Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to firm. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower and heifers over 500lbs sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes with a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.39/cwt on 22 head, up $4.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −22.50 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$370.39

▲ 4.94 vs prior sale

22 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$79.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.11

vs KY average

−40.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	379.88	2,055	18thin
Large 1-2	522	336.96	1,759	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	300.00	1,695	1thin

One grade step is worth $79.88/cwt here — about $360 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 sale22 hd

370.39

—

KY average25 barns · 1,581 hd

383.50

−13.11

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−40.48

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−22.50

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	—	Average	1,546	168.95	2,612	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	162.46	2,582	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	148.25	1,866	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	991	112.67	1,117	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	942	205.00	1,931	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,378	181.93	2,507	2thin

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)	1,288	$2,368	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,279	$2,063	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	982	$2,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,975	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,386	$2,576	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	1000–1050	1,007	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	330.24/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,031	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	419.37/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,376	9
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	407.64/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	304.96/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	377.74/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	402.19/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,914	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	376.84/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,095	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	378.23/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	522	336.96/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	547.50/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	426.74/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	492.76/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	440.38/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,070	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	418.00/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,298	2
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	432	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	495	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,446	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	89.72/cwt	80.00–98.00	850	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	154.70/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,524	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	168.25/cwt	160.00–182.00	2,677	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	150.87/cwt	142.00–156.00	2,393	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	167.91/cwt	160.00–182.00	2,072	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	110.30/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,186	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,378	181.93/cwt	170.00–195.00	2,507	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	942	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,931	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	129.64/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,570	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	121.52/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,225	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	151.61/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,997	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,286	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	181.88/cwt	175.00–190.00	3,410	2
Bulls	—	—	1,353	154.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,093	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,320	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	2,063.37/head	1,600.00–2,375.00	2,063	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	2,368.34/head	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,368	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	2,643.82/head	2,375.00–2,800.00	2,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	426.13/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,982	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	911	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,004	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	251	438.81/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	422.26/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	327.52/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,099	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	253.99/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,304	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	299.87/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,068	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	795	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,007	6

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 375Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 115Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 35Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
4	250–300	251	435.00–450.00	438.81
9	300–350	328	405.00–445.00	419.37
3	350–400	362	405.00–425.00	418.00
5	400–450	425	405.00–430.00	422.26
12	450–500	476	385.00–415.00	402.19
6	500–550	523	375.00–385.00	378.23
10	550–600	556	350.00–380.00	376.84
9	600–650	615	322.50–340.00	330.24
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	710	300.00–307.50	304.96
3	750–800	760	280.00–310.00	299.87
1	800–850	815	280.00	280.00
2	1000–1050	1,007	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	325	325.00–395.00	377.74
3	350–400	358	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	412	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	940	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	415.00	415.00
2	250–300	275	400.00–415.00	407.64
1	450–500	495	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	522	330.00–350.00	336.96
6	750–800	795	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	270	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	363	480.00–505.00	492.76
7	450–500	470	425.00–475.00	440.38
3	500–550	512	420.00–435.00	426.74
4	600–650	647	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	735	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	455.00	455.00
3	550–600	595	380.00	380.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	555.00	555.00
1	300–350	340	545.00	545.00
4	350–400	360	525.00–555.00	547.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	455.00	455.00
6	550–600	565	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	510.00	510.00
3	250–300	263	445.00	445.00
4	300–350	326	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	440	465.00	465.00
4	450–500	465	420.00–430.00	426.13
4	550–600	596	360.00	360.00
6	600–650	641	325.00–340.00	327.52
4	650–700	697	300.00	300.00
5	900–950	907	250.00–260.00	253.99
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	495	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
5	550–600	587	300.00	300.00
6	900–950	911	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	947	80.00–98.00	89.72
2	—	985	150.00–160.00	154.70
2	—	1,075	105.00–115.00	110.30
4	—	1,008	120.00–124.00	121.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,591	160.00–182.00	168.25
8	—	1,586	142.00–156.00	150.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,234	160.00–182.00	167.91
12	—	1,211	124.00–137.00	129.64
15	—	1,317	140.00–158.00	151.61
1	—	1,225	105.00	105.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	170.00–195.00	181.93
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	942	205.00	205.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	175.00–190.00	181.88
4	—	1,353	150.00–160.00	154.72
1	—	1,660	200.00	200.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,975.00	1,975.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	982	2,500.00	2,500.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	2,325.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,279	1,600.00–2,375.00	2,063.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,288	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,368.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,408	2,375.00–2,800.00	2,643.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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