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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 29

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

314 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 270▼ 146 vs year ago 460 · −31.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 20▼ 43 vs year ago 104 · −41.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 16▲ 3 vs year ago 43 · +7.0%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Good quality offering of feeder classes with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.55/cwt on 37 head, up $13.13 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −44.57 against this barn's trailing median of $382.12.

Average price

$337.55

▲ 13.13 vs prior sale

37 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$34.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.65

vs KY average

−15.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	339.41	1,853	35
Medium and Large 2	533	305.00	1,624	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.41/cwt here — about $229 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

337.55

—

KY average26 barns · 1,177 hd

343.20

−5.65

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−15.11

This barn, trailing median32 sales

382.12

−44.57

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.26, low $324.43, median $382.12 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,629	162.71	2,651	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	139.56	1,961	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	134.80	1,613	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,055	100.86	1,064	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,129	205.12	2,316	4thin

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)	1,144	$2,824	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,161	$2,300	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,293	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,097	$1,863	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$3,676	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,679	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$2,400	5

Every lot, as filed

77 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	451.08/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,728	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,082	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	355.58/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,077	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	352.47/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,199	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	341.50/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,350	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,432	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	218	498.74/cwt	470.00–550.00	1,087	5
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	218	427.30/cwt	425.00–430.00	932	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,097	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	528.30/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,400	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,155	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,353	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	426.11/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,581	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	395.73/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,638	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	427.77/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,805	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	380.29/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,738	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	321.69/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,544	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	341.50/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,800	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,942	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	323.71/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,874	12
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	310.80/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,980	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,115	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,072	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,150	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	408.08/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,367	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	407	421.98/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,717	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	405.07/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,689	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	476	394.13/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,876	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	379.34/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,806	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	342.83/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,656	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	348.08/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,841	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	329.12/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,902	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	315.63/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,982	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	307.59/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,067	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,274	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,129	205.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,316	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	146.34/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,078	2
Bulls	—	—	1,734	170.90/cwt	161.00–180.00	2,963	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	681	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	970	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,552	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,238	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	102.01/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,114	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	122.44/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,474	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	138.89/cwt	130.00–151.00	1,675	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	139.56/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,961	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,675.60/head	3,650.00–3,700.00	3,676	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	2,718.35/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,718	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,097	1,863.15/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,863	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	2,823.89/head	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,824	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	2,293.24/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,293	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,915	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 Sep 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 270Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 20Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 16Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	440.00–465.00	451.08
9	500–550	548	380.00	380.00
8	550–600	584	350.00–360.00	355.58
20	600–650	624	350.00–360.00	352.47
5	650–700	688	340.00–342.50	341.50
6	700–750	726	330.00–340.00	334.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	218	470.00–550.00	498.74
2	250–300	265	500.00–560.00	528.30
2	300–350	330	410.00	410.00
4	350–400	371	415.00–440.00	426.11
8	400–450	414	385.00–415.00	395.73
10	450–500	457	360.00–385.00	380.29
15	500–550	527	325.00–355.00	341.50
12	550–600	579	312.50–335.00	323.71
6	600–650	637	302.50–315.00	310.80
3	650–700	666	317.50	317.50
2	700–750	727	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	810	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	860	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	551	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	422	425.00–435.00	427.77
3	450–500	465	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	425.00–430.00	427.30
1	250–300	255	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	300	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	480	320.00–325.00	321.69
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	335	400.00–425.00	408.08
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	417	390.00–415.00	405.07
8	450–500	476	360.00–385.00	379.34
16	500–550	529	335.00–360.00	348.08
7	550–600	578	325.00–345.00	329.12
14	600–650	628	300.00–330.00	315.63
7	650–700	672	300.00–312.50	307.59
2	700–750	715	305.00	305.00
8	750–800	758	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	800	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	407	420.00–425.00	421.98
15	450–500	476	390.00–405.00	394.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
5	450–500	483	340.00–355.00	342.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00

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	4	—	1,142	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	3,650.00–3,700.00	3,675.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,253	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,718.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,227	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,161	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,144	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,823.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,097	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,863.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,153	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,293.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	77.00	77.00
5	—	1,092	96.00–105.00	102.01
1	—	1,040	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	134.00–145.00	139.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	117.00–129.00	122.44
1	—	970	160.00	160.00
18	—	1,206	130.00–151.00	138.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,734	161.00–180.00	170.90
2	—	1,420	143.00–151.00	146.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	200.00–210.00	205.12

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.