Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher and steers over 500lbs sold steady. Heifers sold mostly steady with spots of light weight feeders selling sharply higher. Good supply of feeder classes with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $398.12/cwt on 33 head, up $4.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 29 comparable sales and sits +5.23 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$398.12

▲ 4.20 vs prior sale

33 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$56.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.98

vs KY average

−32.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	404.41	2,224	29
Large 1-2	595	365.00	2,172	1thin
Medium 1-2	590	350.00	2,065	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	347.50	1,937	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.91/cwt here — about $286 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

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

398.12

—

KY average26 barns · 1,779 hd

412.10

−13.98

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−32.29

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

+5.23

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	—	Low	1,639	182.84	2,997	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	155.64	2,556	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	155.15	1,896	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	894	120.73	1,079	15

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)	1,233	$3,056	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,254	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,210	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$2,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,710	$3,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	478.80/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	406	574.07/cwt	550.00–585.00	2,331	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	580.91/cwt	555.00–595.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	605.19/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	355.58/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,229	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	377.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	332.48/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	485.61/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	580.35/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	444.52/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,116	21
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	424.97/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,670	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	407.11/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	527.39/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	229	637.48/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	725.48/cwt	700.00–750.00	1,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	526.47/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,169	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	407.53/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	495	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,627	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	642	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,247	4
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	761	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,376	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	863	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	513.97/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,395	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	505.11/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	553.01/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,830	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	474.99/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	342.58/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	596.08/cwt	590.00–615.00	2,176	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	155.70/cwt	142.50–164.00	1,362	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	149.15/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,464	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	80.42/cwt	73.00–88.00	718	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	108.29/cwt	100.00–117.50	929	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	128.62/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,237	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	166.96/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,454	5
Bulls	—	—	1,965	200.52/cwt	200.00–201.00	3,940	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	162.12/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,646	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	135.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,705	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	164.72/cwt	160.00–181.00	1,980	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	152.37/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,876	17
Bulls	—	—	1,667	189.13/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,153	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,182	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,209.77/head	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,210	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	3,055.81/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,056	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,253.92/head	2,000.00–2,575.00	2,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,710	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	471.64/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	525.10/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	377.11/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,176	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	476.17/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,057	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	506.74/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,159	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,305	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	319.85/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	317	623.36/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,976	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	562	434.17/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	643.77/cwt	640.00–645.00	1,642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	574.34/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	391.10/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	329	566.81/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,865	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	502.78/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,403	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	549.27/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,318	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	512.24/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,208	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	418.42/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,364	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	541.19/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,051	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	441.57/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,345	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	284	649.84/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,846	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	609	396.24/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,413	4

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 365Year ago 418

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 72Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	536	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	615	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	570.00–590.00	580.35
3	250–300	270	555.00–595.00	580.91
8	300–350	327	515.00–550.00	527.39
9	350–400	386	470.00–500.00	485.61
12	400–450	432	470.00–485.00	476.17
21	450–500	476	420.00–470.00	444.52
7	500–550	529	390.00–415.00	407.11
11	550–600	577	370.00–385.00	377.11
8	600–650	627	350.00–365.00	355.58
8	650–700	664	320.00–340.00	332.48
4	700–750	717	310.00–325.00	319.85
3	750–800	798	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	393	420.00–430.00	424.97
2	450–500	465	375.00–380.00	377.47
1	500–550	540	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	595	365.00	365.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	229	620.00–670.00	637.48
4	250–300	255	640.00–645.00	643.77
17	300–350	329	560.00–575.00	566.81
8	350–400	365	515.00–535.00	525.10
12	400–450	426	495.00–510.00	506.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	640.00	640.00
1	250–300	295	630.00	630.00
1	300–350	325	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	377	560.00	560.00
7	400–450	412	500.00–545.00	526.47
10	450–500	466	505.00–520.00	513.97
4	500–550	540	475.00–480.00	478.80
3	550–600	586	415.00	415.00
6	600–650	629	400.00–425.00	407.53
1	650–700	665	395.00	395.00
3	700–750	710	365.00	365.00
1	800–850	830	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	750.00	750.00
2	250–300	260	700.00–750.00	725.48
2	300–350	333	600.00–610.00	605.19
1	350–400	350	605.00	605.00
7	400–450	406	550.00–585.00	574.07
3	450–500	495	540.00	540.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	522	500.00–510.00	505.11
7	600–650	628	435.00	435.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	642	350.00	350.00
3	750–800	761	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	345.00	345.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	863	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	580.00	580.00
2	250–300	283	550.00–600.00	574.34
7	300–350	331	520.00–570.00	553.01
21	350–400	379	500.00–560.00	541.19
9	400–450	431	495.00–520.00	512.24
5	450–500	489	465.00–500.00	474.99
6	500–550	531	440.00–445.00	441.57
13	550–600	565	395.00–425.00	418.42
1	600–650	640	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	673	335.00–350.00	342.58
1	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	284	640.00–660.00	649.84
8	300–350	317	600.00–650.00	623.36
4	350–400	365	590.00–615.00	596.08
20	400–450	422	530.00–560.00	549.27
7	450–500	478	500.00–505.00	502.78
6	500–550	523	470.00–475.00	471.64
6	550–600	562	430.00–435.00	434.17
4	600–650	609	395.00–400.00	396.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	573	380.00–395.00	391.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	875	142.50–164.00	155.70
4	—	893	73.00–88.00	80.42
3	—	858	100.00–117.50	108.29
3	—	962	125.00–134.00	128.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	145.00–156.00	149.15
3	—	1,632	160.00–164.00	162.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,254	130.00–140.00	135.93
19	—	1,202	160.00–181.00	164.72
17	—	1,231	145.00–159.00	152.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,470	160.00–175.00	166.96
2	—	1,965	200.00–201.00	200.52
7	—	1,667	180.00–195.00	189.13

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,440	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,209.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,055.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,255	2,000.00–2,575.00	2,253.92
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	203.00	203.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,710	3,275.00	3,275.00

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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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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

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How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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