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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 2

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

453 head

▲ 191 vs last sale 262▲ 111 vs year ago 342 · +32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 64▲ 24 vs year ago 48 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 35▲ 7 vs year ago 21 · +33.3%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold mostly steady. Good quality offering of feeder classes with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

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 $398.79/cwt on 34 head, down $2.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 33 comparable sales and sits +16.90 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$398.79

▼ 2.93 vs prior sale

34 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$30.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.47

vs KY average

−5.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	407.74	2,161	24
Medium and Large 2	535	377.29	2,019	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.45/cwt here — about $142 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 sale34 hd

398.79

—

KY average25 barns · 1,424 hd

412.26

−13.47

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−5.97

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

+16.90

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	1,654	213.71	3,534	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,541	173.80	2,679	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	163.56	2,022	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	930	138.72	1,291	16

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,505	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$3,242	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,353	$2,737	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,360	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,478	$3,824	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,399	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$3,445	4thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,633	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,834	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	591.58/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,988	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	574.95/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,064	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	518.17/cwt	495.00–540.00	2,202	44
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	440	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,958	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	490.98/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,308	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,147	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	456.65/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,343	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	424.69/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,395	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	333.61/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,905	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,449	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	403.80/cwt	392.50–412.50	2,471	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,414	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	395.05/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,611	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	373.85/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,662	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,592	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,440	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	559.91/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,512	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	524.20/cwt	495.00–555.00	1,693	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	332	560.54/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,861	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,033	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	531.05/cwt	485.00–545.00	2,103	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,168	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	473.09/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,020	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,809	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	449.41/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,130	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,245	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	410.10/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,116	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	381.49/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,988	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	387.47/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,162	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,087	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	354.32/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,168	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	657	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,971	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,218	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	320.76/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,287	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	330.10/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,459	29
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1-2	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,918	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	531.11/cwt	515.00–555.00	1,806	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	521.24/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,944	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	466.55/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,015	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	479.92/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,222	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	441.32/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,114	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	425.53/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,204	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	405.80/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,281	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	385.98/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,324	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,237	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1-2	637	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,911	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	354.71/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,384	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	327.53/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,529	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,611	212.34/cwt	208.00–217.00	3,421	9
Bulls	—	—	2,040	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	4,610	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	109.95/cwt	102.00–116.00	952	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	127.09/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,109	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	161.57/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,512	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	139.01/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,411	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	188.86/cwt	181.00–203.00	2,312	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	168.00/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,060	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	152.35/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,901	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	169.50/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,575	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,113	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,399.47/head	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,399	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,478	3,823.86/head	3,500.00–4,100.00	3,824	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	3,242.32/head	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,242	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	2,737.43/head	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,737	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,820.75/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,821	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	4,069.26/head	3,800.00–4,250.00	4,069	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,328	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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 262Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 64Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 35Year ago 21

Compared to last week feeder classes sold mostly steady. Good quality offering of feeder classes with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	695.00	695.00
1	250–300	280	655.00	655.00
11	300–350	336	570.00–610.00	591.58
5	350–400	359	570.00–585.00	574.95
44	400–450	425	495.00–540.00	518.17
20	450–500	470	475.00–505.00	490.98
6	500–550	513	440.00–460.00	456.65
16	550–600	564	410.00–430.00	424.69
7	600–650	612	392.50–412.50	403.80
19	650–700	661	385.00–405.00	395.05
5	700–750	712	350.00–380.00	373.85
1	750–800	750	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	590	415.00	415.00
4	600–650	627	385.00	385.00
2	650–700	675	375.00	375.00
2	800–850	810	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	477	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	571	320.00–375.00	333.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	515.00–555.00	531.11
6	350–400	373	490.00–540.00	521.24
3	400–450	432	465.00–470.00	466.55
6	450–500	479	430.00–465.00	441.32
16	500–550	518	400.00–435.00	425.53
11	550–600	562	400.00–425.00	405.80
5	600–650	602	380.00–410.00	385.98
6	650–700	672	335.00–370.00	354.71
1	700–750	745	320.00	320.00
8	750–800	772	320.00–330.00	327.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	595	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	630	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	637	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	650.00	650.00
2	450–500	463	475.00–485.00	479.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	640.00	640.00
2	250–300	270	555.00–565.00	559.91
6	300–350	323	495.00–555.00	524.20
5	350–400	396	485.00–545.00	531.05
7	400–450	427	450.00–495.00	473.09
22	450–500	474	435.00–460.00	449.41
11	500–550	516	395.00–425.00	410.10
8	550–600	558	375.00–395.00	387.47
8	600–650	612	345.00–365.00	354.32
2	650–700	672	330.00	330.00
11	700–750	713	305.00–325.00	320.76
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	516	435.00	435.00
29	600–650	605	375.00	375.00
29	700–750	745	330.00–331.00	330.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	395.00	395.00
7	500–550	521	375.00–390.00	381.49
3	550–600	568	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
2	650–700	657	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	332	555.00–565.00	560.54
2	350–400	373	545.00	545.00
2	400–450	425	510.00	510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	936	150.00–177.50	161.57
4	—	1,015	130.00–148.00	139.01
4	—	866	102.00–116.00	109.95
2	—	873	126.00–128.00	127.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	191.00	191.00
4	—	1,519	161.00–178.00	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	181.00–203.00	188.86
10	—	1,226	162.00–174.00	168.00
13	—	1,248	143.00–159.00	152.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,611	208.00–217.00	212.34
1	—	2,040	226.00	226.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,478	3,500.00–4,100.00	3,823.86
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	945	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,399.47

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	—	1,050	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,353	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,737.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,313	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,242.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	2	—	1,220	3,800.00–4,250.00	4,069.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,820.75

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	—	970	240.00	240.00

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.