Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady with spots of light weight steers sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower and heifers over 500lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher with good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.93/cwt on 54 head, up $14.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 29 comparable sales and sits +11.04 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$403.93

▲ 14.22 vs prior sale

54 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.35

vs KY average

−19.26 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	403.93	2,184	54

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 sale54 hd

403.93

—

KY average25 barns · 1,811 hd

416.28

−12.35

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−19.26

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

+11.04

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	1,559	190.51	2,970	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	169.94	2,482	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	163.50	2,043	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	120.42	1,102	13

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)	930	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,165	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,470	$3,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,302	$2,882	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	301	713.32/cwt	710.00–720.00	2,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,427	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	165	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	487.03/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,289	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	545	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	632	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	696.55/cwt	690.00–700.00	1,985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	532.14/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,735	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	385.36/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,204	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	566.56/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,364	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	426.65/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	396.29/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	432.59/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	402.46/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	520.03/cwt	485.00–545.00	1,961	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	424.66/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,047	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	222	613.16/cwt	550.00–650.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,239	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	395.04/cwt	370.00–412.50	2,659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	451.87/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,571	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	518.56/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,235	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	548.93/cwt	505.00–565.00	2,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	415.74/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	333.91/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	1,521	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	472.72/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,241	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	464.61/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,435	10
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	170	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	1,233	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	116.38/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,151	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	138.16/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,648	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	177.22/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,235	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	160.99/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,030	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	106.40/cwt	100.00–110.00	957	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,171	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	183.85/cwt	176.00–192.00	2,616	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	156.02/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,337	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	200.87/cwt	200.00–202.00	3,284	3
Bulls	—	—	1,549	187.24/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,900	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	224.83/cwt	200.00–245.00	2,478	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,392	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	204.43/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,112	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	2,863.35/head	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,863	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	512.20/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,469	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	630.54/cwt	615.00–650.00	2,037	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	343.29/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	536.03/cwt	490.00–555.00	2,021	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	356	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,029	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	485.93/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,021	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	408.31/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,164	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	425.27/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,437	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	348.25/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	378.98/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	574.92/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,903	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	606	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	495.86/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,088	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	406	542.50/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,203	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 514Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 73Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 32Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	850.00	850.00
3	250–300	285	690.00–700.00	696.55
3	300–350	301	710.00–720.00	713.32
6	350–400	370	605.00	605.00
6	450–500	458	530.00	530.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	450	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	530	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	593	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	630	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	780.00	780.00
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
4	350–400	369	505.00–565.00	548.93
9	400–450	431	505.00–530.00	518.56
7	450–500	470	475.00–510.00	487.03
1	500–550	520	480.00	480.00
13	550–600	569	435.00–455.00	451.87
8	600–650	621	405.00–425.00	415.74
9	650–700	673	370.00–412.50	395.04
3	700–750	712	375.00	375.00
5	750–800	788	330.00–350.00	333.91
5	800–850	826	330.00	330.00
5	850–900	875	327.50	327.50
1	900–950	910	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	455.00	455.00
4	600–650	632	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	728	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	550.00–650.00	613.16
3	250–300	271	560.00–570.00	566.56
12	300–350	326	510.00–560.00	532.14
15	350–400	377	485.00–545.00	520.03
23	400–450	416	455.00–500.00	485.93
13	450–500	482	415.00–435.00	424.66
31	500–550	530	385.00–420.00	408.31
13	550–600	572	370.00–390.00	385.36
3	600–650	623	335.00–360.00	343.29
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	751	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	509	425.00–435.00	426.65
4	550–600	569	395.00–400.00	396.29
11	650–700	652	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	280	495.00	495.00
2	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	415	430.00–435.00	432.59
2	450–500	478	400.00–405.00	402.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	670.00	670.00
7	350–400	356	570.00	570.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	530.00	530.00
2	250–300	252	525.00	525.00
9	300–350	331	530.00–590.00	574.92
14	350–400	377	490.00–555.00	536.03
7	400–450	421	475.00–505.00	495.86
18	450–500	474	440.00–490.00	472.72
10	500–550	524	440.00–475.00	464.61
14	550–600	573	420.00–435.00	425.27
4	600–650	628	360.00–385.00	378.98
3	650–700	663	335.00–360.00	348.25
2	700–750	710	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	725.00	725.00
3	200–250	235	730.00	730.00
2	250–300	290	660.00	660.00
7	300–350	323	615.00–650.00	630.54
1	350–400	350	590.00	590.00
6	400–450	406	535.00–550.00	542.50
18	450–500	482	505.00–515.00	512.20
3	600–650	606	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	467	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	695	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
1	850–900	890	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	989	111.00–120.00	116.38
4	—	899	100.00–110.00	106.40
5	—	868	130.00–140.00	134.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	130.00–144.00	138.16
7	—	1,261	170.00–185.00	177.22
8	—	1,261	155.00–165.00	160.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	176.00–192.00	183.85
2	—	1,498	152.00–160.00	156.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	172.50	172.50
3	—	1,635	200.00–202.00	200.87
4	—	1,549	180.00–192.00	187.24

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	3	—	1,102	200.00–245.00	224.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	230.00	230.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	200.00–210.00	204.43
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,368	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,863.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,470	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,950.00	2,950.00

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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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Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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