Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 3, 2026

388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $437.78/cwt -18.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,279/hd at 521 lb · 21 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $348.17/cwt -10.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,204/hd at 633 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $445.92/cwt +30.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,565/hd at 575 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	388	513	933
Feeder cattle	320	406	804
Slaughter cattle	53	89	101
Replacement cattle	15	18	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower with spots sharply lower on light weight feeder classes. Moderate demand for feeder classes with volatility in the futures market. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

▼ Feeder cattle: Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower with spots sharply lower on light weight feeder classes
▼ Feeder heifers: Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower with spots sharply lower on light weight feeder classes
▼ Feeder steers: Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower with spots sharply lower on light weight feeder classes
→ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter classes 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	625.00	$625.00	$1,844	-5.00
310–342	329	5	545.00–575.00	$558.77	$1,838	+8.77
350–390	380	5	495.00–530.00	$513.68	$1,952	-46.32
405–410	408	3	505.00–525.00	$518.39	$2,115	-8.08
432 fancy	432	2	550.00	$550.00	$2,376	-24.07
450–477	469	5	480.00–540.00	$505.02	$2,369	-8.95
500	500	2	485.00	$485.00	$2,425	—
551 value added	551	3	475.00	$475.00	$2,617	—
566–592	580	15	425.00–445.00	$440.10	$2,553	+25.10
605–635	622	3	375.00–415.00	$401.60	$2,498	-5.93
650–675	667	3	385.00	$385.00	$2,568	-10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,562	—
575	575	1	382.00	$382.00	$2,196	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,794	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340	1340	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,479	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	510.00	$510.00	$944	—
215	215	3	600.00	$600.00	$1,290	+19.65
250–295	276	5	550.00–590.00	$569.78	$1,573	-11.13
320 fancy	320	3	565.00	$565.00	$1,808	-1.81
310–337	329	10	475.00–535.00	$509.01	$1,675	-18.38
370–395	381	6	460.00–505.00	$481.91	$1,836	-3.70
400–445	432	14	420.00–465.00	$454.31	$1,963	-21.86
460–490	467	10	415.00–445.00	$425.42	$1,987	-19.10
505–535	515	14	375.00–405.00	$392.02	$2,019	-15.09
550–592	560	16	355.00–375.00	$368.77	$2,065	-8.34
600–649	633	20	335.00–355.00	$348.17	$2,204	-7.41
650–695	671	7	325.00–335.00	$330.74	$2,219	-1.74
725–735	730	3	305.00–320.00	$314.97	$2,299	-4.88
840	840	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,268	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	2	415.00	$415.00	$1,743	—
475	475	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,924	+5.00
503	503	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,861	—
575–590	583	2	335.00–340.00	$337.47	$1,967	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,120	-20.00
310	310	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,333	—
395	395	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,659	-4.97
410	410	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,620	—
530–535	533	2	320.00–325.00	$322.49	$1,719	-42.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267–295	276	5	540.00–600.00	$571.52	$1,577	-2.82
280–285 fancy	283	2	625.00–670.00	$647.30	$1,832	-2.54
325–340	333	2	535.00–550.00	$542.67	$1,807	-10.34
370–385	382	11	490.00–535.00	$511.00	$1,952	-30.19
400–445	425	10	450.00–515.00	$475.97	$2,023	-36.27
455–495	478	17	430.00–480.00	$461.67	$2,207	-13.32
500–540	514	11	400.00–425.00	$418.53	$2,151	-23.04
521–533 fancy	528	10	455.00–465.00	$458.95	$2,423	-12.69
555–571 fancy	568	6	427.50–435.00	$428.72	$2,435	-5.45
557–585	572	7	380.00–415.00	$402.09	$2,300	-16.33
620–635	625	3	350.00–400.00	$376.45	$2,353	+11.45
643 fancy	643	6	385.00	$385.00	$2,476	-11.24
656–690	660	10	310.00–365.00	$356.23	$2,351	+13.65
715	715	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,145	-20.00
810	810	5	270.00–300.00	$288.00	$2,333	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,348	—
450	450	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,575	—
525	525	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,654	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1360	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1215	1133	80-85%	3	128.00–135.00	$131.61	$1,491	—
1130–1190	1170	80-85%	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,404	—
1090–1425	1277	80-85%	8	160.00–171.00	$166.19	$2,122	+30.26
1250–1305	1285	80-85%	3	140.00–155.00	$149.12	$1,916	+13.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1040	968	85-90%	2	120.00–122.00	$121.07	$1,172	-7.55
1080–1135	1115	85-90%	3	110.00–115.00	$112.37	$1,253	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1520	1508	75-80%	2	154.00–155.00	$154.50	$2,330	—
1530–1820	1675	75-80%	3	161.00–175.00	$167.29	$2,802	+18.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–2005	1718	6	175.00–197.00	$184.75	$3,174	—
1800	1800	1	212.00	$212.00	$3,816	—
1695–2155	1940	4	160.00–172.00	$166.77	$3,235	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00
955–1375	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,175.00–2,400.00	$2,267.22
1255–1535	1358	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,400.00–2,475.00	$2,432.52

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00

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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
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

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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.