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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 9, 2026

473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $515.25/cwt -19.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,891/hd at 367 lb · 20 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $523.74/cwt -20.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,755/hd at 335 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $475.77/cwt +19.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,467/hd at 518 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 473 553 462
Feeder cattle 342 453 342
Slaughter cattle 71 72 80
Replacement cattle 60 28 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227 227 2 670.00 $670.00 $1,521 -25.00
265–296 290 11 600.00–655.00 $647.82 $1,879 -7.18
325–345 343 10 580.00–620.00 $583.79 $2,002 -7.79
357–390 369 12 535.00–570.00 $555.81 $2,051 -19.14
401–427 411 11 505.00–530.00 $513.55 $2,111 -4.62
455–492 465 8 460.00–480.00 $466.21 $2,168 -24.77
512 value added 512 5 490.00 $490.00 $2,509 —
506–544 521 13 450.00–485.00 $470.30 $2,450 +13.65
560 560 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,464 +15.31
665–683 672 8 370.00–395.00 $385.47 $2,590 -9.58
707 707 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,474 -23.85
870 870 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,697 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,100 —
620 620 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,294 -15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,740 —
465 465 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,116 +5.00
530 530 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,173 +60.00
590 590 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,124 +26.39
725 725 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,704 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,448 —

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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 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,188 —
250–282 271 3 550.00–590.00 $562.29 $1,524 +2.38
320 fancy 320 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,760 -10.54
315–347 336 17 500.00–535.00 $522.20 $1,755 -2.00
350–395 367 20 470.00–535.00 $515.25 $1,891 -15.80
400–435 408 8 470.00–475.00 $470.67 $1,920 -2.42
450–495 468 16 415.00–450.00 $437.54 $2,048 -11.87
503–548 523 17 400.00–425.00 $413.63 $2,163 +3.53
561–593 572 16 365.00–405.00 $391.46 $2,239 +3.99
611 value added 611 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,291 ±0.00
663 663 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,254 +10.00
710–735 723 2 305.00–320.00 $312.37 $2,258 -8.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,225 —
435 435 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,827 —
457–465 461 4 405.00–410.00 $407.52 $1,879 +12.52
565 565 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,949 -22.50
630 630 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,048 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,211 —
300 300 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,290 —
392 392 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,764 —
475–495 485 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,794 —
545 545 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,853 —
560–565 563 3 305.00–340.00 $316.60 $1,782 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 219 4 570.00–590.00 $585.43 $1,282 —
250–270 fancy 265 4 630.00 $630.00 $1,670 -20.00
270 270 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,552 —
315 fancy 315 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,953 —
341–345 342 4 565.00–580.00 $568.78 $1,945 +37.67
350–385 369 8 510.00–540.00 $530.61 $1,958 +9.37
410–445 417 6 465.00–505.00 $492.96 $2,056 +26.41
468–490 478 12 425.00–465.00 $445.83 $2,131 +4.51
505–545 528 11 400.00–440.00 $424.89 $2,243 -0.64
555–585 570 2 405.00–420.00 $412.30 $2,350 +6.50
640 640 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,208 —
665–680 672 6 360.00–370.00 $363.30 $2,441 +8.59
725 725 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,501 +25.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,210 —
417 417 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,876 —
485 485 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,940 —
515 515 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,060 —
575 575 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,840 -20.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,444 +25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1340 1173 80-85% 11 140.00–159.00 $150.78 $1,769 —
920–1420 1239 80-85% 7 178.00–191.00 $182.44 $2,260 +30.09
1045–1415 1244 80-85% 14 161.00–174.00 $167.19 $2,080 +14.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,408 +32.91
950 950 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,092 —
890–1130 1000 85-90% 6 128.00–153.00 $140.57 $1,406 +1.56
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1595 1496 75-80% 5 170.00–177.00 $172.92 $2,587 —
1510 1510 75-80% 1 182.00 $182.00 $2,748 +12.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1875 1407 3 180.00–190.00 $186.33 $2,622 —
1380–2090 1860 4 207.00–215.00 $211.88 $3,941 —
1850–2315 2015 3 223.00–235.00 $227.61 $4,586 +1.61

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775–1090 892 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 225.00–325.00 $262.65 $2,343

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
950–1050 1002 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,900.00–2,350.00 $2,191.01
1115 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
990–1320 1226 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,400.00–2,450.00 $2,147.35
870–1617 1263 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 2,175.00–3,425.00 $2,999.65
1035–1450 1292 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,000.00–3,500.00 $3,272.90
1310–1640 1491 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,650.00–3,400.00 $2,991.15

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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
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
1340–1585 1463 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,450.00–3,700.00 $3,564.53 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 4,550.00 $4,550.00 —

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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.