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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 10

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Feb 3Feb 10Feb 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

267 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 178▲ 119 vs year ago 148 · +80.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 30▲ 23 vs year ago 20 · +115.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 12▲ 9 vs year ago 12 · +75.0%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher with strong demand. Good quality offering of feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $394.02/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +12.13 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$394.02

31 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$460

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

$104.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

vs KY average

−29.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	409.50	2,189	21
Medium and Large 2	544	383.33	2,086	6thin
Large 1-2	553	352.50	1,948	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	567	305.00	1,729	2thin

One grade step is worth $104.50/cwt here — about $460 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 sale31 hd

394.02

—

KY average18 barns · 656 hd

395.46

−1.44

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−29.93

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

+12.13

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	1,613	172.50	2,782	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	161.49	2,406	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	147.43	1,344	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	141.72	1,768	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,410	185.00	2,609	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,792	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,404	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,339	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,148	$2,080	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,530	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,106	$2,000	3thin

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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,384	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	636.13/cwt	605.00–645.00	1,781	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,048	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,980	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,109	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,199	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	476	507.36/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,415	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	482.14/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,488	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	442.02/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,321	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	422.17/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,398	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,730	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Steers	700–750	Medium 1-2	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,653	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,593	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,815	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	165	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	875	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,140	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	283	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,514	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	339	518.83/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,759	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,581	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	510.45/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,878	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	476.89/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,812	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	483.80/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,046	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	433.18/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,884	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	437	371.60/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,624	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	475.50/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,235	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	432.95/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,048	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	432.46/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,219	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	417.23/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,170	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,087	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	389.33/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,188	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,729	2
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	356.63/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,204	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	356.74/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,337	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,154	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	322.49/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,406	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	822	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,178	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	579.86/cwt	565.00–590.00	2,215	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,163	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	493.10/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,308	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,186	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	490	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,083	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	542	432.17/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,342	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,297	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	416.53/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,320	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,198	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	300.00/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,157	12
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,223	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,609	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,248	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,373	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	163.99/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,461	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	114.75/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,208	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	128.07/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,528	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	112.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,389	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	143.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,801	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	166.19/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,142	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	161.49/cwt	161.00–162.00	2,406	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,530	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,991	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	2,403.99/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,404	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	2,079.83/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,080	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,339.13/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,339	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	2,791.79/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,792	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,106	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3

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 Feb 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 178Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 30Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 12Year ago 12

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher with strong demand. Good quality offering of feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	530.00	530.00
1	200–250	215	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	340	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	380	460.00–485.00	476.89
3	400–450	435	420.00–460.00	433.18
5	450–500	473	415.00–450.00	432.95
9	500–550	520	410.00–425.00	417.23
8	550–600	562	380.00–395.00	389.33
3	600–650	618	350.00–360.00	356.63
20	650–700	655	340.00–362.50	356.74
18	700–750	746	320.00–327.50	322.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	542	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
3	700–750	718	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	355.00–380.00	371.60
2	550–600	567	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	822	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	513	430.00–440.00	432.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	535.00	535.00
4	300–350	339	505.00–530.00	518.83
7	350–400	368	500.00–525.00	510.45
5	400–450	423	470.00–490.00	483.80
7	450–500	470	460.00–495.00	475.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	470	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	547	420.00	420.00
9	550–600	557	390.00–420.00	416.53
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
5	650–700	656	335.00	335.00
12	700–750	719	290.00–305.00	300.00
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	855	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	565.00–590.00	579.86
2	400–450	420	515.00	515.00
3	450–500	468	480.00–500.00	493.10
7	500–550	542	430.00–435.00	432.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	605.00–645.00	636.13
2	300–350	320	640.00	640.00
2	350–400	380	555.00	555.00
4	400–450	411	535.00	535.00
10	450–500	476	505.00–530.00	507.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	615.00	615.00
1	300–350	330	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	525	430.00–455.00	442.02
7	550–600	568	400.00–435.00	422.17
1	600–650	625	380.00	380.00
7	650–700	650	420.00	420.00
8	700–750	717	370.00	370.00
6	750–800	757	342.50	342.50
6	800–850	828	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	516	475.00–495.00	482.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	110.00–119.00	114.75
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
5	—	891	150.00–177.50	163.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	161.00–162.00	161.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,289	160.00–172.00	166.19
2	—	1,230	110.00–116.00	112.95
9	—	1,257	140.00–150.00	143.31
4	—	1,193	125.00–130.00	128.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,450	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	225.00	225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,950.00	1,950.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,208	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,791.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,403.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,339.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,148	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,079.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,106	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,530	3,150.00	3,150.00

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.