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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report, Ledbetter, KY

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 31, 2023

84 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.18/cwt -9.45 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 566 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 84 880 541
Feeder cattle 72 644 495
Slaughter cattle 8 161 38
Replacement cattle 4 75 8

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 200.00 $200.00 $630 +5.49
365 365 1 194.00 $194.00 $708 -5.63
420–430 425 2 179.00–183.00 $180.98 $769 -5.77
455–476 472 5 185.00 $185.00 $873 -7.81
578 578 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,064 +22.38

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 4 164.00 $164.00 $394 -7.06
320–342 337 5 160.00–173.00 $164.69 $555 -4.00
375 375 1 170.00 $170.00 $638 -4.78
408–418 415 9 171.00–173.00 $172.11 $714 +6.19
480 480 2 172.00 $172.00 $826 +3.49
508 508 3 164.00 $164.00 $833 +5.76
565–573 566 23 144.00–146.00 $144.18 $816 -9.45
618–640 631 5 140.00–144.00 $142.43 $899 -0.12
675–685 680 2 125.00 $125.00 $850 -16.41
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 154.00 $154.00 $685 +8.42
490 490 5 150.00 $150.00 $735 +14.15
514 514 6 140.00 $140.00 $720 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 2 181.00 $181.00 $413 —
415–433 429 4 183.00–188.00 $184.21 $790 -3.34
545 545 1 167.00 $167.00 $910 +4.55
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 -15.00
1055 1055 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 155.00 $155.00 $550 -14.05
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 -12.80
720 720 1 105.00 $105.00 $756 —
995 995 1 85.00 $85.00 $846 —
1075 1075 1 80.00 $80.00 $860 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $821 +9.17
1200 1200 80-85% 1 78.00 $78.00 $936 —
1320 1320 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,122 +13.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,160 —
1445 1445 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,012 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $500 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1965–1995 1980 2 96.00–98.00 $96.99 $1,920 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035–1240 1167 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 3 55.00–76.00 $69.44 $810
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 1 60.00 $60.00 $531

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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.