Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 400lbs sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers over 400lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $326.03/cwt on 15 head, down $0.52 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −86.46 against this barn's trailing median of $412.49.

Average price

$326.03

▼ 0.52 vs prior sale

15 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$18.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.70

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	538	328.50	1,769	13thin
Medium and Large 2	568	310.00	1,759	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.50/cwt here — about $9 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

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $461.93, low $326.03, median $412.49 across 27 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 sale15 hd

326.03

—

KY average26 barns · 429 hd

356.73

−30.70

This barn, trailing median27 sales

412.49

−86.46

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	1,852	206.28	3,821	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	153.65	2,394	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	150.87	1,808	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	127.13	1,157	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 Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	200–250	230	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	345.96/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,640	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	461.81/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	356.62/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	322.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	366.67/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	327.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,322	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	318.98/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	367.17/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	417.27/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	446.11/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	153.65/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,394	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	213.62/cwt	212.00–216.00	4,069	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	142.66/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,625	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	159.91/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,980	9
Bulls	—	—	1,813	200.78/cwt	195.00–207.00	3,640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	356.63/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	351.59/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	366.10/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,717	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	307.54/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	296.01/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,019	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	332.53/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	915	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	800	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	406.62/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	343.78/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	445.03/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	411.52/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,535	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	139.51/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,290	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	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 Aug 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 267Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 18Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	260	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	350	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
6	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	356.63
9	550–600	576	345.00–365.00	351.59
4	600–650	622	340.00–345.00	343.78
7	700–750	710	320.00–330.00	327.08
2	750–800	782	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	847	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	915	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	277	440.00–500.00	461.81
5	300–350	328	435.00–455.00	445.03
8	350–400	378	385.00–430.00	417.27
4	400–450	429	350.00–380.00	367.17
15	450–500	474	330.00–365.00	345.96
2	500–550	505	325.00–355.00	340.00
4	550–600	571	300.00–325.00	318.98
1	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	365.00–370.00	366.67
3	550–600	580	355.00–360.00	356.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
4	300–350	320	435.00–460.00	446.11
3	350–400	373	405.00–415.00	411.52
9	400–450	418	400.00–415.00	406.62
14	450–500	469	350.00–375.00	366.10
8	500–550	523	320.00–350.00	332.53
5	550–600	563	320.00–330.00	322.04
2	600–650	615	305.00–310.00	307.54
5	650–700	682	280.00–300.00	296.01
1	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	895	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	915	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,558	153.00–155.00	153.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,139	138.00–149.00	142.66
1	—	1,250	115.00	115.00
9	—	1,238	150.00–168.00	159.91
1	—	1,270	171.00	171.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	131.00–144.00	139.51
1	—	865	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,905	212.00–216.00	213.62
4	—	1,813	195.00–207.00	200.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	2,200.00	2,200.00

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

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

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