Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good 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 $392.89/cwt on 38 head, down $5.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 29 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$392.89

▼ 5.90 vs prior sale

38 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$80.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.74

vs KY average

−7.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	402.88	2,203	33
Medium and Large 2	565	345.00	1,949	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	559	322.45	1,801	4thin

One grade step is worth $80.43/cwt here — about $402 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

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 sale38 hd

392.89

—

KY average24 barns · 953 hd

406.64

−13.74

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−7.63

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

+0.00

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,771	208.93	3,699	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	174.43	2,614	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	164.89	2,009	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	139.80	1,368	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$3,273	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,000	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,491	$2,991	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$2,191	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,226	$2,147	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,332	$3,543	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$4,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	312.37/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	385.47/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,590	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	492.96/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,056	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	515.25/cwt	470.00–535.00	1,891	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	647.82/cwt	600.00–655.00	1,879	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	568.78/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	363.30/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	530.61/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	562.29/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	391.46/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,239	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	407.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	413.63/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,163	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	412.30/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	316.60/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	140.57/cwt	128.00–153.00	1,406	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	172.92/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,587	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	182.44/cwt	178.00–191.00	2,260	7
Bulls	—	—	1,407	186.33/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,622	3
Bulls	—	—	2,015	227.61/cwt	223.00–235.00	4,586	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,449	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	150.78/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,769	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	167.19/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,080	14
Bulls	—	—	1,860	211.88/cwt	207.00–215.00	3,941	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	2,191.01/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	219	585.43/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,282	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,764	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	262.65/cwt	225.00–325.00	2,343	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,999.65/head	2,175.00–3,425.00	3,000	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,491	2,991.15/head	2,650.00–3,400.00	2,991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,953	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	3,564.53/head	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	470.30/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,450	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	445.83/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,131	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	424.89/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,243	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	227	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	583.79/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,002	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	3,272.90/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	466.21/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,168	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	437.54/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,048	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	470.67/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,920	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	555.81/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,051	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	513.55/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,111	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	2,147.35/head	1,400.00–2,450.00	2,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	522.20/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,755	17

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Tue Jun 9, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 453Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 72Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 28Year ago 40

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	227	670.00	670.00
11	250–300	290	600.00–655.00	647.82
10	300–350	343	580.00–620.00	583.79
12	350–400	369	535.00–570.00	555.81
11	400–450	411	505.00–530.00	513.55
8	450–500	465	460.00–480.00	466.21
13	500–550	521	450.00–485.00	470.30
2	550–600	560	440.00	440.00
8	650–700	672	370.00–395.00	385.47
2	700–750	707	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	870	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	512	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	442	475.00	475.00
1	600–650	620	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	465	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	530	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	590	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	660.00	660.00
3	250–300	271	550.00–590.00	562.29
17	300–350	336	500.00–535.00	522.20
20	350–400	367	470.00–535.00	515.25
8	400–450	408	470.00–475.00	470.67
16	450–500	468	415.00–450.00	437.54
17	500–550	523	400.00–425.00	413.63
16	550–600	572	365.00–405.00	391.46
4	650–700	663	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	723	305.00–320.00	312.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	461	405.00–410.00	407.52
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	300	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	392	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	485	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	563	305.00–340.00	316.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	611	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	570.00–590.00	585.43
1	250–300	270	575.00	575.00
4	300–350	342	565.00–580.00	568.78
8	350–400	369	510.00–540.00	530.61
6	400–450	417	465.00–505.00	492.96
12	450–500	478	425.00–465.00	445.83
11	500–550	528	400.00–440.00	424.89
2	550–600	570	405.00–420.00	412.30
1	600–650	640	345.00	345.00
6	650–700	672	360.00–370.00	363.30
1	700–750	725	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	525.00	525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	417	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	630.00	630.00
1	300–350	315	620.00	620.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,463	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,564.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,002	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,191.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,263	2,175.00–3,425.00	2,999.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,491	2,650.00–3,400.00	2,991.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,292	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,272.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,226	1,400.00–2,450.00	2,147.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	892	225.00–325.00	262.65
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	4,550.00	4,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,000	128.00–153.00	140.57
1	—	950	115.00	115.00
1	—	880	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	170.00–177.00	172.92
1	—	1,510	182.00	182.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,239	178.00–191.00	182.44
11	—	1,173	140.00–159.00	150.78
14	—	1,244	161.00–174.00	167.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	180.00–190.00	186.33
3	—	2,015	223.00–235.00	227.61
4	—	1,860	207.00–215.00	211.88

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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