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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report, Ledbetter, KY

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 17, 2026

449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $478.63/cwt +13.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,981/hd at 414 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $515.23/cwt +26.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 433 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $531.48/cwt -28.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,025/hd at 381 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 449 331 175
Feeder cattle 365 267 122
Slaughter cattle 72 43 45
Replacement cattle 12 21 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with spots selling sharply higher on light weight feeders. Strong demand for feeder classes this week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 232 3 580.00–630.00 $609.64 $1,414 -5.36
240 fancy 240 2 705.00 $705.00 $1,692 —
250 fancy 250 1 670.00 $670.00 $1,675 +33.87
285 285 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,824 —
321 fancy 321 3 645.00 $645.00 $2,070 +5.00
337–340 338 3 500.00–570.00 $546.53 $1,847 -53.47
400–440 413 4 500.00–535.00 $526.30 $2,174 —
463–485 474 6 500.00–505.00 $502.56 $2,382 —
502–522 value added 512 7 500.00–505.00 $502.86 $2,575 +20.72
518–525 521 5 475.00–485.00 $479.03 $2,496 +37.01
555 value added 555 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,498 —
560–595 581 6 415.00–435.00 $429.98 $2,498 +7.81
601–626 value added 614 10 435.00 $435.00 $2,671 —
600–647 621 5 410.00–425.00 $418.75 $2,600 +38.75
661–690 670 5 380.00–405.00 $399.85 $2,679 -20.15
705 705 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,644 +5.00
775 775 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,674 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,163 —
835 835 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,588 —
893 893 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,724 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,872 —
583 583 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,303 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,669 —
530 530 4 395.00 $395.00 $2,094 —
650 650 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,145 +30.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,146 —
555 555 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,248 —
665 665 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,560 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 490.00 $490.00 $956 -40.00
210–220 215 2 475.00–550.00 $513.37 $1,104 -16.63
250–295 265 4 500.00–525.00 $512.87 $1,359 —
265 fancy 265 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,616 +75.00
305–317 fancy 313 3 570.00–590.00 $576.50 $1,804 +57.67
315 315 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,670 +65.00
360–371 367 5 470.00–525.00 $504.38 $1,851 +27.49
403 fancy 403 8 510.00 $510.00 $2,055 +26.20
405–435 420 14 420.00–485.00 $460.71 $1,935 +27.53
450–491 479 16 425.00–435.00 $429.03 $2,055 -3.92
505–546 533 15 405.00–425.00 $410.11 $2,186 -7.12
551–585 560 11 375.00–390.00 $385.15 $2,157 -4.18
601–630 608 12 360.00–380.00 $372.83 $2,267 +16.20
680 680 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,380 -6.74
700 700 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,310 —
823 823 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,469 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 2 420.00–430.00 $425.23 $1,586 —
440–441 441 4 405.00–420.00 $408.74 $1,803 —
460 460 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,909 —
525 525 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,942 -15.00
575–595 585 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,135 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–380 371 4 380.00–420.00 $390.24 $1,448 —
525 525 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,969 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,051 +5.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,836 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–175 170 2 650.00–660.00 $655.15 $1,114 —
215 fancy 215 1 670.00 $670.00 $1,440 —
267 fancy 267 2 665.00 $665.00 $1,776 —
280 280 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,596 —
300–345 327 11 540.00–600.00 $574.42 $1,878 —
355–396 381 17 500.00–555.00 $531.48 $2,025 +71.48
418–432 fancy 423 6 535.00–540.00 $538.30 $2,277 +23.30
415–445 438 13 475.00–525.00 $504.58 $2,210 +69.58
452–475 fancy 460 3 490.00–495.00 $491.72 $2,262 -1.38
459–482 468 12 470.00–480.00 $474.56 $2,221 +9.56
500–542 520 15 415.00–435.00 $428.77 $2,230 +8.77
530 fancy 530 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,332 +7.83
565–596 577 10 390.00–410.00 $403.91 $2,331 -12.62
605–615 fancy 608 4 390.00–400.00 $392.53 $2,387 —
640 640 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,368 +20.00
666–687 680 9 337.50–365.00 $346.48 $2,356 +11.48
705–722 716 3 300.00–330.00 $320.16 $2,292 +20.16
775–795 785 2 290.00–312.50 $301.11 $2,364 +26.11
878 878 3 260.00 $260.00 $2,283 ±0.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 2 425.00 $425.00 $2,070 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,344 —
540 540 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,133 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,734 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1140 1130 80-85% 2 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $1,384 —
1030–1365 1183 80-85% 8 130.00–140.00 $135.55 $1,604 +7.48
1065–1365 1221 80-85% 14 145.00–160.00 $157.44 $1,922 +44.49
1125–1420 1283 80-85% 8 161.00–178.00 $166.10 $2,131 -0.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1000 918 85-90% 4 90.00–102.00 $95.28 $875 —
890–1020 960 85-90% 4 120.00–130.00 $125.07 $1,201 —
830–1115 971 85-90% 5 107.00–117.00 $113.96 $1,107 —
875–1035 972 85-90% 5 153.00–175.00 $158.95 $1,545 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1655 1537 75-80% 3 152.00–158.00 $155.49 $2,390 —
1450–1835 1558 75-80% 4 161.00–175.00 $165.27 $2,575 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1670 1441 4 182.00–192.00 $187.11 $2,696 —
1790 1790 1 212.00 $212.00 $3,795 +22.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00
950–1170 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,800.00 $2,358.49
1135 1135 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00
1355 1355 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00 —

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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.