Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower with limited supply. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $365.20/cwt on 5 head, down $45.58 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −47.69 against this barn's trailing median of $412.90.

Average price

$365.20

▼ 45.58 vs prior sale

5 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.72

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	547	365.20	1,998	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale5 hd

365.20

—

KY average22 barns · 309 hd

382.92

−17.72

This barn, trailing median26 sales

412.90

−47.69

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	1,655	220.00	3,641	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,600	152.00	2,432	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,217	148.39	1,806	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	130.07	1,139	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,776	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1-2	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	361.86/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	435.62/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	372.46/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	443.09/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	335.56/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,070	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	500.96/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	328.60/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	380.84/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	399.64/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	363.63/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	547.25/cwt	510.00–565.00	1,724	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,426	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,432	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	152.06/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,030	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	163.65/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,019	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,641	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,775.53/head	2,625.00–2,950.00	2,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	437.08/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,102	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	417.46/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	367.56/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,886	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	885	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	345.26/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,668	2

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 Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 512Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 12Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 13

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower with limited supply. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	480.00	480.00
4	450–500	481	425.00–450.00	437.08
4	500–550	519	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	570	370.00–375.00	372.46
1	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	440.00–450.00	443.09
4	400–450	415	385.00–405.00	399.64
6	450–500	467	375.00–385.00	380.84
3	500–550	515	350.00–370.00	361.86
2	550–600	562	345.00	345.00
7	600–650	612	320.00–330.00	328.60
2	700–750	715	280.00–285.00	282.47
1	800–850	815	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	483	335.00–355.00	345.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	510.00–565.00	547.25
5	350–400	393	500.00–505.00	500.96
4	400–450	424	405.00–460.00	435.62
2	450–500	463	415.00–420.00	417.46
2	500–550	513	365.00–370.00	367.56
3	550–600	570	340.00–375.00	363.63
7	600–650	617	310.00–350.00	335.56
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	885	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	875	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	885	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	155.00	155.00
2	—	853	115.00–120.00	117.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	152.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,335	150.00–154.00	152.06
4	—	1,234	160.00–174.00	163.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	220.00	220.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	2,625.00–2,950.00	2,775.53

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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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle