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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 2, 2023

544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.60/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 422 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $193.49/cwt +13.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 568 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $208.21/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 475 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 544 623 446
Feeder cattle 383 492 320
Slaughter cattle 85 92 85
Replacement cattle 76 39 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady with 5 and 6 weight steers selling 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher. All feeder classes sold with good demand. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand on all classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 277 3 242.50–255.00 $249.13 $690 +2.42
325–343 339 8 256.00–260.00 $256.96 $871 -0.54
355–396 380 7 222.50–240.00 $233.85 $889 -2.51
397 fancy 397 1 251.00 $251.00 $996 -1.00
405–445 427 5 220.00–232.50 $225.59 $963 -3.56
463 fancy 463 5 243.00 $243.00 $1,125 —
470–495 483 2 215.00–225.00 $219.87 $1,062 -1.18
500 value added 500 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,160 —
502–539 526 8 210.00–222.50 $218.01 $1,147 +6.67
550–582 574 12 207.50–217.50 $214.80 $1,233 +5.38
618–620 618 6 195.00–211.00 $208.33 $1,287 +0.88
704 704 13 189.00 $189.00 $1,331 -1.82
837 837 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 190.00 $190.00 $836 —
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 $940 —
615–640 626 4 182.00–187.50 $185.40 $1,161 —
655–675 665 2 170.00–185.00 $177.61 $1,181 -0.39
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,364 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 232.50–235.00 $233.79 $655 +3.62
305–335 326 11 225.00–242.00 $236.70 $772 +11.16
360–397 388 17 212.50–231.00 $224.67 $872 -3.18
402–437 fancy 415 19 225.00–235.00 $228.77 $949 —
410–443 430 16 200.00–221.00 $210.89 $907 -7.53
463–495 475 23 196.00–215.00 $208.21 $989 +3.50
500–547 523 12 187.50–204.00 $197.49 $1,033 -8.49
560–569 value added 568 22 194.00–198.00 $195.64 $1,111 —
555–590 570 4 176.00–186.00 $181.66 $1,035 +1.36
627–645 633 3 165.00–181.00 $175.57 $1,111 -0.07
670 670 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,106 -8.93
763–765 763 5 152.00–164.00 $161.59 $1,233 -1.50
936 936 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,217 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 215.00 $215.00 $516 —
275–280 277 3 175.00–192.50 $185.77 $515 —
535 535 1 150.00 $150.00 $802 -36.00
600–615 608 2 140.00–150.00 $145.06 $882 —
820–840 830 2 131.00–140.00 $135.55 $1,125 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,144 —
840–1250 986 5 95.00–110.00 $104.69 $1,032 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 215.00–232.50 $224.12 $527 +4.12
310–317 fancy 315 3 250.00–255.00 $251.64 $793 —
300–335 318 7 230.00–247.50 $243.91 $776 +1.95
365–392 382 7 222.50–240.00 $233.13 $891 +4.64
405–442 431 15 212.50–235.00 $227.30 $980 +7.69
460–495 485 20 210.00–228.00 $222.18 $1,078 +5.44
500–530 520 5 210.00–218.00 $214.16 $1,114 +13.91
550–585 573 9 180.00–202.00 $189.65 $1,087 +0.01
611–640 618 8 184.00–192.00 $188.39 $1,164 +1.46
650–660 656 5 175.00–188.00 $183.01 $1,201 -0.03
720 720 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,296 +19.00
797 797 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,283 -7.39
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 185.00 $185.00 $370 —
350–375 363 2 175.00–207.50 $191.81 $696 -15.69
405–440 423 2 162.50–205.00 $182.87 $774 -7.13
515 515 1 190.00 $190.00 $978 —
558 558 3 142.00 $142.00 $792 -37.00
675 675 1 135.00 $135.00 $911 -25.00
820–835 830 3 128.00–152.50 $136.87 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–875 863 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,076.09 —
1325–1370 1336 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 4 1,210.00–1,550.00 $1,462.85 +312.85

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1010 869 85-90% 7 30.00–64.00 $50.48 $439 -42.52
735–1045 910 85-90% 26 65.00–78.00 $73.29 $667 +9.22
735–1040 947 85-90% 10 80.00–88.00 $82.46 $781 +8.86
920–1060 991 85-90% 4 90.00–95.00 $92.50 $917 +8.02
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1095 1090 80-85% 3 72.00–79.00 $75.67 $825 —
1050–1420 1231 80-85% 19 80.00–88.00 $84.45 $1,040 -1.20
1160–1430 1288 80-85% 12 90.00–102.00 $94.87 $1,222 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1570 1508 75-80% 3 90.00–95.00 $92.28 $1,392 +6.74
1440–1670 1542 75-80% 5 82.00–88.00 $85.37 $1,316 -6.88
1565 1565 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,221 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1995 1389 9 95.00–116.00 $107.36 $1,491 —
1625–2020 1823 2 120.00–122.00 $121.11 $2,208 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
948 948 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1004 1004 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1100–1250 1197 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 975.00–1,025.00 $1,004.46
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1281 1281 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,135.00 $1,135.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
837 837 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015–1075 1047 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,198.89 -126.11
895–1195 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 950.00–1,175.00 $1,074.68 —
1155 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

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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.