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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report, Ledbetter, KY

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 16, 2026

1,003 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $385.01/cwt +12.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,610/hd at 678 lb · 157 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $442.15/cwt +50.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,501/hd at 566 lb · 98 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $363.85/cwt +12.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,573/hd at 707 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,003 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,368 —
290 290 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,522 —
348 fancy 348 13 617.50 $617.50 $2,149 +69.21
365 fancy 365 1 555.00 $555.00 $2,026 —
360–395 385 5 515.00–535.00 $524.97 $2,021 +39.97
405–436 fancy 430 28 535.00 $535.00 $2,300 +45.00
445 445 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,980 -12.62
455–470 463 3 445.00–475.00 $454.82 $2,106 +28.63
455–487 fancy 473 7 480.00–495.00 $486.18 $2,300 +36.18
527–528 value added 527 11 460.00–480.00 $469.10 $2,472 +25.77
507–549 534 32 425.00–455.00 $444.69 $2,375 +20.30
550–577 value added 557 61 435.00–465.00 $458.55 $2,554 +48.76
555–593 580 37 395.00–427.50 $415.12 $2,408 +44.39
607–640 627 34 384.00–400.00 $386.47 $2,423 +19.50
632–648 value added 640 36 405.00–415.00 $409.33 $2,620 +21.40
656–684 value added 675 67 390.00–400.00 $396.15 $2,674 +13.65
650–696 680 90 365.00–380.00 $376.71 $2,562 +6.65
700–705 value added 703 16 380.00 $380.00 $2,671 —
702–735 708 67 350.00–370.00 $359.99 $2,549 +8.35
751–793 775 46 335.00–352.50 $343.35 $2,661 +14.46
807–846 826 42 320.00–333.00 $330.83 $2,733 +10.83
858–885 866 10 320.00–327.50 $322.50 $2,793 +12.50
920–935 924 4 300.00–317.50 $305.62 $2,824 —
1002 1002 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 413 2 430.00–435.00 $432.48 $1,786 —
505–510 508 2 385.00–390.00 $387.51 $1,969 —
590 590 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,212 —
615–647 636 11 360.00–375.00 $368.65 $2,345 —
695 695 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,432 —
706 706 3 332.50 $332.50 $2,347 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,642 +15.00
530 530 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,934 +30.00
640 640 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,920 —
742 742 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,374 —
896 896 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,688 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,455 —
525 525 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,916 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,432 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,231 —
305–345 335 5 435.00–475.00 $465.84 $1,561 +30.84
362–377 367 7 415.00–455.00 $428.40 $1,572 -6.60
442 442 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,033 +56.60
453–496 477 36 395.00–430.00 $417.90 $1,993 +12.90
471–491 fancy 477 13 440.00 $440.00 $2,099 —
517–530 value added 524 4 400.00–405.00 $402.47 $2,109 -15.04
505–546 534 9 370.00–390.00 $387.90 $2,071 +12.90
552–596 value added 570 22 380.00–390.00 $385.03 $2,195 —
567–593 582 46 355.00–380.00 $374.22 $2,178 +24.10
601–643 630 23 345.00–360.00 $353.50 $2,227 +12.18
612–642 value added 632 42 365.00–375.00 $367.61 $2,323 +10.73
658 value added 658 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,369 —
655–694 679 68 330.00–345.00 $337.85 $2,294 +6.25
706–740 value added 712 22 330.00–342.50 $334.74 $2,383 —
707–725 716 11 310.00–325.00 $323.62 $2,317 +7.29
758 758 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,407 +9.11
804–805 804 9 290.00–300.00 $291.11 $2,341 —
850–868 858 7 280.00–300.00 $291.33 $2,500 +18.85
915 915 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,562 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 470 4 375.00–380.00 $377.53 $1,774 —
695 695 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,224 —
890 890 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,403 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,672 —
455 455 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,615 —

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Reading this report

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.