Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2026-06-09

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 9

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

342 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 453▲ 0 vs year ago 342 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 72▼ 9 vs year ago 80 · −11.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 28▲ 20 vs year ago 40 · +50.0%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes 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 $392.89/cwt on 38 head, down $5.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 33 comparable sales and sits +11.00 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$392.89

▼ 5.90 vs prior sale

38 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

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

$80.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.74

vs KY average

−7.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	402.88	2,203	33
Medium and Large 2	565	345.00	1,949	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	559	322.45	1,801	4thin

One grade step is worth $80.43/cwt here — about $402 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale38 hd

392.89

—

KY average24 barns · 953 hd

406.64

−13.74

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−7.63

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

+11.00

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	1,771	208.93	3,699	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	174.43	2,614	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	164.89	2,009	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	139.80	1,368	8thin

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)	1,292	$3,273	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,000	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,491	$2,991	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$2,191	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,226	$2,147	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,332	$3,543	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$4,550	2thin

Every lot

85 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	227	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,521	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	647.82/cwt	600.00–655.00	1,879	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	583.79/cwt	580.00–620.00	2,002	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,740	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	555.81/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,051	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	513.55/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,111	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,100	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	466.21/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,168	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,509	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	470.30/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,450	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,173	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,464	2
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	590	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,449	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	385.47/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,590	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,475	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,697	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	180	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,188	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	271	562.29/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,524	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,290	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	522.20/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,755	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	515.25/cwt	470.00–535.00	1,891	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	392	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,764	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	470.67/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,920	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	407.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,879	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	437.54/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,048	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	413.63/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,163	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	316.60/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,782	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	391.46/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,239	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,291	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,254	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	312.37/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,258	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	219	585.43/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,282	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,670	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,553	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,444	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,210	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,953	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	568.78/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,945	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	530.61/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,958	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	492.96/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,056	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	417	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,877	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	445.83/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,131	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	424.89/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,243	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	412.30/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,350	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,208	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	363.30/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,441	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,407	186.33/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,622	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	211.88/cwt	207.00–215.00	3,941	4
Bulls	—	—	2,015	227.61/cwt	223.00–235.00	4,586	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	140.57/cwt	128.00–153.00	1,406	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	150.78/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,769	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	182.44/cwt	178.00–191.00	2,260	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	167.19/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,080	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	172.92/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,587	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,748	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,463	3,564.53/head	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,565	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	2,191.01/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,191	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	2,147.35/head	1,400.00–2,450.00	2,147	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	2,999.65/head	2,175.00–3,425.00	3,000	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	3,272.90/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,273	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,491	2,991.15/head	2,650.00–3,400.00	2,991	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	262.65/cwt	225.00–325.00	2,343	10
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	2

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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 453Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 72Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 28Year ago 40

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes 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	227	670.00	670.00
11	250–300	290	600.00–655.00	647.82
10	300–350	343	580.00–620.00	583.79
12	350–400	369	535.00–570.00	555.81
11	400–450	411	505.00–530.00	513.55
8	450–500	465	460.00–480.00	466.21
13	500–550	521	450.00–485.00	470.30
2	550–600	560	440.00	440.00
8	650–700	672	370.00–395.00	385.47
2	700–750	707	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	870	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	512	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	442	475.00	475.00
1	600–650	620	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	465	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	530	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	590	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	660.00	660.00
3	250–300	271	550.00–590.00	562.29
17	300–350	336	500.00–535.00	522.20
20	350–400	367	470.00–535.00	515.25
8	400–450	408	470.00–475.00	470.67
16	450–500	468	415.00–450.00	437.54
17	500–550	523	400.00–425.00	413.63
16	550–600	572	365.00–405.00	391.46
4	650–700	663	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	723	305.00–320.00	312.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	461	405.00–410.00	407.52
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	300	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	392	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	485	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	563	305.00–340.00	316.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	611	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	570.00–590.00	585.43
1	250–300	270	575.00	575.00
4	300–350	342	565.00–580.00	568.78
8	350–400	369	510.00–540.00	530.61
6	400–450	417	465.00–505.00	492.96
12	450–500	478	425.00–465.00	445.83
11	500–550	528	400.00–440.00	424.89
2	550–600	570	405.00–420.00	412.30
1	600–650	640	345.00	345.00
6	650–700	672	360.00–370.00	363.30
1	700–750	725	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	417	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	630.00	630.00
1	300–350	315	620.00	620.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,070	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,463	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,564.53

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,002	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,191.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,263	2,175.00–3,425.00	2,999.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,491	2,650.00–3,400.00	2,991.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,292	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,272.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,226	1,400.00–2,450.00	2,147.35

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	10	—	892	225.00–325.00	262.65

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	2	—	1,275	4,550.00	4,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,000	128.00–153.00	140.57
1	—	950	115.00	115.00
1	—	880	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	170.00–177.00	172.92
1	—	1,510	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,239	178.00–191.00	182.44
11	—	1,173	140.00–159.00	150.78
14	—	1,244	161.00–174.00	167.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,407	180.00–190.00	186.33
3	—	2,015	223.00–235.00	227.61
4	—	1,860	207.00–215.00	211.88

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.