Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-01-14

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 14
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
393 head
357 vs last sale 36 393 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
100 vs last sale 20 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
59 vs last sale 12 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to light receipts from last week. Note strong demand for all classes of cattle this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.12/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 116.77 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.
Average price
$276.12
46 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,511
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$58.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.51
vs KY average
27.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546278.101,51944
Medium and Large 2-3540245.001,3231thin
Medium 1-2595220.001,3091thin
One grade step is worth $58.10/cwt here — about $210 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 sale46 hd
276.12
KY average18 barns · 1,200 hd
281.63
−5.51
National average192 barns · 30,803 hd
304.03
−27.91
This barn, trailing median29 sales
392.89
−116.77
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
BullsLow1,483131.651,9524thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,578128.842,0337thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,247125.481,56576
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low88197.4785923
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150156.001,7941thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,750142.502,4941thin

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)1,340$2,0601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,297$2,01328
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,7523thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,266$1,6384thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,285$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,191$1,4537
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,052$1,8976
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,593$2,5812thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,466$2,4927
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,487$2,0744thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 1-2Value Added600–650605258.35/cwt255.00–260.001,5633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500461352.44/cwt350.00–365.001,6256
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800750175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3131
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435238.42/cwt215.00–270.001,0374
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500476249.71/cwt220.00–265.001,1896
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2792
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450422372.50/cwt360.00–375.001,5728
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400367418.27/cwt405.00–425.001,5353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9621
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600573244.74/cwt225.00–265.001,4022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430324.53/cwt320.00–330.001,39517
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700657186.55/cwt175.00–210.001,2263
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335318.09/cwt315.00–330.001,0665
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300283316.03/cwt300.00–325.008947
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518281.74/cwt277.50–287.501,4597
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000990165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6341
HeifersMedium 1-2650–700670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820213.29/cwt210.00–217.501,7493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575266.96/cwt250.00–277.501,53521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678232.72/cwt225.00–235.001,57811
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000981176.62/cwt172.50–185.001,7333
HeifersMedium 1-2550–600595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950922195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750712225.98/cwt220.00–230.001,6095
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650633243.73/cwt230.00–250.001,54312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300280440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718257.88/cwt245.00–260.001,8527
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500472326.72/cwt312.50–335.001,5427
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700658270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7772
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950910230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581289.96/cwt285.00–305.001,68519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550513309.30/cwt305.00–312.501,58711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1063
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635283.19/cwt270.00–292.501,7989
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550517285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4732
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430346.40/cwt322.50–355.001,4905
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800762250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9054
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500478200.00/cwt200.00–200.009563
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450415250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600583312.16/cwt310.00–312.501,8207
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650600305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8304
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550525320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6803
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345362.96/cwt360.00–375.001,2525
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450430222.50/cwt222.50–222.509571
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400358212.50/cwt212.50–212.507614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400376350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3163
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500450340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5301
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500455285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2971
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4731
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350330395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3041
HeifersSelect and Choice1,150156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,7941
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560119.62/cwt117.00–124.001,8663
CowsBoner 80-85%1,177106.81/cwt100.00–112.001,25711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251122.66/cwt114.00–128.001,53438
CowsBoner 80-85%1,271137.05/cwt130.00–145.001,74227
CowsLean 85-90%73173.08/cwt70.00–78.005345
SteersSelect and Choice1,750142.50/cwt142.50–142.502,4941
CowsLean 85-90%88087.16/cwt80.00–92.007676
CowsLean 85-90%938123.84/cwt117.00–137.001,1625
CowsLean 85-90%948104.89/cwt100.00–111.009947
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,591135.75/cwt130.00–151.002,1604
Bulls1,310124.26/cwt120.00–128.001,6282
Bulls1,655139.03/cwt138.00–140.002,3012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2661,638.12/head1,600.00–1,675.001,6384
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2851,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1531,928.74/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9292
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1351,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2972,013.05/head1,600.00–2,475.002,01328
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,9671
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0521,897.10/head1,575.00–2,000.001,8976
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,060.00/head2,060.00–2,060.002,0601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,528.91/head1,375.00–1,750.001,5296
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4101,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5122,181.42/head2,075.00–2,400.002,1813
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5142,498.96/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4996
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800788219.34/cwt213.00–222.501,7287
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450411336.29/cwt332.50–340.001,38212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476297.48/cwt285.00–307.501,4166
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1661
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300280235.00/cwt235.00–235.006581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870206.42/cwt195.00–212.501,7965
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450405270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900850190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500480319.17/cwt307.50–325.001,5323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750726226.19/cwt220.00–235.001,6424
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550521291.13/cwt282.50–295.001,51716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370341.65/cwt340.00–342.501,2643
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550526287.93/cwt282.50–290.001,5156
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700694241.62/cwt240.00–250.001,6776
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850825204.64/cwt190.00–220.001,6882
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950933179.92/cwt170.00–190.001,6792
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700673209.74/cwt200.00–220.001,4122
BullsMedium 1-2650–700660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450435342.53/cwt340.00–345.001,4902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400364397.49/cwt385.00–410.001,4474
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600595250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550535303.84/cwt302.50–305.001,62611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325377.58/cwt375.00–380.001,2272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600569282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6075
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5932,580.77/head2,500.00–2,650.002,5812

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.