Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-11-04

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 4
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
632 head
250 vs last sale 382 261 vs year ago 371 · +70.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
74 vs last sale 87 65 vs year ago 96 · +67.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
5 vs last sale 47 35 vs year ago 17 · +205.9%
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 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.89/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 64.00 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.
Average price
$328.89
58 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.81
vs KY average
36.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542336.341,82446
Medium and Large 2545315.001,7171thin
Medium and Large 2-3509298.991,52211thin
One grade step is worth $37.35/cwt here — about $302 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 sale58 hd
328.89
KY average24 barns · 1,228 hd
339.70
−10.81
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−36.72
This barn, trailing median29 sales
392.89
−64.00
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
BullsLow1,749183.303,20615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,548156.922,42917
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,241151.081,87474
CowsLean 85-90%High1,017121.601,23632
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,250170.002,1251thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,155210.002,4261thin

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)1,335$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$2,4672thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$2,4059
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$2,3112thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,245$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$1,8933thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,232$1,80513
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,7251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,022$2,4502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,655$3,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$2,7833thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,7751thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500483389.81/cwt385.00–400.001,8836
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200181448.28/cwt410.00–460.008114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450440425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550505375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8946
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950930225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850815250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0382
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350325465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350328418.93/cwt400.00–430.001,37417
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250210415.00/cwt415.00–415.008721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350329423.14/cwt410.00–445.001,39215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550518354.32/cwt335.00–365.001,8358
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750738293.36/cwt285.00–300.002,1659
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650609313.82/cwt305.00–317.501,9117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450416391.06/cwt375.00–405.001,62730
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473409.41/cwt390.00–415.001,9379
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800764276.88/cwt265.00–285.002,1155
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700690298.29/cwt290.00–302.502,0586
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570323.35/cwt320.00–325.001,84321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400377423.29/cwt395.00–430.001,5968
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450419429.80/cwt420.00–440.001,80112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619353.51/cwt340.00–362.502,18820
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750729292.48/cwt270.00–300.002,1324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479362.52/cwt315.00–375.001,73634
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650616310.52/cwt295.00–320.001,91325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250220454.55/cwt450.00–460.001,0002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250242465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,1252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585359.94/cwt355.00–365.002,1064
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400382405.23/cwt385.00–420.001,54825
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800761280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300273519.05/cwt510.00–525.001,4175
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425400.59/cwt385.00–420.001,70314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575343.68/cwt325.00–355.001,97633
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300257495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,2722
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500473414.09/cwt405.00–415.001,95922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700680315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1421
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400359462.26/cwt440.00–465.001,6609
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350323436.93/cwt435.00–440.001,4115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300255465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,1861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250215460.00/cwt460.00–460.009891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350317476.01/cwt475.00–480.001,5095
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0222,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250215515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,1071
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3352,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1671,892.89/head1,675.00–2,175.001,8933
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2321,804.52/head1,600.00–2,000.001,80513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2952,311.05/head2,125.00–2,500.002,3112
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3452,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,016220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2354
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2830179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4861
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2950204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,9381
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265169.16/cwt162.00–185.002,14013
CowsLean 85-90%1,015160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6241
CowsLean 85-90%1,016110.62/cwt100.00–115.001,1249
CowsLean 85-90%1,037128.54/cwt120.00–142.001,33320
CowsLean 85-90%81882.45/cwt80.00–85.006742
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,1001
Bulls1,527162.45/cwt155.00–170.002,4813
Bulls2,165200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,3303
Bulls1,684184.68/cwt175.00–192.003,1109
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,625175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,8441
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,546156.84/cwt145.00–164.002,42515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214130.45/cwt112.00–138.001,58411
SteersLarge 1-2500–550528345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8229
SteersLarge 1-2650–700655325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1292
BullsLarge 1-2500–550541327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,7724
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240150.92/cwt140.00–160.001,87150
SteersSelect and Choice1,155210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,4261
HeifersSelect and Choice1,250170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29852,466.62/head1,900.00–2,850.002,4672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6553,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
SteersMedium 1-2600–650605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9361
SteersLarge 1-2600–650630320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0167
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900865205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7731
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550540285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5391
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435315.00/cwt305.00–325.001,3702
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400383312.25/cwt300.00–325.001,1962
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2782,405.38/head1,950.00–2,600.002,4059
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250230350.00/cwt350.00–350.008051
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300292365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0662
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500455330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5021
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400360341.88/cwt320.00–365.001,2312
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300270350.00/cwt350.00–350.009452
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350331450.49/cwt435.00–465.001,4917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390426.20/cwt420.00–435.001,6624
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520386.67/cwt375.00–395.002,01126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900895300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300278473.29/cwt455.00–490.001,3162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275435.74/cwt420.00–445.001,1984
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8621
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800775310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8151
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450438360.45/cwt355.00–365.001,5795
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400390375.27/cwt360.00–377.501,46410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519347.25/cwt315.00–365.001,80225
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500488359.98/cwt350.00–365.001,7573
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600595315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8742
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550522361.79/cwt355.00–365.001,8896
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8591
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950905215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9461
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5801
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390370.06/cwt365.00–375.001,4432
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650602285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7168
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6691
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550509298.99/cwt270.00–320.001,52211
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4661
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450422365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5402
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650633308.59/cwt300.00–325.001,9534
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8131
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6281
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450420314.29/cwt300.00–330.001,3202
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7171

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.