Cattle Market Pulse

Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 5, 2023

630 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Livingston Co. Livestock Market report →

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $205.67/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 526 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $217.40/cwt -7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 482 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $208.27/cwt -4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 427 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 630 920 542
Feeder cattle 369 667 358
Slaughter cattle 166 199 79
Replacement cattle 95 54 105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 280.00 $280.00 $798 —
300–345 317 3 250.00–268.00 $258.15 $818 -14.83
355–358 357 4 250.00–265.00 $253.73 $906 -0.52
403 403 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,008 +4.02
460–480 464 12 230.00–249.00 $241.55 $1,121 -6.47
516–525 518 4 225.00–235.00 $232.47 $1,204 -0.26
557–580 570 13 222.00–234.00 $227.93 $1,299 +2.57
600–642 628 9 215.00–224.00 $218.07 $1,369 +2.01
667–685 676 4 205.00–210.00 $207.47 $1,402 +4.30
850 850 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,509 -3.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 180.00 $180.00 $486 —
380 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 —
570 570 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,094 +42.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 201.00 $201.00 $884 —
505 505 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,015 -14.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 230.00 $230.00 $610 ±0.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,115 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 225.00 $225.00 $495 +5.00
290–295 291 5 218.00–220.00 $218.41 $636 -21.42
310–334 327 14 215.00–229.00 $224.48 $734 +7.27
380–395 388 2 210.00–211.00 $210.51 $817 -7.43
405–446 427 21 204.00–213.00 $208.27 $889 -2.02
470 fancy 470 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,062 —
467–495 474 19 201.00–215.00 $212.37 $1,007 -4.41
505–546 526 24 195.00–210.00 $205.67 $1,082 +4.73
553–593 580 21 184.00–205.00 $191.17 $1,109 -0.74
605–635 619 20 181.00–195.00 $185.71 $1,150 +2.10
650–672 665 9 172.50–185.00 $180.25 $1,199 +5.08
720 720 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,087 -25.00
770 770 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,340 +9.02
820 820 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,099 -7.75
1025 1025 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,240 —
1070 1070 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,209 -9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 200.00 $200.00 $450 —
335 335 1 200.00 $200.00 $670 —
415–440 429 4 180.00–196.00 $188.05 $807 +3.05
490–492 491 3 184.00–188.00 $185.33 $910 -3.26
647 647 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,035 +3.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 180.00 $180.00 $540 +14.55
395 395 1 180.00 $180.00 $711 +17.66
405 405 1 165.00 $165.00 $668 -3.15
455–475 463 3 132.50–165.00 $148.98 $690 -4.44
530 530 1 159.00 $159.00 $843 +2.00
575 575 2 145.00 $145.00 $834 —
760 760 1 114.00 $114.00 $866 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,195 —
825–1030 913 5 106.00–125.00 $115.04 $1,050 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 170.00 $170.00 $598 —
485 485 1 190.00 $190.00 $922 +60.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 215 2 250.00–252.50 $251.31 $540 -11.19
305–345 325 2 230.00–242.50 $235.87 $767 -9.13
360–395 373 8 225.00–248.00 $241.21 $900 +5.51
415–445 424 8 213.00–234.00 $224.96 $954 -3.65
455–495 482 21 210.00–227.00 $217.40 $1,048 -7.84
500–545 526 11 203.00–222.00 $212.43 $1,117 -7.10
550–553 552 6 200.00–209.00 $205.17 $1,133 +2.07
625–633 632 6 184.00–185.00 $184.84 $1,168 -6.94
652–655 653 3 174.00–176.00 $175.33 $1,145 -5.76
710 fancy 710 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,384 —
710–745 730 9 170.00–180.00 $177.94 $1,299 +1.48
750–755 753 3 160.00–172.00 $168.02 $1,265 —
815–830 820 3 135.00–150.00 $140.06 $1,148 -17.44
965 965 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 317 3 185.00–195.00 $188.37 $597 +38.37
365–396 388 4 180.00–195.00 $183.53 $712 +2.35
410–445 428 2 180.00–187.00 $183.64 $786 +58.64
495 495 1 182.00 $182.00 $901 +37.87
505 505 1 165.00 $165.00 $833 +35.00
575 575 1 147.00 $147.00 $845 -3.00
717 717 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,004 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 221.00 $221.00 $641 —
375–390 383 2 205.00–220.00 $212.65 $814 —
525 525 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,013 -7.00
552–565 556 4 183.00–187.50 $185.49 $1,031 +1.13
695 695 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1600 1600 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1430 1202 80-85% 25 80.00–88.00 $82.66 $994 -0.43
1045–1410 1211 80-85% 14 70.00–79.00 $74.71 $905 -8.38
1050–1315 1212 80-85% 18 90.00–100.00 $93.42 $1,132 +10.33
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1035 897 85-90% 8 60.00–68.00 $62.60 $562 +7.60
835–1030 923 85-90% 4 50.00–56.00 $51.36 $474 -12.34
845–1025 929 85-90% 6 80.00–89.00 $82.55 $767 +18.85
740–1095 947 85-90% 23 70.00–79.00 $73.49 $696 +9.79
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,140 —
1470–1820 1597 75-80% 10 80.00–86.00 $82.66 $1,320 -0.96
1500–1710 1602 75-80% 3 90.00 $90.00 $1,442 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1595 1438 6 90.00–95.00 $93.52 $1,345 —
1420–2070 1691 8 100.00–116.00 $108.52 $1,835 —
2000 2000 1 123.00 $123.00 $2,460 +1.00

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–925 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 625.00–725.00 $679.41
870 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–1120 963 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 900.00–1,025.00 $964.88
925–1120 1033 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00–950.00 $878.15
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00
902–1360 1076 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,050.00–1,250.00 $1,150.28
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1180 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1040–1340 1216 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 850.00–1,150.00 $1,079.35
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1256 1256 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,175.00 $1,175.00
1266 1266 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,150.00 $1,150.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1275 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,700.00 $1,422.47 —
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1215–1585 1364 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 14 1,100.00–1,525.00 $1,398.62 —
1491–1546 1512 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,525.00–1,650.00 $1,572.94 —

↑ Back to top

Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.