Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report, Ledbetter, KY

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Corrected report

306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $373.35/cwt +24.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,741/hd at 466 lb · 28 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $445.87/cwt +31.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 370 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $443.50/cwt -24.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,845/hd at 416 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	306	208	564
Feeder cattle	270	156	480
Slaughter cattle	20	31	60
Replacement cattle	16	21	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, under 400lbs sold 5.00 higher and heifers over 400lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good quality offer this week of feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower.

→ Feeder cattle: Good quality offer this week of feeder classes
↕ Feeder heifers: under 400lbs sold 5.00 higher and heifers over 400lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower
→ Feeder steers: Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	580.00	$580.00	$1,247	—
265	265	3	525.00	$525.00	$1,391	—
325–332	326	11	475.00–530.00	$520.39	$1,696	—
360 fancy	360	2	560.00	$560.00	$2,016	—
360–362	361	3	475.00–505.00	$484.96	$1,751	-20.04
412–437	416	12	440.00–460.00	$443.50	$1,845	-24.88
455–470	462	4	400.00–410.00	$407.46	$1,882	—
500–542	521	8	365.00–390.00	$378.41	$1,972	+8.41
550–585	567	11	345.00–365.00	$360.02	$2,041	+4.50
610–615	613	3	335.00–345.00	$340.00	$2,084	+15.00
665–695	671	5	330.00–335.00	$333.96	$2,241	+3.96
825	825	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,475	—
890	890	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,492	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,562	—
412–442	428	6	370.00–425.00	$406.07	$1,738	—
465–476	475	9	370.00–380.00	$378.91	$1,800	—
510–546	537	6	350.00	$350.00	$1,880	—
560–580	570	2	335.00–340.00	$337.46	$1,924	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,662	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,782	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,216	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,075	—
275–291	287	4	420.00–435.00	$423.59	$1,216	-39.78
350 fancy	350	11	455.00	$455.00	$1,592	+5.00
375–398	389	12	425.00–445.00	$437.51	$1,702	+26.22
411 fancy	411	4	430.00	$430.00	$1,767	—
445	445	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,580	-13.67
465–467 fancy	465	16	375.00–385.00	$383.75	$1,784	—
460–485	468	12	340.00–367.50	$359.48	$1,682	+10.48
513–535	519	9	325.00–345.00	$337.13	$1,750	-27.89
580–590	584	5	320.00–330.00	$326.03	$1,904	-15.21
610–625	617	8	310.00–330.00	$318.12	$1,963	-26.88
780	780	2	285.00	$285.00	$2,223	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,000	—
385	385	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,502	—
455–495	470	3	320.00–330.00	$325.02	$1,528	—
510–545	527	3	315.00–320.00	$316.61	$1,669	—
580	580	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,740	—
620	620	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,798	—
695	695	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,807	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,308	-35.00
575	575	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,438	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,552	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	580.00	$580.00	$1,160	—
375	375	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,594	-36.31
440–448	447	8	395.00–405.00	$403.77	$1,805	-11.23
470–490	481	5	365.00–380.00	$371.94	$1,789	-11.39
501 fancy	501	3	385.00	$385.00	$1,929	—
530–540	535	2	340.00–345.00	$342.52	$1,832	-22.48
550–595	573	10	320.00–335.00	$328.50	$1,882	+2.25
610–635	620	3	315.00–325.00	$319.95	$1,984	+4.22
666	666	4	315.00	$315.00	$2,098	±0.00
700–730	719	5	300.00	$300.00	$2,157	+13.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	4	300.00–355.00	$339.33	$1,612	+19.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010	1010	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1280	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,462	—
485	485	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,455	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1185	1175	80-85%	2	104.00–115.00	$109.45	$1,286	-46.90
1080–1345	1213	80-85%	2	140.00–141.00	$140.55	$1,705	—
1145–1335	1260	80-85%	3	122.00–130.00	$125.66	$1,583	-12.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–955	803	85-90%	2	64.00–77.00	$71.74	$576	—
725–1045	885	85-90%	2	142.50–150.00	$145.57	$1,288	—
895	895	85-90%	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,007	—
1125	1125	85-90%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,462	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	1	161.00	$161.00	$2,004	—
1595–1600	1598	2	195.00–200.00	$197.50	$3,156	—
1850	1850	1	170.00	$170.00	$3,145	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	205.00	$205.00	$2,265

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1490	1490	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00
910	910	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

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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
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—
1550–1650	1600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,350.00–3,500.00	$3,427.34	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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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.