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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report, Ledbetter, KY

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 16, 2024

1,448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $269.15/cwt +35.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,663/hd at 618 lb · 149 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.63/cwt +17.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 686 lb · 137 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $273.87/cwt +25.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,582/hd at 578 lb · 136 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,448 662 1,347
Feeder cattle 1,448 662 1,347

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 value added 295 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,047 —
367 value added 367 32 370.00 $370.00 $1,358 —
360–390 374 5 290.00–322.50 $304.49 $1,139 —
415–430 424 8 292.50–305.00 $301.62 $1,279 +19.10
430–445 value added 439 5 317.00–332.50 $327.94 $1,440 —
454–495 value added 465 57 302.50–326.00 $319.99 $1,488 —
460–487 480 21 283.00–295.00 $288.97 $1,387 +15.97
500–527 520 7 242.50–275.00 $253.47 $1,318 -16.28
501–545 value added 520 38 282.50–300.00 $296.02 $1,539 —
550–598 value added 573 73 275.00–300.00 $281.30 $1,612 —
560–598 583 63 250.00–270.00 $265.26 $1,546 +17.01
600–645 value added 616 130 252.50–280.00 $273.03 $1,682 —
613–646 630 19 231.00–248.00 $242.61 $1,528 +8.56
655–666 value added 663 21 250.00–258.00 $252.05 $1,671 —
675–696 690 116 227.50–244.00 $240.92 $1,662 +16.24
702–737 value added 713 30 231.00–240.00 $238.01 $1,697 —
707–745 731 56 222.00–230.00 $227.23 $1,661 +8.52
750–756 value added 754 34 231.00 $231.00 $1,742 —
750–797 772 11 210.00–223.00 $218.75 $1,689 +4.63
802–823 value added 812 30 219.00–223.00 $221.19 $1,796 —
850–884 value added 873 33 215.00–221.00 $218.13 $1,904 —
882 882 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,764 —
946 value added 946 10 194.00 $194.00 $1,835 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 220.00 $220.00 $715 —
440 440 1 210.00 $210.00 $924 —
472 472 2 195.00 $195.00 $920 —
592 592 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,125 —
691 691 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 275.00 $275.00 $825 —
440 440 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,166 —
460–465 464 4 250.00–270.00 $260.65 $1,209 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,250 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 290.00 $290.00 $870 —
333 value added 333 3 300.00 $300.00 $999 —
361 value added 361 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,056 —
350–395 366 4 272.50–282.50 $276.79 $1,013 +25.18
400–435 value added 421 7 281.00–290.00 $283.98 $1,196 —
405–446 434 7 260.00–272.50 $268.71 $1,166 +24.57
451–495 value added 471 62 274.00–286.00 $278.79 $1,313 —
460–497 483 22 255.00–270.00 $266.47 $1,287 +22.00
502–535 value added 521 41 252.00–257.50 $254.84 $1,328 —
526 526 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,289 +21.06
551–590 value added 572 75 247.00–256.00 $250.95 $1,435 —
550–595 590 21 237.50–246.00 $244.23 $1,441 +24.68
600–622 615 5 221.00–225.00 $222.38 $1,368 +8.46
600–648 value added 619 67 228.00–241.00 $235.06 $1,455 —
652–676 value added 663 44 229.00–235.00 $231.68 $1,536 —
651–696 685 65 213.00–223.00 $216.45 $1,483 +4.85
705–735 value added 726 27 211.00–219.00 $212.65 $1,544 —
700–742 728 41 196.00–209.00 $205.46 $1,496 +8.38
752–767 value added 760 75 210.00–217.00 $214.45 $1,630 —
765–793 786 4 191.00–202.50 $193.80 $1,523 +0.07
800 800 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,440 -14.70
805 value added 805 10 194.00 $194.00 $1,562 —
850–885 value added 861 13 191.00–202.00 $197.10 $1,697 —
880 880 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,593 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,164 +21.50
535 535 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,177 —
690 690 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,380 —

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.