Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold mostly steady. Good quality offering of feeder classes, with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady 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 $401.72/cwt on 44 head, up $0.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 29 comparable sales and sits +8.83 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$401.72

▲ 0.71 vs prior sale

44 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$34.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.68

vs KY average

−16.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	407.93	2,200	36
Medium 1-2	536	375.00	2,010	3thin
Medium and Large 2	578	373.01	2,155	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.92/cwt here — about $45 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale44 hd

401.72

—

KY average29 barns · 1,706 hd

411.40

−9.68

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−16.54

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

+8.83

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	—	Average	1,690	215.48	3,641	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	182.13	2,775	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,255	167.93	2,107	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	140.26	1,353	19

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)	1,088	$3,777	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	979	$3,600	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$3,269	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,139	$3,125	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$3,025	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,927	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,219	$2,690	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	870	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,083	$2,048	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$4,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,324	$4,350	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,125	$3,250	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$4,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2	400–450	427	467.18/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,995	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	502.48/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	366.61/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	475.98/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,251	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	516.14/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	359	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,334	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	486.40/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,588	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	443.19/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,327	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	511.18/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,428	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	513.15/cwt	495.00–525.00	2,155	11
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	4,225.00/head	4,225.00–4,225.00	4,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	332.52/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	243.12/cwt	208.00–335.00	2,424	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	3,776.78/head	3,300.00–4,150.00	3,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	596.39/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,897	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,047.86/head	1,575.00–2,450.00	2,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	454.18/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,434	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	3,124.95/head	2,500.00–3,525.00	3,125	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	175	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	1,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	216.66/cwt	200.00–227.50	2,474	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	2,926.52/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,927	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	3,268.76/head	2,450.00–3,700.00	3,269	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,497	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	312	669.25/cwt	650.00–680.00	2,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	850–900	865	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,028	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1100–1150	1,145	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	351	607.49/cwt	605.00–615.00	2,132	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	2,689.97/head	2,500.00–2,775.00	2,690	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	371.40/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,981	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,580	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	153.01/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,946	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	125.57/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,145	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	186.43/cwt	180.00–201.00	2,336	9
Bulls	—	—	1,698	207.14/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,517	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	189.24/cwt	183.00–195.00	2,963	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	536	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,010	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	920	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,208	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	170.28/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,474	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	232.44/cwt	226.00–241.00	4,203	4
Bulls	—	—	1,445	189.91/cwt	187.00–193.00	2,744	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	168.04/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,092	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,081	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,701	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	142.59/cwt	134.00–157.50	1,393	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	411.28/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	492.39/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	419.05/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,611	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	577.56/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,206	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	333.34/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,343	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	547.59/cwt	485.00–560.00	2,092	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	610.02/cwt	530.00–650.00	1,732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	362.99/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,276	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	626.05/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	607.10/cwt	570.00–625.00	1,712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	532.07/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,756	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	391.26/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,218	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	449.22/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,116	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,189	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	370.01/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	430.42/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,453	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	380.02/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	411.99/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,179	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	383.74/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,328	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 May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 353Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 66Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 38Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	500.00	500.00
8	250–300	284	530.00–650.00	610.02
15	300–350	330	510.00–555.00	532.07
10	350–400	382	485.00–560.00	547.59
12	400–450	427	445.00–480.00	467.18
13	450–500	471	420.00–465.00	449.22
14	500–550	529	395.00–425.00	411.99
14	550–600	567	380.00–405.00	391.26
11	600–650	627	345.00–375.00	362.99
6	700–750	703	325.00–335.00	333.34
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
4	850–900	876	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	760.00	760.00
3	300–350	318	590.00–610.00	596.39
2	400–450	413	500.00–505.00	502.48
5	450–500	450	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	490.00–495.00	492.39
3	450–500	462	385.00–425.00	411.28
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	586	365.00–375.00	370.01
1	600–650	640	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	915	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	920	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	509	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	570.00–625.00	607.10
2	300–350	345	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	385	525.00	525.00
11	400–450	420	495.00–525.00	513.15
11	450–500	473	460.00–490.00	475.98
15	500–550	525	420.00–460.00	443.19
11	550–600	570	420.00–435.00	430.42
4	600–650	627	380.00–395.00	383.74
4	650–700	663	375.00–385.00	380.02
2	700–750	725	350.00	350.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	650.00–680.00	669.25
4	350–400	351	605.00–615.00	607.49
3	500–550	530	465.00	465.00
1	850–900	865	350.00	350.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	350.00–410.00	371.40
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	475	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	650.00	650.00
4	300–350	333	600.00–640.00	626.05
8	350–400	382	570.00–580.00	577.56
5	400–450	431	500.00–550.00	516.14
12	450–500	475	505.00–515.00	511.18
14	500–550	532	470.00–495.00	486.40
9	550–600	574	455.00	455.00
11	600–650	623	405.00–425.00	419.05
7	650–700	664	400.00	400.00
3	700–750	727	365.00–370.00	366.61
2	800–850	818	325.00–340.00	332.52
4	850–900	852	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	910	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	359	650.00	650.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	475.00	475.00
7	500–550	536	435.00–460.00	454.18
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	625	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	566	350.00	350.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	4,225.00	4,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,497	4,850.00	4,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,025	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	979	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	3,300.00–4,150.00	3,776.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,575.00–2,450.00	2,047.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,139	2,500.00–3,525.00	3,124.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,193	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,926.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,157	2,450.00–3,700.00	3,268.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,219	2,500.00–2,775.00	2,689.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	997	208.00–335.00	243.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,142	200.00–227.50	216.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	200.00	200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	4,200.00	4,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	135.00	135.00
9	—	1,272	145.00–159.00	153.01
9	—	1,253	180.00–201.00	186.43
6	—	1,245	160.00–174.00	168.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	125.00–127.00	125.57
1	—	965	112.00	112.00
1	—	945	180.00	180.00
14	—	977	134.00–157.50	142.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,566	183.00–195.00	189.24
3	—	1,453	166.00–175.00	170.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	200.00–215.00	207.14
4	—	1,808	226.00–241.00	232.44
2	—	1,445	187.00–193.00	189.91

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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