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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report, Ledbetter, KY

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 21, 2025

1,064 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $318.54/cwt +33.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,009/hd at 631 lb · 117 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $303.44/cwt +17.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,033/hd at 670 lb · 109 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $250.86/cwt +14.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,820/hd at 725 lb · 99 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,064 — —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,160 —
320 fancy 320 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,280 —
390 fancy 390 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,560 —
420 fancy 420 3 390.00–420.00 $410.00 $1,722 —
430 430 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,484 +35.00
450–495 467 4 315.00–350.00 $336.94 $1,574 +16.94
460–487 fancy 476 9 372.50–385.00 $376.01 $1,790 —
505–535 value added 522 46 335.00–375.00 $355.73 $1,857 +28.55
505–546 540 10 305.00–325.00 $316.20 $1,707 —
551–598 value added 574 65 332.50–360.00 $344.67 $1,978 +39.98
550–595 579 31 305.00–325.00 $317.45 $1,838 +19.95
600–640 620 12 280.00–295.00 $287.65 $1,783 —
600–648 value added 632 105 310.00–330.00 $322.07 $2,035 +37.07
650–697 value added 665 75 300.00–325.00 $310.43 $2,064 +24.43
665–698 681 34 280.00–290.00 $288.02 $1,961 —
700–749 value added 720 77 280.00–305.00 $297.14 $2,139 +27.14
730 730 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,008 —
760–785 775 4 255.00–260.00 $258.73 $2,005 +8.79
757–787 value added 784 46 272.50–282.50 $274.33 $2,151 —
800–835 814 4 242.50–252.50 $248.71 $2,024 +16.09
815–830 value added 824 47 255.00–267.50 $263.90 $2,175 +14.90
853–862 value added 856 15 257.50–258.00 $257.83 $2,207 —
908–913 value added 910 10 240.00 $240.00 $2,184 —
1000–1015 1010 5 200.00–220.00 $213.00 $2,151 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,290 —
665 665 2 250.00–255.00 $252.50 $1,679 -5.00
755–767 766 8 235.00–240.00 $239.38 $1,834 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 350.00 $350.00 $980 —
380 fancy 380 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,482 —
402–430 fancy 418 25 365.00–405.00 $396.67 $1,658 —
440 440 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,474 +21.24
455–495 477 13 310.00–330.00 $323.09 $1,541 +18.09
462–493 fancy 480 29 345.00–395.00 $365.99 $1,757 —
505–530 522 3 290.00–295.00 $293.39 $1,531 —
500–548 value added 537 52 310.00–330.00 $317.97 $1,707 +29.70
550–587 value added 569 45 300.00–317.50 $311.30 $1,771 —
570–592 585 11 275.00–290.00 $285.24 $1,669 +17.69
620–646 value added 630 51 272.50–285.00 $282.26 $1,778 +8.64
630–640 635 2 250.00–265.00 $257.56 $1,636 +3.45
652–685 value added 670 27 270.00–280.00 $273.64 $1,833 +20.64
650–692 678 23 257.50–267.50 $262.89 $1,782 +22.89
701–747 value added 724 88 250.00–260.00 $251.91 $1,824 +11.38
727–742 736 11 235.00–247.50 $242.50 $1,785 +12.16
751–797 781 24 240.00–242.50 $240.51 $1,878 +20.51
803–830 value added 814 15 235.00–240.00 $237.35 $1,932 +15.80
853–880 value added 859 9 225.00–230.00 $226.14 $1,943 —
911 value added 911 3 227.50 $227.50 $2,073 —
996 value added 996 3 210.00 $210.00 $2,092 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,170 —
485 485 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,406 —

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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.