Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2026-04-07

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 7
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
745 head
290 vs last sale 455 570 vs year ago 175 · +325.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
4 vs last sale 53 7 vs year ago 64 · 10.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
33 vs last sale 20 36 vs year ago 17 · +211.8%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: All classes of feeder calves traded sharply higher. The demand for the feeder cattle was very strong for a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 7.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $417.26/cwt on 75 head, up $13.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +24.37 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.
Average price
$417.26
13.33 vs prior sale
75 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,271
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$377
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$68.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.48
vs KY average
11.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544423.072,30268
Medium and Large 2545400.002,1801thin
Medium and Large 2-3543354.301,9256thin
One grade step is worth $68.77/cwt here — about $377 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 sale75 hd
417.26
KY average25 barns · 1,311 hd
422.75
−5.48
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−11.10
This barn, trailing median29 sales
392.89
+24.37
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
BullsLow1,784202.713,6169thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,343167.122,24415
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,155147.771,70710
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low976132.001,28811

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,182$3,3186
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,209$2,9607
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,163$2,5076
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$2,1751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$2,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,410$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,217$3,3555
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$3,0502thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$2,3501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,022$2,2518

Every lot, as filed

116 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 1-2200–250230670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,5413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650619401.27/cwt400.00–405.002,4844
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800769320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,46117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350319664.96/cwt650.00–670.002,1219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600584391.38/cwt375.00–400.002,28618
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300280650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,8201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800755350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750719359.47/cwt350.00–370.002,5859
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624359.99/cwt350.00–375.002,2464
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250220737.27/cwt710.00–760.001,6222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650640420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6883
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850813308.54/cwt305.00–315.002,5087
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518427.22/cwt410.00–430.002,2139
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400383524.26/cwt510.00–530.002,00813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800761360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7404
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300273749.10/cwt725.00–760.002,0453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500484499.55/cwt490.00–505.002,41810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500481457.94/cwt445.00–470.002,20326
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450419506.68/cwt485.00–520.002,12327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250226632.92/cwt625.00–650.001,4305
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700679391.24/cwt390.00–395.002,6574
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650602441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,65517
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850835310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450404569.40/cwt555.00–577.502,30017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350343554.41/cwt540.00–560.001,90215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580456.33/cwt455.00–465.002,64722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378604.67/cwt600.00–605.002,28614
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650627345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1632
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550535450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4084
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550505486.63/cwt480.00–490.002,4573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673341.84/cwt330.00–355.002,3017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750703333.34/cwt330.00–335.002,3433
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450409565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,31113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450421528.81/cwt525.00–540.002,22615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350335582.42/cwt580.00–585.001,95112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600584424.77/cwt420.00–445.002,48112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300258609.69/cwt600.00–630.001,5733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700660385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550515500.21/cwt495.00–501.002,57630
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500474478.07/cwt475.00–500.002,26628
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400374555.59/cwt550.00–560.002,07816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450412596.07/cwt595.00–600.002,45619
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350317624.74/cwt610.00–635.001,9804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425516.65/cwt500.00–530.002,19616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300265800.00/cwt800.00–800.002,1203
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1632,506.79/head2,125.00–2,950.002,5076
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2173,354.89/head3,100.00–3,800.003,3555
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400378554.96/cwt540.00–570.002,09812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500477487.38/cwt475.00–495.002,3257
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500471530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,4966
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400387616.99/cwt615.00–625.002,3885
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,418151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,1412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,277179.20/cwt169.00–191.002,2886
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,378161.38/cwt160.00–164.002,2247
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5731
CowsLean 85-90%928105.30/cwt100.00–113.009773
CowsLean 85-90%953154.38/cwt150.00–160.001,4712
CowsLean 85-90%1,190164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,9521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173151.01/cwt150.00–152.001,7713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,114139.83/cwt136.00–142.001,5584
Bulls1,538179.91/cwt179.00–181.002,7672
Bulls1,854209.22/cwt204.00–221.003,8797
CowsBoner 80-85%1,183167.67/cwt164.00–171.001,9842
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0052,652.99/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6532
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Stock CowsMedium 1-29752,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Stock CowsMedium 1-28732,047.36/head1,890.00–2,185.002,0474
SteersLarge 1400–450425510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1681
CowsLean 85-90%971132.67/cwt130.00–135.001,2885
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2573,477.10/head3,350.00–3,550.003,4775
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4103,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
HeifersMedium 1-2450–500470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
SteersMedium 1-2400–450400505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0201
BullsMedium 1-2350–400395530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0941
Bred CowsMedium 1-28052,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550526371.45/cwt355.00–385.001,9544
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000951250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1712,454.76/head2,025.00–2,790.002,4554
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2903,082.33/head2,700.00–3,350.003,0825
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1952,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600578320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8502
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350331518.02/cwt460.00–530.001,7157
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1081
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300277540.60/cwt520.00–550.001,4973
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400363465.17/cwt460.00–470.001,6892
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500469415.08/cwt400.00–435.001,94713
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450434464.58/cwt450.00–490.002,0165
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600569370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1055
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400367520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9083
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350320539.53/cwt530.00–550.001,7262
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900875284.94/cwt280.00–290.002,4932
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300291670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,9504
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750745330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4591
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550525400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500473430.62/cwt385.00–450.002,03710
SteersMedium and Large 2-3200–250223660.56/cwt650.00–670.001,4732
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650615307.44/cwt300.00–315.001,8912
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450417511.97/cwt500.00–520.002,1359
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400368553.74/cwt545.00–565.002,0384
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3811
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575410.10/cwt400.00–415.002,3584
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300275584.73/cwt570.00–600.001,6082
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900855280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3941
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1801
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450446545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,4317
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4731
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550529465.95/cwt460.00–470.002,4655
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500465445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0691
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350328601.09/cwt560.00–615.001,97211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550527515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,71428
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600568425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,41415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550512442.47/cwt440.00–450.002,26526
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518493.00/cwt480.00–500.002,55418

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.