Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2026-10-27

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 27
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
← Oct 20Oct 27latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
573 head
▲ 322 vs last sale 251▲ 191 vs year ago 382 · +50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 61▲ 40 vs year ago 87 · +46.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 43▲ 34 vs year ago 47 · +72.3%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $356.63/cwt on 64 head, up $11.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −47.65 against this barn's trailing median of $404.28.
Average price
$356.63
▲ 11.25 vs prior sale
64 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,996
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$472
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$52.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.31
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566360.362,04155
Medium and Large 2523341.371,7857thin
Medium and Large 3510307.651,5692thin
One grade step is worth $52.71/cwt here — about $472 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale64 hd
356.63
—
KY average27 barns · 848 hd
363.94
−7.31
This barn, trailing median30 sales
404.28
−47.65
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

30 sales
476421367312median 404.2802/2404/2106/2309/0110/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $461.93, low $326.03, median $404.28 across 30 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—Low1,633175.572,8687thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,607135.602,1793thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,164130.101,51536
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,004109.821,10314
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,040250.002,6001thin

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)1,023$2,7322thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,156$2,52320
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$2,3843thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,260$2,2414thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)873$2,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,112$1,5993thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,024$3,76230
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$3,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)970$2,8501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,760$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,271$3,29813
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,313$2,7173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,245$1,9773thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$1751thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1-2210540.71/cwt525.00–555.001,1352
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337508.37/cwt505.00–515.001,7136
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,9881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381488.77/cwt460.00–500.001,8624
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0863
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8365
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2511372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,9033
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513398.67/cwt380.00–415.002,04512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583358.18/cwt355.00–375.002,0886
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,22010
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,2313
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,43428
Steers650–700Large 1-2662310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0522
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685347.50/cwt345.00–350.002,38011
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715335.45/cwt325.00–342.502,3985
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,61914
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5284
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2832310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5792
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2218491.64/cwt450.00–510.001,0724
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2262515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,3492
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327461.27/cwt445.00–465.001,5085
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy334485.17/cwt480.00–490.001,6204
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370479.86/cwt475.00–485.001,7752
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3651
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3413314.88/cwt295.00–335.001,3002
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423447.17/cwt445.00–450.001,89214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424375.08/cwt365.00–385.001,5904
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433418.93/cwt400.00–430.001,81414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455411.65/cwt410.00–415.001,8736
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4561
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2465345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6041
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477372.87/cwt357.50–390.001,77921
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507372.29/cwt370.00–372.501,88812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513352.58/cwt337.50–367.501,80917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540325.05/cwt320.00–330.001,7552
Heifers500–550Large 1-2540315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,9428
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568335.82/cwt325.00–340.001,90719
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583318.27/cwt310.00–330.001,8563
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614326.31/cwt315.00–332.502,00411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665310.72/cwt305.00–320.002,06610
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8621
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736309.98/cwt307.50–312.502,2816
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765287.50/cwt280.00–295.002,1992
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215585.00/cwt580.00–590.001,2582
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2238512.26/cwt490.00–535.001,2192
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,6241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0081
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328508.71/cwt485.00–525.001,6696
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332550.23/cwt535.00–555.001,8275
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370512.23/cwt500.00–535.001,89510
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373473.77/cwt465.00–490.001,7675
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2351
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437430.68/cwt405.00–435.001,8827
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6503
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4651
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471368.82/cwt360.00–375.001,7375
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485399.61/cwt380.00–412.501,93830
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510307.65/cwt300.00–315.001,5692
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523341.37/cwt340.00–345.001,7857
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532365.96/cwt350.00–375.001,94718
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2583357.63/cwt350.00–365.502,08537
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627328.53/cwt320.00–335.002,06021
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678318.34/cwt315.00–320.002,1589
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2727314.27/cwt300.00–320.002,28514
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2041
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2822
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1011
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,040250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,598152.25/cwt140.00–165.002,4332
Bulls——1,607177.74/cwt175.00–182.502,8563
Bulls——1,708195.63/cwt185.00–207.003,3412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%953101.01/cwt100.00–103.009633
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009116.08/cwt111.00–125.001,1718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4561
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04382.92/cwt81.00–85.008652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07594.30/cwt80.00–105.001,0142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149142.05/cwt140.00–145.001,6329
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173119.46/cwt110.00–124.001,4018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179133.00/cwt128.00–138.001,56817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530133.40/cwt132.00–135.002,0412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,760140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,4641
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7603,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2273,281.74/head2,650.00–3,550.003,2826
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2372,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,976.91/head1,700.00–2,150.001,9773
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,697.04/head2,550.00–2,850.002,6972
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3253,558.87/head3,400.00–3,650.003,5595
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4653,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28732,225.36/head2,100.00–2,350.002,2252
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0232,732.27/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1121,599.40/head1,400.00–1,775.001,5993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,383.74/head2,200.00–2,650.002,3843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1692,561.33/head2,150.00–3,300.002,56119
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,241.37/head2,050.00–2,600.002,2414
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29702,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0243,761.65/head3,750.00–3,800.003,76230
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940175.00/head175.00–175.001751

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.