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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 21

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

512 head

▲ 341 vs last sale 171▲ 284 vs year ago 228 · +124.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 32▼ 33 vs year ago 45 · −73.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 22▼ 12 vs year ago 20 · −60.0%

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 5.00 to 8.00 lower with heavier discounts for plainer unweaned and vaccinated feeders. No comparison on slaughter cows due to a limited supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $429.09/cwt on 98 head, down $7.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −11.93 against this barn's trailing median of $441.02.

Average price

$429.09

▼ 7.68 vs prior sale

98 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$56.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.88

vs KY average

+10.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	431.16	2,385	91
Medium and Large 2	557	406.67	2,265	6thin
Medium and Large 3	585	375.00	2,194	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.16/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale98 hd

429.09

—

KY average22 barns · 556 hd

441.97

−12.88

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+10.05

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.02

−11.93

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	—	High	1,862	209.75	3,904	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	165.00	1,848	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	119.00	1,093	3thin

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)	1,387	$2,805	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,383	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$2,100	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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,620	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,820	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	502.94/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,987	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	410	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,784	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,101	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	470.24/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,999	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,176	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	432.72/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,090	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,364	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	426.87/cwt	417.50–460.00	2,250	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,233	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	414.34/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,436	48
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,321	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	402.16/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,505	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	415.88/cwt	412.50–421.00	2,599	56
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	368.90/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,306	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,694	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	377.79/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,592	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	349.01/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,534	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,683	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	334.15/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,563	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,640	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,730	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,776	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	232	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,230	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	454.20/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,967	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	420.34/cwt	410.00–442.50	1,921	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	379.68/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,766	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	409.86/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,131	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	386.74/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,057	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	363.31/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,093	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	380.57/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,215	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	356.20/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,184	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,171	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	349.88/cwt	330.00–351.00	2,341	37
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	314.36/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,248	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	314.57/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,388	23
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,664	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,680	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,054	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	448.79/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,925	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	445.39/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,102	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,215	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	387.46/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,189	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,414	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	4,197	2
Bulls	—	—	2,255	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	5,006	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,006	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,476	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,848	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,392	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,382.56/head	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,383	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,387	2,804.93/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,805	3

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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 171Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 32Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 22Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	395	490.00–510.00	502.94
4	400–450	425	465.00–475.00	470.24
2	450–500	468	465.00	465.00
20	500–550	527	417.50–460.00	426.87
48	550–600	588	405.00–420.00	414.34
7	600–650	623	385.00–405.00	402.16
23	650–700	686	370.00–400.00	377.79
17	700–750	726	340.00–355.00	349.01
6	750–800	767	330.00–335.00	334.15
3	800–850	825	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	895	305.00	305.00
2	900–950	910	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	503	470.00	470.00
56	600–650	625	412.50–421.00	415.88
5	650–700	657	410.00	410.00
7	700–750	735	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
9	450–500	483	425.00–435.00	432.72
4	500–550	538	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	595	390.00	390.00
5	600–650	625	365.00–375.00	368.90
1	650–700	680	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	475	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	585	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	720.00	720.00
1	250–300	280	650.00	650.00
3	400–450	416	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
6	400–450	433	450.00–455.00	454.20
7	450–500	457	410.00–442.50	420.34
3	500–550	532	375.00–392.50	386.74
37	550–600	582	375.00–395.00	380.57
15	600–650	613	345.00–365.00	356.20
37	650–700	669	330.00–351.00	349.88
8	700–750	715	300.00–325.00	314.36
23	750–800	759	305.00–315.00	314.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	405.00–415.00	409.86
9	750–800	750	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	465	365.00–395.00	379.68
3	550–600	576	360.00–365.00	363.31
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	668	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	465	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	350	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	429	435.00–465.00	448.79
7	450–500	472	430.00–465.00	445.39
2	500–550	547	405.00	405.00
4	550–600	565	385.00–395.00	387.46
1	650–700	675	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	640.00	640.00
1	350–400	395	520.00	520.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	133.00	133.00
1	—	890	113.00	113.00
1	—	755	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,255	222.00	222.00
2	—	1,943	216.00	216.00
1	—	1,305	185.00	185.00

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	—	1,040	230.00	230.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,387	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,804.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,382.56

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.