Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Good quality offering of feeder classes with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.55/cwt on 37 head, up $13.13 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −52.15 against this barn's trailing median of $389.71.

Average price

$337.55

▲ 13.13 vs prior sale

37 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$34.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.65

vs KY average

−13.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	339.41	1,853	35
Medium and Large 2	533	305.00	1,624	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.41/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.26, low $324.43, 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 sale37 hd

337.55

—

KY average26 barns · 1,177 hd

343.20

−5.65

National average172 barns · 11,766 hd

351.40

−13.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

389.71

−52.15

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	1,629	162.71	2,651	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	139.56	1,961	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	134.80	1,613	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,055	100.86	1,064	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,129	205.12	2,316	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,144	$2,824	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,161	$2,300	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,293	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,097	$1,863	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$3,676	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,679	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$2,400	5

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,293.24/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,293	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	138.89/cwt	130.00–151.00	1,675	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,129	205.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,316	4
Bulls	—	—	1,420	146.34/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,078	2
Bulls	—	—	1,734	170.90/cwt	161.00–180.00	2,963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,863.15/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,863	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	2,823.89/head	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	342.83/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	321.69/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	427.30/cwt	425.00–430.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	310.80/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	451.08/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,082	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	355.58/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,077	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	380.29/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	352.47/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,199	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	341.50/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	528.30/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	426.11/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	395.73/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	323.71/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,874	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	341.50/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,800	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	218	498.74/cwt	470.00–550.00	1,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	329.12/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	408.08/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	307.59/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,067	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	379.34/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,806	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	394.13/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,876	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	315.63/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,982	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	405.07/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	348.08/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,841	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,274	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	427.77/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	421.98/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,717	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,675.60/head	3,650.00–3,700.00	3,676	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,718.35/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,718	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	681	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	102.01/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,114	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,238	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	139.56/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,961	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	122.44/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,474	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,552	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 270Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 20Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 16Year ago 43

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,153	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,293.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,097	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,863.15
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,144	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,823.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,161	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,227	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,142	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	3,650.00–3,700.00	3,675.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,253	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,718.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	235.00	235.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	425.00–430.00	427.30
1	250–300	255	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	300	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	480	320.00–325.00	321.69
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	551	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	218	470.00–550.00	498.74
2	250–300	265	500.00–560.00	528.30
2	300–350	330	410.00	410.00
4	350–400	371	415.00–440.00	426.11
8	400–450	414	385.00–415.00	395.73
10	450–500	457	360.00–385.00	380.29
15	500–550	527	325.00–355.00	341.50
12	550–600	579	312.50–335.00	323.71
6	600–650	637	302.50–315.00	310.80
3	650–700	666	317.50	317.50
2	700–750	727	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	810	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	860	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	422	425.00–435.00	427.77
3	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
5	450–500	483	340.00–355.00	342.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	335	400.00–425.00	408.08
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	417	390.00–415.00	405.07
8	450–500	476	360.00–385.00	379.34
16	500–550	529	335.00–360.00	348.08
7	550–600	578	325.00–345.00	329.12
14	600–650	628	300.00–330.00	315.63
7	650–700	672	300.00–312.50	307.59
2	700–750	715	305.00	305.00
8	750–800	758	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	800	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	407	420.00–425.00	421.98
15	450–500	476	390.00–405.00	394.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	440.00–465.00	451.08
9	500–550	548	380.00	380.00
8	550–600	584	350.00–360.00	355.58
20	600–650	624	350.00–360.00	352.47
5	650–700	688	340.00–342.50	341.50
6	700–750	726	330.00–340.00	334.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,206	130.00–151.00	138.89
8	—	1,204	117.00–129.00	122.44
1	—	970	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	77.00	77.00
5	—	1,092	96.00–105.00	102.01
1	—	1,040	119.00	119.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	134.00–145.00	139.56
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	200.00–210.00	205.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	143.00–151.00	146.34
4	—	1,734	161.00–180.00	170.90

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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