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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report, Ledbetter, KY

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 19, 2025

484 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $372.26/cwt +41.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,504/hd at 673 lb · 68 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $375.90/cwt +46.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,360/hd at 628 lb · 61 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $343.81/cwt +23.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,163/hd at 629 lb · 50 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 484 — —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 fancy 287 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,507 —
307–338 fancy 315 16 530.00–555.00 $548.29 $1,727 —
380 380 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,843 +57.61
400 fancy 400 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,960 —
412–425 419 8 450.00–465.00 $457.62 $1,917 +39.62
466–477 472 17 420.00–435.00 $426.19 $2,012 +21.62
470–491 fancy 484 9 450.00 $450.00 $2,178 —
500–541 value added 534 9 440.00–445.00 $443.33 $2,367 —
510–547 534 8 420.00–425.00 $424.39 $2,266 +48.01
557–584 value added 570 15 400.00–420.00 $409.79 $2,336 +29.79
550–590 571 13 360.00–385.00 $370.73 $2,117 +4.37
606–645 627 35 355.00–380.00 $366.97 $2,301 +37.59
603–639 value added 629 26 385.00–390.00 $387.93 $2,440 —
653 value added 653 12 382.50 $382.50 $2,498 +37.50
650–698 677 56 355.00–375.00 $370.06 $2,505 +47.23
719–745 728 38 340.00–355.00 $351.64 $2,560 +43.98
762–780 770 7 320.00–342.50 $328.89 $2,532 +23.32
802 802 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,566 +26.58
860 860 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,666 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,662 —
545 545 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,826 —
695 695 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,328 —
780 780 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,457 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,290 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 fancy 330 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,518 —
335 335 2 425.00–445.00 $435.00 $1,457 +45.00
368 fancy 368 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,693 —
382 382 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,662 +57.92
420 fancy 420 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,785 —
410–437 428 3 400.00–405.00 $403.40 $1,727 +25.92
454–480 458 12 395.00–415.00 $405.00 $1,855 +61.70
501–504 value added 503 12 410.00–420.00 $417.51 $2,100 —
530 530 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,988 +37.09
552–592 576 12 340.00–365.00 $350.12 $2,017 +19.55
603 value added 603 8 355.00–360.00 $356.88 $2,152 —
615–646 634 42 330.00–347.50 $341.32 $2,164 +20.69
658–689 684 18 330.00–340.00 $331.60 $2,268 +35.68
703–728 718 46 310.00–320.00 $316.33 $2,271 +31.33
770–795 787 22 300.00–325.00 $308.39 $2,427 +17.37
865–875 873 6 270.00–285.00 $272.48 $2,379 +27.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,669 —
590–595 593 2 320.00–335.00 $327.53 $1,942 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,189 —
575 575 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,610 —
760 760 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,166 —

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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.