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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 20, 2026

664 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $356.11/cwt +12.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,778/hd at 780 lb · 79 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $353.77/cwt +13.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,399/hd at 678 lb · 62 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $368.57/cwt +5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,340/hd at 635 lb · 59 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 664 1,017 331
Feeder cattle 664 331

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 610.00 $610.00 $2,013
385–390 388 4 500.00–565.00 $532.71 $2,067 +7.74
418–431 value added 426 8 560.00–570.00 $566.32 $2,413
443 443 4 550.00 $550.00 $2,436 +105.00
455–478 value added 465 24 530.00–550.00 $544.89 $2,534
490–493 492 4 520.00–525.00 $523.76 $2,577 +68.94
520 520 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,444 +25.31
521–528 value added 525 19 505.00–515.00 $506.57 $2,659 +37.47
559 value added 559 7 470.00 $470.00 $2,627 +11.45
555–595 576 37 425.00–450.00 $443.51 $2,555 +28.39
625 value added 625 13 450.00 $450.00 $2,812 +40.67
620–648 632 33 410.00–435.00 $424.75 $2,684 +38.28
657 value added 657 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,694 +13.85
667–693 686 28 370.00–400.00 $385.97 $2,648 +9.26
700–730 710 9 365.00–375.00 $368.85 $2,619 +8.86
711 value added 711 19 387.50 $387.50 $2,755 +7.50
778 value added 778 45 360.00 $360.00 $2,801
767–792 783 34 347.00–355.00 $350.95 $2,748 +7.60
818 value added 818 8 350.00 $350.00 $2,863
800–845 825 20 325.00–345.00 $340.20 $2,807 +9.37
858–891 877 24 330.00–335.00 $331.02 $2,903 +8.52
960 960 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,880
1037 1037 6 290.00 $290.00 $3,007 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 5 465.00 $465.00 $2,162
648 648 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,560 +26.35
662 662 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,416 +15.00
782 782 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,620
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,334
440 440 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,826
635 635 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,286 +60.00
730 730 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,446 +15.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,755 +74.16
395 value added 395 6 540.00 $540.00 $2,133
398 398 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,871 +41.60
426–447 value added 439 20 495.00–515.00 $502.77 $2,207
463 value added 463 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,199
500–535 518 18 400.00–415.00 $410.52 $2,126 +22.62
507–531 value added 518 9 430.00–440.00 $435.44 $2,256 +32.97
558 value added 558 19 412.50 $412.50 $2,302 +27.47
562–598 586 14 380.00–400.00 $384.14 $2,251 +9.92
620–648 value added 631 30 370.00–380.00 $376.35 $2,375 +8.74
627–642 639 29 350.00–365.00 $360.53 $2,304 +7.03
650–694 678 62 342.50–357.50 $353.77 $2,399 +15.92
700–740 724 6 310.00–330.00 $326.78 $2,366 +3.16
769 value added 769 18 330.00 $330.00 $2,538
789 789 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,525 +2.50
830–841 837 5 300.00–305.00 $303.02 $2,536 +11.91
841 value added 841 10 310.00 $310.00 $2,607
904 904 6 290.00 $290.00 $2,622 +10.00
955 955 6 280.00 $280.00 $2,674
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,806
495 495 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,153 +57.47
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,604
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,140

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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.