Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. No comparison on slaughter bulls due to limited supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $361.23/cwt on 25 head, down $14.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −31.66 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$361.23

▼ 14.27 vs prior sale

25 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$60.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.88

vs KY average

+10.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	368.45	2,007	22
Medium and Large 2	559	308.31	1,722	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.13/cwt here — about $285 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 sale25 hd

361.23

—

KY average28 barns · 775 hd

365.11

−3.88

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

+10.05

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−31.66

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	1,770	188.00	3,328	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	161.32	1,858	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	134.92	1,248	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	496	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,934	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	273	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	819	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	318.37/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	490.34/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	414.12/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	391.53/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	435.18/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,432	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	349.83/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,211	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	362.38/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,942	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	461.47/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	473.83/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	326.26/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	346.27/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,285	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	444.72/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	334.51/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	363.03/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,106	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	303.26/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	355.00/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	405.00/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,494	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	407.45/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	391.02/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,623	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	368.71/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,748	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	418.69/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,214	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	394.15/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,805	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	346.01/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	374.23/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	307.51/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	325.75/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	349.17/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,144	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	369.89/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	353.85/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	328.64/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	307.47/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	424.77/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,848	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	134.48/cwt	122.00–148.00	1,256	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	176.48/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,044	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,493	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,138	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,522	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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 221Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 10

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. No comparison on slaughter bulls due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	405.00–435.00	424.77
4	450–500	470	360.00–385.00	369.89
2	500–550	523	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
7	600–650	611	325.00–330.00	325.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	515	305.00	305.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	496	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	635.00	635.00
1	250–300	280	570.00	570.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	580.00	580.00
2	250–300	290	470.00–510.00	490.34
4	300–350	338	460.00–505.00	473.83
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
5	400–450	419	450.00–470.00	461.47
2	450–500	457	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	511	375.00–400.00	391.53
16	550–600	580	350.00–375.00	363.03
5	600–650	632	345.00–370.00	349.83
7	650–700	660	320.00–355.00	346.27
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	762	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	840	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	400.00	400.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	421	295.00–330.00	318.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	520.00	520.00
4	250–300	290	415.00–430.00	418.69
5	300–350	329	405.00–450.00	435.18
7	350–400	369	395.00–415.00	405.00
12	400–450	415	365.00–400.00	391.02
11	450–500	474	355.00–375.00	368.71
11	500–550	536	355.00–370.00	362.38
2	550–600	560	345.00–365.00	355.00
4	600–650	620	315.00–335.00	326.26
3	650–700	685	300.00–310.00	303.26
1	850–900	890	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	461	305.00–340.00	328.64
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	583	300.00–315.00	307.47
1	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	395.00	395.00
7	550–600	565	370.00–380.00	374.23
12	600–650	614	345.00–350.00	349.17
1	650–700	685	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	334	420.00–465.00	444.72
2	350–400	358	400.00–415.00	407.45
3	400–450	417	390.00–435.00	414.12
12	450–500	458	365.00–405.00	394.15
10	500–550	540	320.00–340.00	334.51
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	634	300.00–310.00	307.51
2	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	805	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	409	335.00–360.00	353.85
5	450–500	462	345.00–350.00	346.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	115.00	115.00
1	—	835	157.50	157.50
6	—	934	122.00–148.00	134.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	176.00–177.00	176.48
1	—	1,140	131.00	131.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	183.00	183.00
1	—	1,825	193.00	193.00

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	—	1,170	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,000.00	2,000.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle