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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $250.50/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 420 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $238.15/cwt -0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 521 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $263.54/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 380 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 247 748 401
Feeder cattle 194 671 347
Slaughter cattle 46 65 44
Replacement cattle 7 12 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Good demand even with extreme heat this week. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 275.00 $275.00 $742 -20.00
300–340 320 2 280.00–285.00 $282.34 $903 -2.66
350 350 1 267.50 $267.50 $936 -2.50
400–440 420 4 262.00–270.00 $265.91 $1,117 +10.91
450–495 485 7 256.00–266.00 $263.41 $1,278 -4.49
505–548 538 5 248.00–260.00 $256.37 $1,379 +4.78
570–595 583 4 240.00–254.00 $246.85 $1,439 -0.15
600 value added 600 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,548 +6.07
605–637 625 4 240.00–242.00 $241.02 $1,506 -5.08
685 685 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,576 -10.99
725–749 744 7 230.00–240.00 $238.30 $1,773 +7.30
796 796 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,815 —
860 860 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,228 +9.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 3 251.00 $251.00 $818 +11.86
355–362 360 3 230.00–245.00 $240.06 $864 -14.98
405–430 419 4 230.00–248.00 $240.70 $1,009 +2.51
400–426 fancy 420 12 253.00–254.00 $253.76 $1,066 -2.84
465–492 483 3 240.00–245.00 $241.60 $1,167 +4.26
512 value added 512 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,254 -6.81
525–537 535 5 226.00–232.00 $227.18 $1,215 -6.08
550–557 553 7 221.00–226.00 $223.99 $1,239 -10.75
643 value added 643 10 234.00 $234.00 $1,505 +3.69
655–676 673 6 209.00–225.00 $222.40 $1,497 +8.87
700–735 709 4 183.00–185.00 $184.48 $1,308 -3.96
762 value added 762 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–540 520 2 212.50–214.00 $213.28 $1,109 +14.28
700 700 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,260 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,364 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 265.00 $265.00 $874 —
360–395 380 12 254.00–269.00 $263.54 $1,001 -0.89
425–445 439 4 251.00–263.00 $256.06 $1,124 +12.81
460–475 469 9 230.00–254.00 $248.11 $1,164 +12.11
510–515 512 5 236.00–240.00 $238.39 $1,221 +9.99
555–587 576 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,290 +1.24
600–627 608 11 200.00–216.00 $212.66 $1,293 -0.47
660–666 665 4 204.00–208.00 $207.01 $1,377 +3.40
700 700 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,365 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 240.00 $240.00 $792 -7.50
445 445 1 218.00 $218.00 $970 —
510 510 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,020 —
565 565 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,158 -7.00
640 640 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 230.00 $230.00 $667 —
390 390 1 195.00 $195.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1380 1380 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1410 1278 80-85% 6 105.00–116.00 $109.91 $1,405 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,166 +12.00
1245–1460 1349 80-85% 6 97.00–103.00 $99.90 $1,348 +22.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–970 911 85-90% 7 80.00–87.00 $82.94 $756 —
880–950 920 85-90% 4 90.00–92.00 $91.52 $842 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1690 1528 75-80% 7 108.00–115.00 $110.96 $1,695 —
1490–1615 1553 75-80% 2 95.00–97.00 $96.04 $1,492 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1790 1367 6 106.00–115.00 $111.22 $1,520 —
1345–1785 1622 3 119.00–124.00 $121.55 $1,972 —
1705 1705 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,370 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225–1390 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,475.00 $1,369.60
1305–1345 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,225.00–1,300.00 $1,261.93
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.