Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-16

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $442.47/cwt on 146 head, up $36.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 6 comparable sales and sits −28.45 against this barn's trailing median of $470.93.

Average price

$442.47

▲ 36.25 vs prior sale

146 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$555

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

$79.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.02

vs KY average

−29.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	444.83	2,471	141
Medium and Large 2	535	383.34	2,052	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	365.00	1,935	1thin
Medium 1-2	525	365.00	1,916	1thin

One grade step is worth $79.83/cwt here — about $555 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

6 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.43, low $406.23, median $470.93 across 6 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 sale146 hd

442.47

—

KY average25 barns · 1,594 hd

433.46

+9.02

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−29.51

This barn, trailing median6 sales

470.93

−28.45

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

Every lot, as filed

63 lots · USDA AMS · Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	368.65/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,345	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	376.71/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,562	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,002	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	432.48/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	387.51/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	359.99/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,549	67
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	454.82/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	524.97/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	924	305.62/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	742	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	896	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	343.35/cwt	335.00–352.50	2,661	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	458.55/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,554	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	409.33/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,620	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,671	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	322.50/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,793	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	396.15/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,674	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	469.10/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,472	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	387.90/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,071	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	337.85/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,294	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,099	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,369	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	348	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	2,149	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	415.12/cwt	395.00–427.50	2,408	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	330.83/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,733	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	353.50/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,227	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	374.22/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,178	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	334.74/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,383	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	444.69/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,375	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	386.47/cwt	384.00–400.00	2,423	34
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	417.90/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,993	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	486.18/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,300	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,301	28
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	291.11/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,341	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	323.62/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,317	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	367.61/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,323	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	385.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,195	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	402.47/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	377.53/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	465.84/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	291.33/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	428.40/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,572	7

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 - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Ledbetter, KY

Fri Jan 16, 2026

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	430.00–435.00	432.48
2	500–550	508	385.00–390.00	387.51
1	550–600	590	375.00	375.00
11	600–650	636	360.00–375.00	368.65
1	650–700	695	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	706	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	290	525.00	525.00
5	350–400	385	515.00–535.00	524.97
1	400–450	445	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	463	445.00–475.00	454.82
32	500–550	534	425.00–455.00	444.69
37	550–600	580	395.00–427.50	415.12
34	600–650	627	384.00–400.00	386.47
90	650–700	680	365.00–380.00	376.71
67	700–750	708	350.00–370.00	359.99
46	750–800	775	335.00–352.50	343.35
42	800–850	826	320.00–333.00	330.83
10	850–900	866	320.00–327.50	322.50
4	900–950	924	300.00–317.50	305.62
5	1000–1050	1,002	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	530	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
6	700–750	742	320.00	320.00
4	850–900	896	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	527	460.00–480.00	469.10
61	550–600	557	435.00–465.00	458.55
36	600–650	640	405.00–415.00	409.33
67	650–700	675	390.00–400.00	396.15
16	700–750	703	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	348	617.50	617.50
1	350–400	365	555.00	555.00
28	400–450	430	535.00	535.00
7	450–500	473	480.00–495.00	486.18
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	375.00–380.00	377.53
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	890	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	470.00	470.00
5	300–350	335	435.00–475.00	465.84
7	350–400	367	415.00–455.00	428.40
2	400–450	442	460.00	460.00
36	450–500	477	395.00–430.00	417.90
9	500–550	534	370.00–390.00	387.90
46	550–600	582	355.00–380.00	374.22
23	600–650	630	345.00–360.00	353.50
68	650–700	679	330.00–345.00	337.85
11	700–750	716	310.00–325.00	323.62
3	750–800	758	317.50	317.50
9	800–850	804	290.00–300.00	291.11
7	850–900	858	280.00–300.00	291.33
3	900–950	915	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	477	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	524	400.00–405.00	402.47
22	550–600	570	380.00–390.00	385.03
42	600–650	632	365.00–375.00	367.61
7	650–700	658	360.00	360.00
22	700–750	712	330.00–342.50	334.74

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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