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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 17, 2026

848 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $447.62/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,809/hd at 627 lb · 102 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $471.59/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,713/hd at 575 lb · 77 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $365.36/cwt +14.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,442/hd at 668 lb · 68 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 848 1,181 681
Feeder cattle 848 1,181 681

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 3 700.00 $700.00 $2,002 +31.24
305–337 324 6 585.00–610.00 $600.54 $1,946 -8.02
357–397 378 33 550.00–610.00 $599.39 $2,266
429 value added 429 5 580.00 $580.00 $2,488 -20.00
434–445 442 24 550.00–560.00 $557.32 $2,463 +8.53
450–497 480 22 490.00–535.00 $517.02 $2,482 -8.17
480–495 value added 492 5 540.00 $540.00 $2,657
511–538 523 52 500.00–520.00 $507.01 $2,652 +22.79
527 value added 527 5 525.00 $525.00 $2,767 -5.00
552–562 value added 556 20 490.00–500.00 $496.03 $2,758 +14.16
567–598 582 57 445.00–485.00 $463.01 $2,695 +17.13
601–640 value added 615 55 455.00–475.00 $466.42 $2,868 +8.90
616–646 642 47 405.00–440.00 $425.61 $2,732 +8.03
657–696 686 21 385.00–425.00 $402.03 $2,758 +13.45
715–726 723 7 370.00–375.00 $371.41 $2,685 +2.18
720–729 value added 725 12 387.50–390.00 $388.74 $2,818 -7.50
752–796 771 49 342.50–375.00 $358.15 $2,761 +9.80
871 871 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,831 +13.81
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,402
685 685 10 355.00 $355.00 $2,432
790 790 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,528
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 3 412.50 $412.50 $2,384
650 650 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,080
812 812 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,680
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,452 -5.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,637 -66.59
327 value added 327 13 615.00 $615.00 $2,011 +15.00
365–397 376 14 520.00–545.00 $531.29 $1,998 +0.08
378 value added 378 6 580.00 $580.00 $2,192
407–445 418 9 480.00–505.00 $496.26 $2,074 +41.26
443 value added 443 13 517.50 $517.50 $2,293 -11.19
450–487 475 30 440.00–485.00 $452.53 $2,150 +0.58
465–483 value added 478 14 495.00–510.00 $501.37 $2,397 +11.37
506 value added 506 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,353 +32.31
507–548 528 33 405.00–445.00 $426.80 $2,254 +14.67
567 value added 567 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,438 +9.23
550–597 587 45 393.00–410.00 $399.67 $2,346 +7.56
606–633 value added 614 18 380.00–390.00 $387.13 $2,377 +7.13
605–648 639 16 350.00–375.00 $365.83 $2,338 -6.19
664–666 value added 665 51 366.00–370.00 $367.26 $2,442
655–692 679 17 340.00–365.00 $359.65 $2,442 +8.85
700–740 718 48 335.00–347.50 $342.87 $2,462 +10.95
782 782 7 327.50 $327.50 $2,561 +12.50
804 value added 804 9 330.00 $330.00 $2,653
805–846 835 24 300.00–320.00 $309.02 $2,580 +7.63
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,452
390 390 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,638
482 482 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,000
705 705 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,115

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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.