Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Good quality offering of feeder classes with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.71/cwt on 38 head, up $16.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 29 comparable sales and sits −3.18 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$389.71

▲ 16.36 vs prior sale

38 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$68.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.73

vs KY average

−35.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	395.85	2,089	34
Medium and Large 2	563	347.50	1,955	2thin
Large 1-2	568	327.50	1,859	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.35/cwt here — about $230 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 sale38 hd

389.71

—

KY average25 barns · 1,340 hd

412.44

−22.73

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−35.48

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−3.18

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	1,583	195.48	3,095	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	169.58	2,643	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	157.84	1,919	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	923	140.80	1,300	21
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,308	200.00	2,616	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$2,358	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,196	$2,245	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$2,075	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,540	$3,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	353.36/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	478.78/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	458.37/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,122	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	279	741.19/cwt	730.00–760.00	2,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	533.21/cwt	495.00–555.00	2,000	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	370.93/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	222	621.88/cwt	590.00–660.00	1,381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	760	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	592.24/cwt	520.00–650.00	1,617	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	354	601.45/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	508.34/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	485.01/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,076	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	558.21/cwt	515.00–575.00	1,825	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	479.64/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,513	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	542	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	461.60/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,650	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	373.89/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,673	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	677.48/cwt	675.00–680.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	533.48/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	617.14/cwt	585.00–650.00	2,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	417.30/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	526.22/cwt	515.00–550.00	2,179	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,361	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	497	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	506.39/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,390	22
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	479.43/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,344	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,237	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	629.57/cwt	615.00–660.00	2,109	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	500.98/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,395	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,178	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,308	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,616	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,078	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	166.94/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,499	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	138.91/cwt	125.00–147.00	1,284	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	116.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,105	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	165.50/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,559	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	172.43/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,126	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	157.19/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,919	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	139.86/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,641	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	201.58/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,054	3
Bulls	—	—	1,624	191.82/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,115	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	212.19/cwt	186.00–280.00	2,077	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	2,245.32/head	2,075.00–2,425.00	2,245	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	246.69/cwt	200.00–300.00	2,334	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	2,357.64/head	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	490	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	286	709.70/cwt	705.00–740.00	2,030	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	576.91/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	385.14/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,430	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	527.23/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	670.15/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	439.97/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,411	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	494.72/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,127	10
Bulls	Medium 1-2	900–950	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	231	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,571	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	627	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	396.17/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,064	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	309	607.95/cwt	605.00–610.00	1,879	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	490.07/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,642	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	329.45/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	282	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,122	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	904	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,531	6

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 175Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 44Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 22Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	650.00–680.00	670.15
1	250–300	295	650.00	650.00
4	300–350	328	530.00–600.00	576.91
4	350–400	379	505.00–550.00	527.23
10	400–450	430	470.00–510.00	494.72
10	450–500	489	470.00–490.00	479.43
6	500–550	548	435.00–465.00	439.97
6	550–600	583	415.00	415.00
7	600–650	631	355.00–395.00	385.14
2	700–750	720	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	770	310.00	310.00
2	900–950	930	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	286	705.00–740.00	709.70
17	300–350	335	615.00–660.00	629.57
1	350–400	360	605.00	605.00
8	400–450	426	525.00	525.00
14	450–500	478	495.00–510.00	500.98
3	500–550	505	505.00	505.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	915	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	590.00–660.00	621.88
9	250–300	273	520.00–650.00	592.24
15	300–350	327	515.00–575.00	558.21
36	350–400	375	495.00–555.00	533.21
28	400–450	428	460.00–505.00	485.01
17	450–500	463	430.00–470.00	458.37
25	500–550	521	375.00–415.00	396.17
5	550–600	570	365.00–375.00	370.93
3	600–650	630	350.00–355.00	353.36
2	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
5	700–750	720	320.00–332.50	329.45
6	900–950	904	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	490.00	490.00
3	300–350	335	480.00–495.00	490.07
4	350–400	369	475.00–480.00	478.78
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	670	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	231	680.00	680.00
2	250–300	282	710.00	710.00
10	300–350	309	605.00–610.00	607.95
1	350–400	350	590.00	590.00
7	400–450	408	520.00	520.00
5	450–500	465	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	627	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	780.00	780.00
4	250–300	279	730.00–760.00	741.19
2	300–350	313	675.00–680.00	677.48
7	350–400	354	600.00–610.00	601.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	517	500.00–520.00	508.34
3	550–600	568	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	535	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	595	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	700.00	700.00
5	300–350	335	585.00–650.00	617.14
5	350–400	375	520.00–550.00	533.48
8	400–450	414	515.00–550.00	526.22
22	450–500	472	480.00–520.00	506.39
15	500–550	524	470.00–495.00	479.64
13	550–600	574	440.00–465.00	461.60
11	600–650	628	400.00–425.00	417.30
5	650–700	654	405.00	405.00
18	700–750	715	355.00–375.00	373.89
3	750–800	788	335.00	335.00
2	900–950	922	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	542	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	560.00	560.00
2	500–550	520	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	583	405.00	405.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	497	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	200.00	200.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	190.00	190.00
5	—	1,546	160.00–175.00	165.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	898	160.00–171.00	166.94
7	—	924	125.00–147.00	138.91
7	—	948	110.00–120.00	116.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,233	170.00–176.00	172.43
19	—	1,221	150.00–167.00	157.19
5	—	1,173	135.00–148.00	139.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	200.00–205.00	201.58
5	—	1,624	190.00–195.00	191.82

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	979	186.00–280.00	212.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	946	200.00–300.00	246.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,196	2,075.00–2,425.00	2,245.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,357.64
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,540	3,400.00	3,400.00

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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

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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

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