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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 20

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

251 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 401▼ 189 vs year ago 440 · −43.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 52▼ 34 vs year ago 95 · −35.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 24▲ 18 vs year ago 25 · +72.0%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 500lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 500lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers over 500lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good quality offering of new crop calves with strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.87/cwt on 20 head, up $5.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −66.16 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.

Average price

$376.87

▲ 5.67 vs prior sale

20 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$39.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.57

vs KY average

−62.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	382.79	2,057	17thin
Medium and Large 2	568	343.33	1,950	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.46/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale20 hd

376.87

—

KY average25 barns · 985 hd

392.45

−15.57

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−62.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

443.03

−66.16

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.17, low $353.61, median $443.03 across 32 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	—	Average	1,593	170.56	2,717	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	134.84	1,970	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	128.17	1,542	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	111.45	1,023	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	200.00	2,380	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	914	$3,175	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,315	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	824	$2,449	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,322	$2,822	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,124	$3,033	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	763	$2,100	3thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	247	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,482	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	506.18/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,721	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	437.52/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,719	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,909	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	439.01/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,857	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	459	427.51/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,962	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	408.89/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,926	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	383.67/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,972	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	406.48/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,097	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	354.57/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,049	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,966	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	361.26/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,186	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	350.02/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,181	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	334.66/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,323	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	273	507.43/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,385	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	338	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,622	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	366	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,702	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,536	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	412.97/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,726	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	359.42/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,732	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	335.89/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,733	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	328.16/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,841	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,742	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	319.95/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,939	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	306.66/cwt	305.00–307.50	2,024	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	316.06/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,310	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	757	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,044	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	293.33/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,223	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,032	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	550.91/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,212	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	321	499.29/cwt	480.00–540.00	1,603	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	399.02/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,740	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	386.44/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,801	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,719	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	361.98/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,879	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,768	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	343.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,937	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	569	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,020	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	321.82/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,999	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	317.57/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,156	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	314.91/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,245	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,186	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,190	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,380	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,592	181.19/cwt	170.00–192.00	2,885	6
Bulls	—	—	1,594	159.93/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,549	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	120.10/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,086	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	83.42/cwt	70.00–92.00	759	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	110.02/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,009	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,386	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,130	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	148.06/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,704	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	108.62/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,255	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	128.71/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,601	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	133.55/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,942	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,086	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,322	2,822.23/head	2,650.00–3,025.00	2,822	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,040	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	2,448.63/head	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,449	4

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 401Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 52Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 24Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	435.00–440.00	437.52
5	400–450	423	430.00–445.00	439.01
5	450–500	471	400.00–415.00	408.89
4	500–550	514	370.00–390.00	383.67
6	550–600	578	352.50–365.00	354.57
24	600–650	623	340.00–357.50	350.02
7	650–700	694	330.00–337.50	334.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	516	405.00–410.00	406.48
6	600–650	605	360.00–362.50	361.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	587	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	340	490.00–540.00	506.18
1	400–450	415	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	459	425.00–430.00	427.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	418	400.00–425.00	412.97
13	450–500	482	350.00–365.00	359.42
6	500–550	516	325.00–345.00	335.89
7	550–600	561	320.00–335.00	328.16
4	600–650	606	315.00–322.50	319.95
3	650–700	660	305.00–307.50	306.66
5	700–750	731	310.00–317.50	316.06
3	750–800	758	285.00–300.00	293.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	562	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	757	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	273	505.00–510.00	507.43
5	300–350	338	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	366	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	415	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	491	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	540	325.00–330.00	327.48
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	560	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	480.00	480.00
6	400–450	436	395.00–415.00	399.02
6	450–500	466	370.00–405.00	386.44
10	500–550	519	350.00–370.00	361.98
6	550–600	564	330.00–350.00	343.43
8	600–650	621	305.00–332.50	321.82
4	650–700	679	310.00–320.00	317.57
3	700–750	713	310.00–317.50	314.91
2	750–800	750	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	825	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	530.00–570.00	550.91
3	300–350	321	480.00–540.00	499.29
1	450–500	455	425.00	425.00
6	550–600	569	355.00	355.00

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	3	—	1,322	2,650.00–3,025.00	2,822.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	763	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,525.00	1,525.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,315	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	914	3,175.00	3,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,575.00	1,575.00

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	—	1,435	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	824	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,448.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,454	131.00–135.00	133.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,155	105.00–115.00	108.62
1	—	1,130	100.00	100.00
13	—	1,244	120.00–135.00	128.71
5	—	1,151	140.00–170.00	148.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	917	105.00–114.00	110.02
1	—	990	140.00	140.00
2	—	910	70.00–92.00	83.42
4	—	904	116.00–122.00	120.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,592	170.00–192.00	181.19
6	—	1,594	150.00–168.00	159.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	200.00	200.00

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.