Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 26, 2025

557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $404.47/cwt +12.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,105/hd at 521 lb · 28 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $395.21/cwt +21.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,676/hd at 424 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $362.67/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,890/hd at 521 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	557	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226	226	3	520.00	$520.00	$1,175	—
260–281 fancy	272	6	560.00–600.00	$593.39	$1,614	—
310–313 fancy	312	5	565.00–610.00	$601.07	$1,875	—
347	347	2	485.00	$485.00	$1,683	—
355 fancy	355	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,775	—
371–393	387	13	445.00–455.00	$449.95	$1,741	+23.23
405–433	419	15	425.00–455.00	$440.80	$1,847	+22.94
450–490	468	9	405.00–425.00	$421.54	$1,973	+13.70
507–525 value added	509	9	415.00–420.00	$417.21	$2,124	+12.21
500–535	526	19	375.00–410.00	$398.43	$2,096	+8.95
572	572	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,174	-0.98
589–598 value added	593	9	400.00	$400.00	$2,372	-5.50
601 value added	601	3	395.00	$395.00	$2,374	-1.03
600–630	620	7	365.00–385.00	$370.74	$2,299	+5.77
652–680	666	4	355.00–375.00	$364.79	$2,430	-10.21
705–708	707	4	345.00	$345.00	$2,439	-0.07
767	767	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,531	—
935	935	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,805	—
1035	1035	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,588	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,202	—
407	407	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,506	—
500	500	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,625	—
565	565	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,921	—
640	640	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,048	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,998	+5.00
660–695	678	2	330.00–345.00	$337.31	$2,287	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,937	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
207 fancy	207	2	510.00	$510.00	$1,056	—
255–285	272	3	400.00–445.00	$415.18	$1,129	-29.82
260–285 fancy	278	5	480.00–490.00	$487.95	$1,357	—
310 fancy	310	2	475.00	$475.00	$1,472	+32.56
305–347	335	9	375.00–445.00	$430.80	$1,443	+35.26
360–395	378	20	370.00–430.00	$409.68	$1,549	+4.68
405–445	424	25	360.00–415.00	$395.21	$1,676	+21.34
452–496	484	20	355.00–375.00	$368.92	$1,786	+4.05
500–540 value added	513	8	380.00–385.00	$382.49	$1,962	+2.49
502–546	526	14	340.00–365.00	$351.34	$1,848	-2.28
550–597	572	19	320.00–365.00	$352.20	$2,015	+2.63
605–635	618	8	305.00–340.00	$326.12	$2,015	+3.61
650–660	656	4	310.00–335.00	$323.82	$2,124	+10.29
715–730	723	2	290.00–300.00	$295.05	$2,133	—
765	765	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,295	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	350.00	$350.00	$858	—
350–395	368	3	300.00–355.00	$327.58	$1,205	+7.58
410–435	422	6	275.00–320.00	$301.19	$1,271	-28.81
475–485	483	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,449	—
535	535	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,605	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367–395	372	11	350.00	$350.00	$1,302	—
485	485	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,673	+5.00
530	530	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,776	—
550	550	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,788	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
522	522	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,670	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245 fancy	233	3	550.00–580.00	$559.00	$1,302	—
237	237	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,114	—
270–280	275	2	470.00–490.00	$479.82	$1,320	+24.82
280–285 fancy	281	6	510.00–560.00	$518.44	$1,457	+22.58
325	325	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,560	—
330–335 fancy	334	7	505.00–540.00	$509.94	$1,703	+34.94
352–390 fancy	370	10	455.00–480.00	$467.67	$1,730	—
380–395	387	11	415.00–455.00	$433.53	$1,678	+11.11
406–445	418	9	405.00–445.00	$415.97	$1,739	+36.31
450–495	475	21	375.00–405.00	$396.51	$1,883	+4.15
505–543	531	18	340.00–375.00	$368.59	$1,957	+8.62
552 fancy	552	4	385.00	$385.00	$2,125	—
565–591	577	8	345.00–375.00	$361.04	$2,083	+37.68
600–635	617	12	315.00–345.00	$324.97	$2,005	—
666–690	675	6	305.00–325.00	$315.72	$2,131	+7.49
730–740	735	2	280.00–305.00	$292.41	$2,149	+22.41
805	805	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,093	—
1040	1040	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,080	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,113	+15.00
370–395	382	3	325.00–385.00	$362.69	$1,385	+27.69
430	430	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,505	—
480–495	488	2	280.00–340.00	$310.46	$1,515	-9.54
510	510	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,658	—
655	655	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	—
700	700	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,890	—
856	856	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,712	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,734	+15.00
505	505	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,666	—
655	655	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,867	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1440	1440	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
752–1070	907	85-90%	11	110.00–125.00	$117.10	$1,062	+12.10
840–1050	939	85-90%	11	150.00–177.00	$154.70	$1,453	+49.70
905–1030	981	85-90%	9	130.00–142.00	$137.54	$1,349	-12.46

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1400	1178	80-85%	14	150.00–165.00	$156.94	$1,849	-23.06
1092–1370	1209	80-85%	8	135.00–145.00	$140.47	$1,698	+7.37
1185–1350	1260	80-85%	3	170.00–180.00	$175.44	$2,211	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1580	1528	75-80%	3	154.00–165.00	$159.51	$2,437	-5.49
1670	1670	75-80%	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,839	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1605	1443	2	160.00	$160.00	$2,309	—
1240–2010	1678	8	175.00–200.00	$189.31	$3,177	—
1885–2085	1985	2	202.00–210.00	$205.80	$4,085	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–1090	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	210.00–235.00	$216.75	$2,059
807–1145	969	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	180.00–210.00	$190.72	$1,848

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1065	998	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,200.00–3,150.00	$2,453.57
950–1055	1003	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,950.00–2,075.00	$2,015.77
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
815–1295	1109	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,800.00–2,150.00	$2,008.45
1105–1230	1168	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,775.00–1,875.00	$1,822.32
1060–1405	1192	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,000.00–3,100.00	$2,489.03
1510	1510	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1140	1140	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	+975.00
1200–1245	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,750.00–3,400.00	$3,122.36	—
1385	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

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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.