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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Fri, May 15

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2221

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Receipts

845 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 848▼ 212 vs year ago 1,057 · −20.1%

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 $476.31/cwt on 159 head, down $9.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 5 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $476.31.

Average price

$476.31

▼ 9.12 vs prior sale

159 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

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

$92.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.65

vs KY average

+2.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	485.27	2,665	129
Medium and Large 2	540	447.66	2,419	20
Medium 1-2	599	435.00	2,606	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	392.50	2,216	4thin

One grade step is worth $92.77/cwt here — about $450 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale159 hd

476.31

—

KY average27 barns · 1,423 hd

477.96

−1.65

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+2.61

This barn, trailing median5 sales

476.31

+0.00

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

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

42 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,855	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	303	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,121	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	566.66/cwt	545.00–600.00	2,193	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	566.39/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,368	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,110	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	485.16/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,305	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	521.93/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,495	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,334	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	501.36/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,647	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	537	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,255	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	540	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,457	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	484.24/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,702	86
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	438.68/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,518	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	592	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,161	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	599	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,606	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	439.69/cwt	405.00–465.00	2,779	83
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	430.54/cwt	415.00–432.50	2,872	90
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	670	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,580	39
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,618	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	388.48/cwt	367.50–410.00	2,789	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,548	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	362.20/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,807	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	859	335.41/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,881	6
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,390	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	594.09/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,723	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,977	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,998	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	498.05/cwt	455.00–515.00	2,226	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	470.89/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,241	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	422.09/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,212	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	413.81/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,326	98
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	323.24/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,826	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	393.64/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,480	125
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	345.39/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,328	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	340.45/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,458	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,397	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,565	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 - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Ledbetter, KY

Fri May 15, 2026

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

Receipts 845Last week 848Year ago 1,057

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	565	300.00–350.00	323.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	290	540.00–600.00	594.09
1	300–350	335	590.00	590.00
12	350–400	360	555.00	555.00
7	400–450	447	455.00–515.00	498.05
21	450–500	476	450.00–490.00	470.89
24	500–550	524	395.00–440.00	422.09
98	550–600	562	385.00–425.00	413.81
125	600–650	630	375.00–400.00	393.64
21	650–700	674	335.00–360.00	345.39
20	700–750	722	325.00–350.00	340.45
3	750–800	761	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	950	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	475	480.00–490.00	485.16
11	500–550	513	455.00	455.00
9	550–600	574	430.00–455.00	438.68
3	650–700	680	385.00	385.00
3	700–750	728	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	537	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	592	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	665	355.00	355.00
3	700–750	700	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	540	455.00	455.00
39	650–700	670	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	599	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	700.00	700.00
3	300–350	303	700.00	700.00
10	350–400	387	545.00–600.00	566.66
6	400–450	418	550.00–575.00	566.39
15	450–500	478	510.00–550.00	521.93
30	500–550	528	485.00–530.00	501.36
86	550–600	558	460.00–490.00	484.24
83	600–650	632	405.00–465.00	439.69
90	650–700	667	415.00–432.50	430.54
20	700–750	718	367.50–410.00	388.48
9	750–800	775	360.00–365.00	362.20
6	850–900	859	325.00–337.50	335.41
1	1100–1150	1,130	300.00	300.00

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.