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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 1, 2023

424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.52/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,477/hd at 622 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $238.13/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 425 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.39/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 470 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 424 384 316
Feeder cattle 300 259 225
Slaughter cattle 93 77 69
Replacement cattle 31 48 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 230.00 $230.00 $575 —
300–346 fancy 338 6 279.00–280.00 $279.15 $944 —
340 340 1 237.50 $237.50 $808 -32.50
350–378 fancy 370 7 270.00–295.00 $273.96 $1,014 —
415–447 430 7 242.00–262.50 $253.02 $1,088 -7.98
455–490 466 4 240.00–250.00 $246.76 $1,150 -16.24
520–545 540 10 236.00–244.00 $242.53 $1,310 -4.67
550–555 554 4 230.00–247.00 $241.28 $1,337 +7.20
620 value added 620 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,556 —
612–633 622 24 230.00–240.00 $236.96 $1,474 -1.13
690 690 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,539 -14.00
772–776 775 12 225.00–227.00 $226.34 $1,754 +0.34
850 850 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,828 +20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 175.00 $175.00 $962 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 268 4 250.00–256.00 $254.46 $682 +11.26
300–345 320 11 230.00–252.50 $245.00 $784 +11.54
360–375 367 4 234.00–247.00 $242.81 $891 -7.22
415–445 425 18 224.00–247.00 $238.13 $1,012 +0.58
455–486 470 12 220.00–241.00 $231.39 $1,088 -1.14
500–530 518 11 224.00–234.00 $227.27 $1,177 +9.82
552–570 563 5 200.00–220.00 $211.63 $1,191 -2.67
606–643 621 10 205.00–225.00 $216.52 $1,345 -1.48
665–675 670 2 184.00–190.00 $187.02 $1,253 -12.98
710–747 735 3 170.00–180.00 $173.22 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 211.00 $211.00 $897 —
510–515 512 3 192.00–200.00 $197.32 $1,010 —
560 560 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,064 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 207.50 $207.50 $654 —
600 600 1 165.00 $165.00 $990 +5.00
758–785 765 4 133.00–140.00 $134.80 $1,031 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 1 105.00 $105.00 $992 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 237.50 $237.50 $701 -32.50
320 320 1 250.00 $250.00 $800 +6.00
355 fancy 355 1 271.00 $271.00 $962 +4.49
360–372 365 7 240.00–262.50 $254.31 $928 +7.19
425–433 430 7 240.00–257.50 $252.24 $1,085 -1.58
455–472 461 6 247.00–256.00 $249.80 $1,152 -2.04
502–540 521 8 220.00–241.00 $229.27 $1,194 -4.43
555–590 577 5 210.00–230.00 $216.07 $1,247 —
645 645 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,226 —
680 680 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,360 -5.42
751 751 5 193.00 $193.00 $1,449 +8.00
805 805 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,489 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 237.00–237.50 $237.26 $902 —
400–432 421 3 226.00–231.00 $227.58 $958 +7.58
515–540 527 5 200.00–210.00 $204.92 $1,080 -0.08
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 195.00 $195.00 $478 -15.00
360–380 370 2 210.00–223.00 $216.32 $800 —
475 475 1 205.00 $205.00 $974 +25.00
520 520 1 185.00 $185.00 $962 —
625 625 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,094 —
880 880 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,223 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 480 2 150.00–160.00 $154.84 $743 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1335 1141 80-85% 35 80.00–94.00 $87.43 $998 —
1045–1370 1241 80-85% 13 95.00–112.00 $101.43 $1,259 +0.78
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $365 —
750–965 855 85-90% 11 70.00–79.00 $73.27 $626 -1.78
815–1015 942 85-90% 7 90.00–95.00 $91.75 $864 +9.35
755–1045 961 85-90% 23 80.00–88.00 $84.62 $813 -9.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1555 1478 75-80% 4 100.00–106.00 $102.47 $1,515 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1645 1273 3 100.00–104.00 $101.72 $1,295 —
1415–1650 1558 5 114.00–125.00 $118.70 $1,849 —
1150–1920 1635 3 128.00–130.00 $129.22 $2,113 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1100–1155 1128 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,500.00 $1,448.78
870–1342 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,175.00–1,500.00 $1,333.68
1055–1275 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,375.00 $1,239.16
1140–1380 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,425.00–1,475.00 $1,447.62
1265–1320 1293 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,551.06

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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
1085–1115 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00–1,825.00 $1,660.28 +285.28
1130–1345 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,225.00–1,600.00 $1,449.55 -436.33
1340–1600 1470 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00–1,875.00 $1,704.08 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 105.00 $105.00 $430 —
485 485 1 90.00 $90.00 $436 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–525 515 2 115.00 $115.00 $592 —
550 550 1 113.00 $113.00 $622 —
610 610 1 112.00 $112.00 $683 —

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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.