Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher with strong demand. Good quality offering of feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.02/cwt on 31 head, up $23.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 29 comparable sales and sits +1.13 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$394.02

▲ 23.62 vs prior sale

31 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$460

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

$104.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

vs KY average

−29.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	409.50	2,189	21
Medium and Large 2	544	383.33	2,086	6thin
Large 1-2	553	352.50	1,948	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	567	305.00	1,729	2thin

One grade step is worth $104.50/cwt here — about $460 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd

394.02

—

KY average18 barns · 656 hd

395.46

−1.44

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−29.93

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

+1.13

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	1,613	172.50	2,782	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	161.49	2,406	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	147.43	1,344	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	141.72	1,768	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,410	185.00	2,609	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,792	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,404	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,339	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,148	$2,080	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,530	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,106	$2,000	3thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	650–700	655	356.74/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,337	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	322.49/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,406	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	432.95/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,048	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	389.33/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,188	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	822	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	371.60/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	433.18/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	476.89/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	165	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	432.46/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,048	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	636.13/cwt	605.00–645.00	1,781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,199	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	422.17/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,398	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	482.14/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,488	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	507.36/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,415	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	442.02/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	579.86/cwt	565.00–590.00	2,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	493.10/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,308	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	114.75/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,208	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	161.49/cwt	161.00–162.00	2,406	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	166.19/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,142	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	112.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,389	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	143.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,801	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	163.99/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,461	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	128.07/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,528	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,373	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,248	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,991	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,791.79/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,792	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,403.99/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,404	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,339.13/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,339	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	2,079.83/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,080	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,106	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	416.53/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,320	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	339	518.83/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,759	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	475.50/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,235	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	542	432.17/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,342	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	300.00/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,157	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	417.23/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,170	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	356.63/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	510.45/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,878	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	483.80/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,140	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 Feb 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 178Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 30Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 12Year ago 12

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher with strong demand. Good quality offering of feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	530.00	530.00
1	200–250	215	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	340	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	380	460.00–485.00	476.89
3	400–450	435	420.00–460.00	433.18
5	450–500	473	415.00–450.00	432.95
9	500–550	520	410.00–425.00	417.23
8	550–600	562	380.00–395.00	389.33
3	600–650	618	350.00–360.00	356.63
20	650–700	655	340.00–362.50	356.74
18	700–750	746	320.00–327.50	322.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	542	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
3	700–750	718	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	355.00–380.00	371.60
2	550–600	567	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	822	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	513	430.00–440.00	432.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	535.00	535.00
4	300–350	339	505.00–530.00	518.83
7	350–400	368	500.00–525.00	510.45
5	400–450	423	470.00–490.00	483.80
7	450–500	470	460.00–495.00	475.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	470	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	547	420.00	420.00
9	550–600	557	390.00–420.00	416.53
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
5	650–700	656	335.00	335.00
12	700–750	719	290.00–305.00	300.00
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	855	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	565.00–590.00	579.86
2	400–450	420	515.00	515.00
3	450–500	468	480.00–500.00	493.10
7	500–550	542	430.00–435.00	432.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	605.00–645.00	636.13
2	300–350	320	640.00	640.00
2	350–400	380	555.00	555.00
4	400–450	411	535.00	535.00
10	450–500	476	505.00–530.00	507.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	615.00	615.00
1	300–350	330	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	525	430.00–455.00	442.02
7	550–600	568	400.00–435.00	422.17
1	600–650	625	380.00	380.00
7	650–700	650	420.00	420.00
8	700–750	717	370.00	370.00
6	750–800	757	342.50	342.50
6	800–850	828	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	516	475.00–495.00	482.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	185.00	185.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	110.00–119.00	114.75
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
5	—	891	150.00–177.50	163.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	161.00–162.00	161.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,289	160.00–172.00	166.19
2	—	1,230	110.00–116.00	112.95
9	—	1,257	140.00–150.00	143.31
4	—	1,193	125.00–130.00	128.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,450	155.00	155.00

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	—	885	225.00	225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,208	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,791.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,403.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,339.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,148	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,079.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,106	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,530	3,150.00	3,150.00

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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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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