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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 17, 2025

1,500 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $306.72/cwt +25.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,933/hd at 630 lb · 153 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $293.80/cwt +21.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 525 lb · 137 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $335.57/cwt +20.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,757/hd at 524 lb · 120 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,500 902 662
Feeder cattle 1,500 902 662

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 270 3 350.00–365.00 $354.63 $958 +34.63
339 value added 339 9 440.00 $440.00 $1,492 +53.64
345 345 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,225 +5.00
360 360 3 300.00–310.00 $306.67 $1,104 -31.53
355–398 value added 385 37 375.00–445.00 $429.53 $1,654 +44.53
400–440 value added 413 49 365.00–415.00 $405.76 $1,676 +63.21
430 430 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,290 -27.30
460 460 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,587 +25.87
452–488 value added 470 88 350.00–385.00 $373.56 $1,756 +31.39
501–548 value added 523 112 320.00–355.00 $337.70 $1,766 +15.98
510–540 534 8 295.00–315.00 $305.72 $1,633 +4.73
553–592 value added 574 60 317.50–325.00 $322.20 $1,849 +6.16
570–592 587 54 300.00–312.50 $302.69 $1,777 +8.97
602–648 value added 629 135 295.00–315.00 $309.35 $1,946 +17.60
626–649 639 18 280.00–290.00 $287.00 $1,834 +24.77
656–698 value added 675 63 282.50–297.50 $291.99 $1,971 +11.99
650–697 680 17 265.00–275.00 $272.80 $1,855 +7.25
701–735 value added 714 61 270.00–280.00 $276.14 $1,972 +20.94
717–745 728 22 252.50–265.00 $261.78 $1,906 +15.28
765–790 value added 767 21 261.00–265.00 $264.12 $2,026 +16.10
772–796 782 16 252.50–255.00 $253.64 $1,983 +13.64
802–818 814 8 232.00–237.50 $233.35 $1,899 -1.65
815–840 value added 828 35 250.00–252.50 $251.07 $2,079
940 940 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,115 +4.00
955 955 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,173
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,573
600–615 608 2 267.50–270.00 $268.77 $1,634
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,418
615–625 620 2 250.00–255.00 $252.52 $1,566 +7.52
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,868 +10.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 3 325.00 $325.00 $930
296 value added 296 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,110
311 value added 311 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,182 +25.00
330 330 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,072
355 355 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,083 +1.54
363–389 value added 385 29 340.00–350.00 $347.28 $1,337 +7.28
401–445 value added 410 75 320.00–345.00 $336.56 $1,380 +12.56
405–445 420 3 300.00–317.50 $309.71 $1,301 +9.71
475–484 value added 481 46 320.00–322.50 $320.16 $1,540 +18.43
470–495 489 4 285.00–305.00 $289.81 $1,417 +5.19
500–542 value added 518 89 282.50–312.50 $299.17 $1,550 +24.97
500–549 538 48 262.50–297.50 $283.84 $1,527 +18.68
551–594 574 57 257.50–282.50 $269.53 $1,547 +18.32
584 value added 584 36 276.00 $276.00 $1,612 +12.27
610–630 620 7 250.00–257.50 $254.26 $1,576 +11.66
601–648 value added 633 81 257.50–268.00 $263.40 $1,667 +11.42
650–683 value added 673 51 256.00–260.00 $257.22 $1,731
658–697 689 31 247.50–252.50 $250.58 $1,726 +12.30
700 700 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,628 +52.50
725–737 value added 728 7 235.00–241.00 $239.27 $1,742 +5.83
755–764 762 9 230.00–232.50 $230.55 $1,757 +5.14
788 value added 788 15 235.00 $235.00 $1,852 +5.42
815 value added 815 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,813
850 value added 850 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,828
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,348 +15.00
585 585 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,462
640 640 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,408 -5.00

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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.