Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and heifers over 500lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.51/cwt on 10 head, up $20.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −34.20 against this barn's trailing median of $389.71.

Average price

$355.51

▲ 20.28 vs prior sale

10 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.15

vs KY average

+0.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	355.51	1,959	10thin

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 sale10 hd

355.51

—

KY average24 barns · 857 hd

341.36

+14.15

National average124 barns · 6,796 hd

354.86

+0.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.71

−34.20

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	1,410	176.00	2,482	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	154.28	2,412	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,196	138.58	1,658	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	990	111.96	1,108	11

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)	1,343	$2,574	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,305	$2,249	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,672	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	154.59/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,450	5
Bulls	—	—	1,415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,406	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,557	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	83.39/cwt	82.00–85.00	700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	119.62/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	362.67/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	279.81/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	562	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,023	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,628	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,249.34/head	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	461.31/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,574.06/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	326.25/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	468.38/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,916	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	365.02/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,946	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	349.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,605	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	286.61/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	355.52/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,030	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	299.95/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	368.67/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	411.29/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,546	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	463.37/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	341.24/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	315.73/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	383.33/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,840	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,988	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	113.39/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,281	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,009	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,316	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	137.84/cwt	122.00–145.00	1,729	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	156.35/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,818	3

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 134Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 18Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 29Year ago 45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	167.00	167.00
5	—	1,585	150.00–161.00	154.59
1	—	1,420	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	82.00–85.00	83.39
6	—	1,053	115.00–130.00	119.62
2	—	975	102.00–105.00	103.51
1	—	940	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	112.00–115.00	113.39
4	—	1,254	122.00–145.00	137.84
3	—	1,163	150.00–160.00	156.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,405	182.00	182.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	350.00–375.00	362.67
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	284	455.00–475.00	463.37
2	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
12	350–400	376	400.00–425.00	411.29
4	400–450	425	350.00–375.00	368.67
10	450–500	460	345.00–355.00	349.00
6	500–550	533	350.00–370.00	365.02
4	550–600	578	340.00–345.00	341.24
3	600–650	630	345.00	345.00
3	650–700	668	290.00–305.00	299.95
3	700–750	728	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	455.00–470.00	461.31
1	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	480	365.00–395.00	383.33
4	500–550	535	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	590	320.00–330.00	326.25
6	600–650	612	310.00–335.00	315.73
2	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	722	270.00–300.00	286.61
2	750–800	770	270.00–290.00	279.81
1	800–850	825	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	467	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	562	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	505.00	505.00
6	400–450	409	465.00–485.00	468.38
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
9	550–600	571	350.00–360.00	355.52
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	850	300.00	300.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,305	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,249.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,343	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,574.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	2,300.00	2,300.00

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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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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