Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower with heavier discounts for plainer unweaned and vaccinated feeders. No comparison on slaughter cows due to a limited supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.09/cwt on 98 head, down $7.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −20.79 against this barn's trailing median of $449.88.

Average price

$429.09

▼ 7.68 vs prior sale

98 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$56.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.88

vs KY average

+10.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	431.16	2,385	91
Medium and Large 2	557	406.67	2,265	6thin
Medium and Large 3	585	375.00	2,194	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.16/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.17, low $367.34, median $449.88 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 sale98 hd

429.09

—

KY average22 barns · 556 hd

441.97

−12.88

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+10.05

This barn, trailing median29 sales

449.88

−20.79

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	—	High	1,862	209.75	3,904	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	165.00	1,848	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	119.00	1,093	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,387	$2,805	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,383	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	700–750	726	349.01/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,534	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	420.34/cwt	410.00–442.50	1,921	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	387.46/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	448.79/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	454.20/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	349.88/cwt	330.00–351.00	2,341	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	314.57/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,388	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	409.86/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	386.74/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	432.72/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,090	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	415.88/cwt	412.50–421.00	2,599	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	445.39/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,102	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	368.90/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,306	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	363.31/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	379.68/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,476	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,006	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,848	1
Bulls	—	—	2,255	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	5,006	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	4,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,364	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	232	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	470.24/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	314.36/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,248	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	356.20/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,184	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,176	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	502.94/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,987	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	380.57/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,215	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	334.15/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	414.34/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,436	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	377.79/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,592	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	426.87/cwt	417.50–460.00	2,250	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	2,804.93/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	402.16/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,382.56/head	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,383	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	410	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	1

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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 171Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 32Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 22Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	395	490.00–510.00	502.94
4	400–450	425	465.00–475.00	470.24
2	450–500	468	465.00	465.00
20	500–550	527	417.50–460.00	426.87
48	550–600	588	405.00–420.00	414.34
7	600–650	623	385.00–405.00	402.16
23	650–700	686	370.00–400.00	377.79
17	700–750	726	340.00–355.00	349.01
6	750–800	767	330.00–335.00	334.15
3	800–850	825	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	895	305.00	305.00
2	900–950	910	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	503	470.00	470.00
56	600–650	625	412.50–421.00	415.88
5	650–700	657	410.00	410.00
7	700–750	735	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
9	450–500	483	425.00–435.00	432.72
4	500–550	538	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	595	390.00	390.00
5	600–650	625	365.00–375.00	368.90
1	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	475	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	720.00	720.00
1	250–300	280	650.00	650.00
3	400–450	416	505.00	505.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
6	400–450	433	450.00–455.00	454.20
7	450–500	457	410.00–442.50	420.34
3	500–550	532	375.00–392.50	386.74
37	550–600	582	375.00–395.00	380.57
15	600–650	613	345.00–365.00	356.20
37	650–700	669	330.00–351.00	349.88
8	700–750	715	300.00–325.00	314.36
23	750–800	759	305.00–315.00	314.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	405.00–415.00	409.86
9	750–800	750	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	465	365.00–395.00	379.68
3	550–600	576	360.00–365.00	363.31
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	668	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	465	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	350	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	429	435.00–465.00	448.79
7	450–500	472	430.00–465.00	445.39
2	500–550	547	405.00	405.00
4	550–600	565	385.00–395.00	387.46
1	650–700	675	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	640.00	640.00
1	350–400	395	520.00	520.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	133.00	133.00
1	—	890	113.00	113.00
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,255	222.00	222.00
2	—	1,943	216.00	216.00
1	—	1,305	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	230.00	230.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,387	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,804.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,382.56

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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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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