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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 6

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

489 head

▲ 175 vs last sale 314▲ 308 vs year ago 181 · +170.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 61▼ 6 vs year ago 64 · −9.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 46▼ 11 vs year ago 28 · −39.3%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold steady with good demand on a good quality offering of feeders this week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.13/cwt on 46 head, down $7.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −52.23 against this barn's trailing median of $382.35.

Average price

$330.13

▼ 7.43 vs prior sale

46 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$18.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.05

vs KY average

−37.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	332.97	1,809	39
Medium and Large 2	539	314.32	1,695	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.64/cwt here — about $113 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale46 hd

330.13

—

KY average25 barns · 1,273 hd

342.18

−12.05

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−37.78

This barn, trailing median33 sales

382.35

−52.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.26, low $324.43, median $382.35 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,626	162.85	2,649	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	136.87	2,187	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	127.01	1,549	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	931	112.04	1,043	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,531	$2,115	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$1,973	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,010	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,430	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,650	1thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,509	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,442	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	469	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,993	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	406.48/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,935	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	359.87/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,720	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,007	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	377.11/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,006	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,856	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	352.66/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,063	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,231	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	347.67/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,402	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	330.56/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,383	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,579	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,188	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	386.67/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,102	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	438.99/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,365	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	415.78/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,555	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	388.41/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,627	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,809	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	359.33/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,667	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	335.12/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,578	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	344.66/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,761	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	316.71/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,679	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	323.93/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,840	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	317.15/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,992	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,271	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	293.33/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,053	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	751	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,422	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	283.36/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,205	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	484.80/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,333	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	433.39/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,482	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	400.23/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,525	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	394	444.00/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,749	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,862	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	385.97/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,710	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	332.17/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,571	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	474	395.16/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,873	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	375.30/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,809	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	344.01/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,813	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	528	366.95/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,937	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	343.77/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,990	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	318.58/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,975	24
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	312.76/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,083	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	303.18/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,228	11
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	260.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,236	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,572	168.05/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,642	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	155.05/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,648	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	817	78.16/cwt	75.00–81.00	639	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	100.57/cwt	92.00–107.00	890	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	151.44/cwt	142.00–161.00	1,489	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,322	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	112.50/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,316	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	133.19/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,645	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	150.68/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,989	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	136.87/cwt	125.00–145.00	2,187	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,707	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	1,973.11/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,973	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,531	2,115.45/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,115	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,005	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	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 Oct 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 314Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 61Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 46Year ago 28

Compared to last week feeder classes sold steady with good demand on a good quality offering of feeders this week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	470.00–500.00	484.80
3	300–350	342	425.00–445.00	433.39
4	350–400	381	380.00–410.00	400.23
5	400–450	443	380.00–400.00	385.97
8	450–500	482	350.00–385.00	375.30
10	500–550	527	340.00–350.00	344.01
4	550–600	579	340.00–350.00	343.77
24	600–650	620	300.00–330.00	318.58
9	650–700	666	300.00–320.00	312.76
11	700–750	735	295.00–310.00	303.18
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
3	850–900	860	250.00–270.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	490.00	490.00
15	350–400	394	430.00–445.00	444.00
3	400–450	433	430.00	430.00
22	450–500	474	390.00–400.00	395.16
15	500–550	528	365.00–375.00	366.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	320.00–345.00	332.17
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	435.00	435.00
7	450–500	476	390.00–415.00	406.48
18	500–550	532	365.00–390.00	377.11
9	550–600	585	350.00–360.00	352.66
6	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
32	650–700	691	335.00–355.00	347.67
5	700–750	721	320.00–335.00	330.56
9	800–850	806	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	478	355.00–365.00	359.87
3	500–550	538	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	395.00	395.00
7	600–650	603	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	469	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	485.00	485.00
3	250–300	285	370.00–420.00	386.67
9	300–350	311	430.00–450.00	438.99
20	350–400	374	390.00–420.00	415.78
10	400–450	419	375.00–395.00	388.41
20	450–500	464	345.00–375.00	359.33
17	500–550	511	330.00–360.00	344.66
22	550–600	568	315.00–340.00	323.93
15	600–650	628	305.00–325.00	317.15
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	700	290.00–300.00	293.33
3	750–800	778	280.00–290.00	283.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	458	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	676	336.00	336.00
9	750–800	751	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	471	330.00–340.00	335.12
6	500–550	530	310.00–325.00	316.71
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	630	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,531	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,115.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,973.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	245.00	245.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	2,675.00	2,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	817	75.00–81.00	78.16
3	—	885	92.00–107.00	100.57
3	—	983	142.00–161.00	151.44
2	—	1,093	120.00–122.00	120.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,170	105.00–121.00	112.50
12	—	1,235	125.00–141.00	133.19
3	—	1,320	150.00–151.00	150.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,598	125.00–145.00	136.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	154.00–156.00	155.05
3	—	1,572	160.00–181.00	168.05

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.