Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report, Ledbetter, KY

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 29, 2026

421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $388.99/cwt +17.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,852/hd at 476 lb · 23 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $352.47/cwt +12.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,199/hd at 624 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $346.25/cwt +9.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,809/hd at 522 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	421	306	607
Feeder cattle	314	270	460
Slaughter cattle	61	20	104
Replacement cattle	46	16	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Good quality offering of feeder classes with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand for slaughter classes.

▲ Feeder heifers: Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand for slaughter classes
▼ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand for slaughter classes
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand for slaughter classes

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	383	4	440.00–465.00	$451.08	$1,728	-33.88
548	548	9	380.00	$380.00	$2,082	+1.59
550–596	584	8	350.00–360.00	$355.58	$2,077	-4.44
617–632	624	20	350.00–360.00	$352.47	$2,199	+12.47
685–690	688	5	340.00–342.50	$341.50	$2,350	+7.54
718–733	726	6	330.00–340.00	$334.95	$2,432	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,419	—
520	520	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,820	±0.00
575	575	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,926	-2.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,616	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–225	218	5	470.00–550.00	$498.74	$1,087	-1.26
250–280	265	2	500.00–560.00	$528.30	$1,400	+104.71
330	330	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,353	—
362–390	371	4	415.00–440.00	$426.11	$1,581	-11.40
400–440	414	8	385.00–415.00	$395.73	$1,638	+40.73
410–427 fancy	422	7	425.00–435.00	$427.77	$1,805	-2.23
451–485	457	10	360.00–385.00	$380.29	$1,738	+20.81
465 fancy	465	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,814	+6.25
500 value added	500	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,850	—
510–547	527	15	325.00–355.00	$341.50	$1,800	+4.37
551 value added	551	5	352.50	$352.50	$1,942	—
560–592	579	12	312.50–335.00	$323.71	$1,874	-2.32
603–645	637	6	302.50–315.00	$310.80	$1,980	-7.32
666	666	3	317.50	$317.50	$2,115	—
727	727	2	285.00	$285.00	$2,072	—
810	810	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,187	—
860	860	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,150	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	218	2	425.00–430.00	$427.30	$932	—
255	255	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,096	+30.00
300	300	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,155	—
390	390	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,384	-35.00
477–485	480	3	320.00–325.00	$321.69	$1,544	-3.33
505	505	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,566	-6.61
560	560	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,680	±0.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1102–1155	1129	4	200.00–210.00	$205.12	$2,316	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,238	—
455	455	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,274	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,688	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,512	—
325–340	335	3	400.00–425.00	$408.08	$1,367	—
370	370	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,406	-45.00
402–410 fancy	407	5	420.00–425.00	$421.98	$1,717	—
405–430	417	5	390.00–415.00	$405.07	$1,689	+1.30
453–493 fancy	476	15	390.00–405.00	$394.13	$1,876	—
460–495	476	8	360.00–385.00	$379.34	$1,806	+7.40
515–545	529	16	335.00–360.00	$348.08	$1,841	+5.56
555–593	578	7	325.00–345.00	$329.12	$1,902	+0.62
615–645	628	14	300.00–330.00	$315.63	$1,982	-4.32
650–688	672	7	300.00–312.50	$307.59	$2,067	-7.41
715	715	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,181	+5.00
756–760	758	8	300.00	$300.00	$2,274	—
800	800	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,240	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,518	—
455–497	483	5	340.00–355.00	$342.83	$1,656	+3.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,040	—
465	465	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,395	±0.00
655	655	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,506	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	80-85%	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,552	—
1115–1400	1204	80-85%	8	117.00–129.00	$122.44	$1,474	-18.11
1035–1395	1206	80-85%	18	130.00–151.00	$138.89	$1,675	-1.66

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	85-90%	1	77.00	$77.00	$681	-68.57
1040	1040	85-90%	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,238	—
970–1375	1092	85-90%	5	96.00–105.00	$102.01	$1,114	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1530	1405	75-80%	4	134.00–145.00	$139.56	$1,961	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1655	1420	2	143.00–151.00	$146.34	$2,078	—
1465–2175	1734	4	161.00–180.00	$170.90	$2,963	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,915

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1180	1097	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,750.00–2,000.00	$1,863.15
890–1510	1144	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,400.00–3,050.00	$2,823.89
1075–1192	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,293.24
1161	1161	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1320	1320	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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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
1030	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
967–1317	1142	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1227	1227	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00	$2,500.00	-900.00
1210–1270	1240	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	3,650.00–3,700.00	$3,675.60	+275.60
1190–1285	1253	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,650.00–2,750.00	$2,718.35	—

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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.