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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 7, 2025

68 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 68 478 698
Feeder cattle 36 231 593
Slaughter cattle 20 127 88
Replacement cattle 12 120 17

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,331 +35.03
402 402 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,347 +20.00
505 505 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,464 +7.50
615 615 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,491 -2.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 607 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,396 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 280.00 $280.00 $938 -25.00
410–442 431 3 282.50–310.00 $291.21 $1,255 +1.58
515–516 516 4 240.00–262.50 $256.88 $1,326 +16.01
580 580 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,436 +2.51
685 685 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,370 -27.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,230 —
900 900 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,395 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,405 +75.00
425 425 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,381 +31.30
518 518 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,424 +3.91
595 595 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,458 -15.05
600 600 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,470 —
690 690 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,518 -6.31
700–705 703 2 200.00–220.00 $209.96 $1,476 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,114 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1020 839 85-90% 5 85.00–100.00 $91.47 $767 —
895–965 923 85-90% 3 70.00–75.00 $71.64 $661 -32.41
905–960 933 85-90% 2 60.00 $60.00 $560 -44.05
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1410 1293 80-85% 2 110.00–112.00 $110.91 $1,434 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 75-80% 2 110.00–112.50 $111.25 $1,663 -8.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,729 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1095–1525 1323 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,750.00 $1,534.45

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
846 846 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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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.