Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2026-01-06

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 6
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
632 head
428 vs last sale 204 596 vs year ago 36 · +1,655.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
75 vs last sale 77 132 vs year ago 20 · +660.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
5 vs last sale 29 22 vs year ago 12 · +183.3%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to markets closure for Christmas. Strong demand noted for feeder classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $363.85/cwt on 60 head, up $23.47 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits 29.04 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.
Average price
$363.85
23.47 vs prior sale
60 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,961
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$52.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.70
vs KY average
46.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537367.471,97355
Medium and Large 2540345.001,8631thin
Large 1-2590325.001,9181thin
Medium 1-2565320.001,8081thin
Medium and Large 2-3550315.001,7332thin
One grade step is worth $52.47/cwt here — about $241 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 sale60 hd
363.85
KY average14 barns · 948 hd
369.56
−5.70
National average199 barns · 28,725 hd
410.10
−46.25
This barn, trailing median29 sales
392.89
−29.04
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
BullsHigh1,714181.243,10613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,573160.272,52118
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,219147.161,79461
CowsLean 85-90%Low950117.101,11230
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,188174.442,0722thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,520205.943,1302thin

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)1,316$2,4035
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,410$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$2,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,345$2,0251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,005$1,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)968$2,3417
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,360$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$2,8342thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,380$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,080$2,5251thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)810$2,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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 1-2600–650616339.11/cwt320.00–347.502,08918
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275463.86/cwt460.00–470.001,2768
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400369439.13/cwt420.00–455.001,62021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800766307.71/cwt300.00–310.002,35713
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350320330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250230445.00/cwt430.00–460.001,0242
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550545330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7991
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550540345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8631
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524369.46/cwt360.00–375.001,93626
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200185510.00/cwt510.00–510.009441
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,9483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581347.67/cwt335.00–355.002,02015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475386.14/cwt370.00–410.001,83431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350316567.23/cwt560.00–580.001,7924
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950926216.63/cwt210.00–220.002,0066
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350324446.49/cwt430.00–455.001,44710
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300273375.69/cwt350.00–400.001,0262
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500478317.49/cwt315.00–320.001,5182
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750745285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400394463.16/cwt460.00–465.001,8258
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250215370.00/cwt370.00–370.007961
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7391
HeifersMedium 1-2550–600565320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676320.02/cwt310.00–325.002,1637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423414.47/cwt392.50–432.501,75325
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450403485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9555
SteersLarge 1-2650–700650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550517424.26/cwt420.00–435.002,19317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650637380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300278563.77/cwt550.00–570.001,5673
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350314526.31/cwt485.00–545.001,65310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650605366.49/cwt355.00–375.002,21713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528399.97/cwt385.00–415.002,11215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800785312.47/cwt310.00–315.002,4532
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600560375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425467.24/cwt460.00–480.001,9864
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700681350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3848
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585386.73/cwt380.00–390.002,2629
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750729334.97/cwt330.00–340.002,4426
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400367505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8536
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600573402.45/cwt400.00–405.002,3062
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476437.55/cwt425.00–455.002,08312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300262514.87/cwt500.00–545.001,3496
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250240519.58/cwt500.00–540.001,2472
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600577364.86/cwt352.50–375.002,10529
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750732295.75/cwt290.00–312.502,1656
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400380456.59/cwt450.00–465.001,7359
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400397475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8862
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750700330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300290490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4211
CowsLean 85-90%901113.27/cwt110.00–115.001,0218
CowsLean 85-90%88086.01/cwt70.00–92.007576
CowsBoner 80-85%1,190113.33/cwt110.00–115.001,3493
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265147.38/cwt140.00–158.001,86418
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215167.86/cwt160.00–180.002,03922
CowsLean 85-90%991150.06/cwt140.00–165.001,4875
SteersSelect and Choice1,520205.94/cwt195.00–220.003,1302
HeifersSelect and Choice1,188174.44/cwt170.00–180.002,0722
CowsLean 85-90%1,005121.86/cwt116.00–126.001,22511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,559165.35/cwt160.00–185.002,57812
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,601150.12/cwt140.00–155.002,4036
CowsBoner 80-85%1,183127.29/cwt120.00–135.001,50618
Bulls1,862206.47/cwt200.00–211.003,8443
Bulls1,744181.13/cwt175.00–192.003,1597
Bulls1,495156.28/cwt142.00–165.002,3363
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2855175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4961
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29682,340.74/head1,850.00–2,500.002,3417
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2482,834.27/head2,500.00–3,100.002,8342
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0802,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4102,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2930170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3452,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3162,403.34/head2,075.00–2,850.002,4035
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-28102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3602,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420463.16/cwt460.00–465.001,9458
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8031
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300283369.73/cwt340.00–400.001,0462
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550508402.80/cwt395.00–405.002,0467
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500463435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0143
BullsMedium 1-2500–550520345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7941
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450418390.15/cwt385.00–395.001,6312
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350330345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1392
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650600355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1302
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400382375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4332
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800758287.57/cwt280.00–295.002,1802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450418440.57/cwt430.00–455.001,8429
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450417375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5645
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800775250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700678313.35/cwt310.00–315.002,1253
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950925250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650621322.50/cwt310.00–330.002,00313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500473398.78/cwt380.00–425.001,88618
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600590325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850801280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2433
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600595335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450409442.44/cwt440.00–455.001,81012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550520385.85/cwt370.00–390.002,00616
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350330455.08/cwt450.00–460.001,5022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy750–800766270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350331463.77/cwt460.00–465.001,5354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550514385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,97914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750717314.90/cwt300.00–320.002,2586

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.