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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report, Ledbetter, KY

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 2, 2026

553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $518.17/cwt +18.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,202/hd at 425 lb · 44 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $327.53/cwt +17.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,411/hd at 736 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $370.53/cwt +16.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,247/hd at 607 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 553 361 411
Feeder cattle 453 262 342
Slaughter cattle 72 64 48
Replacement cattle 28 35 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder classes sold mostly steady. Good quality offering of feeder classes with good demand. 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
235 235 2 695.00 $695.00 $1,633 +5.00
280 280 1 655.00 $655.00 $1,834 —
310–348 336 11 570.00–610.00 $591.58 $1,988 -78.42
355–361 359 5 570.00–585.00 $574.95 $2,064 +29.95
400–445 425 44 495.00–540.00 $518.17 $2,202 +18.17
455–490 470 20 475.00–505.00 $490.98 $2,308 -11.26
512–515 513 6 440.00–460.00 $456.65 $2,343 +0.90
552–598 564 16 410.00–430.00 $424.69 $2,395 -14.53
605–621 612 7 392.50–412.50 $403.80 $2,471 +1.31
651–670 661 19 385.00–405.00 $395.05 $2,611 +15.05
708–730 712 5 350.00–380.00 $373.85 $2,662 +28.85
750 750 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,625 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,178 —
590 590 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,448 —
625–628 627 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,414 —
675 675 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,531 —
810 810 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,592 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,800 —
477 477 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,146 —
505 505 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,768 -50.00
565–573 571 4 320.00–375.00 $333.61 $1,905 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,958 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 4 640.00 $640.00 $1,440 +90.00
265–275 270 2 555.00–565.00 $559.91 $1,512 +33.33
305–340 323 6 495.00–555.00 $524.20 $1,693 +10.75
322–345 fancy 332 7 555.00–565.00 $560.54 $1,861 —
355–390 fancy 373 2 545.00 $545.00 $2,033 -15.00
390–398 396 5 485.00–545.00 $531.05 $2,103 +1.12
425 fancy 425 2 510.00 $510.00 $2,168 +3.54
400–445 427 7 450.00–495.00 $473.09 $2,020 -10.61
450–488 474 22 435.00–460.00 $449.41 $2,130 +20.48
505–525 516 11 395.00–425.00 $410.10 $2,116 +29.33
510–540 value added 516 5 435.00 $435.00 $2,245 —
557–562 558 8 375.00–395.00 $387.47 $2,162 +32.47
603–606 value added 605 29 375.00 $375.00 $2,269 —
600–645 612 8 345.00–365.00 $354.32 $2,168 +0.68
672 672 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,218 +10.00
705–745 713 11 305.00–325.00 $320.76 $2,287 +10.76
728–747 value added 745 29 330.00–331.00 $330.10 $2,459 —
750 750 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,288 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,809 +16.63
513–530 521 7 375.00–390.00 $381.49 $1,988 —
568 568 3 367.50 $367.50 $2,087 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,397 —
657 657 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,971 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,227 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 fancy 295 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,918 +20.69
337–342 340 5 515.00–555.00 $531.11 $1,806 -31.72
355–390 373 6 490.00–540.00 $521.24 $1,944 +2.11
402–447 432 3 465.00–470.00 $466.55 $2,015 -3.12
455–470 fancy 463 2 475.00–485.00 $479.92 $2,222 —
450–495 479 6 430.00–465.00 $441.32 $2,114 -27.93
500–545 518 16 400.00–435.00 $425.53 $2,204 +0.88
551–581 562 11 400.00–425.00 $405.80 $2,281 -19.20
600–603 602 5 380.00–410.00 $385.98 $2,324 —
655–692 672 6 335.00–370.00 $354.71 $2,384 -25.29
745 745 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,384 -10.00
762–775 772 8 320.00–330.00 $327.53 $2,529 +37.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,475 +5.83
495 495 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,980 —
595 595 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,082 —
630 630 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,236 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
860–1030 945 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,800.00–2,900.00 $2,399.47 —
1360–1595 1478 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 3,500.00–4,100.00 $3,823.86 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
637 637 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,911 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,955 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1285 1224 80-85% 4 181.00–203.00 $188.86 $2,312 +8.86
1025–1390 1226 80-85% 10 162.00–174.00 $168.00 $2,060 -12.00
1050–1570 1248 80-85% 13 143.00–159.00 $152.35 $1,901 -27.65
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–975 866 85-90% 4 102.00–116.00 $109.95 $952 —
790–955 873 85-90% 2 126.00–128.00 $127.09 $1,109 —
825–1050 936 85-90% 6 150.00–177.50 $161.57 $1,512 —
980–1060 1015 85-90% 4 130.00–148.00 $139.01 $1,411 +26.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1620 1519 75-80% 4 161.00–178.00 $169.50 $2,575 —
1630 1630 75-80% 1 191.00 $191.00 $3,113 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1860 1611 9 208.00–217.00 $212.34 $3,421 —
2040 2040 1 226.00 $226.00 $4,610 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,328

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1230–1355 1313 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,950.00–3,400.00 $3,242.32
1150–1555 1353 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,450.00–2,950.00 $2,737.43
1360 1360 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00
1505 1505 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00

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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
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,300.00 $4,300.00 —
1080–1330 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00–3,000.00 $2,820.75 —
980–1460 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,800.00–4,250.00 $4,069.26 —

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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.