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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 14, 2023

727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $212.90/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 529 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.05/cwt +5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 462 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.36/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 571 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 727 917 762
Feeder cattle 555 674 539
Slaughter cattle 124 184 152
Replacement cattle 48 59 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold steady, steers over 600lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter classes 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
235 235 1 280.00 $280.00 $658 -6.18
260–275 268 2 275.00–282.50 $278.86 $747 +0.58
270–285 fancy 275 3 292.50–300.00 $297.41 $818 +4.91
305 fancy 305 6 294.00 $294.00 $897 —
300–345 324 7 265.00–287.50 $279.56 $906 -1.15
350–390 377 19 254.00–275.00 $266.49 $1,005 -11.91
402–445 425 14 244.00–254.00 $249.74 $1,061 -5.14
452–493 468 12 234.00–259.00 $252.79 $1,183 +0.81
502 value added 502 7 264.00 $264.00 $1,325 —
500–541 524 12 239.00–249.00 $244.10 $1,279 +2.94
550–590 566 11 224.00–243.00 $235.22 $1,331 -10.78
625–645 638 3 215.00–221.00 $216.96 $1,384 -9.11
665–690 677 6 215.00–220.00 $217.65 $1,473 -10.69
740 740 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,610 ±0.00
900 900 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 244.00 $244.00 $830 -1.77
360 360 1 247.50 $247.50 $891 +5.50
490 490 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,122 -6.00
545 545 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,213 +3.50
640 640 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,318 -0.58
696 696 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,427 —
880 880 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,329 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 150.00 $150.00 $412 -80.00
395 395 1 215.00 $215.00 $849 —
427–435 430 3 217.50–220.00 $219.16 $942 +2.90
480 480 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,056 +26.66
542 542 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,152 +20.50
602 602 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,126 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,093 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 250.00 $250.00 $550 +16.12
260 260 1 220.00 $220.00 $572 -6.73
305–343 329 9 212.50–230.00 $220.80 $726 -8.39
350–398 375 19 211.00–232.00 $224.75 $843 -0.25
407–449 431 22 212.50–232.00 $225.87 $973 +6.68
450–488 462 31 211.00–230.00 $222.05 $1,026 +5.78
505–548 529 43 205.00–221.00 $212.90 $1,126 -2.52
550–590 571 28 190.00–210.00 $201.36 $1,150 -4.60
600–640 613 15 180.00–194.00 $187.26 $1,148 -7.03
660–665 662 3 174.00–177.00 $175.99 $1,165 -14.47
705 705 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,206 -4.56
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 200.00 $200.00 $420 —
255 255 1 155.00 $155.00 $395 -34.54
340 340 1 185.00 $185.00 $629 +24.00
430 430 1 191.00 $191.00 $821 +12.48
460–495 469 8 183.00–195.00 $187.71 $880 +19.10
515–545 525 3 185.00–190.00 $186.73 $980 —
550–575 566 5 177.50–183.00 $179.59 $1,016 -0.41
610 610 1 161.00 $161.00 $982 +20.00
695 695 1 130.00 $130.00 $904 -25.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272–275 273 3 207.50–210.00 $209.16 $571 —
300–307 305 3 200.00 $200.00 $610 -7.88
415–435 427 3 203.00–208.00 $206.04 $880 +0.33
455–497 479 4 200.00–208.00 $204.87 $981 +7.43
505–535 526 6 195.00–199.00 $197.68 $1,040 -1.78
555–595 575 2 185.00–188.00 $186.45 $1,072 -4.38

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 fancy 235 3 267.50–270.00 $268.30 $631 —
245 245 2 235.00 $235.00 $576 —
285 fancy 285 1 275.00 $275.00 $784 +4.00
290 290 1 250.00 $250.00 $725 +13.82
305–335 323 3 239.00–260.00 $251.70 $813 +11.67
350–395 378 6 239.00–260.00 $249.89 $945 +6.73
375–380 fancy 378 2 262.50–265.00 $263.74 $997 +2.74
405 fancy 405 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,073 +5.35
410–445 428 8 237.50–252.50 $242.73 $1,039 +3.16
450–495 473 23 220.00–239.00 $226.05 $1,069 -0.12
500–545 522 25 210.00–230.00 $218.84 $1,142 -7.15
550–585 575 12 199.00–217.00 $209.93 $1,207 -8.97
607–645 630 7 182.50–199.00 $187.40 $1,181 -21.66
650–677 666 12 174.00–195.00 $182.49 $1,215 -9.45
717–730 720 5 175.00–184.00 $182.17 $1,312 -5.86
755–785 771 4 170.00–177.50 $171.84 $1,325 -7.16
825–830 828 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,242 -18.00
915 915 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 225.00 $225.00 $810 —
470 470 1 211.00 $211.00 $992 -2.18
505 505 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,030 -1.97
645 645 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,090 -22.75
670–688 682 7 160.00–162.50 $160.35 $1,094 -19.65
785 785 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 200.00 $200.00 $580 ±0.00
310 310 1 215.00 $215.00 $666 +3.94
710 710 2 137.50 $137.50 $976 —
755 755 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,000 —
873 873 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,213 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,056 —
842 842 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,179 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1415 1174 80-85% 13 70.00–78.00 $74.85 $879 -1.52
995–1415 1203 80-85% 26 80.00–87.00 $82.41 $991 +17.41
1205 1205 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $783 ±0.00
1200–1410 1295 80-85% 20 90.00–102.00 $93.78 $1,214 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–1135 844 85-90% 5 40.00–54.00 $48.55 $410 —
700–980 880 85-90% 3 62.00–68.00 $65.30 $575 +2.47
820–1005 921 85-90% 8 80.00–90.00 $82.59 $761 +8.12
735–1050 955 85-90% 12 70.00–77.00 $73.45 $701 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,220 —
1630–1710 1675 75-80% 3 86.00–92.00 $89.31 $1,496 —
1725 1725 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,725 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1610 1368 8 90.00–104.00 $98.10 $1,342 —
1425–2205 1723 9 106.00–117.00 $111.37 $1,919 —
2025 2025 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,511 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
672–800 716 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 600.00–750.00 $641.90

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–935 903 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–975.00 $910.25
870–1125 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 975.00–1,375.00 $1,157.31
985–1190 1102 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00–1,225.00 $1,098.34
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
1000–1585 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,075.00–1,475.00 $1,246.72
1090–1425 1253 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 925.00–1,275.00 $1,107.31
1220–1340 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,325.00–1,400.00 $1,374.00
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1565 1565 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,380.00 $1,380.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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
1060–1145 1103 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,300.00 $1,183.16 —
1240–1455 1348 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,525.00 $1,421.47 —
1410 1410 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1415–1720 1580 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00–1,625.00 $1,509.84 —
1675 1675 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 3 122.50 $122.50 $516 —

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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.