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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 15

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

156 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 134▼ 187 vs year ago 343 · −54.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 18▼ 44 vs year ago 75 · −58.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 29▼ 24 vs year ago 45 · −53.3%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and heifers over 500lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $355.51/cwt on 10 head, up $20.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −26.38 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$355.51

▲ 20.28 vs prior sale

10 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.15

vs KY average

+1.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	355.51	1,959	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

355.51

—

KY average24 barns · 857 hd

341.36

+14.15

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

+1.20

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−26.38

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	—	Average	1,410	176.00	2,482	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,564	154.28	2,412	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,196	138.58	1,658	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	111.96	1,108	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$2,574	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,305	$2,249	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,869	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	468.38/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,916	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	355.52/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,030	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,550	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	284	463.37/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,316	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	362.67/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,324	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	411.29/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,546	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	368.67/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,567	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	349.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,605	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	365.02/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,946	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	341.24/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,972	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	299.95/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,004	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,184	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,628	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	461.31/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,735	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,915	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	383.33/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,840	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	562	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,023	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	326.25/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,925	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	315.73/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,932	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	286.61/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,069	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	279.81/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,155	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,557	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,406	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	83.39/cwt	82.00–85.00	700	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,316	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,009	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	119.62/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,260	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	113.39/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,281	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	156.35/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,818	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	137.84/cwt	122.00–145.00	1,729	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,988	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	154.59/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,450	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,672	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	2,249.34/head	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,249	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	2,574.06/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,574	6

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 Sep 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 134Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 18Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 29Year ago 45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,343	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,574.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,305	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,249.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	284	455.00–475.00	463.37
2	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
12	350–400	376	400.00–425.00	411.29
4	400–450	425	350.00–375.00	368.67
10	450–500	460	345.00–355.00	349.00
6	500–550	533	350.00–370.00	365.02
4	550–600	578	340.00–345.00	341.24
3	600–650	630	345.00	345.00
3	650–700	668	290.00–305.00	299.95
3	700–750	728	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	350.00–375.00	362.67
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	505.00	505.00
6	400–450	409	465.00–485.00	468.38
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
9	550–600	571	350.00–360.00	355.52
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	850	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	455.00–470.00	461.31
1	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	480	365.00–395.00	383.33
4	500–550	535	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	590	320.00–330.00	326.25
6	600–650	612	310.00–335.00	315.73
2	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	722	270.00–300.00	286.61
2	750–800	770	270.00–290.00	279.81
1	800–850	825	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	467	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	562	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,585	150.00–161.00	154.59
1	—	1,600	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	112.00–115.00	113.39
4	—	1,254	122.00–145.00	137.84
3	—	1,163	150.00–160.00	156.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	102.00–105.00	103.51
1	—	940	140.00	140.00
6	—	1,053	115.00–130.00	119.62
2	—	840	82.00–85.00	83.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	182.00	182.00
1	—	1,415	170.00	170.00

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.