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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report, Ledbetter, KY

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 27, 2025

428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $422.23/cwt +7.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,597/hd at 378 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $335.20/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,592/hd at 475 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $305.49/cwt -11.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,723/hd at 564 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 428 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 540.00 $540.00 $918 —
220 220 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,056 —
290 290 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,363 —
300 300 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,380 +20.00
311–315 fancy 313 7 505.00–545.00 $527.98 $1,653 —
387 fancy 387 10 480.00 $480.00 $1,858 —
400–448 431 11 400.00–425.00 $418.08 $1,802 +14.67
450–492 484 12 375.00–400.00 $379.35 $1,836 -19.63
505–516 value added 511 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,967 —
502–535 517 10 360.00–365.00 $362.50 $1,874 -7.50
552–583 569 9 335.00–345.00 $340.57 $1,938 -9.08
610–630 620 2 315.00–330.00 $322.38 $1,999 -10.09
610–632 value added 621 4 335.00–340.00 $337.54 $2,096 —
750 750 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,288 +15.00
830 830 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,241 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,639 —
540 540 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,822 —
585 585 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,843 —
635 635 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,873 -3.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 470.00 $470.00 $846 —
205–235 220 2 400.00 $400.00 $880 —
290 fancy 290 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,334 ±0.00
307–320 fancy 310 5 430.00–447.50 $443.88 $1,376 +16.34
302–345 322 6 375.00–405.00 $390.91 $1,259 -6.95
353–398 fancy 376 26 420.00–445.00 $436.42 $1,641 +12.71
350–399 382 16 370.00–415.00 $399.17 $1,525 +14.77
425 fancy 425 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,679 +1.65
410–440 428 16 370.00–390.00 $381.72 $1,634 +19.89
450–495 475 27 325.00–365.00 $335.20 $1,592 -3.00
500–540 520 12 295.00–325.00 $314.44 $1,635 -0.98
551–595 564 19 295.00–315.00 $305.49 $1,723 -10.02
605–608 value added 608 7 307.50–310.00 $307.86 $1,872 -14.59
640 640 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,808 -15.96
650 650 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,788 +10.20
780 780 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,833 —
930 930 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,906 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 370.00 $370.00 $962 —
515 515 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,519 —
580 580 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,682 —
695 695 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,738 —
745 745 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,360 +25.00
470–485 480 4 280.00–315.00 $301.28 $1,446 -5.36
810 810 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,377 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,390 —
672 672 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,747 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 fancy 235 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,175 —
290 fancy 290 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,406 —
330–345 339 5 405.00–435.00 $417.12 $1,414 -26.86
340 fancy 340 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,564 —
375 375 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,556 +0.34
405 fancy 405 4 410.00–425.00 $418.75 $1,696 —
410–445 432 13 365.00–395.00 $382.78 $1,654 -7.83
475–495 486 8 320.00–350.00 $340.06 $1,653 -39.13
500–507 fancy 506 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,720 -12.54
500–547 526 7 315.00–335.00 $327.83 $1,724 -6.82
593 593 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,838 -15.00
600–636 618 14 302.50–305.00 $304.27 $1,880 +1.78
655–675 663 5 285.00–300.00 $293.89 $1,948 -8.10
735–745 740 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,072 -10.00
850 850 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,785 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 325.00–330.00 $327.52 $1,271 —
410 410 3 340.00–350.00 $346.67 $1,421 -1.23
480–490 485 2 245.00–315.00 $280.36 $1,360 —
590 590 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,682 —
690 690 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 360.00–370.00 $365.00 $1,332 —
445 445 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,580 —
525 525 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,549 —
665 665 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,762 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1040 1040 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1395 1170 80-85% 8 135.00–150.00 $143.35 $1,677 -2.34
1140–1220 1180 80-85% 2 128.00–130.00 $129.03 $1,523 -16.66
1095–1410 1245 80-85% 7 155.00–175.00 $161.17 $2,007 +0.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–925 860 85-90% 4 105.00–117.50 $110.84 $953 —
920–1035 978 85-90% 2 140.00–156.00 $147.53 $1,443 +38.66
855–1085 1020 85-90% 8 121.00–145.00 $130.12 $1,327 +5.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1545 1494 75-80% 5 150.00–156.00 $152.03 $2,271 -11.76
1460–1635 1534 75-80% 5 160.00–171.00 $164.80 $2,528 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,701 —
1630–1870 1740 3 175.00–190.00 $183.27 $3,189 —
2015 2015 1 210.00 $210.00 $4,232 -2.36

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
725 725 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,504
1020 1020 (<2 yrs)Open 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,964
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1065 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00–1,550.00 $1,447.26

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
735–1000 868 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,900.00–1,975.00 $1,943.23
905–1055 1003 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,525.00–1,925.00 $1,696.01
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
865–1350 1109 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,700.00–2,800.00 $2,419.57
1030–1400 1177 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,475.00–1,950.00 $1,788.03
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
1390 1390 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1461 1461 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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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
970 970 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
915–1145 1071 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 2,150.00–3,100.00 $2,815.73 +815.73
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 -47.82

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985–1050 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00–3,100.00 $2,664.37 —
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,050.00 $3,050.00 —

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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.