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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report, Ledbetter, KY

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 25, 2023

623 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.85/cwt -9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 380 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $205.98/cwt +13.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 518 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.70/cwt +2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 466 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 623 523 499
Feeder cattle 492 403 364
Slaughter cattle 92 78 92
Replacement cattle 39 42 43

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 3 240.00–250.00 $246.71 $649 -2.93
342 342 5 257.50 $257.50 $881 +7.43
385 fancy 385 4 252.00 $252.00 $970 —
350–398 388 5 236.00–238.00 $236.36 $917 -6.14
440–443 441 7 222.00–235.00 $229.15 $1,011 -6.57
470–488 483 9 210.00–229.00 $221.05 $1,068 -10.03
522–540 530 8 206.00–217.00 $211.34 $1,120 -10.76
540 value added 540 19 238.00 $238.00 $1,285 —
550–573 569 6 207.00–222.00 $209.42 $1,192 —
610–625 618 2 203.00–212.00 $207.45 $1,282 +8.56
620 620 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,240 +1.11
700–727 724 9 181.00–192.00 $190.82 $1,382 —
863 863 12 180.00 $180.00 $1,553 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 —
670 670 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,193 —
750 750 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,335 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–293 fancy 269 17 242.50–257.50 $252.18 $678 —
262–297 279 9 224.00–236.00 $230.17 $642 -6.32
300–347 322 10 217.50–235.00 $225.54 $726 -3.87
327 fancy 327 2 246.00 $246.00 $804 —
362–393 380 34 221.00–234.00 $227.85 $866 -1.85
410–444 422 23 205.00–228.00 $218.42 $922 +0.77
456–460 fancy 457 10 218.00–225.00 $223.59 $1,022 —
451–494 472 17 200.00–213.00 $204.71 $966 -4.11
505–533 518 30 194.00–211.00 $205.98 $1,067 +13.89
555–592 571 7 174.00–188.00 $180.30 $1,030 -10.56
607–615 608 14 171.00–176.00 $175.64 $1,068 -8.12
655–680 665 12 169.00–175.00 $173.93 $1,157 +63.93
702–745 718 5 150.00–165.00 $155.65 $1,118 —
760–782 763 15 151.00–165.00 $163.09 $1,244 —
802 802 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,147 —
910 910 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,183 +17.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 195.00 $195.00 $644 +5.00
355–375 365 2 190.00–198.00 $194.11 $709 +46.61
420–430 423 3 167.00–180.00 $171.40 $725 -7.37
465–470 468 2 160.00–185.00 $172.43 $807 -7.57
515 515 1 186.00 $186.00 $958 +14.75
550–598 581 5 150.00–166.00 $161.81 $940 —
675–695 685 2 120.00–137.00 $128.38 $879 —
785 785 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–212 208 3 230.00 $230.00 $478 —
275 275 1 232.00 $232.00 $638 +32.00
315–332 326 3 210.00–215.00 $211.61 $690 +0.30
380 380 1 200.00 $200.00 $760 +3.21
470 470 1 190.00 $190.00 $893 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–247 239 5 220.00 $220.00 $526 -32.50
260–285 273 4 240.00–250.00 $243.95 $666 —
305–337 331 12 230.00–253.00 $241.96 $801 -5.50
382–395 388 5 220.00–235.00 $228.49 $887 -18.57
400–437 fancy 425 3 235.00–250.00 $245.29 $1,042 —
400–440 425 12 210.00–224.00 $219.61 $933 -8.18
455–495 480 18 209.00–221.00 $216.74 $1,040 +1.31
510 fancy 510 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,122 —
505–546 522 10 195.00–212.00 $200.25 $1,045 -17.74
563–595 573 7 180.00–202.00 $189.64 $1,087 -5.76
613–640 623 7 180.00–190.00 $186.93 $1,165 +1.98
655–690 670 8 179.00–186.00 $183.04 $1,226 +3.04
745 745 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,199 —
760–769 767 8 152.50–172.00 $168.39 $1,292 +8.39
840 840 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,239 —
865 865 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,211 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 214.00 $214.00 $678 -11.00
355 355 1 207.50 $207.50 $737 -14.22
440 440 1 190.00 $190.00 $836 -10.00
580 580 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,038 +24.00
670 670 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,072 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–547 541 4 180.00–182.00 $180.99 $979 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1315 1315 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1200 1185 80-85% 2 77.00–78.00 $77.51 $918 —
1080–1390 1200 80-85% 25 90.00–105.00 $93.76 $1,125 +1.12
1010–1415 1221 80-85% 12 80.00–89.00 $85.65 $1,046 -6.99
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 1 93.00 $93.00 $818 +28.38
740–1005 922 85-90% 7 60.00–69.00 $64.07 $591 -13.87
635–1080 936 85-90% 19 70.00–78.00 $73.60 $689 -4.34
880–1070 962 85-90% 11 80.00–88.00 $84.48 $813 -0.08
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,065 —
1450–1630 1532 75-80% 11 80.00–88.00 $85.54 $1,310 —
1485–1585 1537 75-80% 3 90.00–97.00 $92.25 $1,418 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 1 80.00 $80.00 $736 —
1040–2015 1408 10 100.00–112.00 $106.78 $1,503 —
1330–2175 1753 2 118.00–126.00 $122.96 $2,155 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1035 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 2 760.00–1,050.00 $910.08
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1010 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1030 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1010–1140 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00–1,300.00 $1,123.84 +73.84
990–1340 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,025.00–1,125.00 $1,061.96 -23.04
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.