Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2025-12-09

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 9
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
616 head
56 vs last sale 560 89 vs year ago 527 · +16.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
1 vs last sale 123 16 vs year ago 138 · 11.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
8 vs last sale 30 81 vs year ago 119 · 68.1%
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 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold mostly steady and heifers over 500lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.23/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits 50.66 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.
Average price
$342.23
93 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,854
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$356
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.95
vs KY average
35.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545346.951,88981
Medium and Large 2533322.501,7186thin
Medium and Large 2-3514298.341,5336thin
One grade step is worth $48.61/cwt here — about $356 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 sale93 hd
342.23
KY average28 barns · 1,949 hd
349.18
−6.95
National average184 barns · 19,282 hd
377.96
−35.73
This barn, trailing median29 sales
392.89
−50.66
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
BullsLow1,498181.442,7178thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,599163.212,61016
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,231139.701,72051
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low959112.981,08329
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,230205.002,5221thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,585180.002,8531thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$2,3429
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,156$2,3234thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,335$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$1,6562thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,117$1,5019
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)876$2,3005
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,805$3,4001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,150$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,5501thin

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
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300267345.00/cwt345.00–345.009214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427384.86/cwt375.00–395.001,64314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650627317.91/cwt312.50–325.001,99334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523356.17/cwt332.50–365.001,86344
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550521395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0584
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300285507.57/cwt500.00–515.001,4478
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370401.13/cwt380.00–405.001,4849
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250212431.38/cwt425.00–440.009153
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200190460.00/cwt460.00–460.008741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300268430.19/cwt425.00–435.001,1533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725289.47/cwt270.00–295.002,09911
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7961
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300295302.50/cwt300.00–305.008922
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,0973
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700668312.37/cwt300.00–317.502,08716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478364.57/cwt350.00–380.001,74328
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510327.52/cwt325.00–330.001,6704
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750740220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6284
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500474342.30/cwt340.00–345.001,62314
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550514298.34/cwt280.00–305.001,5336
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700678282.47/cwt280.00–285.001,9152
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600578312.47/cwt310.00–315.001,8062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500462385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7792
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500452335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500459415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9055
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350335495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6582
SteersMedium 1-2900–950900260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3401
SteersMedium 1-2850–900855285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500460398.30/cwt395.00–405.001,8323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0292
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7743
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581370.51/cwt355.00–375.002,15330
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750717323.28/cwt315.00–327.502,31817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800790315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1761
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450445375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700669331.65/cwt320.00–335.002,21912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400369439.18/cwt425.00–450.001,6219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350324452.89/cwt415.00–475.001,4676
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600565175.00/cwt175.00–175.009892
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700690175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650616352.00/cwt340.00–355.002,1685
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418411.10/cwt405.00–415.001,7185
BullsMedium 1-2450–500485300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600558355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350347484.48/cwt465.00–490.001,6818
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355471.78/cwt455.00–480.001,6753
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550505370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8692
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250235480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1281
CowsLean 85-90%89892.49/cwt85.00–100.008316
CowsBoner 80-85%1,182164.47/cwt160.00–172.001,94410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240146.90/cwt140.00–155.001,82217
CowsLean 85-90%969108.77/cwt102.00–115.001,05411
CowsLean 85-90%943138.17/cwt132.50–140.001,3034
CowsLean 85-90%998121.55/cwt116.00–125.001,2138
SteersSelect and Choice1,585180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,8531
HeifersSelect and Choice1,230205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,5221
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,579168.29/cwt160.00–180.002,65711
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,643152.04/cwt145.00–155.002,4985
CowsBoner 80-85%1,236131.67/cwt130.00–135.001,62710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,252118.99/cwt100.00–125.001,49014
Bulls1,820172.60/cwt170.00–175.003,1412
Bulls1,390184.39/cwt178.00–191.002,5636
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,170180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1061
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28762,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1481,655.56/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6562
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1302,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,342.17/head1,675.00–2,650.002,3429
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1171,501.49/head1,300.00–1,700.001,5019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1562,322.59/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3234
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,8053,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550526311.37/cwt300.00–325.001,63810
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400357341.64/cwt335.00–345.001,2203
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0881
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3751
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650613285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7473
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500474368.64/cwt352.50–385.001,74718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325395.95/cwt385.00–405.001,2875
HeifersMedium 1-2600–650645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550524370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9399
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585325.04/cwt320.00–340.001,90128
HeifersMedium 1-2450–500495320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5841
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550535335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550524359.69/cwt340.00–365.001,88518
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450428397.22/cwt380.00–415.001,70011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700662307.73/cwt295.00–317.502,03712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650620315.04/cwt310.00–320.001,95311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600571329.48/cwt315.00–345.001,88117
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500468327.19/cwt300.00–340.001,5313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800783260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0365
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750716296.05/cwt275.00–305.002,1209
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420371.71/cwt365.00–375.001,5613
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700690285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9671
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250245390.00/cwt390.00–390.009561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250245420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0291
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850805230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400371413.40/cwt390.00–435.001,5344
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450423337.87/cwt325.00–350.001,4292

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.