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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 11

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

221 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 284▼ 58 vs year ago 279 · −20.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 30▼ 48 vs year ago 58 · −82.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 42 vs year ago 48 · −87.5%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold firm on a light test.

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 $375.50/cwt on 20 head, up $1.45 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits −6.39 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$375.50

▲ 1.45 vs prior sale

20 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$55.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.24

vs KY average

+8.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	383.82	2,071	17thin
Medium and Large 2	547	328.33	1,796	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.49/cwt here — about $275 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 sale20 hd

375.50

—

KY average27 barns · 742 hd

378.74

−3.24

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

+8.85

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−6.39

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	—	High	1,723	215.00	3,703	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	163.00	2,050	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	131.92	1,306	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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$3,850	1thin

Every lot

53 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,900	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,209	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,510	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,366	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,413	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,604	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,496	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	336.09/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,618	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	289	492.04/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,422	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	497.80/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,658	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	356	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,851	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,422	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	458.11/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,677	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,860	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	388.22/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,650	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	421.45/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,795	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	389.89/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,813	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,700	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	386.84/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,050	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	378.29/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,107	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	340.81/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,191	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	320.52/cwt	300.00–324.00	2,317	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,560	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	500.60/cwt	445.00–530.00	1,957	21
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	456.48/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,977	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	428.74/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,998	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	508	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,159	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,854	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	400.78/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,088	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	376.67/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,121	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	347.08/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,169	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,393	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,608	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,791	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,658	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	111.33/cwt	102.50–120.00	1,208	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,955	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,129	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,814	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 284Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 30Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 48

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold firm on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	475	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	540	425.00	425.00
4	550–600	577	405.00–415.00	410.00
4	600–650	611	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	670	372.50	372.50
2	700–750	735	330.00	330.00
24	750–800	779	320.00–340.00	336.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	564	445.00	445.00
4	650–700	651	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
7	600–650	600	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	725	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	289	490.00–500.00	492.04
5	300–350	333	470.00–510.00	497.80
5	350–400	366	440.00–465.00	458.11
11	400–450	426	405.00–445.00	421.45
2	450–500	465	385.00–395.00	389.89
11	500–550	530	380.00–395.00	386.84
6	550–600	557	375.00–385.00	378.29
9	600–650	643	337.50–345.00	340.81
11	700–750	723	300.00–324.00	320.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	425	380.00–395.00	388.22
2	500–550	523	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	356	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	400	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	500.00	500.00
21	350–400	391	445.00–530.00	500.60
5	400–450	433	435.00–485.00	456.48
3	450–500	466	395.00–445.00	428.74
5	500–550	521	385.00–415.00	400.78
6	550–600	563	375.00–385.00	376.67
2	600–650	625	330.00–365.00	347.08
1	650–700	695	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	870	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	165.00	165.00
1	—	785	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,085	102.50–120.00	111.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,150	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,805	210.00	210.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	1	—	1,340	210.00	210.00

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	—	1,420	3,850.00	3,850.00

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.