Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2024-03-12

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 12
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
501 head
148 vs last sale 353 24 vs year ago 525 · 4.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
13 vs last sale 73 15 vs year ago 45 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
67 vs last sale 43 66 vs year ago 44 · +150.0%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand on all slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.11/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 155.78 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.
Average price
$237.11
31 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,284
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
22.52
vs KY average
39.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537252.221,35518thin
Medium and Large 2577225.001,2982thin
Medium and Large 2-3542214.591,16311thin
One grade step is worth $37.64/cwt here — about $192 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.

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 sale31 hd
237.11
KY average25 barns · 1,332 hd
259.63
−22.52
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−39.06
This barn, trailing median29 sales
392.89
−155.78
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
BullsAverage1,761121.242,13510
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,543111.041,7134thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,193105.261,25525
CowsLean 85-90%Average90285.197688thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,048110.001,1532thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,004126.751,2734thin

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)1,142$2,9005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,9754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)972$1,75010
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)971$1,7504thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,069$1,36214
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)830$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)700$1,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,048$1,06714
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)975$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,181$2,6008
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)951$2,5507
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,231$2,2004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,325$2,0254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,119$1,84024
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,277$1,6752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)910$1,0251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)913$1,0254thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)897$9752thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2897975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29721,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,75010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9754
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300295310.00/cwt310.00–310.009151
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0531,680.86/head1,325.00–1,925.001,68117
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29512,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5507
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500465283.97/cwt275.00–295.001,32037
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650600244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4643
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750723211.39/cwt200.00–217.501,5285
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550504265.77/cwt262.50–272.501,3397
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400359312.56/cwt300.00–315.001,1226
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550536253.00/cwt245.00–265.001,35614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450423293.33/cwt280.00–300.001,24118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350340285.00/cwt285.00–285.009691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850841190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5984
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600579243.09/cwt237.50–247.501,4077
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700685216.20/cwt215.00–220.001,4814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350322315.20/cwt300.00–320.001,0155
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6975
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700684213.41/cwt205.00–214.001,46015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250205280.00/cwt280.00–280.005741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300255280.00/cwt280.00–280.007141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430285.49/cwt255.00–307.501,22823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600587268.10/cwt262.50–277.501,5747
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0691,362.13/head975.00–1,725.001,36214
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1081,160.31/head1,100.00–1,225.001,16011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29101,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
BullsMedium and Large 1-29751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1422,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29131,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1812,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6008
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2312,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3252,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2782,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2257
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2771,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29711,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7504
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300275240.00/cwt240.00–240.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400375248.10/cwt225.00–270.009302
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500490260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2741
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450430270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1611
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600577225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2982
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700697201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4014
Bulls1,819121.43/cwt115.00–128.002,2098
CowsLean 85-90%95085.55/cwt85.00–86.008132
CowsLean 85-90%62055.00/cwt55.00–55.003411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06575.00/cwt75.00–75.007991
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233112.79/cwt105.00–125.001,39114
Bulls1,970135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,6601
CowsLean 85-90%92995.11/cwt91.00–104.008844
CowsLean 85-90%98075.00/cwt75.00–75.007351
Bulls1,085106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,543111.04/cwt110.00–113.001,7134
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14997.75/cwt92.00–104.001,12310
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,048110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1532
Bred CowsMedium 1-2826725.00/head725.00–725.007253
SteersLarge 1-2650–700665221.12/cwt212.50–230.001,4702
HeifersLarge 1-2600–650647210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3592
SteersLarge 1-2950–1000950180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7101
HeifersLarge 1-2950–1000955150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4331
HeifersSelect and Choice1,004126.75/cwt115.00–140.001,2734
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900–950940170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5981
SteersMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,070147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,5781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600558220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2287
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550514205.11/cwt200.00–220.001,0544
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300298360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0736
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650615240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4765
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450421311.18/cwt307.50–312.501,3104
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250213395.00/cwt395.00–395.008414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300280328.30/cwt305.00–350.009199
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350344353.27/cwt327.00–355.001,21516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750726242.84/cwt242.00–244.001,7637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650617224.33/cwt217.50–230.001,3844
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650638261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,6654
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650645230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800762224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7079
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400383282.83/cwt250.00–300.001,0833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522244.49/cwt240.00–252.501,2764
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400373308.79/cwt302.50–315.001,1522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450410310.80/cwt300.00–317.501,27421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450416309.80/cwt305.00–315.001,2894
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550511285.57/cwt280.00–297.501,45912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500484292.21/cwt282.50–297.501,41410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500477269.42/cwt260.00–280.001,28525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950936200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8729
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500476315.99/cwt312.50–325.001,50414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800775200.00/cwt192.50–207.501,5502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600578255.06/cwt250.00–257.501,4743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400371315.57/cwt305.00–320.001,1714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350330325.08/cwt305.00–332.501,07315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300272352.67/cwt335.00–365.009593
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350309348.69/cwt335.00–375.001,0775
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450405329.21/cwt317.50–332.501,3339
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550502283.22/cwt272.50–295.001,42210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810224.75/cwt222.50–227.001,8202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400374340.36/cwt330.00–345.001,27315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400378326.41/cwt320.00–340.001,23415

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.