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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 25

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 267▼ 305 vs year ago 492 · −62.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 18▼ 58 vs year ago 96 · −60.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 41 vs year ago 49 · −83.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 400lbs sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers over 400lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $326.03/cwt on 15 head, down $0.52 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −75.71 against this barn's trailing median of $401.74.

Average price

$326.03

▼ 0.52 vs prior sale

15 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$18.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.70

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	328.50	1,769	13thin
Medium and Large 2	568	310.00	1,759	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.50/cwt here — about $9 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale15 hd

326.03

—

KY average26 barns · 429 hd

356.73

−30.70

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.74

−75.71

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

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $461.93, low $326.03, median $401.74 across 30 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	—	High	1,852	206.28	3,821	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	153.65	2,394	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	150.87	1,808	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	127.13	1,157	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,075	1thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,357	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,391	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	356.63/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,872	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	351.59/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,025	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	343.78/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,138	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	327.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,322	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,424	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	847	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,541	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	461.81/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,279	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	445.03/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,460	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	417.27/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,577	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	367.17/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,575	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	345.96/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,640	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	340.00/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,717	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	366.67/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,962	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	318.98/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,821	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	356.62/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,068	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	446.11/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,428	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	411.52/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,535	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	406.62/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,700	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	366.10/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,717	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	332.53/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,739	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	322.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,813	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	307.54/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,891	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	296.01/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,019	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,720	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,506	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	915	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,928	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,813	200.78/cwt	195.00–207.00	3,640	4
Bulls	—	—	1,905	213.62/cwt	212.00–216.00	4,069	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	139.51/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,290	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	142.66/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,625	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	159.91/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,980	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,438	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,172	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	153.65/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,394	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	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 Aug 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 267Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 18Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	260	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	350	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
6	500–550	525	350.00–360.00	356.63
9	550–600	576	345.00–365.00	351.59
4	600–650	622	340.00–345.00	343.78
7	700–750	710	320.00–330.00	327.08
2	750–800	782	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	847	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	915	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	277	440.00–500.00	461.81
5	300–350	328	435.00–455.00	445.03
8	350–400	378	385.00–430.00	417.27
4	400–450	429	350.00–380.00	367.17
15	450–500	474	330.00–365.00	345.96
2	500–550	505	325.00–355.00	340.00
4	550–600	571	300.00–325.00	318.98
1	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	700	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	365.00–370.00	366.67
3	550–600	580	355.00–360.00	356.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	455	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
4	300–350	320	435.00–460.00	446.11
3	350–400	373	405.00–415.00	411.52
9	400–450	418	400.00–415.00	406.62
14	450–500	469	350.00–375.00	366.10
8	500–550	523	320.00–350.00	332.53
5	550–600	563	320.00–330.00	322.04
2	600–650	615	305.00–310.00	307.54
5	650–700	682	280.00–300.00	296.01
1	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	895	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	915	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,558	153.00–155.00	153.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,139	138.00–149.00	142.66
1	—	1,250	115.00	115.00
9	—	1,238	150.00–168.00	159.91
1	—	1,270	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	131.00–144.00	139.51
1	—	865	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,905	212.00–216.00	213.62
4	—	1,813	195.00–207.00	200.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,210	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.