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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 21, 2025

323 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $272.92/cwt +10.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,654/hd at 606 lb · 84 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $236.59/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,711/hd at 723 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $288.27/cwt -5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,528/hd at 530 lb · 26 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 323

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,302 +10.00
440 value added 440 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,562 -50.76
470 value added 470 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,551 -43.56
472 472 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,510 -25.00
525–546 value added 545 15 322.50–327.50 $327.18 $1,783 -10.52
572 572 5 297.50 $297.50 $1,702 -5.19
575–593 value added 589 18 302.50–312.50 $304.69 $1,795 -17.51
610–648 value added 642 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,830 -24.35
666 value added 666 6 286.00 $286.00 $1,905 -5.99
701 value added 701 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,893 -6.14
766–795 776 6 245.00–252.50 $249.94 $1,940 -3.70
810–822 815 5 230.00–236.00 $232.62 $1,896 -0.73
827 value added 827 7 249.00 $249.00 $2,059 -2.07
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,620 +7.48
685 685 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,764

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 325.00 $325.00 $975 ±0.00
385 385 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,251 +20.00
395 value added 395 11 342.50 $342.50 $1,353 -4.78
405–445 435 15 305.00–315.00 $313.76 $1,365 +4.05
458 value added 458 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,466 -0.16
478 478 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,458 +15.19
510–533 value added 530 26 282.50–295.00 $288.27 $1,528 -10.90
557–590 570 7 240.00–277.50 $267.55 $1,525 -1.98
603–616 value added 605 81 264.00–275.00 $273.62 $1,655 +10.22
610–640 630 3 252.50–257.50 $254.11 $1,601 -0.15
685 value added 685 20 253.00 $253.00 $1,733 -4.22
688 688 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,651 -10.58
711–716 value added 714 19 240.00–241.00 $240.53 $1,717 +1.26
715–746 738 12 225.00–232.00 $230.34 $1,700
752 752 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,654 -10.55
804–827 value added 809 9 220.00–222.00 $221.55 $1,792 -0.95
850 850 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,658
875 875 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,838
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–625 618 2 215.00–230.00 $222.59 $1,376 +2.59

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
757 757 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,363

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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.