Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.03/cwt on 6 head, down $10.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −32.86 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$360.03

▼ 10.37 vs prior sale

6 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−22.57

vs KY average

−71.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	360.03	1,974	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale6 hd

360.03

—

KY average9 barns · 84 hd

382.59

−22.57

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−71.51

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−32.86

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	1,452	179.77	2,611	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	152.00	2,368	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	136.08	1,425	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,302	135.60	1,766	9thin

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)	1,275	$2,446	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,363	$2,348	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,242	$1,940	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	438.74/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	233	506.94/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	404.39/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,309	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	381.68/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	332.45/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,224	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	500.77/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,188	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,508	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,374	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	402	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,368	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,240	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	126.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,571	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	141.98/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,487	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	127.86/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,244	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,308	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,933	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,793	1
Bulls	—	—	1,288	174.69/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,250	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	109.73/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,227	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,744	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,939.53/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,940	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,689	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	2,348.17/head	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	282	457.35/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	348.39/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	562.99/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	500.43/cwt	485.00–530.00	1,872	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,446.08/head	2,150.00–2,675.00	2,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	338	437.48/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	451.16/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	457	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,433	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	487	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,972	11

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 Feb 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 218Year ago 457

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 102Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 40Year ago 90

No comparison due to no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	282	455.00–465.00	457.35
2	300–350	338	435.00–440.00	437.48
3	350–400	383	425.00–445.00	438.74
10	400–450	413	405.00	405.00
11	450–500	487	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	375.00–405.00	390.00
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	461	375.00–385.00	381.68
1	500–550	525	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	570	335.00–355.00	348.39
12	650–700	669	330.00–340.00	332.45
5	700–750	747	320.00	320.00
13	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
8	800–850	811	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	527	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	490.00–525.00	506.94
7	300–350	320	550.00–565.00	562.99
4	350–400	374	485.00–530.00	500.43
10	400–450	437	490.00–505.00	500.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	515	425.00	425.00
8	550–600	571	402.50–405.00	404.39
2	600–650	605	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	692	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	425.00	425.00
3	550–600	583	375.00	375.00
4	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
7	700–750	743	337.50	337.50
6	900–950	943	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
3	700–750	735	315.00	315.00
5	800–850	848	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	545.00	545.00
3	350–400	387	440.00–475.00	451.16
2	400–450	402	505.00	505.00
2	450–500	457	475.00	475.00
3	600–650	610	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	152.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,243	120.00–130.00	126.35
2	—	1,420	160.00–165.00	162.50
2	—	1,333	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,047	135.00–150.00	141.98
3	—	973	125.00–132.00	127.86
2	—	1,118	105.00–114.00	109.73
2	—	1,090	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	195.00	195.00
3	—	1,288	170.00–182.00	174.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,242	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,939.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,363	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,348.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,275	2,150.00–2,675.00	2,446.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	175.00	175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,950.00	1,950.00

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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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

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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