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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 18

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2221

← May 15Sep 18Oct 16 →

Receipts

585 head

▼ 260 vs last sale 845▲ 32 vs year ago 553 · +5.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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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 $358.97/cwt on 71 head, down $117.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −117.35 against this barn's trailing median of $476.31.

Average price

$358.97

▼ 117.35 vs prior sale

71 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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single grade reported

vs the market

−28.79

vs KY average

−44.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	358.97	2,050	71

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 sale71 hd

358.97

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KY average25 barns · 790 hd

387.76

−28.79

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−44.39

This barn, trailing median5 sales

476.31

−117.35

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

30 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	491.76/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,874	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,752	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	410.41/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,921	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	368.29/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,996	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	357.07/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,060	59
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	341.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,093	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,025	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	335.64/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,313	46
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,214	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	701	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,173	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	334.74/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,360	30
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	330.62/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,499	47
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	315.66/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,598	41
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	296.72/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,641	23
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	922	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,489	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,681	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	417.69/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,579	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	371.73/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,714	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	356.64/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,851	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	327.92/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,918	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	326.38/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,030	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	325.16/cwt	307.50–330.00	2,146	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	303.81/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,236	51
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	302.67/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,297	24
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,436	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,430	7

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 - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Ledbetter, KY

Fri Sep 18, 2026

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

Receipts 585Last week 845Year ago 553

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	378	405.00–425.00	417.69
6	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
12	450–500	461	365.00–375.00	371.73
6	500–550	519	355.00–360.00	356.64
36	550–600	585	322.50–335.00	327.92
23	600–650	622	320.00–330.00	326.38
34	650–700	660	307.50–330.00	325.16
51	700–750	736	300.00–305.00	303.81
24	750–800	759	290.00–305.00	302.67
10	850–900	870	280.00	280.00
7	900–950	900	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	475.00	475.00
12	350–400	381	485.00–495.00	491.76
4	400–450	415	445.00	445.00
13	450–500	468	390.00–420.00	410.41
12	500–550	542	360.00–380.00	368.29
59	550–600	577	345.00–370.00	357.07
47	600–650	613	330.00–350.00	341.43
46	650–700	689	330.00–350.00	335.64
30	700–750	705	325.00–337.50	334.74
47	750–800	756	320.00–334.00	330.62
41	800–850	823	315.00–317.50	315.66
23	850–900	890	295.00–300.00	296.72
2	900–950	922	270.00	270.00
3	1000–1050	1,031	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	455.00	455.00
4	600–650	643	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	692	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	701	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	790	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.