Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Moderate demand with a plainer quality offering of feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.65/cwt on 29 head, down $19.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 29 comparable sales and sits −3.24 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$389.65

▼ 19.10 vs prior sale

29 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$47.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.33

vs KY average

−34.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	392.96	2,131	27
Medium and Large 2	502	345.00	1,732	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.96/cwt here — about $399 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale29 hd

389.65

—

KY average27 barns · 1,479 hd

415.99

−26.33

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−34.42

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−3.24

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	1,561	197.76	3,086	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	170.00	2,576	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	162.48	1,943	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	770	130.51	1,005	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,701	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,165	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,070	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,793	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$4,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,200	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	607	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	327.02/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	431.82/cwt	405.00–455.00	2,081	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	401.52/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,100	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	601.71/cwt	585.00–620.00	1,673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	616.00/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	645.13/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	471.40/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,937	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	375.84/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,184	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	503.96/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,389	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	272	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	509.10/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,159	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	546.75/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	478.58/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	471.96/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,468	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	659.33/cwt	630.00–685.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,606	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	577.46/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	480.81/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,284	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	643	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	352.28/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,417	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	718	121.27/cwt	115.00–125.00	871	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	176.66/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,093	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	151.84/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,828	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	216.96/cwt	214.00–220.00	4,068	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	194.63/cwt	185.00–208.00	2,988	5
Bulls	—	—	1,060	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,855	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	251.04/cwt	200.00–325.00	1,913	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	291.11/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,658	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	705	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	1,877.63/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,878	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,824.78/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,700.52/head	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	638.85/cwt	600.00–655.00	1,719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	556.02/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,974	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	417.30/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,379	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	494.87/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,123	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	411.59/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	1

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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 351Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 111Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 75Year ago 21

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Moderate demand with a plainer quality offering of feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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	325	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	480	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	610.00	610.00
6	250–300	269	600.00–655.00	638.85
2	300–350	335	575.00–580.00	577.46
5	350–400	355	550.00–560.00	556.02
7	400–450	429	465.00–510.00	494.87
5	450–500	475	460.00–490.00	480.81
3	500–550	535	400.00–420.00	411.59
7	550–600	570	400.00–435.00	417.30
1	600–650	625	385.00	385.00
8	650–700	686	340.00–380.00	352.28
1	700–750	730	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	643	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	640.00	640.00
4	400–450	403	520.00	520.00
1	600–650	600	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	495	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	502	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	607	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	190	640.00–650.00	645.13
2	200–250	225	600.00–630.00	616.00
2	250–300	278	585.00–620.00	601.71
3	300–350	318	540.00–555.00	546.75
3	350–400	377	460.00–520.00	478.58
13	400–450	411	450.00–485.00	471.40
28	450–500	482	405.00–455.00	431.82
18	500–550	523	380.00–415.00	401.52
9	550–600	581	372.50–385.00	375.84
1	600–650	630	355.00	355.00
5	700–750	741	315.00–330.00	327.02
1	750–800	775	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	680.00	680.00
2	300–350	300	600.00	600.00
4	450–500	465	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	630.00–685.00	659.33
12	400–450	424	500.00–520.00	509.10
7	450–500	474	480.00–520.00	503.96
13	500–550	523	460.00–495.00	471.96
6	550–600	591	440.00	440.00
3	600–650	606	430.00	430.00
1	750–800	755	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	272	720.00	720.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	516	505.00	505.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
2	—	718	115.00–125.00	121.27
1	—	965	185.00	185.00
1	—	720	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	175.00–180.00	176.66
4	—	1,204	150.00–155.00	151.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	214.00–220.00	216.96
5	—	1,535	185.00–208.00	194.63
1	—	1,060	175.00	175.00

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	3	—	762	200.00–325.00	251.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	275.00–310.00	291.11
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,877.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,824.78
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,700.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,900.00	1,900.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	4,350.00	4,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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