.002,08324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478415.75/cwt410.00–425.001,9876
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9441
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519418.50/cwt405.00–430.002,17211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8191
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3567335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8992
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584389.99/cwt385.00–395.002,2784
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637358.30/cwt355.00–365.002,2823
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678312.64/cwt300.00–325.002,1202
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2051
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8741
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3851
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830252.64/cwt230.00–275.002,0972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2293659.91/cwt650.00–670.001,9342
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2319603.39/cwt560.00–625.001,9256
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3323532.33/cwt530.00–535.001,7192
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2364562.24/cwt545.00–570.002,04711
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3383515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9723
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388517.55/cwt515.00–520.002,0082
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408547.81/cwt540.00–550.002,2359
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423499.75/cwt475.00–530.002,11412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8921
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469489.12/cwt480.00–495.002,29412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1722
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529458.65/cwt445.00–470.002,42620
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy568452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,57018
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568434.07/cwt410.00–450.002,4668
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8882
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2602425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5592
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3628319.94/cwt315.00–325.002,0092
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680366.24/cwt360.00–375.002,4904
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3411
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,060200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,438177.14/cwt175.00–179.002,5472
Bulls——1,588205.50/cwt192.00–210.003,2634
Bulls——1,898225.93/cwt225.00–227.004,2882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%862104.23/cwt92.00–112.008983
Cows—Lean 85-90%916125.30/cwt122.00–128.001,1484
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002135.24/cwt130.00–142.001,3553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3671
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,7441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151159.90/cwt150.00–166.001,84011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221181.41/cwt171.50–193.002,2157
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513167.55/cwt165.00–170.002,5354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,542179.68/cwt174.00–184.002,7715
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4102,466.81/head2,125.00–2,625.002,4674
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4702,592.21/head2,350.00–2,875.002,5927
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6852,649.55/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7723,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2725285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0661
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125219.41/cwt198.00–275.002,4683
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28822,574.39/head2,400.00–2,850.002,5743
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4703,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5203,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001

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.