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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 7

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

280 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 280▼ 128 vs year ago 408 · −31.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 97▼ 43 vs year ago 90 · −47.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 35▲ 7 vs year ago 27 · +25.9%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week for 4th of July holiday.

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 $403.81/cwt on 34 head, up $18.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 33 comparable sales and sits +21.93 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$403.81

▲ 18.32 vs prior sale

34 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$46.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.87

vs KY average

−12.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	406.55	2,159	32
Medium and Large 2	535	360.00	1,926	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.55/cwt here — about $233 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 sale34 hd

403.81

—

KY average14 barns · 381 hd

412.69

−8.87

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−12.30

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

+21.93

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 $381.89 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	1,790	218.44	3,910	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	179.25	2,747	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	167.15	2,024	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	146.16	1,487	13

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)	1,180	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,152	$2,850	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$2,835	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,225	$3,383	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,266	$3,784	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$3,800	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	180	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	918	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,598	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	638.63/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,788	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	533.49/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,974	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	499.62/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,158	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	472.90/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,298	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	460.78/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,419	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,516	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	395.28/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,324	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	406.04/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,489	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	374.98/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,392	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,584	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,520	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	339.85/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,627	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,694	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	529.07/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,138	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,287	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	507.31/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,654	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	491.35/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,813	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	449.08/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,715	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	463.18/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,955	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	432.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,873	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	432.10/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,027	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,793	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	408.33/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,144	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	396.95/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,239	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	370.52/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,275	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	351.45/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,376	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	325.04/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,305	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,511	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,288	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	625.68/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,739	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	286	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,959	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,922	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	590.88/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,926	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	514.78/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,961	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	417	508.28/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,120	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	468.72/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,011	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	435.85/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,101	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	409.50/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,154	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	409.91/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,295	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	317.65/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,303	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,698	1
Bulls	—	—	1,847	217.21/cwt	214.00–220.00	4,012	3
Bulls	—	—	1,890	234.51/cwt	233.00–236.00	4,432	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,089	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	162.91/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,569	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	145.32/cwt	131.00–159.00	1,511	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,500	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	169.58/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,047	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	151.33/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,836	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,268	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	174.00/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,648	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,052	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	3,382.86/head	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,383	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	2,850.22/head	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,850	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,328	2,834.97/head	2,450.00–3,350.00	2,835	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	3,817.97/head	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,818	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 280Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 97Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 35Year ago 27

No comparison due to no sale last week for 4th of July holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	510.00–550.00	529.07
1	250–300	260	495.00	495.00
8	300–350	326	500.00–515.00	507.31
4	350–400	369	485.00–495.00	491.35
8	400–450	422	450.00–465.00	463.18
19	450–500	469	420.00–440.00	432.10
27	500–550	525	390.00–415.00	408.33
5	550–600	564	395.00–405.00	396.95
10	600–650	614	360.00–385.00	370.52
7	650–700	676	350.00–352.50	351.45
8	700–750	709	322.50–335.00	325.04
4	800–850	837	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	382	440.00–460.00	449.08
2	400–450	433	430.00–435.00	432.49
1	450–500	475	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	505	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	565	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	560.00	560.00
2	250–300	278	600.00–650.00	625.68
5	300–350	326	555.00–600.00	590.88
5	350–400	381	480.00–535.00	514.78
6	400–450	429	455.00–495.00	468.72
6	450–500	482	420.00–445.00	435.85
7	500–550	526	400.00–425.00	409.50
5	550–600	560	400.00–415.00	409.91
1	600–650	605	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	725	305.00–325.00	317.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	410	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	480	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	685.00	685.00
1	300–350	305	630.00	630.00
3	400–450	417	505.00–515.00	508.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	680.00	680.00
3	250–300	280	600.00–660.00	638.63
6	350–400	370	510.00–550.00	533.49
10	400–450	432	480.00–520.00	499.62
10	450–500	486	470.00–480.00	472.90
15	500–550	525	455.00–470.00	460.78
1	550–600	585	430.00	430.00
5	600–650	613	400.00–415.00	406.04
2	650–700	680	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	700	360.00	360.00
3	750–800	773	335.00–350.00	339.85
2	800–850	842	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	510	430.00	430.00
6	550–600	588	370.00–400.00	395.28
2	600–650	638	370.00–380.00	374.98
1	650–700	695	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	172.00–175.00	174.00
1	—	1,565	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,207	160.00–175.00	169.58
1	—	1,145	131.00	131.00
2	—	1,213	145.00–158.00	151.33
3	—	1,243	180.00–185.00	182.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	121.00	121.00
2	—	963	160.00–166.00	162.91
10	—	1,040	131.00–159.00	145.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	190.00	190.00
3	—	1,847	214.00–220.00	217.21
2	—	1,890	233.00–236.00	234.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,225	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,382.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	3,800.00	3,800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,152	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,850.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,328	2,450.00–3,350.00	2,834.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,817.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,162	3,750.00	3,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	230.00	230.00

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.