Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2026-04-21

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 21
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
351 head
57 vs last sale 408 51 vs year ago 300 · +17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
58 vs last sale 53 41 vs year ago 70 · +58.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
42 vs last sale 33 35 vs year ago 40 · +87.5%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold steady with good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $408.75/cwt on 35 head, up $10.94 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 29 comparable sales and sits +15.86 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.
Average price
$408.75
10.94 vs prior sale
35 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,169
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$24.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.46
vs KY average
13.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530409.452,17234
Medium and Large 2535385.002,0601thin
One grade step is worth $24.45/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
431396361326median 392.8912/1603/0304/2106/1608/18
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.26, low $340.38, median $392.89 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale35 hd
408.75
KY average27 barns · 1,277 hd
420.22
−11.46
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
−13.42
This barn, trailing median29 sales
392.89
+15.86
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,710205.893,52112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,436173.762,4964thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,149168.491,93727
CowsLean 85-90%High941139.681,31425
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,720205.003,5261thin

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)1,082$2,9076
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$2,8612thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)867$2,7502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,237$2,2606
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,035$2,2251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)938$2,1512thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)860$2,5501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,420$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$3,79916
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)836$3,50012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,206$3,4504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,173$3,4003thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000977258.82/cwt255.00–270.002,5294
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450425585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,4866
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500488548.89/cwt540.00–550.002,6799
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700665426.25/cwt425.00–430.002,8354
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650638450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,8713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518527.66/cwt525.00–530.002,73311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629357.09/cwt345.00–365.002,24612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6101
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500455415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522414.17/cwt395.00–425.002,16228
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350323549.88/cwt540.00–560.001,7764
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500472451.97/cwt425.00–460.002,13320
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570387.42/cwt375.00–400.002,2086
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750717320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2942
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700690320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423482.21/cwt455.00–500.002,04014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300287650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,8662
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800785305.00/cwt300.00–310.002,3942
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450445415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8471
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8811
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700667339.66/cwt325.00–350.002,2666
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640330.00/cwt325.00–335.002,1122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950930280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6043
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6242
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400372499.58/cwt475.00–540.001,8585
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550505505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,5501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380578.09/cwt555.00–600.002,1972
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400390500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750730300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469504.92/cwt500.00–515.002,3686
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450405460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250240710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,7041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300270644.17/cwt630.00–660.001,7392
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650638400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773344.95/cwt340.00–350.002,6662
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0671
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500485420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,3452
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581472.04/cwt465.00–490.002,74326
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550525230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700663397.53/cwt395.00–400.002,6362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350327638.01/cwt635.00–645.002,0865
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600590415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4491
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500491465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,2833
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550500455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,2751
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650612388.37/cwt385.00–390.002,3773
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800780320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700678360.80/cwt340.00–385.002,4465
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650605415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,51110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450448545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,4423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350312660.00/cwt660.00–660.002,0593
CowsLean 85-90%931164.92/cwt160.00–174.001,5357
CowsLean 85-90%89396.81/cwt85.00–111.008654
CowsBoner 80-85%1,125191.12/cwt174.00–203.002,1509
CowsBoner 80-85%1,174162.07/cwt151.00–170.001,90315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,125120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3501
CowsLean 85-90%953126.35/cwt119.00–131.001,2046
HeifersSelect and Choice1,720205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,5261
CowsLean 85-90%964149.02/cwt136.00–157.001,4378
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,445177.34/cwt175.00–181.002,5633
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,410163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,2981
CowsBoner 80-85%1,088138.99/cwt138.00–140.001,5122
Bulls1,892224.12/cwt219.00–231.004,2403
Bulls1,734208.12/cwt205.00–214.003,6096
Bulls1,480183.21/cwt182.00–184.002,7123
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1654,118.96/head3,800.00–4,400.004,1196
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2769257.54/cwt225.00–290.001,9804
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28602,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28672,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1733,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,860.53/head2,375.00–3,275.002,8612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29382,151.00/head2,025.00–2,250.002,1512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2372,259.87/head2,025.00–2,525.002,2606
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2063,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0822,907.20/head2,200.00–3,250.002,9076
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1552,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550518463.11/cwt430.00–475.002,3999
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350325590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,9181
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400390455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7751
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000975250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4381
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950925250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3131
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6171
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600588384.98/cwt380.00–390.002,2642
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8901
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550528351.18/cwt300.00–400.001,8542
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400375551.86/cwt515.00–580.002,0698
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350323595.39/cwt565.00–605.001,9234
BullsMedium 1-2450–500490405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900863295.02/cwt285.00–300.002,5463
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400385480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8481
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300250510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600581419.80/cwt410.00–450.002,4397
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500480484.32/cwt470.00–495.002,32513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850806335.88/cwt320.00–340.002,7075
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425502.16/cwt470.00–520.002,1347
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1301
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500490430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1071
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550510485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4742
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28363,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,50012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2473,730.37/head3,050.00–4,125.003,7308
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0603,117.45/head3,025.00–3,200.003,1172

How this sale compares

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.