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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 7, 2026

361 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $408.33/cwt +14.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,144/hd at 525 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $432.10/cwt -27.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,027/hd at 469 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $460.78/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,419/hd at 525 lb · 15 head
Ledbetter 5-weight heifers at $407/cwt are $15/cwt below the KY average ($422) and $42/cwt under Lexington, KY ($449). KY 5-weight heifers have stayed flat from their early June peak of $415. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 361 412 525
Feeder cattle 280 280 408
Slaughter cattle 47 97 90
Replacement cattle 34 35 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to no sale last week for 4th of July holiday.

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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 1 680.00 $680.00 $1,598 —
250–295 280 3 600.00–660.00 $638.63 $1,788 —
355–390 370 6 510.00–550.00 $533.49 $1,974 -23.04
424–446 432 10 480.00–520.00 $499.62 $2,158 +4.76
470–493 486 10 470.00–480.00 $472.90 $2,298 -28.21
501–538 525 15 455.00–470.00 $460.78 $2,419 +0.14
585 585 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,516 -5.62
610–617 613 5 400.00–415.00 $406.04 $2,489 +9.17
680 680 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,584 +3.00
700 700 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,520 -6.07
750–785 773 3 335.00–350.00 $339.85 $2,627 -10.15
842 842 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,694 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 510.00 $510.00 $918 —
445 445 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,002 —
460 460 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,070 +20.00
510 510 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,193 —
555–597 588 6 370.00–400.00 $395.28 $2,324 —
635–640 638 2 370.00–380.00 $374.98 $2,392 —
695 695 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,189 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,640 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 215 2 510.00–550.00 $529.07 $1,138 —
260 260 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,287 —
310–345 326 8 500.00–515.00 $507.31 $1,654 -11.94
355–377 369 4 485.00–495.00 $491.35 $1,813 -53.65
410–435 422 8 450.00–465.00 $463.18 $1,955 -12.31
460–475 469 19 420.00–440.00 $432.10 $2,027 -13.93
505–547 525 27 390.00–415.00 $408.33 $2,144 +14.71
550–568 564 5 395.00–405.00 $396.95 $2,239 +4.99
605–621 614 10 360.00–385.00 $370.52 $2,275 +8.54
661–688 676 7 350.00–352.50 $351.45 $2,376 +12.70
705–730 709 8 322.50–335.00 $325.04 $2,305 +10.16
837 837 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,511 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 382 6 440.00–460.00 $449.08 $1,715 +1.63
430–435 433 2 430.00–435.00 $432.49 $1,873 —
475 475 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,971 -5.00
505 505 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,793 -15.00
565 565 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,062 —
635 635 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,032 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,530 -60.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,288 —
270–285 278 2 600.00–650.00 $625.68 $1,739 —
286 fancy 286 3 685.00 $685.00 $1,959 —
305 fancy 305 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,922 —
300–333 326 5 555.00–600.00 $590.88 $1,926 +55.88
360–395 381 5 480.00–535.00 $514.78 $1,961 +4.78
410–425 fancy 417 3 505.00–515.00 $508.28 $2,120 —
400–442 429 6 455.00–495.00 $468.72 $2,011 -17.03
472–490 482 6 420.00–445.00 $435.85 $2,101 -18.75
500–545 526 7 400.00–425.00 $409.50 $2,154 -10.56
553–570 560 5 400.00–415.00 $409.91 $2,295 +22.68
605 605 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,299 —
655–685 670 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,345 —
700–735 725 4 305.00–325.00 $317.65 $2,303 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,536 —
410 410 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,742 —
480 480 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,944 —
615 615 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,122 —
750 750 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1190–1260 1225 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 3,100.00–3,650.00 $3,382.86 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,658 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 80-85% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,500 -55.02
1080–1480 1207 80-85% 9 160.00–175.00 $169.58 $2,047 +1.87
1180–1245 1213 80-85% 2 145.00–158.00 $151.33 $1,836 -16.38
1165–1355 1243 80-85% 3 180.00–185.00 $182.47 $2,268 +14.76
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,089 -65.05
935–990 963 85-90% 2 160.00–166.00 $162.91 $1,569 +21.38
800–1210 1040 85-90% 10 131.00–159.00 $145.32 $1,511 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1580 1522 75-80% 3 172.00–175.00 $174.00 $2,648 —
1565 1565 75-80% 1 195.00 $195.00 $3,052 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,698 —
1540–2060 1847 3 214.00–220.00 $217.21 $4,012 —
1875–1905 1890 2 233.00–236.00 $234.51 $4,432 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,920

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
940–1335 1152 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,650.00–3,050.00 $2,850.22
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00
1080–1490 1328 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,450.00–3,350.00 $2,834.97

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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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
1162 1162 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,750.00 $3,750.00 —
1315–1425 1370 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,650.00–4,000.00 $3,817.97 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00 —

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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.