Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-09-09

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 9
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
392 head
99 vs last sale 293 58 vs year ago 450 · 12.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
88 vs last sale 80 86 vs year ago 82 · +104.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
131 vs last sale 19 100 vs year ago 50 · +200.0%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Combination of unweaned feeders and sharp decrease in CME futures place pressure on the market. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $359.45/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits 53.44 against this barn's trailing median of $412.90.
Average price
$359.45
41 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,986
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$348
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$52.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.95
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556371.712,06831
Medium and Large 2560340.001,9041thin
Medium 1-2540320.001,7281thin
Medium and Large 2-3539319.321,7208thin
One grade step is worth $52.39/cwt here — about $348 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales
476421367313median 412.9012/1603/0304/2806/1608/18
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $461.93, low $326.55, median $412.90 across 26 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 sale41 hd
359.45
KY average24 barns · 890 hd
357.51
+1.95
This barn, trailing median26 sales
412.90
−53.44
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
BullsHigh1,566186.952,92736
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,639160.002,6226thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,233156.361,92844
CowsLean 85-90%High975145.651,42033
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,123200.002,2452thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$2,52638
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,312$2,4252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,350$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,094$2,3928
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)898$2,3272thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,010$2,1603thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)933$2,1233thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$2,07941
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$1,8251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,303$3,5292thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$3,2237
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,61514
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,087$2,4002thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350320540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450433394.68/cwt375.00–415.001,70920
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350317494.11/cwt485.00–500.001,5666
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350316465.74/cwt465.00–470.001,4727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350336439.33/cwt422.50–470.001,4767
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600568390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2156
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550520373.24/cwt355.00–385.001,9418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666319.89/cwt305.00–325.002,1304
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650624341.35/cwt325.00–352.502,1305
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700675314.13/cwt305.00–325.002,1208
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418409.92/cwt385.00–415.001,71312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400376423.08/cwt400.00–450.001,59113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500470393.57/cwt370.00–405.001,85019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250200455.00/cwt455.00–455.009101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450429427.13/cwt425.00–430.001,8329
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500455423.75/cwt420.00–425.001,9288
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600571362.94/cwt340.00–380.002,07216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200175490.00/cwt490.00–490.008581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325505.00/cwt500.00–510.001,6412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572343.16/cwt335.00–370.001,96317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525407.07/cwt390.00–412.502,1378
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480374.92/cwt360.00–400.001,80012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577390.96/cwt390.00–395.002,2565
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683350.05/cwt340.00–352.502,3915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550513364.56/cwt345.00–370.001,87026
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550545390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300280568.04/cwt540.00–585.001,5919
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250246580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,4273
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0872,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0152,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300255470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1991
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2232,124.03/head1,700.00–2,425.002,12436
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,526.23/head1,900.00–3,100.002,52638
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300295540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2785175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3741
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2777187.89/cwt171.00–210.001,4603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1272,469.34/head2,425.00–2,500.002,4697
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2953,359.71/head3,250.00–3,550.003,3606
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2352,485.04/head2,225.00–2,825.002,4858
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28982,326.60/head2,300.00–2,350.002,3272
CowsLean 85-90%983157.96/cwt150.00–165.001,55314
CowsLean 85-90%980146.65/cwt130.00–164.001,43714
HeifersSelect and Choice1,060200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1201
HeifersSelect and Choice1,185200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3701
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,533157.89/cwt150.00–165.002,4203
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239161.05/cwt150.00–168.001,99522
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,690175.67/cwt170.00–180.002,9692
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,855135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,5041
CowsBoner 80-85%875125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0941
Bulls1,660206.19/cwt201.00–215.003,4239
Bulls1,374162.46/cwt150.00–171.002,2328
CowsLean 85-90%937108.36/cwt100.00–115.001,0155
Bred CowsMedium 1-29091,750.74/head1,675.00–1,825.001,7515
Bred CowsMedium 1-28651,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
SteersLarge 1-2650–700690330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2771
CowsBoner 80-85%1,222170.93/cwt170.00–175.002,0898
Bulls1,602188.14/cwt175.00–200.003,01419
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258141.86/cwt130.00–148.001,78513
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0552,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29332,123.17/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1233
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3122,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0102,160.49/head2,125.00–2,225.002,1603
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3033,529.17/head3,450.00–3,600.003,5292
BullsMedium 1-2500–550540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400360335.97/cwt300.00–370.001,2092
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550532318.51/cwt310.00–330.001,6947
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500473319.97/cwt315.00–325.001,5132
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450415320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535312.57/cwt305.00–320.001,6722
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4703,027.59/head2,875.00–3,325.003,0283
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750720250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350330384.70/cwt375.00–395.001,2702
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900870220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9141
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800788245.02/cwt235.00–250.001,9313
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7522
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650610270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6471
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600575330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8981
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350300340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650605260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5731
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850835200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6701
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600585325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450405325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3161
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3491
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500482355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7112
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470334.79/cwt325.00–340.001,5743
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550521322.78/cwt300.00–340.001,6824
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600560415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3244
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4295
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385424.88/cwt405.00–430.001,63610
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450415375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5561
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9041
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450427375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450426436.15/cwt430.00–450.001,8587
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650612374.05/cwt365.00–380.002,2895
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624328.18/cwt315.00–335.002,0487
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9432
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8362
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700695327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350330423.30/cwt410.00–440.001,3977

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.