Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with spots selling sharply higher on light weight feeders. Strong demand for feeder classes this week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $413.30/cwt on 29 head, down $4.28 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 26 comparable sales and sits +0.40 against this barn's trailing median of $412.90.

Average price

$413.30

▼ 4.28 vs prior sale

29 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$542

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

$79.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.82

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	419.64	2,276	26
Medium and Large 2	540	395.00	2,133	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	340.00	1,734	2thin

One grade step is worth $79.64/cwt here — about $542 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $461.93, low $326.55, median $412.90 across 26 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 sale29 hd

413.30

—

KY average25 barns · 420 hd

427.12

−13.82

This barn, trailing median26 sales

412.90

+0.40

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	1,511	192.09	2,902	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,549	161.08	2,495	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	151.95	1,856	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	124.77	1,194	18

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)	1,060	$2,358	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,135	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2-3	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	390.24/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	460.71/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,935	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	372.83/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,267	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	504.38/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	512.87/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	385.15/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,157	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	513.37/cwt	475.00–550.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	526	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	502.86/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,671	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	583	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,303	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	416	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	418.75/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,600	5
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,147	2
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	429.98/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	321	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	479.03/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	526.30/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	502.56/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	399.85/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	546.53/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	232	609.64/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	893	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	538.30/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,277	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	608	392.53/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	491.72/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	267	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,441	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	157.44/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,922	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	135.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,604	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	113.96/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,107	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	158.95/cwt	153.00–175.00	1,545	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,201	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	95.28/cwt	90.00–102.00	875	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	165.27/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,575	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	155.49/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,390	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	166.10/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,131	8
Bulls	—	—	1,790	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,795	1
Bulls	—	—	1,441	187.11/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,696	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	720	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	775	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,358.49/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,358	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	504.58/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,210	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	408.74/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	410.11/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,186	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	429.03/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,055	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	576.50/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,055	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	425.23/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	301.11/cwt	290.00–312.50	2,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	320.16/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,292	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	487	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	574.42/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,878	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	474.56/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,221	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	170	655.15/cwt	650.00–660.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	403.91/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,331	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	531.48/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,025	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	346.48/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,356	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	428.77/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,230	15

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 267Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 43Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	380.00–420.00	390.24
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	490.00	490.00
2	200–250	215	475.00–550.00	513.37
4	250–300	265	500.00–525.00	512.87
1	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
5	350–400	367	470.00–525.00	504.38
14	400–450	420	420.00–485.00	460.71
16	450–500	479	425.00–435.00	429.03
15	500–550	533	405.00–425.00	410.11
11	550–600	560	375.00–390.00	385.15
12	600–650	608	360.00–380.00	372.83
5	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
3	800–850	823	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	526	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	420.00–430.00	425.23
4	400–450	441	405.00–420.00	408.74
1	450–500	460	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	585	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	610.00	610.00
3	300–350	313	570.00–590.00	576.50
8	400–450	403	510.00	510.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	705.00	705.00
1	250–300	250	670.00	670.00
3	300–350	321	645.00	645.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	512	500.00–505.00	502.86
5	550–600	555	450.00	450.00
10	600–650	614	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	416	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	583	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	580.00–630.00	609.64
1	250–300	285	640.00	640.00
3	300–350	338	500.00–570.00	546.53
4	400–450	413	500.00–535.00	526.30
6	450–500	474	500.00–505.00	502.56
5	500–550	521	475.00–485.00	479.03
6	550–600	581	415.00–435.00	429.98
5	600–650	621	410.00–425.00	418.75
5	650–700	670	380.00–405.00	399.85
3	700–750	705	375.00	375.00
2	750–800	775	345.00	345.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	555	405.00	405.00
1	650–700	665	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	530	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
1	800–850	835	310.00	310.00
5	850–900	893	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	670.00	670.00
2	250–300	267	665.00	665.00
6	400–450	423	535.00–540.00	538.30
3	450–500	460	490.00–495.00	491.72
1	500–550	530	440.00	440.00
4	600–650	608	390.00–400.00	392.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	170	650.00–660.00	655.15
1	250–300	280	570.00	570.00
11	300–350	327	540.00–600.00	574.42
17	350–400	381	500.00–555.00	531.48
13	400–450	438	475.00–525.00	504.58
12	450–500	468	470.00–480.00	474.56
15	500–550	520	415.00–435.00	428.77
10	550–600	577	390.00–410.00	403.91
5	600–650	640	370.00	370.00
9	650–700	680	337.50–365.00	346.48
3	700–750	716	300.00–330.00	320.16
2	750–800	785	290.00–312.50	301.11
3	850–900	878	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	540	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	487	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,221	145.00–160.00	157.44
2	—	1,130	120.00–125.00	122.48
8	—	1,183	130.00–140.00	135.55
8	—	1,283	161.00–178.00	166.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	971	107.00–117.00	113.96
5	—	972	153.00–175.00	158.95
4	—	960	120.00–130.00	125.07
4	—	918	90.00–102.00	95.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,558	161.00–175.00	165.27
3	—	1,537	152.00–158.00	155.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	212.00	212.00
4	—	1,441	182.00–192.00	187.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,358.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	2,125.00	2,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,375.00	2,375.00

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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