Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 26, 2023

581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $229.49/cwt -16.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 481 lb · 43 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.33/cwt -0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,224/hd at 474 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $238.22/cwt -15.80 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 414 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	581	581	840
Feeder cattle	469	492	600
Slaughter cattle	90	77	157
Replacement cattle	22	12	83

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady, steers 500lbs and over 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	280.00	$280.00	$658	+17.00
255–275	266	6	265.00–275.00	$271.73	$723	+12.73
300–310	303	4	260.00–270.00	$267.44	$810	-0.59
350–380	363	10	262.50–271.00	$266.31	$967	+0.91
410 fancy	410	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,128	±0.00
400–433	416	11	259.00–271.00	$267.32	$1,112	+2.91
451–497	474	33	250.00–265.00	$258.33	$1,224	-0.45
500–540	512	16	239.00–258.00	$248.91	$1,274	-2.95
513 value added	513	7	261.00	$261.00	$1,339	-2.00
555 value added	555	3	259.00	$259.00	$1,437	—
550–595	578	26	237.00–253.00	$244.62	$1,414	-9.92
600–610	608	5	227.00–249.00	$243.01	$1,478	-8.36
655–660	658	2	224.00–230.00	$226.99	$1,494	-13.67
660 value added	660	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,634	—
750–760	755	6	220.00–234.00	$227.71	$1,719	+15.71
858	858	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,888	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	363	3	242.50–250.00	$244.91	$889	+3.91
420–430	425	2	247.50–251.00	$249.27	$1,059	+4.27
455–485	467	8	230.00–244.00	$237.22	$1,108	-1.11
560–585	567	4	224.00–230.00	$228.52	$1,296	—
705	705	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,340	—
780	780	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,404	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	225.00	$225.00	$574	—
370	370	1	190.00	$190.00	$703	-27.50
450–470	457	3	187.00–200.00	$191.46	$875	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	205.00	$205.00	$902	—
480	480	1	182.50	$182.50	$876	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,446	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	235.00	$235.00	$540	-40.10
310–345	328	2	237.50–249.00	$243.56	$799	-17.62
361–398	383	25	240.00–258.00	$251.02	$961	-5.19
402–442	414	29	229.00–247.50	$238.22	$986	-15.80
455–498	481	43	220.00–238.00	$229.49	$1,104	-16.42
505–548	518	21	212.50–233.00	$225.91	$1,170	-6.53
550–593	567	28	209.00–221.00	$214.51	$1,216	-12.47
606–635	618	5	214.00–223.00	$219.30	$1,355	+3.27
711–725	715	4	191.00–206.00	$202.19	$1,446	-4.22
770	770	2	170.00–179.00	$174.50	$1,344	-17.50
800–805	803	2	172.00–176.00	$173.99	$1,397	-12.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	220.00	$220.00	$612	-30.50
305–335	317	3	220.00–230.00	$223.58	$709	-8.72
355–387	376	5	220.00–237.00	$228.57	$859	+3.57
405–425	415	2	217.50–220.00	$218.72	$908	-10.56
470	470	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,015	-5.70
540	540	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,145	-1.25
585	585	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,141	-12.50
605–645	627	5	190.00–197.00	$194.17	$1,217	+7.17

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	279	4	200.00–210.00	$205.65	$574	+20.65
300–325	315	3	206.00–213.00	$209.64	$660	—
410–425	418	2	210.00	$210.00	$878	—
460	460	1	200.00	$200.00	$920	+2.08

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1075	908	3	120.00–151.00	$138.49	$1,257	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	2	255.00–265.00	$259.78	$585	-5.22
265–290	284	4	265.00–267.00	$266.53	$757	-22.75
320–325	322	3	257.50–261.00	$258.68	$833	-13.70
350–370	361	6	250.00–267.00	$259.93	$938	-11.76
465–480	475	7	230.00–243.00	$235.16	$1,117	-18.75
510–545	525	8	223.00–234.00	$231.07	$1,213	-1.53
560–580	567	5	215.00–219.00	$217.60	$1,234	-10.12
605–648	632	11	204.00–217.50	$209.17	$1,322	-13.33
650–655	653	2	186.00–206.00	$195.96	$1,280	-9.34
725–742	737	4	186.00–191.00	$187.23	$1,380	-5.77
765	765	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,377	—
955	955	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,432	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,088	-15.50
500–525	517	6	210.00–215.00	$212.03	$1,096	—
615	615	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,119	—
680	680	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,224	—
785	785	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,334	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	210.00	$210.00	$819	-12.50
480	480	1	190.00	$190.00	$912	—
690	690	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,138	—
890	890	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,202	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1515	1515	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1175	1158	80-85%	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,158	-8.44
1060–1405	1181	80-85%	24	85.00–95.00	$89.85	$1,061	-18.59
1075–1425	1198	80-85%	8	80.00–84.00	$81.21	$973	-27.23
1340	1340	80-85%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,005	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–1015	825	85-90%	4	60.00–67.50	$64.20	$530	—
880–1120	976	85-90%	7	70.00–79.00	$75.32	$735	-18.83
840–1075	986	85-90%	13	80.00–88.00	$82.71	$816	-11.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	75-80%	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,505	—
1445–1765	1605	75-80%	2	82.00–86.00	$84.20	$1,351	+0.20
1630	1630	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,467	+6.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1930	1586	5	90.00–114.00	$105.83	$1,678	—
1680–1685	1683	2	122.00–124.00	$123.00	$2,070	+9.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
990–1270	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	975.00–1,100.00	$1,022.25
1040–1310	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,289.36
1070–1340	1191	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,050.00–1,475.00	$1,193.05

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
1585	1585	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	107.50	$107.50	$500	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	115.00	$115.00	$305	—
335	335	1	125.00	$125.00	$419	—
395	395	1	132.50	$132.50	$523	—
615	615	1	102.50	$102.50	$630	—

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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.