Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2026-06-16

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 16
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
591 head
249 vs last sale 342 54 vs year ago 645 · 8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
30 vs last sale 71 26 vs year ago 67 · 38.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
29 vs last sale 60 15 vs year ago 16 · +93.8%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold steady. Yellow tag value added feeders classes seen heavy demand. Good quality supply of yellow tag feeders and a planer quality offering of regular feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.63/cwt on 71 head, up $16.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 29 comparable sales and sits +16.74 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.
Average price
$409.63
16.74 vs prior sale
71 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,191
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$53.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.40
vs KY average
1.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533413.392,20266
Medium and Large 2564360.032,0315thin
One grade step is worth $53.36/cwt here — about $171 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 sale71 hd
409.63
KY average27 barns · 1,259 hd
416.03
−6.40
National average169 barns · 9,451 hd
411.50
−1.87
This barn, trailing median29 sales
392.89
+16.74
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
BullsLow1,598199.943,1946thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,525168.162,5643thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,205161.671,94911
CowsLean 85-90%Low930133.491,24217

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$2,9096
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,025$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,253$2,3172thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,096$2,0784thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,310$3,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,080$2,8501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,760$4,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,9262thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,7501thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500455400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8201
CowsLean 85-90%949121.22/cwt116.00–123.001,1504
CowsLean 85-90%908161.26/cwt160.00–165.001,4644
CowsLean 85-90%969137.81/cwt130.00–150.001,3357
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525168.16/cwt160.00–172.002,5643
Bulls1,270185.03/cwt180.00–189.002,3502
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350330445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4691
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450410405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9681
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565362.83/cwt350.00–375.002,0502
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650610300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8301
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650647355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2972
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,3103,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy150–200175750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,3131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450434478.50/cwt470.00–505.002,07712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350308504.95/cwt495.00–510.001,5555
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800762318.33/cwt315.00–320.002,4263
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700690350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525418.42/cwt405.00–425.002,19719
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750745300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2351
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450428423.70/cwt420.00–430.001,8134
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650633359.88/cwt350.00–370.002,2782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300252554.67/cwt505.00–580.001,3983
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200178649.58/cwt640.00–660.001,1562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750702324.98/cwt310.00–330.002,2814
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2761
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850812340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,76124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420471.91/cwt440.00–480.001,98223
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6691
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500450425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9133
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8572
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4721
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580360.04/cwt355.00–365.002,0882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750711375.98/cwt372.50–380.002,67328
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0771
BullsMedium and Large 21050–11001,070220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3541
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400392455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7842
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700685305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0891
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0741
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600574355.04/cwt350.00–365.002,0384
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5111
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500483395.03/cwt390.00–400.001,9082
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550512340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7412
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350328471.26/cwt440.00–505.001,5462
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550524425.08/cwt420.00–430.002,2273
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9531
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350310440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3641
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490375.00/cwt370.00–380.001,8382
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9951
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3691
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650625280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300295410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208168.55/cwt161.00–175.002,0364
Bulls1,572203.20/cwt192.00–210.003,1943
CowsBoner 80-85%1,247151.52/cwt143.00–158.001,8896
CowsBoner 80-85%945195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8431
CowsLean 85-90%80087.36/cwt84.00–90.006992
Bulls2,330220.00/cwt220.00–220.005,1261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0962,077.79/head1,500.00–2,400.002,0784
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350300670.00/cwt670.00–670.002,0101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250235660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2888248.69/cwt235.00–265.002,2082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy150–200190700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,3301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650603385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300295640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,8881
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,7604,175.00/head4,175.00–4,175.004,1751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600560439.80/cwt425.00–455.002,46310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600576391.76/cwt375.00–415.002,25715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0802,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2532,316.87/head2,225.00–2,400.002,3172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350330557.44/cwt540.00–610.001,8406
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479478.20/cwt465.00–485.002,2915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28702,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300265750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,9881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000985275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,7091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2100–150135730.00/cwt730.00–730.009861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550536475.95/cwt465.00–480.002,55145
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2282,908.93/head2,300.00–3,100.002,9096
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666382.75/cwt375.00–385.002,54932
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400362513.18/cwt500.00–525.001,8586
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250237541.41/cwt500.00–560.001,2833
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300267670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,7892
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,925.92/head2,700.00–3,150.002,9262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250205580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,1891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750710350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350340553.16/cwt515.00–590.001,8813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500485428.47/cwt410.00–455.002,07817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900850315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650616426.75/cwt420.00–430.002,62938
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575388.28/cwt370.00–400.002,23321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450432510.33/cwt485.00–525.002,20516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400379499.61/cwt465.00–525.001,89419
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300295550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550529419.47/cwt415.00–425.002,21910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700662341.99/cwt320.00–350.002,26422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621361.66/cwt340.00–370.002,24641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550504430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,16726
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500461458.24/cwt440.00–475.002,1127

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.