Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with a strong quality offer of slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $435.44/cwt on 26 head, up $35.78 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 26 comparable sales and sits +22.55 against this barn's trailing median of $412.90.

Average price

$435.44

▲ 35.78 vs prior sale

26 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

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

$83.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	438.66	2,371	25
Medium and Large 2-3	555	355.00	1,970	1thin

One grade step is worth $83.66/cwt here — about $400 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

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $461.93, low $326.55, median $412.90 across 26 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 sale26 hd

435.44

—

KY average26 barns · 496 hd

439.30

−3.86

This barn, trailing median26 sales

412.90

+22.55

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	1,612	213.83	3,448	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	178.11	2,734	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	165.92	1,976	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	942	135.46	1,277	11

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$3,300	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,334	$2,967	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,451	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,535	$3,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$4,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$3,649	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$2,900	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,328	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 and Large 2-3	200–250	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	342.24/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	551.45/cwt	525.00–580.00	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	447.18/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	359.29/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,307	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	580.34/cwt	555.00–610.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	197	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,195	3
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	713	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	607.37/cwt	580.00–635.00	1,877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	388	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	587.82/cwt	565.00–620.00	1,628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	528.21/cwt	495.00–555.00	1,933	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	422.58/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,210	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	582.64/cwt	555.00–620.00	2,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	502.30/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,376	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	391.58/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,283	3
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	370.00/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	455.26/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,590	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,654	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	472.52/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,561	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	273	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	319	636.10/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,029	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	620	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	170.54/cwt	155.00–186.00	1,634	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	133.63/cwt	129.00–144.00	1,319	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	181.79/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,665	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	184.12/cwt	175.00–205.00	2,046	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	120.20/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,057	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	171.98/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,838	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	166.46/cwt	157.00–172.00	2,052	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	146.51/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,721	4
Bulls	—	—	1,510	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,733	1
Bulls	—	—	1,656	229.63/cwt	222.00–240.00	3,803	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	210.80/cwt	199.00–217.00	3,383	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,327.65/head	2,125.00–2,500.00	2,328	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,182	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334	2,967.10/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,967	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,451.01/head	2,325.00–2,650.00	2,451	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	3,148.47/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,148	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	448.07/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,330	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	490.97/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,082	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	507.50/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	463.36/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	566.87/cwt	515.00–595.00	2,137	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	592.24/cwt	585.00–610.00	1,948	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	468.10/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,209	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	424.54/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,424	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	502.50/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	485.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	450.73/cwt	410.00–475.00	2,114	29

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 251Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 24Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 24Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	530	315.00–370.00	342.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	370.00–375.00	372.49
1	600–650	645	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	197	670.00	670.00
2	200–250	223	555.00–610.00	580.34
8	250–300	277	565.00–620.00	587.82
2	300–350	328	525.00–580.00	551.45
11	350–400	366	495.00–555.00	528.21
7	400–450	426	425.00–480.00	447.18
29	450–500	469	410.00–475.00	450.73
8	500–550	523	410.00–430.00	422.58
3	550–600	583	385.00–405.00	391.58
8	600–650	642	350.00–375.00	359.29
1	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	865	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	590.00	590.00
4	400–450	425	495.00–505.00	502.50
6	450–500	452	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	680.00	680.00
4	300–350	309	580.00–635.00	607.37
4	350–400	381	555.00–620.00	582.64
3	400–450	418	525.00	525.00
11	450–500	473	490.00–525.00	502.30
14	500–550	542	460.00–480.00	472.52
21	550–600	569	430.00–480.00	455.26
13	600–650	610	435.00	435.00
3	650–700	678	400.00	400.00
2	750–800	757	370.00	370.00
3	800–850	808	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	865	325.00	325.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	655	355.00–375.00	370.00
3	700–750	713	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	465	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	509	500.00	500.00
3	550–600	561	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	677	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	585.00	585.00
8	300–350	329	585.00–610.00	592.24
13	350–400	377	515.00–595.00	566.87
21	400–450	424	465.00–515.00	490.97
12	450–500	472	450.00–500.00	468.10
15	500–550	520	410.00–460.00	448.07
10	550–600	571	400.00–445.00	424.54
1	600–650	620	385.00	385.00
2	750–800	750	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	820	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	640.00	640.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	740.00	740.00
9	300–350	319	630.00–650.00	636.10
4	450–500	450	510.00	510.00
1	600–650	620	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	500.00–515.00	507.50
2	350–400	380	480.00–490.00	485.00
2	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	475.00	475.00
3	350–400	381	450.00–470.00	463.36
1	550–600	555	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	155.00–186.00	170.54
5	—	987	129.00–144.00	133.63
4	—	879	118.00–122.00	120.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,466	180.00–186.00	181.79
3	—	1,650	170.00–175.00	171.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	175.00–205.00	184.12
9	—	1,233	157.00–172.00	166.46
4	—	1,175	140.00–152.00	146.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	181.00	181.00
4	—	1,656	222.00–240.00	229.63
10	—	1,605	199.00–217.00	210.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	4,050.00	4,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,385	4,150.00	4,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,148.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	3,150.00	3,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	2,125.00–2,500.00	2,327.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	992	220.00	220.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,334	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,967.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,040	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,235	2,325.00–2,650.00	2,451.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,535	3,325.00	3,325.00

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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