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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 19, 2024

1,131 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $256.50/cwt +19.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,845/hd at 719 lb · 115 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.22/cwt -4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,610/hd at 741 lb · 102 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.86/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,556/hd at 671 lb · 96 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,131 951 1,347
Feeder cattle 1,131 951 1,347

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 value added 270 1 350.00 $350.00 $945
320–345 328 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,033
310–340 value added 335 12 355.00–375.00 $371.00 $1,243
365 value added 365 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,369
418–440 value added 429 29 322.50–342.50 $336.74 $1,445 -23.26
456–489 value added 473 17 317.50–330.00 $322.55 $1,526 +4.25
475–497 487 12 300.00–312.50 $307.98 $1,500
502–534 value added 519 33 300.00–330.00 $315.04 $1,635 -6.86
540 540 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,512 -13.03
550–555 value added 552 10 292.50–295.00 $293.51 $1,620 -18.60
562–597 580 63 277.50–290.00 $284.49 $1,650 -4.86
607–628 value added 621 15 284.00–287.50 $284.86 $1,769 -3.48
605–627 623 70 265.00–280.00 $275.99 $1,719
651–657 value added 652 22 281.00 $281.00 $1,832 +11.59
650–697 676 39 250.00–267.00 $255.20 $1,725 -4.42
677 677 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,659 -14.62
707 707 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,690 +5.10
702–746 value added 720 109 254.00–260.00 $257.46 $1,854 +12.46
762 value added 762 21 247.50 $247.50 $1,886 -0.28
755–793 786 26 220.00–230.00 $226.13 $1,777 -9.63
802–842 value added 818 21 220.00 $220.00 $1,800 -16.32
842 842 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,810 -14.32
858 value added 858 28 220.00 $220.00 $1,888
868 868 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,858 -5.80
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–495 485 3 275.00–280.00 $276.70 $1,342
555–592 572 11 252.50–267.50 $261.40 $1,495 -3.60
635 635 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,572
780 780 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,638
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,342
585 585 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,506
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652–672 662 4 247.50 $247.50 $1,638

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 value added 240 1 330.00 $330.00 $792
265–292 value added 283 3 335.00–350.00 $345.32 $977 -14.68
295 295 1 315.00 $315.00 $929
300 value added 300 1 325.00 $325.00 $975
370 value added 370 5 317.50 $317.50 $1,175 -17.46
395 395 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,205 +17.50
408–416 value added 414 22 302.50–310.00 $303.52 $1,257 -3.98
410–449 430 14 282.50–297.50 $291.53 $1,254 +8.76
460–498 480 53 270.00–287.50 $276.11 $1,325 -4.92
525–548 value added 534 26 273.00–275.00 $274.47 $1,466 -0.63
518–548 539 31 261.00–268.00 $264.92 $1,428 +14.86
552–595 571 37 240.00–257.50 $250.26 $1,429 -5.78
577 value added 577 16 261.00 $261.00 $1,506 -1.00
603–633 value added 615 16 235.00–249.00 $244.66 $1,505 -10.34
612–619 618 10 225.00–230.50 $229.41 $1,418 +1.34
650–688 value added 670 80 230.00–237.50 $232.68 $1,559 -11.32
661–685 676 16 225.00–229.00 $227.74 $1,540 +2.12
706–749 value added 741 102 215.00–219.00 $217.22 $1,610 -4.73
760–799 777 23 197.00–209.00 $201.98 $1,569 -9.84
807–824 817 14 190.00–200.00 $192.82 $1,575 -10.76
930 930 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,720 +7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–443 423 11 270.00–275.00 $272.01 $1,151
490–493 492 5 260.00–267.50 $264.50 $1,301
500 500 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,225
693 693 10 213.00 $213.00 $1,476
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 6 200.00 $200.00 $594
345 345 1 250.00 $250.00 $862 -27.50
580 580 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,305
615 615 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,230 -4.00
730 730 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,350

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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.