Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower on a limited offering. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.31/cwt on 17 head, down $11.51 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −58.99 against this barn's trailing median of $391.30.

Average price

$332.31

▼ 11.51 vs prior sale

17 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$488

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

$87.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs KY average

+0.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	337.45	1,775	16thin
Medium and Large 3	515	250.00	1,288	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.45/cwt here — about $488 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.26, low $332.31, median $391.30 across 30 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 sale17 hd

332.31

—

KY average27 barns · 520 hd

329.31

+3.00

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+0.79

This barn, trailing median30 sales

391.30

−58.99

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	1,580	191.12	3,020	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	163.00	2,649	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	150.90	1,818	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	914	126.05	1,152	9thin

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)	1,160	$2,527	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$2,173	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$2,888	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	410.27/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,604	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	370.05/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	469.76/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	339.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	379.03/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	323.57/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	593	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	422.63/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,390	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,881	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,279	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	129.37/cwt	121.00–141.00	1,181	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	113.52/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,056	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,201	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	191.12/cwt	180.00–204.00	3,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	304.92/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,888.32/head	2,425.00–3,225.00	2,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	332.53/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,570	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	366.10/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	423.14/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	326.85/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	402.55/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,173.48/head	1,800.00–2,475.00	2,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,527.26/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,208	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	422.20/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	307	496.58/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	394.95/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,916	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	136.97/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,586	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	158.81/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,039	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 187Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 38Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	308	410.00–435.00	422.20
3	400–450	411	385.00	385.00
5	450–500	477	355.00–375.00	366.10
5	500–550	528	330.00–350.00	339.04
8	550–600	566	315.00–345.00	323.57
2	600–650	610	295.00–315.00	304.92
2	700–750	723	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	429	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	525.00	525.00
1	250–300	255	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	307	480.00–505.00	496.58
5	400–450	431	415.00–430.00	423.14
6	450–500	485	390.00–400.00	394.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	485.00	485.00
4	300–350	329	385.00–435.00	422.63
2	350–400	370	400.00–420.00	410.27
5	400–450	424	365.00–385.00	379.03
10	450–500	472	325.00–345.00	332.53
5	500–550	523	305.00–335.00	326.85
5	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	676	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	373	430.00	430.00
4	400–450	416	400.00–405.00	402.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	503	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	593	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	460.00–480.00	469.76
3	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	530	365.00–375.00	370.05
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	727	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,158	133.00–141.00	136.97
4	—	1,284	150.00–166.00	158.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	147.00	147.00
5	—	913	121.00–141.00	129.37
3	—	930	106.00–118.00	113.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,400	153.00	153.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	180.00–204.00	191.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,295	2,425.00–3,225.00	2,888.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	221.00	221.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	985	1,800.00–2,475.00	2,173.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,527.26

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