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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 18, 2026

291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $370.42/cwt -60.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,140/hd at 578 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $343.44/cwt +2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,114/hd at 616 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $367.40/cwt -19.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,953/hd at 532 lb · 13 head
Ledbetter 5-weight steers brought $373/cwt, near the bottom of the state and $61/cwt below the KY average ($434). The class is down $60/cwt from its early July peak of $463. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 291 237 318
Feeder cattle 267 221 280
Slaughter cattle 18 10 28
Replacement cattle 6 6 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. No comparison on slaughter bulls due to limited supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 2 635.00 $635.00 $1,556 —
245 245 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,421 —
280 fancy 280 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,596 —
285–295 290 2 470.00–510.00 $490.34 $1,422 —
315–345 338 4 460.00–505.00 $473.83 $1,602 —
370 370 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,610 -65.00
401–447 419 5 450.00–470.00 $461.47 $1,934 —
457 457 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,897 -50.00
507–520 511 3 375.00–400.00 $391.53 $2,001 -33.47
568 value added 568 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,272 -45.00
560–598 580 16 350.00–375.00 $363.03 $2,106 -46.97
610–637 632 5 345.00–370.00 $349.83 $2,211 -45.17
655–685 660 7 320.00–355.00 $346.27 $2,285 -26.23
725 725 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,248 -20.00
762 762 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,476 -11.09
840 840 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,583 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 435 3 405.00–435.00 $424.77 $1,848 -0.23
465–475 470 4 360.00–385.00 $369.89 $1,738 —
520–525 523 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,830 -35.00
560 560 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,848 —
606–640 611 7 325.00–330.00 $325.75 $1,990 -39.25
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,934 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,694 —
515 515 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,571 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,248 —
285–291 290 4 415.00–430.00 $418.69 $1,214 -73.35
310–347 329 5 405.00–450.00 $435.18 $1,432 -62.62
356–380 369 7 395.00–415.00 $405.00 $1,494 -53.11
405–440 415 12 365.00–400.00 $391.02 $1,623 -30.43
468–491 474 11 355.00–375.00 $368.71 $1,748 -21.18
507 value added 507 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,003 —
510–545 536 11 355.00–370.00 $362.38 $1,942 -24.46
560 560 2 345.00–365.00 $355.00 $1,988 -23.29
558–580 value added 565 7 370.00–380.00 $374.23 $2,114 —
600–619 value added 614 12 345.00–350.00 $349.17 $2,144 —
610–630 620 4 315.00–335.00 $326.26 $2,023 -14.55
670–692 685 3 300.00–310.00 $303.26 $2,077 —
685 value added 685 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,295 —
890 890 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,225 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,160 —
395 395 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,462 -25.00
450–470 461 4 305.00–340.00 $328.64 $1,515 —
510 510 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,581 -15.00
580–585 583 2 300.00–315.00 $307.47 $1,793 -27.53
625 625 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,844 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,186 —
420–422 421 3 295.00–330.00 $318.37 $1,340 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,192 —
320–345 334 4 420.00–465.00 $444.72 $1,485 -55.28
355–360 358 2 400.00–415.00 $407.45 $1,459 -93.15
400–445 417 3 390.00–435.00 $414.12 $1,727 -42.36
457–460 458 12 365.00–405.00 $394.15 $1,805 -34.59
525–548 540 10 320.00–340.00 $334.51 $1,806 -66.27
550 550 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,815 -46.67
630–635 634 4 300.00–310.00 $307.51 $1,950 -39.57
665 665 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,062 -20.00
790 790 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,133 —
805 805 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,174 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,140 —
345 345 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,259 —
403–420 409 5 335.00–360.00 $353.85 $1,447 —
461–465 462 5 345.00–350.00 $346.01 $1,599 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,545 —
550 550 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,485 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,315 —
845–1020 934 85-90% 6 122.00–148.00 $134.48 $1,256 —
960 960 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,104 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,493 —
1100–1215 1158 80-85% 2 176.00–177.00 $176.48 $2,044 +6.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715 1715 1 183.00 $183.00 $3,138 —
1825 1825 1 193.00 $193.00 $3,522 -17.00

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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
1040 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 3 300.00 $300.00 $819 —

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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.