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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 1

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 187▼ 150 vs year ago 293 · −51.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 38▼ 51 vs year ago 80 · −63.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 7 vs year ago 19 · −36.8%

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 2.00 to 6.00 lower on a limited offering. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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 $332.31/cwt on 17 head, down $11.51 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −49.58 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$332.31

▼ 11.51 vs prior sale

17 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$488

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

$87.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs KY average

+0.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	337.45	1,775	16thin
Medium and Large 3	515	250.00	1,288	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.45/cwt here — about $488 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 sale17 hd

332.31

—

KY average27 barns · 520 hd

329.31

+3.00

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+0.79

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−49.58

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	1,580	191.12	3,020	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	163.00	2,649	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	150.90	1,818	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	914	126.05	1,152	9thin

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)	1,160	$2,527	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$2,173	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$2,888	2thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	469.76/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,447	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	370.05/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,961	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,181	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,382	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	422.63/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,390	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	410.27/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,518	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,604	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	402.55/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,675	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	379.03/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,607	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	332.53/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,570	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,735	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	326.85/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,709	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,987	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,096	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,208	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,301	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	307	496.58/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,525	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	422.20/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,300	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,582	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,523	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	423.14/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,824	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	366.10/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,746	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	394.95/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,916	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	339.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,790	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	323.57/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,831	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	304.92/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,860	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,024	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	191.12/cwt	180.00–204.00	3,020	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,279	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	129.37/cwt	121.00–141.00	1,181	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	113.52/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,056	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,881	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	136.97/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,586	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	158.81/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,039	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,142	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,850	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,201	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,888.32/head	2,425.00–3,225.00	2,888	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,735	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,173.48/head	1,800.00–2,475.00	2,173	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,527.26/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,527	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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 187Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 38Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	308	410.00–435.00	422.20
3	400–450	411	385.00	385.00
5	450–500	477	355.00–375.00	366.10
5	500–550	528	330.00–350.00	339.04
8	550–600	566	315.00–345.00	323.57
2	600–650	610	295.00–315.00	304.92
2	700–750	723	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	429	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	490	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	525.00	525.00
1	250–300	255	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	307	480.00–505.00	496.58
5	400–450	431	415.00–430.00	423.14
6	450–500	485	390.00–400.00	394.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	485.00	485.00
4	300–350	329	385.00–435.00	422.63
2	350–400	370	400.00–420.00	410.27
5	400–450	424	365.00–385.00	379.03
10	450–500	472	325.00–345.00	332.53
5	500–550	523	305.00–335.00	326.85
5	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	676	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	373	430.00	430.00
4	400–450	416	400.00–405.00	402.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	503	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	593	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	460.00–480.00	469.76
3	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	530	365.00–375.00	370.05
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	715	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	727	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,158	133.00–141.00	136.97
4	—	1,284	150.00–166.00	158.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	147.00	147.00
5	—	913	121.00–141.00	129.37
3	—	930	106.00–118.00	113.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,400	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	180.00–204.00	191.12

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	—	1,295	2,425.00–3,225.00	2,888.32

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	—	890	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	221.00	221.00

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)	2	—	985	1,800.00–2,475.00	2,173.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,527.26

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.