Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $381.89/cwt on 19 head, up $8.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits −11.00 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$381.89

▲ 8.41 vs prior sale

19 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.42

vs KY average

−31.89 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	381.89	2,066	19thin

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 sale19 hd

381.89

—

KY average26 barns · 1,297 hd

403.31

−21.42

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−31.89

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−11.00

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	1,690	188.70	3,190	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	177.26	2,739	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	147.30	1,788	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	944	126.24	1,191	33
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,090	220.00	2,398	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,266	$2,667	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,308	$2,539	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,473	$2,500	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$2,307	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,110	$1,875	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,850	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	512.22/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,383	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	548.55/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,249	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	454.95/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	308.29/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,352	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	510.22/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,924	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	571.69/cwt	530.00–575.00	1,286	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	485.18/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	259.86/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	397.39/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	392.26/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	506.17/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	460.06/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	182	617.43/cwt	570.00–660.00	1,124	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	389.69/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,026	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	384.46/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	355.06/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	590.56/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	492.09/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,283	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	371.16/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,116	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	657.61/cwt	655.00–660.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	433.49/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,449	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	513.74/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	458.69/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,468	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	578.46/cwt	555.00–590.00	1,944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	496.62/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	543.14/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,037	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	308.34/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	349.91/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	187	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	527.78/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,021	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	449.82/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,903	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	149.29/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,817	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,329	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	171.57/cwt	160.00–187.00	2,121	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	82.69/cwt	75.00–87.50	680	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	109.68/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,078	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	130.39/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,250	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,090	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	158.70/cwt	150.00–174.00	1,454	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	177.26/cwt	165.00–190.00	2,739	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	137.20/cwt	125.00–142.00	1,638	6
Bulls	—	—	1,713	165.54/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,836	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	208.55/cwt	205.00–212.00	4,004	2
Bulls	—	—	1,438	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,761	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	191.43/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,910	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	2,666.77/head	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,667	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,307.27/head	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,307	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	2,539.34/head	2,450.00–2,625.00	2,539	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	388.57/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,300	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	262	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	440.08/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	440.96/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,267	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	558.90/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	345.20/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	233	483.57/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,046	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	501.63/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,282	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	539.92/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,685	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	445.00/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,484	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	150	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	450.07/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	877	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,973	5

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 Mar 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 320Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 53Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 15Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	655.00–660.00	657.61
1	300–350	300	610.00	610.00
11	400–450	410	545.00–550.00	548.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	570.00–610.00	590.56
10	300–350	336	555.00–590.00	578.46
6	350–400	375	500.00–555.00	543.14
1	400–450	415	515.00	515.00
15	450–500	464	450.00–515.00	492.09
12	500–550	538	455.00–465.00	458.69
15	550–600	565	415.00–455.00	433.49
5	650–700	665	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	730	345.00	345.00
3	800–850	835	330.00	330.00
3	950–1000	965	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	490.00–505.00	496.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	182	570.00–660.00	617.43
13	200–250	225	530.00–575.00	571.69
10	250–300	270	500.00–515.00	512.22
4	300–350	344	495.00–530.00	513.74
20	350–400	377	480.00–525.00	510.22
2	400–450	425	480.00–490.00	485.18
4	450–500	474	425.00–450.00	440.08
11	500–550	520	370.00–415.00	389.69
8	550–600	570	355.00–380.00	371.16
3	600–650	603	335.00–365.00	355.06
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
6	750–800	763	300.00–310.00	308.29
2	850–900	878	250.00–270.00	259.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	280	370.00–400.00	384.46
2	300–350	330	395.00–400.00	397.39
2	450–500	475	385.00–400.00	392.26
1	850–900	885	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	490.00	490.00
3	250–300	277	450.00–470.00	460.06
3	300–350	343	450.00–465.00	454.95
3	450–500	495	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	262	560.00	560.00
4	300–350	313	545.00	545.00
1	350–400	350	535.00	535.00
4	400–450	416	500.00–515.00	506.17
1	450–500	470	490.00	490.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	187	560.00	560.00
2	200–250	228	540.00–580.00	558.90
10	300–350	312	530.00–550.00	539.92
11	350–400	383	505.00–535.00	527.78
2	400–450	423	440.00–460.00	449.82
3	450–500	467	425.00–465.00	445.00
5	500–550	514	430.00–445.00	440.96
7	550–600	592	385.00–400.00	388.57
2	600–650	633	335.00–355.00	345.20
3	650–700	661	345.00–360.00	349.91
1	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
3	750–800	782	305.00–310.00	308.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	450.00–500.00	483.57
2	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
5	850–900	877	225.00	225.00
3	1000–1050	1,046	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	720.00	720.00
7	200–250	230	645.00	645.00
1	300–350	325	620.00	620.00
1	350–400	355	570.00	570.00
6	450–500	455	485.00–505.00	501.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	380	445.00–455.00	450.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,217	146.00–152.00	149.29
2	—	1,208	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,236	160.00–187.00	171.57
6	—	1,194	125.00–142.00	137.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	75.00–87.50	82.69
12	—	983	105.00–115.00	109.68
9	—	959	120.00–140.00	130.39
9	—	916	150.00–174.00	158.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	165.00–190.00	177.26
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	220.00	220.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	155.00–175.00	165.54
2	—	1,920	205.00–212.00	208.55
2	—	1,438	192.00	192.00

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	2	—	998	187.50–195.00	191.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,266	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,666.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,360	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,307.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,308	2,450.00–2,625.00	2,539.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,473	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,850.00	3,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	2,625.00	2,625.00

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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How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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