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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

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

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

345 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 320▼ 190 vs year ago 535 · −35.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 53▼ 13 vs year ago 95 · −13.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 38 · −5.3%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $381.89/cwt on 19 head, up $8.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$381.89

▲ 8.41 vs prior sale

19 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.42

vs KY average

−31.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	381.89	2,066	19thin

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 sale19 hd

381.89

—

KY average26 barns · 1,297 hd

403.31

−21.42

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−31.89

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

+0.00

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	1,690	188.70	3,190	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	177.26	2,739	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	147.30	1,788	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	944	126.24	1,191	33
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,090	220.00	2,398	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,266	$2,667	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,308	$2,539	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,473	$2,500	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$2,307	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,110	$1,875	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,850	1thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	590.56/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,583	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	283	657.61/cwt	655.00–660.00	1,861	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,830	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	578.46/cwt	555.00–590.00	1,944	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	543.14/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,037	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	548.55/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,249	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,137	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	492.09/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,283	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	496.62/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,548	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	458.69/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,468	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	433.49/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,449	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,560	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,756	3
Steers	800–850	Medium 1-2	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,799	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	990	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	182	617.43/cwt	570.00–660.00	1,124	6
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,005	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,350	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	571.69/cwt	530.00–575.00	1,286	13
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	262	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,467	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	512.22/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,383	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	460.06/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,274	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	384.46/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,076	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	313	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,706	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	397.39/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,311	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	454.95/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,560	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	513.74/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,767	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,873	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	510.22/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,924	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	506.17/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,106	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	485.18/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,062	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,303	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	440.08/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,086	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	392.26/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,863	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,054	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	389.69/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,026	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	371.16/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,116	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	355.06/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,141	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	308.29/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,352	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	259.86/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,282	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,903	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,080	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	187	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,047	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	228	558.90/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,274	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,484	7
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	233	483.57/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,127	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,152	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	539.92/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,685	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,015	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,024	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	450.07/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,710	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	527.78/cwt	505.00–535.00	2,021	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	449.82/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,903	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	501.63/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,282	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	445.00/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,078	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	440.96/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,267	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	388.57/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,300	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	345.20/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,185	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	349.91/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,313	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	308.34/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,411	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	877	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,973	5
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,046	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,406	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,090	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,398	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,761	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	165.54/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,836	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	208.55/cwt	205.00–212.00	4,004	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	822	82.69/cwt	75.00–87.50	680	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	158.70/cwt	150.00–174.00	1,454	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	130.39/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,250	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	109.68/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,078	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	137.20/cwt	125.00–142.00	1,638	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,329	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	149.29/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,817	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	171.57/cwt	160.00–187.00	2,121	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	177.26/cwt	165.00–190.00	2,739	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	191.43/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,910	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,266	2,666.77/head	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,667	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	2,539.34/head	2,450.00–2,625.00	2,539	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	2,307.27/head	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,307	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,473	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	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 Mar 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 320Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 53Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 15Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	655.00–660.00	657.61
1	300–350	300	610.00	610.00
11	400–450	410	545.00–550.00	548.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	570.00–610.00	590.56
10	300–350	336	555.00–590.00	578.46
6	350–400	375	500.00–555.00	543.14
1	400–450	415	515.00	515.00
15	450–500	464	450.00–515.00	492.09
12	500–550	538	455.00–465.00	458.69
15	550–600	565	415.00–455.00	433.49
5	650–700	665	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	730	345.00	345.00
3	800–850	835	330.00	330.00
3	950–1000	965	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	490.00–505.00	496.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	182	570.00–660.00	617.43
13	200–250	225	530.00–575.00	571.69
10	250–300	270	500.00–515.00	512.22
4	300–350	344	495.00–530.00	513.74
20	350–400	377	480.00–525.00	510.22
2	400–450	425	480.00–490.00	485.18
4	450–500	474	425.00–450.00	440.08
11	500–550	520	370.00–415.00	389.69
8	550–600	570	355.00–380.00	371.16
3	600–650	603	335.00–365.00	355.06
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
6	750–800	763	300.00–310.00	308.29
2	850–900	878	250.00–270.00	259.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	280	370.00–400.00	384.46
2	300–350	330	395.00–400.00	397.39
2	450–500	475	385.00–400.00	392.26
1	850–900	885	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	490.00	490.00
3	250–300	277	450.00–470.00	460.06
3	300–350	343	450.00–465.00	454.95
3	450–500	495	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	262	560.00	560.00
4	300–350	313	545.00	545.00
1	350–400	350	535.00	535.00
4	400–450	416	500.00–515.00	506.17
1	450–500	470	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	187	560.00	560.00
2	200–250	228	540.00–580.00	558.90
10	300–350	312	530.00–550.00	539.92
11	350–400	383	505.00–535.00	527.78
2	400–450	423	440.00–460.00	449.82
3	450–500	467	425.00–465.00	445.00
5	500–550	514	430.00–445.00	440.96
7	550–600	592	385.00–400.00	388.57
2	600–650	633	335.00–355.00	345.20
3	650–700	661	345.00–360.00	349.91
1	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
3	750–800	782	305.00–310.00	308.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	450.00–500.00	483.57
2	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
5	850–900	877	225.00	225.00
3	1000–1050	1,046	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	720.00	720.00
7	200–250	230	645.00	645.00
1	300–350	325	620.00	620.00
1	350–400	355	570.00	570.00
6	450–500	455	485.00–505.00	501.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	380	445.00–455.00	450.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,217	146.00–152.00	149.29
2	—	1,208	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,236	160.00–187.00	171.57
6	—	1,194	125.00–142.00	137.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	75.00–87.50	82.69
12	—	983	105.00–115.00	109.68
9	—	959	120.00–140.00	130.39
9	—	916	150.00–174.00	158.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	165.00–190.00	177.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	155.00–175.00	165.54
2	—	1,920	205.00–212.00	208.55
2	—	1,438	192.00	192.00

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	2	—	998	187.50–195.00	191.43

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,266	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,666.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,360	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,307.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,308	2,450.00–2,625.00	2,539.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,473	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	—	1,400	3,850.00	3,850.00

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	—	1,190	2,625.00	2,625.00

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.