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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 17, 2025

472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $407.37/cwt +7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,358/hd at 579 lb · 103 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $364.06/cwt +3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,633/hd at 723 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $376.26/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,145/hd at 570 lb · 50 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 472

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 430.00–455.00 $442.69 $1,483 -62.31
355–380 368 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,656 -39.89
442 fancy 442 14 475.00 $475.00 $2,100
458 fancy 458 9 475.00 $475.00 $2,176
460–490 477 14 420.00–445.00 $431.20 $2,057 +8.65
506–537 value added 516 12 440.00–445.00 $443.27 $2,287
523–530 527 6 425.00–427.50 $426.24 $2,246 +16.65
550–598 570 46 380.00–405.00 $399.17 $2,275 -1.07
561–597 value added 586 57 412.50–420.00 $413.98 $2,426
615 value added 615 7 402.50 $402.50 $2,475
620–646 640 21 385.00–395.00 $392.65 $2,513 +0.99
698 698 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,652 +6.19
710–718 value added 713 12 370.00–375.00 $374.59 $2,671
701–743 726 43 360.00–365.00 $361.12 $2,622 +0.87
754–792 768 23 340.00–360.00 $352.42 $2,707 -9.66
830 830 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,780 -6.48
875–882 879 10 330.00–340.00 $336.02 $2,954 +10.02
944–945 944 7 310.00 $310.00 $2,926 -7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,776
590 590 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,065
620 620 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,108 -20.00
695 695 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,432 ±0.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,576

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–393 382 12 445.00–455.00 $453.43 $1,732
468 fancy 468 13 440.00 $440.00 $2,059
456–485 473 13 405.00–427.50 $420.06 $1,987 +30.08
516–533 value added 525 11 400.00–420.00 $410.78 $2,157
530–549 542 11 375.00–385.00 $382.75 $2,075 -7.25
551–585 570 50 362.50–382.50 $376.26 $2,145 -1.87
602–649 625 36 360.00 $360.00 $2,250 +3.07
665–690 678 8 332.50–340.00 $335.98 $2,278 +1.40
720 720 8 335.00 $335.00 $2,412 +12.50
760–765 763 2 310.00–330.00 $320.03 $2,442 -3.18
825 825 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,475 -10.00
925 925 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,682
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,600
457 457 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,805
565 565 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,006
695 695 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,224
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,920

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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.