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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 18, 2023

822 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.50/cwt +31.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,422/hd at 628 lb · 80 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $229.31/cwt +11.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 523 lb · 67 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.31/cwt +30.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,596/hd at 616 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 822 541 909
Feeder cattle 743 413 802
Slaughter cattle 49 102 67
Replacement cattle 30 26 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 fancy 270 1 305.00 $305.00 $824 —
280 280 4 270.00–275.00 $271.25 $760 —
325 fancy 325 1 280.00 $280.00 $910 -25.00
327 327 2 250.00 $250.00 $818 -25.00
360–390 379 5 267.50–272.50 $269.05 $1,020 +24.26
415–445 fancy 428 7 267.00–283.00 $276.76 $1,185 —
445 445 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,068 —
455–490 fancy 472 14 263.00–280.00 $271.46 $1,281 +10.46
477 477 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,145 -6.19
500–548 value added 526 26 260.00–274.00 $266.24 $1,400 +13.33
510–545 536 14 235.00–257.50 $251.21 $1,346 +17.66
556–575 value added 561 4 259.00–260.00 $259.26 $1,454 +15.26
550–583 573 9 245.00–252.00 $250.60 $1,436 +20.04
608–636 value added 615 53 253.00–263.00 $260.39 $1,601 +18.95
622–635 626 3 231.00–245.00 $240.27 $1,504 +19.11
652–666 value added 659 25 252.00–259.00 $255.68 $1,685 —
656–685 664 10 236.00–244.00 $241.97 $1,607 +21.64
725 725 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,573 +1.00
703–745 value added 730 37 233.00–239.00 $235.36 $1,718 —
769 value added 769 11 233.00 $233.00 $1,792 —
980 980 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,421 -19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 2 245.00 $245.00 $789 —
500 500 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,135 +29.55
775 775 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,472 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 220.00 $220.00 $748 —
505 505 1 195.00 $195.00 $985 +21.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 252.50–265.00 $258.75 $621 +21.03
255 fancy 255 1 280.00 $280.00 $714 —
275 275 1 262.50 $262.50 $722 +31.36
310–347 326 5 237.50–242.50 $238.47 $777 +3.51
340 fancy 340 1 260.00 $260.00 $884 —
350–385 374 8 232.50–250.00 $243.04 $909 +4.86
400–432 424 19 227.50–247.00 $238.27 $1,010 +14.38
448 fancy 448 5 251.00 $251.00 $1,124 +12.24
455–491 fancy 473 14 246.00–250.00 $247.75 $1,172 —
450–496 476 16 218.50–241.00 $235.62 $1,122 +13.22
501–547 value added 521 49 230.00–242.00 $234.58 $1,222 —
510–546 528 18 211.00–221.00 $214.97 $1,135 -2.70
558–591 value added 574 22 232.00–237.00 $234.14 $1,344 —
575–578 577 4 209.00–212.50 $209.87 $1,211 +1.33
620–627 621 13 194.00–209.00 $204.21 $1,268 +9.26
611–642 value added 629 67 223.00–234.00 $230.82 $1,452 —
650–683 value added 659 43 218.00–227.00 $224.44 $1,479 —
665–699 692 7 189.00–193.00 $190.27 $1,317 +0.74
702–727 value added 705 40 215.00–221.00 $220.38 $1,554 —
710–745 733 4 180.00–190.00 $183.42 $1,344 +1.27
750–785 765 5 170.00–185.00 $181.53 $1,389 +13.09
830–845 838 2 156.00–176.00 $166.09 $1,392 -8.91
860–890 881 7 161.00–177.50 $167.91 $1,479 +4.91
900 900 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,431 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 2 230.00 $230.00 $557 —
445 445 1 215.00 $215.00 $957 +11.69
450–490 472 5 205.00–215.00 $209.58 $989 +9.58
525 525 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,087 +12.65
592 592 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,178 —
620 620 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,116 +1.67
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1110 994 4 108.00–123.00 $115.96 $1,153 —
1065 1065 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,395 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 204.00 $204.00 $867 +14.00
490 490 1 195.00 $195.00 $956 +35.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 260.00 $260.00 $715 +16.33
273–295 fancy 279 4 280.00–282.50 $281.84 $786 —
330 330 1 260.00 $260.00 $858 +3.28
350–380 370 5 250.00–270.00 $257.03 $951 +2.22
366–385 fancy 373 8 272.00–277.50 $274.13 $1,023 +4.95
400–435 418 7 245.00–262.50 $256.35 $1,072 +14.04
450–492 479 13 247.50–259.00 $254.23 $1,218 +13.49
500–525 fancy 509 11 252.50–257.50 $254.99 $1,298 —
525–545 531 5 217.50–240.00 $234.48 $1,245 +2.27
550 fancy 550 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,364 —
555–580 568 4 235.00–240.00 $237.44 $1,349 +20.58
610 fancy 610 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,391 +9.00
610–645 625 5 202.00–223.00 $214.82 $1,343 +9.30
673–675 673 5 212.50–218.00 $216.90 $1,460 +11.25
705–735 720 2 191.00–194.00 $192.53 $1,386 +5.24
765–790 782 3 179.00–190.00 $182.59 $1,428 -0.41
800 800 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,520 +4.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1315–1420 1368 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,825.00–2,000.00 $1,915.86 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 180.00 $180.00 $783 —
600 600 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,005 +10.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,000 -1.65

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–875 780 85-90% 4 50.00–68.00 $61.90 $483 —
910 910 85-90% 1 94.00 $94.00 $855 +10.80
790–1015 923 85-90% 6 80.00–85.00 $83.15 $767 -0.05
875–1085 1002 85-90% 15 70.00–79.00 $75.01 $752 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 2 73.00–75.00 $74.00 $836 -12.44
1050–1365 1178 80-85% 7 83.00–94.00 $88.90 $1,047 —
1020–1370 1216 80-85% 14 95.00–113.00 $99.09 $1,205 +25.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,372 —
1435–1760 1569 75-80% 9 95.00–120.00 $103.28 $1,620 +4.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,192 —
1635–2035 1796 8 108.00–124.00 $117.29 $2,107 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1050–1075 1063 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 975.00–1,025.00 $999.71
830–1500 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 975.00–1,375.00 $1,130.70
1180–1215 1198 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,101.46
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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
950–1010 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,500.00 $1,294.01 —
920–1280 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00–1,350.00 $1,308.18 —

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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.