Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 11, 2023

541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.99/cwt -9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 476 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.58/cwt +3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 461 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.19/cwt -12.37 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 427 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	541	963	621
Feeder cattle	413	815	451
Slaughter cattle	102	126	110
Replacement cattle	26	22	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends due to 4th of July Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 fancy	325	1	305.00	$305.00	$991	+30.00
335	335	2	275.00	$275.00	$921	+45.00
350 fancy	350	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,015	+16.53
355–390	370	3	237.50–250.00	$244.79	$906	-9.56
405–407	406	3	230.00–250.00	$243.36	$988	—
460 fancy	460	8	261.00	$261.00	$1,201	+3.41
450–475	461	14	235.00–254.00	$246.19	$1,135	+1.93
500–540	518	7	226.00–245.00	$233.55	$1,210	+1.58
510–537 value added	532	10	249.00–256.00	$252.91	$1,345	-1.11
577–595	583	3	220.00–236.00	$230.56	$1,344	-6.32
575–591 value added	588	10	244.00	$244.00	$1,435	-5.53
600–640	624	11	212.50–229.00	$221.16	$1,380	-9.58
610–645 value added	624	7	236.00–245.00	$241.44	$1,507	-6.09
650–672	665	3	220.00–221.00	$220.33	$1,465	-10.94
705–710	707	3	210.00–220.00	$216.00	$1,527	+5.14
905	905	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,652	—
955	955	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,566	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	232.50–240.00	$236.01	$656	—
480	480	1	204.00	$204.00	$979	-16.00
500–520	510	2	195.00–200.00	$197.45	$1,007	+7.45
665	665	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,197	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	3	175.00	$175.00	$788	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,189	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–525	518	2	169.00–177.50	$173.19	$897	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	232	3	222.50–245.00	$237.72	$552	-19.78
250–290	270	3	225.00–237.50	$231.14	$624	-23.62
300–345	316	16	222.50–245.00	$234.96	$742	+3.04
350–385	362	11	227.50–243.00	$238.18	$862	+10.23
410–431 fancy	426	4	238.00–239.00	$238.76	$1,017	-7.08
415–440	427	14	215.00–232.00	$223.89	$956	-8.87
475	475	1	190.00	$190.00	$902	-40.33
450–493	476	22	210.00–232.00	$222.40	$1,059	-7.93
500–546	531	16	205.00–225.00	$217.67	$1,156	+7.46
550–582	567	16	202.50–213.00	$208.54	$1,182	-2.40
602–645	624	7	189.00–205.00	$194.95	$1,216	-12.85
665–690	675	4	187.00–193.00	$189.53	$1,279	-17.07
715–745	725	3	169.00–191.00	$182.15	$1,321	+2.15
755–765	760	2	160.00–177.00	$168.44	$1,280	—
805	805	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,409	—
885	885	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,443	—
1015	1015	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,502	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	212.50	$212.50	$786	—
400–445	425	3	200.00–205.00	$203.31	$864	—
470	470	1	200.00	$200.00	$940	-9.97
502–545	516	3	194.00–195.00	$194.35	$1,003	+9.35
632–635	633	3	175.00–180.00	$178.33	$1,129	-1.67
730	730	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,153	—
750	750	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,125	-3.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1030	932	6	106.00–126.00	$116.42	$1,085	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	215.00	$215.00	$484	—
350	350	1	201.00	$201.00	$704	—
440	440	1	190.00	$190.00	$836	-6.52
460	460	1	160.00	$160.00	$736	-20.00
545	545	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,019	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	170.00	$170.00	$876	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	269	4	235.00–250.00	$243.67	$655	—
320–335	325	3	250.00–260.00	$256.72	$834	-6.04
315–345 fancy	327	5	272.50–275.00	$273.56	$895	—
360–367 fancy	365	3	267.50–270.00	$269.18	$983	+4.18
365–397	380	12	240.00–260.00	$254.81	$968	+11.98
400–445	427	3	232.50–250.00	$242.31	$1,035	-4.97
450–490	462	10	230.00–250.00	$240.74	$1,112	+10.82
462 fancy	462	2	257.00	$257.00	$1,187	—
500–535	514	6	222.00–242.50	$232.21	$1,194	+7.02
555–580	563	10	212.50–227.00	$216.86	$1,221	+0.64
603 fancy	603	3	219.00	$219.00	$1,321	—
600–645	617	8	194.00–214.00	$205.52	$1,268	+2.97
650–685	677	9	200.00–215.00	$205.65	$1,392	+3.65
705–735	719	7	183.00–195.00	$187.29	$1,347	+4.16
756	756	3	183.00	$183.00	$1,383	+3.00
800–805	804	4	182.50–186.00	$185.13	$1,488	+14.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	224.00	$224.00	$874	+1.50
410–445	430	3	215.00–220.00	$217.28	$934	—
450–475	463	2	210.00–222.50	$216.42	$1,002	—
505–545	526	5	200.00–207.50	$201.65	$1,061	—
600–645	615	3	182.00–190.00	$186.42	$1,146	—
655	655	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	217.50	$217.50	$533	—
457–475	463	3	200.00	$200.00	$926	+35.00
505	505	1	172.00	$172.00	$869	—
605	605	1	157.00	$157.00	$950	—
712	712	2	141.00	$141.00	$1,004	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,094	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	190.00	$190.00	$636	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1380	1147	80-85%	20	80.00–94.00	$86.44	$991	+2.84
1135–1335	1245	80-85%	3	70.00–77.00	$73.91	$920	-22.43
1015–1425	1275	80-85%	31	95.00–112.00	$103.15	$1,315	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–855	747	85-90%	6	45.00–62.00	$55.66	$416	—
770–1095	873	85-90%	14	65.00–78.00	$73.17	$639	+0.32
825–1055	945	85-90%	23	80.00–88.00	$83.20	$786	-9.98
905–1000	957	85-90%	5	90.00–95.00	$92.14	$882	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1575	1543	75-80%	2	92.00–93.00	$92.51	$1,427	—
1410–1875	1555	75-80%	8	96.00–108.00	$99.13	$1,541	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1630	1553	2	80.00–100.00	$90.50	$1,405	—
1220–2070	1633	5	110.00–118.00	$115.91	$1,893	—
2270	2270	1	132.00	$132.00	$2,996	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
940–1170	1029	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,196.57
1005–1060	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	900.00–925.00	$916.51
1315	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–945	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–875.00	$839.16

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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
1085–1365	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00–1,675.00	$1,641.79	+416.79
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	+375.00

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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.