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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, May 26

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

262 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 364▼ 108 vs year ago 370 · −29.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 63▼ 5 vs year ago 69 · −7.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 109▼ 20 vs year ago 55 · −36.4%

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 10.00 lower with pressure from futures pushing the market lower. 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $445.04/cwt on 33 head, down $10.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +4.03 against this barn's trailing median of $441.02.

Average price

$445.04

▼ 10.78 vs prior sale

33 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$46.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.62

vs KY average

−15.33 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	446.45	2,462	32
Medium and Large 2-3	540	400.00	2,160	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.45/cwt here — about $302 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 sale33 hd

445.04

—

KY average17 barns · 679 hd

470.67

−25.62

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−15.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.02

+4.03

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.17, low $353.61, median $441.02 across 31 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	1,533	207.15	3,176	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	175.00	2,004	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	170.50	2,477	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	133.43	1,366	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,212	$3,125	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,581	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,261	$2,574	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,057	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,091	$2,065	9
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$3,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	837	$2,850	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$3,550	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,622	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,111	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,098	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,200	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	502.24/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,325	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	455.75/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,374	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	439.22/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,526	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,569	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	402.49/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,568	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,580	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	195	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,034	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	526.58/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,432	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	487.01/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,359	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3Gaunt	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	513.45/cwt	490.00–560.00	1,710	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,499	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,072	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	529.93/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,993	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	506.46/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,122	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	483.70/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,075	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,958	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	428.93/cwt	415.00–475.00	2,080	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	378.37/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,835	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	380.77/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,007	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	353.64/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,253	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,338	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,264	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	527.89/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,399	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	281	629.31/cwt	600.00–650.00	1,768	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	297	494.17/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,468	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,969	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	562.83/cwt	515.00–580.00	1,857	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	519.13/cwt	495.00–545.00	1,900	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	469.67/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,024	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	469.25/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,252	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	424.65/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,212	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,126	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,401	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,584	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 2-3	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,125	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,036	1
Bulls	—	—	1,574	209.77/cwt	203.00–217.00	3,302	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,601	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,139	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	134.75/cwt	123.00–146.00	1,396	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,785	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,232	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,272	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,688	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,091	2,064.85/head	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,065	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,581.11/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,581	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	2,573.60/head	1,800.00–2,850.00	2,574	8

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 May 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 364Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 63Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 109Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	480.00	480.00
5	350–400	365	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	281	600.00–650.00	629.31
1	300–350	310	635.00	635.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	505.00–540.00	527.89
7	300–350	330	515.00–580.00	562.83
8	350–400	366	495.00–545.00	519.13
4	400–450	431	450.00–485.00	469.67
7	450–500	480	455.00–475.00	469.25
5	500–550	521	405.00–445.00	424.65
3	550–600	565	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	680	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	297	490.00–495.00	494.17
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	545	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	690.00	690.00
2	300–350	315	670.00	670.00
1	350–400	385	545.00	545.00
5	400–450	440	500.00	500.00
9	450–500	463	480.00–505.00	502.24
14	500–550	521	435.00–465.00	455.75
18	550–600	575	415.00–460.00	439.22
14	600–650	638	390.00–407.50	402.49
5	650–700	679	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	725	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	601	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	530.00	530.00
1	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
4	250–300	272	500.00–560.00	526.58
9	300–350	333	490.00–560.00	513.45
4	350–400	376	520.00–540.00	529.93
11	400–450	429	470.00–500.00	483.70
4	450–500	485	415.00–475.00	428.93
6	500–550	527	365.00–390.00	380.77
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
7	600–650	637	345.00–360.00	353.64
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	835	280.00	280.00
2	1100–1150	1,132	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	560.00	560.00
14	400–450	419	505.00–510.00	506.46

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	279	470.00–490.00	487.01
2	300–350	333	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	440	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	485	375.00–385.00	378.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,485	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,050	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,008	113.00	113.00
7	—	1,036	123.00–146.00	134.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,574	203.00–217.00	209.77
1	—	1,125	181.00	181.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	3,250.00	3,250.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	837	2,850.00	2,850.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,091	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,064.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,581.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,212	3,125.00	3,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,261	1,800.00–2,850.00	2,573.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,057	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	—	1,350	3,550.00	3,550.00

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.