Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2024-12-10

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 10
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
527 head
61 vs last sale 466 42 vs year ago 485 · +8.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
28 vs last sale 110 26 vs year ago 112 · +23.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
53 vs last sale 66 67 vs year ago 52 · +128.8%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no market report last week. Strong feeder cattle market this week with good demand on all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.68/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 136.21 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.
Average price
$256.68
99 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,402
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.17
vs KY average
23.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546257.881,40896
Medium and Large 2-3550218.391,2013thin
One grade step is worth $39.49/cwt here — about $207 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 sale99 hd
256.68
KY average28 barns · 2,644 hd
257.85
−1.17
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−23.62
This barn, trailing median29 sales
392.89
−136.21
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
BullsLow1,466130.971,92012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,522113.731,73113
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,239109.161,35264
CowsLean 85-90%Average97590.9088638

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,188$2,2007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,224$2,09610
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,347$1,7004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,312$1,5502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,5192thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,232$1,4049
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,210$1,9751thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,450$1,8751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,090$1,6752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,292$2,0983thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,428$1,9583thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,293$1,87317
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,267$1,4754thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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 1-21,2671,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3471,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,675.00/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2922,097.68/head2,000.00–2,200.002,0983
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3121,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,518.51/head1,450.00–1,575.001,5192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2321,403.87/head1,150.00–1,550.001,4049
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575258.93/cwt245.00–272.501,48917
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250225315.00/cwt315.00–315.007091
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,393.71/head1,300.00–1,500.001,3944
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400384314.61/cwt300.00–325.001,2085
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3851,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3312,010.34/head1,700.00–2,350.002,01012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6504
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500479281.08/cwt275.00–290.001,34612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800772200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550528273.88/cwt272.50–275.001,44611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650643272.65/cwt272.50–275.001,75316
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450424295.42/cwt285.00–300.001,25310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750715219.79/cwt200.00–225.001,5715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900858185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5876
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250233295.05/cwt290.00–300.006872
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650615227.95/cwt220.00–230.001,4025
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2242,096.43/head1,500.00–2,450.002,09610
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400368255.51/cwt240.00–270.009402
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550545240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3081
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4402,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1882,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2007
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750733215.09/cwt210.00–220.001,5772
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800790220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7381
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850800170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300295270.00/cwt270.00–270.007971
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450428261.79/cwt240.00–275.001,1203
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000968152.53/cwt150.00–155.001,4762
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2691
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500484282.99/cwt280.00–285.001,3705
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009901
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385243.78/cwt230.00–260.009394
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580248.19/cwt240.00–265.001,4403
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500478250.08/cwt235.00–255.001,1954
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600580210.26/cwt180.00–240.001,2202
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435262.02/cwt255.00–267.501,1409
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,534114.79/cwt110.00–120.001,7618
CowsBoner 80-85%1,292101.40/cwt95.00–108.001,31025
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235115.28/cwt110.00–121.001,42419
Bulls1,373114.12/cwt100.00–125.001,5674
Bulls1,230153.87/cwt150.00–161.001,8932
Bulls1,606134.57/cwt130.00–144.002,1616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,111136.47/cwt130.00–161.001,51610
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24089.63/cwt85.00–92.001,11110
CowsLean 85-90%901107.00/cwt99.00–115.0096412
CowsLean 85-90%1,04386.01/cwt80.00–95.0089713
CowsLean 85-90%905130.51/cwt130.00–131.001,1812
CowsLean 85-90%98971.90/cwt65.00–77.0071111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600555210.09/cwt200.00–220.001,1662
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350325265.00/cwt265.00–265.008611
Dairy SteersLarge 3900–950930145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3491
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800780115.00/cwt115.00–115.008971
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525105.54/cwt102.00–108.001,6094
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,420138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,9601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250227366.81/cwt350.00–375.008336
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400368334.87/cwt330.00–340.001,2325
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750705190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650637190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2102
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270265.00/cwt265.00–265.007161
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700675202.50/cwt200.00–205.001,3672
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600560275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300268352.34/cwt350.00–355.009442
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450431318.36/cwt310.00–335.001,37210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500458304.39/cwt300.00–305.001,3948
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350336373.22/cwt370.00–380.001,2543
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350322354.84/cwt335.00–360.001,1437
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550507283.32/cwt282.50–285.001,4366
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300277383.73/cwt375.00–400.001,0633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500455325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600558272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,51825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418288.02/cwt275.00–295.001,20420
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600583245.50/cwt230.00–250.001,43125
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479257.80/cwt250.00–270.001,23527
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550519268.73/cwt255.00–275.001,39511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300288306.76/cwt290.00–315.008833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400377299.55/cwt285.00–312.501,12914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573279.58/cwt272.50–287.501,60224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850815202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,6501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290330.00/cwt330.00–330.009571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625258.61/cwt250.00–267.501,6162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700695210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4602
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700676222.40/cwt220.00–230.001,5034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676249.61/cwt240.00–255.001,6877
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473307.72/cwt300.00–315.001,4569
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800757250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450419301.99/cwt300.00–315.001,26512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350321303.39/cwt270.00–330.0097417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550517251.61/cwt240.00–267.501,30135
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350329348.65/cwt340.00–355.001,1474
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450413338.10/cwt325.00–350.001,3963
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400369355.46/cwt345.00–365.001,3126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428313.22/cwt310.00–320.001,3416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618227.81/cwt220.00–235.001,40818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500480280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3445
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250240325.00/cwt325.00–325.007801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350330313.03/cwt305.00–320.001,0333
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550538287.44/cwt282.50–295.001,5467

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.