Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold firm on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $375.50/cwt on 20 head, up $1.45 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −17.39 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$375.50

▲ 1.45 vs prior sale

20 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$55.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.24

vs KY average

+8.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	383.82	2,071	17thin
Medium and Large 2	547	328.33	1,796	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.49/cwt here — about $275 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 sale20 hd

375.50

—

KY average27 barns · 742 hd

378.74

−3.24

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

+8.81

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−17.39

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	1,723	215.00	3,703	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	163.00	2,050	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	131.92	1,306	4thin

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$3,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	400–450	447	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	388.22/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,650	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	111.33/cwt	102.50–120.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	356	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	347.08/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,159	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,814	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	340.81/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,191	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,393	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,791	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,955	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,608	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,129	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	500.60/cwt	445.00–530.00	1,957	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	289	492.04/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	336.09/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,618	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	400.78/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	497.80/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	386.84/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,050	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	389.89/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	458.11/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	376.67/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,121	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	428.74/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	421.45/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,795	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	456.48/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	378.29/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	320.52/cwt	300.00–324.00	2,317	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,496	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 284Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 30Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 48

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold firm on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
7	600–650	600	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	725	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	475	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	540	425.00	425.00
4	550–600	577	405.00–415.00	410.00
4	600–650	611	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	670	372.50	372.50
2	700–750	735	330.00	330.00
24	750–800	779	320.00–340.00	336.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	564	445.00	445.00
4	650–700	651	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	425	380.00–395.00	388.22
2	500–550	523	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	356	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	400	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	289	490.00–500.00	492.04
5	300–350	333	470.00–510.00	497.80
5	350–400	366	440.00–465.00	458.11
11	400–450	426	405.00–445.00	421.45
2	450–500	465	385.00–395.00	389.89
11	500–550	530	380.00–395.00	386.84
6	550–600	557	375.00–385.00	378.29
9	600–650	643	337.50–345.00	340.81
11	700–750	723	300.00–324.00	320.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	500.00	500.00
21	350–400	391	445.00–530.00	500.60
5	400–450	433	435.00–485.00	456.48
3	450–500	466	395.00–445.00	428.74
5	500–550	521	385.00–415.00	400.78
6	550–600	563	375.00–385.00	376.67
2	600–650	625	330.00–365.00	347.08
1	650–700	695	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	870	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	102.50–120.00	111.33
1	—	785	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,005	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,365	156.00	156.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,640	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	—	1,420	3,850.00	3,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	210.00	210.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	3,200.00	3,200.00

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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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle