Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 350lbs sold steady. Feeder steers over 350lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650lbs sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher and heifers over 650lbs sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.45/cwt on 33 head, up $1.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −27.44 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$365.45

▲ 1.60 vs prior sale

33 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$49.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.29

vs KY average

−48.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	369.67	2,011	30
Medium and Large 2-3	527	325.00	1,713	2thin
Medium 1-2	580	320.00	1,856	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.67/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale33 hd

365.45

—

KY average26 barns · 2,097 hd

376.74

−11.29

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−48.03

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−27.44

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	1,750	194.26	3,399	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,609	155.02	2,495	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,296	148.16	1,919	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	112.17	1,075	24

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$2,228	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$2,202	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,331	$2,040	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,236	$1,935	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,475	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	378.97/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,963	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	388.91/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,376	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	551.67/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	454.29/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	369.67/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	345.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,114	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	319.91/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	431.77/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,839	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	529.32/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,969	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	453.78/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,844	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	352.84/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	356.74/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	466.64/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	411.34/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,287	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	441.18/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	512.50/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	421.57/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	459.99/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,208	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	481.72/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,067	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	378.95/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,467	4
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	511.23/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,866	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	443.73/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	306.62/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	482.33/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	337.62/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,083	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	424.55/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	489.38/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,825	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	108.71/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,071	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	124.99/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,165	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	2,527	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	111.04/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,370	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	131.01/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,663	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	90.77/cwt	90.00–95.00	888	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	148.19/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,928	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	155.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,320	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	147.28/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,464	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	164.50/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,170	22
Bulls	—	—	1,681	207.63/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,490	5
Bulls	—	—	1,793	185.91/cwt	175.00–194.00	3,333	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,957	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	2,228.36/head	1,675.00–2,575.00	2,228	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,354	2,169.32/head	1,900.00–2,525.00	2,169	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	765	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	2,039.59/head	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,040	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,201.89/head	1,550.00–2,625.00	2,202	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	606	368.33/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	526	423.08/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	175	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	211	453.08/cwt	440.00–470.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	360.36/cwt	320.00–370.00	2,054	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	837	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	361	471.01/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	361.52/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	400.04/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,892	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	464.25/cwt	457.50–470.00	1,964	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	961	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	370.10/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	426.66/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	497.57/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	423.23/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,006	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	382.33/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	324.41/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	465.84/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,984	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	299.83/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,165	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	507.33/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	310.09/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,774	3

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 Jan 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 632Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 152Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 34Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	211	440.00–470.00	453.08
3	250–300	295	465.00–470.00	466.64
7	300–350	338	435.00–460.00	454.29
7	350–400	376	425.00–465.00	453.78
13	400–450	426	405.00–445.00	431.77
18	450–500	473	390.00–420.00	400.04
15	500–550	518	365.00–395.00	378.97
15	550–600	570	320.00–370.00	360.36
11	600–650	612	330.00–350.00	345.43
5	650–700	672	310.00–330.00	319.91
2	700–750	700	300.00–305.00	302.50
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	342	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	479	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	330.00–395.00	361.52
5	400–450	428	320.00–390.00	356.74
4	450–500	495	300.00–370.00	352.84
2	500–550	527	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	610	270.00–275.00	272.50
2	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	837	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	490.00–505.00	497.57
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
5	350–400	361	470.00–475.00	471.01
9	400–450	423	457.50–470.00	464.25
6	450–500	452	425.00–435.00	426.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	290	505.00	505.00
2	300–350	310	500.00–525.00	512.50
7	350–400	365	505.00–520.00	511.23
8	400–450	429	475.00–490.00	481.72
12	450–500	480	455.00–465.00	459.99
5	500–550	540	425.00–445.00	441.18
7	550–600	556	400.00–430.00	411.34
16	600–650	611	382.50–400.00	388.91
2	650–700	680	355.00–385.00	369.67
1	750–800	755	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	550.00–555.00	551.67
7	350–400	372	525.00–535.00	529.32
1	400–450	405	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	455	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	387	365.00–425.00	378.95
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	482	415.00–425.00	421.57
1	700–750	740	325.00	325.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	390.00	390.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	655	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	435.00	435.00
2	250–300	275	400.00–450.00	424.55
2	300–350	333	475.00–490.00	482.33
6	350–400	370	430.00–455.00	443.73
6	400–450	426	465.00–470.00	465.84
8	450–500	474	405.00–450.00	423.23
4	500–550	530	375.00–400.00	382.33
4	550–600	576	365.00–375.00	370.10
4	600–650	617	325.00–345.00	337.62
3	650–700	683	300.00–315.00	306.62
7	700–750	722	290.00–305.00	299.83
1	850–900	855	270.00	270.00
3	950–1000	961	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	333	500.00–515.00	507.33
3	350–400	373	480.00–510.00	489.38
4	400–450	414	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	460	455.00	455.00
5	500–550	526	415.00–425.00	423.08
3	600–650	606	365.00–375.00	368.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	300.00–350.00	324.41
3	550–600	572	295.00–317.50	310.09
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	985	105.00–114.00	108.71
6	—	932	120.00–135.00	124.99
6	—	978	90.00–95.00	90.77
2	—	850	150.00–160.00	155.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,482	170.50	170.50
4	—	1,673	145.00–152.00	147.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,234	105.00–115.00	111.04
8	—	1,269	120.00–139.00	131.01
12	—	1,301	140.00–158.00	148.19
22	—	1,319	160.00–181.00	164.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,681	200.00–215.00	207.63
8	—	1,793	175.00–194.00	185.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	190.00	190.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,154	1,675.00–2,575.00	2,228.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,354	1,900.00–2,525.00	2,169.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,331	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,039.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	1,550.00–2,625.00	2,201.89
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,900.00	2,900.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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