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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 16

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2221

← Sep 18Oct 16latest

Receipts

342 head

▼ 243 vs last sale 585▼ 139 vs year ago 481 · −28.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Oct 27, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's sale consisted of all weaned, pre-conditioned calves which saw strong demand from the buyers.

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 $382.70/cwt on 73 head, up $23.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits −93.61 against this barn's trailing median of $476.31.

Average price

$382.70

▲ 23.74 vs prior sale

73 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$71.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.60

vs KY average

−49.59 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	398.20	2,185	49
Medium and Large 2	563	363.47	2,047	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	582	326.25	1,898	8thin

One grade step is worth $71.95/cwt here — about $287 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 sale73 hd

382.70

—

KY average24 barns · 854 hd

388.30

−5.60

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−49.59

This barn, trailing median5 sales

476.31

−93.61

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

5 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.43, low $358.97, median $476.31 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

36 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. 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	402	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,990	2
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	447.02/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,953	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	443.46/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,098	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	413.19/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,149	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,006	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	358.50/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,054	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	381.26/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,215	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	592	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,954	7
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	364.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,241	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	357.69/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,414	43
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	346.92/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,453	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,681	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,728	8
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,827	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,571	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	413.61/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,791	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,848	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	372.82/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,957	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	348.54/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,893	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	349.62/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,038	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	596	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,907	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	329.43/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,016	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	322.19/cwt	315.00–326.00	2,194	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	318.27/cwt	307.50–322.50	2,301	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,474	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	898	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,335	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 Oct 16, 2026

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

Receipts 342Last week 585Year ago 481

Today's sale consisted of all weaned, pre-conditioned calves which saw strong demand from the buyers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	445.00–450.00	447.02
10	450–500	473	430.00–445.00	443.46
26	500–550	520	410.00–420.00	413.19
23	550–600	581	370.00–400.00	381.26
28	600–650	614	360.00–370.00	364.94
43	650–700	675	340.00–370.00	357.69
18	700–750	707	335.00–350.00	346.92
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
11	800–850	825	325.00	325.00
8	850–900	880	310.00	310.00
2	1000–1050	1,047	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	521	385.00	385.00
13	550–600	573	350.00–360.00	358.50
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
3	750–800	795	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
7	550–600	592	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	510.00	510.00
16	400–450	433	405.00–420.00	413.61
9	450–500	480	385.00	385.00
18	500–550	525	370.00–375.00	372.82
13	550–600	583	345.00–350.00	349.62
9	600–650	612	315.00–335.00	329.43
14	650–700	681	315.00–326.00	322.19
14	700–750	723	307.50–322.50	318.27
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
18	850–900	853	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	543	340.00–355.00	348.54
3	550–600	596	320.00	320.00
7	850–900	898	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	870	240.00	240.00

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.