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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Fri, Feb 20

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2221

← Jan 16Feb 20Mar 20 →

Receipts

664 head

▼ 353 vs last sale 1,017▲ 333 vs year ago 331 · +100.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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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 $465.54/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 3 of 5 comparable sales and sits −10.77 against this barn's trailing median of $476.31.

Average price

$465.54

64 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.97

vs KY average

−21.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	465.54	2,598	64

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

465.54

—

KY average25 barns · 1,367 hd

468.51

−2.97

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−21.81

This barn, trailing median5 sales

476.31

−10.77

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

5 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.43, low $358.97, median $476.31 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

54 lots · USDA AMS · Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,013	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	532.71/cwt	500.00–565.00	2,067	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	566.32/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,413	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,437	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	544.89/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,534	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,162	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	523.76/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,577	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,444	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	506.57/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,659	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,627	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	443.51/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,555	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,813	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	424.75/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,684	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,286	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,560	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,694	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,416	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	385.97/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,648	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	368.85/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,619	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,755	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	778	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,801	45
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	782	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,620	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	350.95/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,748	34
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,863	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	340.20/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,807	20
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	331.02/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,903	24
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,880	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,007	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,755	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1-2	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	395	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,133	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,871	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	439	502.77/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,207	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,199	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,153	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	435.44/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,256	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	410.52/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,126	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,302	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	384.14/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,251	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	376.35/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,375	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	360.53/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,304	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	353.77/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,399	62
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	326.78/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,366	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,538	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,525	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	837	303.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,536	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	841	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,607	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	904	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,622	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,674	6

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 - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Ledbetter, KY

Fri Feb 20, 2026

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

Receipts 664Last week 1,017Year ago 331

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	398	470.00	470.00
18	500–550	518	400.00–415.00	410.52
14	550–600	586	380.00–400.00	384.14
29	600–650	639	350.00–365.00	360.53
62	650–700	678	342.50–357.50	353.77
6	700–750	724	310.00–330.00	326.78
6	750–800	789	320.00	320.00
5	800–850	837	300.00–305.00	303.02
6	900–950	904	290.00	290.00
6	950–1000	955	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	495	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	395	540.00	540.00
20	400–450	439	495.00–515.00	502.77
3	450–500	463	475.00	475.00
9	500–550	518	430.00–440.00	435.44
19	550–600	558	412.50	412.50
30	600–650	631	370.00–380.00	376.35
18	750–800	769	330.00	330.00
10	800–850	841	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
8	400–450	426	560.00–570.00	566.32
24	450–500	465	530.00–550.00	544.89
19	500–550	525	505.00–515.00	506.57
7	550–600	559	470.00	470.00
13	600–650	625	450.00	450.00
4	650–700	657	410.00	410.00
19	700–750	711	387.50	387.50
45	750–800	778	360.00	360.00
8	800–850	818	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	610.00	610.00
4	350–400	388	500.00–565.00	532.71
4	400–450	443	550.00	550.00
4	450–500	492	520.00–525.00	523.76
1	500–550	520	470.00	470.00
37	550–600	576	425.00–450.00	443.51
33	600–650	632	410.00–435.00	424.75
28	650–700	686	370.00–400.00	385.97
9	700–750	710	365.00–375.00	368.85
34	750–800	783	347.00–355.00	350.95
20	800–850	825	325.00–345.00	340.20
24	850–900	877	330.00–335.00	331.02
1	950–1000	960	300.00	300.00
6	1000–1050	1,037	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	465	465.00	465.00
3	600–650	648	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	662	365.00	365.00
2	750–800	782	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	635	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	730	335.00	335.00

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.