Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 lower with pressure from futures pushing the market lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $445.04/cwt on 33 head, down $10.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 29 comparable sales and sits −4.84 against this barn's trailing median of $449.88.

Average price

$445.04

▼ 10.78 vs prior sale

33 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$46.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.62

vs KY average

−15.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	446.45	2,462	32
Medium and Large 2-3	540	400.00	2,160	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.45/cwt here — about $302 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.17, low $367.34, median $449.88 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 sale33 hd

445.04

—

KY average17 barns · 679 hd

470.67

−25.62

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−15.33

This barn, trailing median29 sales

449.88

−4.84

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	1,533	207.15	3,176	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	175.00	2,004	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	170.50	2,477	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	133.43	1,366	10

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,212	$3,125	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,581	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,261	$2,574	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,057	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,091	$2,065	9
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$3,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	837	$2,850	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$3,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2-3	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,272	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,232	1
Bulls	—	—	1,574	209.77/cwt	203.00–217.00	3,302	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	281	629.31/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,768	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	380.77/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,007	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	506.46/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,122	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	2,064.85/head	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,065	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,581.11/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,581	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	527.89/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	2,573.60/head	1,800.00–2,850.00	2,574	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	526.58/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,132	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	455.75/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,374	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	502.24/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,325	9
Bulls	—	—	1,125	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,036	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,785	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,688	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,601	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,139	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	134.75/cwt	123.00–146.00	1,396	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Gaunt	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	487.01/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	428.93/cwt	415.00–475.00	2,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,569	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	519.13/cwt	495.00–545.00	1,900	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	297	494.17/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	378.37/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	469.25/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,252	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	529.93/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	439.22/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,526	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	562.83/cwt	515.00–580.00	1,857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	469.67/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	424.65/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	402.49/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,568	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	513.45/cwt	490.00–560.00	1,710	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	483.70/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,075	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	353.64/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,253	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,034	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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 364Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 63Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 109Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	480.00	480.00
5	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	281	600.00–650.00	629.31
1	300–350	310	635.00	635.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	505.00–540.00	527.89
7	300–350	330	515.00–580.00	562.83
8	350–400	366	495.00–545.00	519.13
4	400–450	431	450.00–485.00	469.67
7	450–500	480	455.00–475.00	469.25
5	500–550	521	405.00–445.00	424.65
3	550–600	565	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	680	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	297	490.00–495.00	494.17
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	545	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	690.00	690.00
2	300–350	315	670.00	670.00
1	350–400	385	545.00	545.00
5	400–450	440	500.00	500.00
9	450–500	463	480.00–505.00	502.24
14	500–550	521	435.00–465.00	455.75
18	550–600	575	415.00–460.00	439.22
14	600–650	638	390.00–407.50	402.49
5	650–700	679	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	725	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	601	427.50	427.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	530.00	530.00
1	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
4	250–300	272	500.00–560.00	526.58
9	300–350	333	490.00–560.00	513.45
4	350–400	376	520.00–540.00	529.93
11	400–450	429	470.00–500.00	483.70
4	450–500	485	415.00–475.00	428.93
6	500–550	527	365.00–390.00	380.77
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
7	600–650	637	345.00–360.00	353.64
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	835	280.00	280.00
2	1100–1150	1,132	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	560.00	560.00
14	400–450	419	505.00–510.00	506.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	279	470.00–490.00	487.01
2	300–350	333	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	440	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	485	375.00–385.00	378.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,485	181.00	181.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,050	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,008	113.00	113.00
7	—	1,036	123.00–146.00	134.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,574	203.00–217.00	209.77
1	—	1,125	181.00	181.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	3,250.00	3,250.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	837	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,091	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,064.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,581.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,212	3,125.00	3,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,261	1,800.00–2,850.00	2,573.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,057	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	3,550.00	3,550.00

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

Steers · 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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