Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 2, 2024

242 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.60/cwt +26.29 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 377 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $208.21/cwt +16.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,201/hd at 577 lb · 11 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $248.06/cwt +20.45 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 318 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	242	314	394
Feeder cattle	167	187	288
Slaughter cattle	55	97	50
Replacement cattle	20	30	56

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison this week due to Holiday break.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262 fancy	262	2	302.00	$302.00	$791	—
312 fancy	312	2	311.00	$311.00	$970	—
320	320	1	286.00	$286.00	$915	+10.16
391	391	6	271.00	$271.00	$1,060	+4.40
457–480	465	3	242.50–256.00	$251.35	$1,169	+11.35
575–590	586	5	229.00–235.00	$230.81	$1,353	—
705–745	731	4	200.00–218.00	$211.37	$1,545	+11.37
760	760	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,558	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,127	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–237	233	6	264.00–265.00	$264.15	$615	+19.15
270–280	278	5	245.00–252.00	$250.64	$697	+20.96
305–330	318	11	235.00–259.00	$248.06	$789	+20.45
355–392	377	16	239.00–250.00	$243.60	$918	+26.29
410–415	413	2	217.00–220.00	$218.51	$902	-0.59
460–485	474	8	210.00–219.00	$215.12	$1,020	-3.50
502–542	525	9	209.00–217.00	$212.48	$1,116	+9.92
550–590	564	9	193.00–206.00	$200.70	$1,132	-0.52
615–630	623	2	194.00–195.00	$194.51	$1,212	-0.30
650–695	674	9	180.00–190.00	$186.25	$1,255	—
735	735	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,330	+10.51
815	815	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,451	+27.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	220.00	$220.00	$792	—
615	615	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,052	+3.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–835	783	2	112.50–130.00	$121.84	$954	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	140.00	$140.00	$742	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	175.00	$175.00	$691	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	270.00–275.00	$272.34	$757	+19.70
350–392	372	6	257.00–271.00	$262.81	$978	+12.81
440–445	443	3	240.00–244.00	$242.68	$1,075	+5.82
455–480	463	5	232.00–240.00	$234.97	$1,088	+13.36
535–546	541	6	202.50–221.00	$215.58	$1,166	-1.46
550–590	577	11	195.00–212.50	$208.21	$1,201	+16.14
605–645	632	3	191.00–193.00	$192.36	$1,216	+1.13
656	656	4	197.00	$197.00	$1,292	+7.00
700–725	717	3	185.00–189.00	$187.31	$1,343	+17.31
935	935	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,309	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	207.50	$207.50	$436	—
305	305	1	200.00	$200.00	$610	—
427–440	431	3	200.00–205.00	$201.70	$869	—
625	625	1	150.00	$150.00	$938	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	220.00	$220.00	$803	—
450	450	1	217.50	$217.50	$979	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1325	1193	80-85%	11	80.00–85.00	$82.18	$980	-2.14
985–1390	1211	80-85%	7	90.00–121.00	$98.33	$1,191	—
1100–1400	1217	80-85%	5	70.00–77.00	$74.55	$907	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1585	1506	75-80%	6	84.00–91.00	$87.52	$1,318	—
1545	1545	75-80%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,545	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$425	—
870	870	85-90%	1	90.00	$90.00	$783	—
985–1065	1022	85-90%	3	70.00–75.00	$73.39	$750	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–2070	1702	3	88.00–92.00	$90.17	$1,535	—
1615–2055	1812	5	105.00–117.00	$112.28	$2,035	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1100–1370	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	975.00	$975.00
1125–1360	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	925.00–1,075.00	$966.13
1050–1425	1266	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,125.00–1,400.00	$1,293.68
1420	1420	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	890.00	$890.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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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
1175–1250	1213	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,625.00–1,650.00	$1,637.89	—
1280	1280	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	121.00	$121.00	$768	—
685	685	2	121.00	$121.00	$829	—

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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.