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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 15, 2024

951 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $288.34/cwt +19.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,796/hd at 623 lb · 125 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $258.90/cwt +9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,493/hd at 577 lb · 98 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $262.91/cwt +20.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,790/hd at 681 lb · 92 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 951 1,448 1,347
Feeder cattle 951 1,448 1,347

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 value added 408 9 360.00 $360.00 $1,469 +32.06
427–431 429 5 305.00–312.50 $309.52 $1,328 +7.90
450–468 value added 458 9 315.00–320.00 $318.30 $1,458 -1.69
502–541 519 16 290.00–305.00 $293.03 $1,521 +39.56
506–536 value added 522 55 300.00–326.00 $321.90 $1,680 +25.88
551–587 value added 561 32 306.00–317.50 $312.11 $1,751 +30.81
562–590 566 8 285.00–290.00 $289.35 $1,638 +24.09
600–637 value added 623 125 280.00–300.00 $288.34 $1,796 +15.31
653–674 value added 670 37 268.00–277.00 $269.41 $1,805 +17.36
670–694 688 53 250.00–267.00 $259.62 $1,786 +18.70
697 697 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,603 -10.92
703–712 706 9 230.00–240.00 $233.90 $1,651 +6.67
741 value added 741 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,815 +6.99
761–767 value added 766 27 246.00–248.00 $247.78 $1,898 +16.78
768–775 772 13 225.00–240.00 $235.76 $1,820 +17.01
804–828 value added 815 23 236.00–237.50 $236.32 $1,926 +15.13
807–844 827 31 227.00–230.00 $229.32 $1,896
850–895 866 7 210.00–222.50 $219.80 $1,903 +19.80
911–930 916 8 200.00–214.00 $210.45 $1,928
1000 1000 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,900
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–525 518 3 230.00–275.00 $259.81 $1,346
555 555 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,471
660 660 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,518 +30.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
817 817 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,797

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 330.00 $330.00 $660
299 value added 299 13 360.00 $360.00 $1,076
345 345 3 302.50 $302.50 $1,044
364–386 value added 368 26 315.00–340.00 $334.96 $1,233 +42.46
370 370 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,064 +10.71
405–435 420 2 275.00–290.00 $282.77 $1,188 +14.06
445 value added 445 8 307.50 $307.50 $1,368 +23.52
455–465 value added 458 8 292.50–297.50 $293.77 $1,345 +14.98
458–492 476 19 270.00–285.00 $281.03 $1,338 +14.56
506–542 value added 528 23 267.00–281.00 $275.10 $1,453 +20.26
526–537 530 5 245.00–257.50 $250.06 $1,325 +5.06
553–583 value added 574 47 260.00–267.00 $262.00 $1,504 +11.05
555–598 579 51 245.00–259.00 $256.04 $1,482 +11.81
601–616 value added 603 35 255.00 $255.00 $1,538 +19.94
636–640 637 7 222.50–229.00 $228.07 $1,453 +5.69
650–656 value added 653 20 240.00–245.00 $244.00 $1,593 +12.32
655–695 671 66 215.00–233.00 $225.62 $1,514 +9.17
704–733 value added 714 41 220.00–223.00 $221.95 $1,585 +9.30
756–785 772 13 211.00–212.50 $211.82 $1,635 +18.02
806–815 809 7 202.00–207.50 $203.58 $1,647 +23.58
837 value added 837 14 210.00 $210.00 $1,758 +16.00
857 857 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,735 +21.50
910 value added 910 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,820
922 922 8 177.50 $177.50 $1,637
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 2 277.50 $277.50 $946
355 355 1 270.00 $270.00 $958
455–470 463 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,227
502 502 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,004
647 647 9 204.00 $204.00 $1,320
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686 686 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,441

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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.