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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 20, 2023

533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $256.61/cwt -7.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,629/hd at 635 lb · 83 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.26/cwt -2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,380/hd at 572 lb · 68 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.18/cwt -7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,586/hd at 717 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 533 550 858
Feeder cattle 533 550 858

Market comments — USDA reporter

Strong demand at this months preconditioned feeder sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,108 +30.00
442 442 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,238 +7.50
458–492 466 10 260.00–281.00 $268.86 $1,253 -8.74
505–540 521 27 261.00–275.00 $269.35 $1,403 +8.84
573–592 579 44 247.00–263.00 $257.63 $1,492 -0.11
603–643 635 83 254.00–260.00 $256.61 $1,629 -0.86
652–690 669 15 232.00–246.00 $241.97 $1,619 -6.07
700–738 734 24 229.00–240.50 $238.81 $1,753 -0.71
753–758 756 16 230.00–236.00 $233.87 $1,768 -2.13
811 811 17 230.00 $230.00 $1,865 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 2 232.50 $232.50 $714 —
367 367 4 252.50 $252.50 $927 —
455–475 465 2 242.50–252.50 $247.61 $1,151 -4.89
547 547 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,280 —
616–628 621 11 210.00–212.00 $210.54 $1,307 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–680 675 2 200.00–207.50 $203.72 $1,375 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,102 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 2 262.50 $262.50 $662 —
345 345 1 261.00 $261.00 $900 —
410–430 417 6 232.00–252.50 $245.45 $1,024 -10.65
455–480 464 5 240.00–251.00 $248.13 $1,151 -5.42
518–540 524 9 238.00–248.00 $244.81 $1,283 -3.20
559–590 572 68 232.00–256.00 $241.26 $1,380 -0.87
625–634 632 32 224.00–232.00 $231.75 $1,465 -5.71
652–697 663 37 216.00–233.00 $226.24 $1,500 -7.63
709–730 717 52 210.00–223.00 $221.18 $1,586 -3.95
759–780 767 26 208.00–221.00 $215.72 $1,655 +13.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,270 —
628 628 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,294 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 $940 —
587 587 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,159 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,124 -16.50
655 655 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,310 —

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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.