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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 17

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

175 head

▼ 170 vs last sale 345▼ 195 vs year ago 370 · −52.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 82▼ 20 vs year ago 64 · −31.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 36▼ 6 vs year ago 28 · −21.4%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes under 400lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 400lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers over 400lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $373.35/cwt on 22 head, down $8.54 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −8.54 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$373.35

▼ 8.54 vs prior sale

22 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$73.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.13

vs KY average

−42.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	378.43	2,128	20
Medium and Large 2	500	340.00	1,700	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	305.00	1,723	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.43/cwt here — about $405 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 sale22 hd

373.35

—

KY average26 barns · 1,151 hd

406.48

−33.13

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−42.77

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−8.54

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	1,783	189.83	3,384	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	147.41	2,285	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	141.15	1,698	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	123.65	1,179	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,180	185.06	2,184	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,119	246.07	2,754	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$3,183	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,356	$2,921	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,163	$2,542	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,140	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$2,062	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,050	1thin

Every lot

76 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,470	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,829	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	776.61/cwt	760.00–790.00	2,136	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	712.32/cwt	700.00–750.00	2,173	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	635.67/cwt	600.00–650.00	2,085	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,100	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	506.71/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,925	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	560.00/cwt	555.00–565.00	2,268	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,112	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	493.39/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,294	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,104	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,372	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,633	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	367.42/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,436	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,545	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	165	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,188	1
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	197	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,241	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,408	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	589.74/cwt	560.00–630.00	1,563	12
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	2,124	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,931	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	547.66/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,818	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,944	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	458.84/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,987	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	477.43/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,211	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	427.50/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,052	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,085	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,723	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	375.72/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,157	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	339.82/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,127	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	145	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	1,131	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	175	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,225	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,087	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,689	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	540.00/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,998	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,178	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	439.95/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,178	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	532	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,474	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,252	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,119	246.07/cwt	230.00–265.00	2,754	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,180	185.06/cwt	170.00–200.00	2,184	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	173.55/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,716	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	203.42/cwt	202.00–205.00	3,631	2
Bulls	—	—	1,998	192.52/cwt	189.00–195.00	3,847	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	107.31/cwt	103.00–115.00	997	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	160.88/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,496	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	128.56/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,274	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	130.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,499	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,293	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	145.53/cwt	140.00–157.50	1,803	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	177.47/cwt	166.00–190.00	2,227	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,285	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	208.93/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,876	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	3,182.88/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,183	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	2,062.18/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,062	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	2,542.42/head	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,542	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,356	2,921.04/head	2,325.00–3,550.00	2,921	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 345Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 82Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 36Year ago 28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	145.00–150.00	147.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	150.00–172.00	160.88
5	—	991	122.00–137.00	128.56
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
4	—	929	103.00–115.00	107.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,151	125.00–135.00	130.21
2	—	1,255	166.00–190.00	177.47
1	—	1,175	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,239	140.00–157.50	145.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	172.00–175.00	173.55
2	—	1,785	202.00–205.00	203.42
2	—	1,998	189.00–195.00	192.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,119	230.00–265.00	246.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	170.00–200.00	185.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	700.00	700.00
1	200–250	205	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	307	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	370	500.00–560.00	540.00
1	400–450	440	495.00	495.00
6	450–500	495	435.00–465.00	439.95
1	500–550	515	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	570	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	780.00	780.00
2	500–550	532	465.00	465.00
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	700.00	700.00
2	250–300	265	690.00	690.00
5	300–350	328	600.00–650.00	635.67
3	350–400	380	505.00–510.00	506.71
1	400–450	440	480.00	480.00
19	450–500	465	465.00–505.00	493.39
1	500–550	510	465.00	465.00
2	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
4	650–700	663	360.00–370.00	367.42
2	700–750	727	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	760.00–790.00	776.61
4	300–350	305	700.00–750.00	712.32
1	350–400	350	600.00	600.00
2	400–450	405	555.00–565.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	495	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	197	630.00	630.00
6	200–250	220	640.00	640.00
12	250–300	265	560.00–630.00	589.74
9	300–350	332	540.00–600.00	547.66
1	350–400	360	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	433	450.00–475.00	458.84
3	450–500	480	415.00–455.00	427.50
8	500–550	545	382.50	382.50
12	550–600	574	365.00–385.00	375.72
7	600–650	626	330.00–350.00	339.82
1	650–700	655	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	565	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	720.00	720.00
1	250–300	295	720.00	720.00
1	300–350	330	585.00	585.00
1	400–450	415	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	463	475.00–480.00	477.43

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	190.00–235.00	208.93

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,108	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,062.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,542.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,182.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,356	2,325.00–3,550.00	2,921.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,050.00	3,050.00

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	—	1,145	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	—	1,375	2,950.00	2,950.00

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.