Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $476.31/cwt on 159 head, down $9.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 6 comparable sales and sits +5.38 against this barn's trailing median of $470.93.

Average price

$476.31

▼ 9.12 vs prior sale

159 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$92.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.65

vs KY average

+2.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	485.27	2,665	129
Medium and Large 2	540	447.66	2,419	20
Medium 1-2	599	435.00	2,606	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	392.50	2,216	4thin

One grade step is worth $92.77/cwt here — about $450 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.

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 sale159 hd

476.31

—

KY average27 barns · 1,423 hd

477.96

−1.65

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+2.61

This barn, trailing median6 sales

470.93

+5.38

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

42 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,334	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	438.68/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,518	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	323.24/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	670	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,580	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	540	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,457	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	599	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	594.09/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	430.54/cwt	415.00–432.50	2,872	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	498.05/cwt	455.00–515.00	2,226	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	484.24/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,702	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	566.66/cwt	545.00–600.00	2,193	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	362.20/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,998	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	439.69/cwt	405.00–465.00	2,779	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	501.36/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,647	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	388.48/cwt	367.50–410.00	2,789	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	521.93/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,495	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	470.89/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,241	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	340.45/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,458	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	335.41/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	566.39/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,368	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,130	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	485.16/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	393.64/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,480	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	413.81/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,326	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	422.09/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,212	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	345.39/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,328	21

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 May 15, 2026

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

Receipts 845Last week 848Year ago 1,057

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	565	300.00–350.00	323.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	290	540.00–600.00	594.09
1	300–350	335	590.00	590.00
12	350–400	360	555.00	555.00
7	400–450	447	455.00–515.00	498.05
21	450–500	476	450.00–490.00	470.89
24	500–550	524	395.00–440.00	422.09
98	550–600	562	385.00–425.00	413.81
125	600–650	630	375.00–400.00	393.64
21	650–700	674	335.00–360.00	345.39
20	700–750	722	325.00–350.00	340.45
3	750–800	761	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	950	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	475	480.00–490.00	485.16
11	500–550	513	455.00	455.00
9	550–600	574	430.00–455.00	438.68
3	650–700	680	385.00	385.00
3	700–750	728	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	537	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	592	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	665	355.00	355.00
3	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	540	455.00	455.00
39	650–700	670	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	599	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	700.00	700.00
3	300–350	303	700.00	700.00
10	350–400	387	545.00–600.00	566.66
6	400–450	418	550.00–575.00	566.39
15	450–500	478	510.00–550.00	521.93
30	500–550	528	485.00–530.00	501.36
86	550–600	558	460.00–490.00	484.24
83	600–650	632	405.00–465.00	439.69
90	650–700	667	415.00–432.50	430.54
20	700–750	718	367.50–410.00	388.48
9	750–800	775	360.00–365.00	362.20
6	850–900	859	325.00–337.50	335.41
1	1100–1150	1,130	300.00	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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