Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold firm on a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.23/cwt on 22 head, up $2.92 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −54.48 against this barn's trailing median of $389.71.

Average price

$335.23

▲ 2.92 vs prior sale

22 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.00

vs KY average

−2.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	335.23	1,816	22

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.26, low $332.31, median $389.71 across 31 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 sale22 hd

335.23

—

KY average17 barns · 294 hd

320.23

+15.00

National average137 barns · 5,062 hd

337.76

−2.53

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.71

−54.48

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	1,755	193.37	3,394	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	159.10	2,506	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	141.35	1,675	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	105.60	996	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,345	204.00	2,744	1thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,302	$2,640	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$3,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,508	$3,378	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$4,200	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$3,473	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	321.09/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	339.39/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,799	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	2,640.11/head	2,625.00–2,650.00	2,640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	371.52/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	428.27/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,465	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508	3,377.61/head	3,025.00–3,700.00	3,378	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	246.92/cwt	210.00–270.00	2,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	524.34/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	193.37/cwt	184.00–203.00	3,394	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	300.17/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,345	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,744	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	150.48/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,855	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	139.37/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,654	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	159.10/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,506	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	105.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	384.95/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	345.64/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,337	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	414.82/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	426.92/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	349.82/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	379.03/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	218	518.17/cwt	470.00–550.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	351.89/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	3,472.88/head	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,473	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 143Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 12Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	470.00–550.00	518.17
4	250–300	265	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	342	425.00–435.00	428.27
5	400–450	433	380.00–390.00	384.95
5	450–500	477	350.00–355.00	351.89
17	500–550	530	335.00–345.00	339.39
5	550–600	581	315.00–325.00	321.09
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	475	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	725	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
10	500–550	517	365.00–375.00	371.52
4	550–600	584	340.00–350.00	345.03
2	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
7	650–700	676	340.00–360.00	345.64
3	750–800	790	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	925	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	405.00–450.00	426.92
2	400–450	423	405.00–425.00	414.82
5	450–500	493	365.00–385.00	379.03
3	500–550	521	340.00–355.00	349.82
2	550–600	570	335.00–340.00	337.48
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	765	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	935	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	283	510.00–540.00	524.34
1	300–350	300	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	518	295.00–305.00	300.17
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,302	2,625.00–2,650.00	2,640.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,365	4,200.00	4,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,508	3,025.00–3,700.00	3,377.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	922	210.00–270.00	246.92
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,472.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,755	184.00–203.00	193.37
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	204.00	204.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	150.00–151.00	150.48
3	—	1,187	135.00–143.00	139.37
1	—	1,085	129.00	129.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	153.00–165.00	159.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	100.00–110.00	105.60

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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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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