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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 13, 2024

383 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $276.55/cwt +16.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 416 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.43/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 568 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $234.28/cwt +9.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,488/hd at 635 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 383 952 370
Feeder cattle 299 835 269
Slaughter cattle 64 87 44
Replacement cattle 20 30 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 fancy 260 1 335.00 $335.00 $871 +1.62
280 280 1 315.00 $315.00 $882 +10.00
330 fancy 330 1 331.00 $331.00 $1,092 +27.84
320–345 333 3 320.00–327.50 $323.43 $1,077 +33.43
365–395 fancy 380 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,216 +14.98
395 395 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,126 -5.57
405–440 417 6 295.00–312.50 $304.87 $1,271 +9.87
402–437 fancy 420 5 302.50–317.50 $313.46 $1,317 +5.96
450 fancy 450 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,359 —
482 482 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,362 -0.58
511–548 526 17 260.00–278.00 $275.01 $1,447 +12.20
637 637 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,573 +12.03
660–665 662 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,582 +10.32
722–740 727 4 224.00–226.00 $225.24 $1,637 +7.87
820 820 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,558 -18.00
995 995 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,642 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,094 —
580 580 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,392 +17.00
690 690 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,525 +5.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,325 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 ±0.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1895 1895 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,274 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 285.00 $285.00 $670 +30.00
285 285 1 278.00 $278.00 $792 +12.30
295 fancy 295 1 300.00 $300.00 $885 —
330–345 335 4 275.00–290.00 $283.68 $950 +24.38
355–395 381 9 270.00–279.00 $276.70 $1,054 +15.85
400–445 416 21 270.00–279.00 $276.55 $1,150 +23.35
450–495 471 18 254.00–274.00 $266.00 $1,253 +20.89
525–540 532 16 239.00–255.00 $249.91 $1,330 +19.05
560–578 568 20 226.00–244.00 $233.43 $1,326 +10.41
600–645 623 9 205.00–225.00 $217.23 $1,353 +4.41
705–725 712 6 180.00–200.00 $191.98 $1,367 +0.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 260.00 $260.00 $559 +27.50
260 260 1 245.00 $245.00 $637 +5.00
356 356 5 240.00 $240.00 $854 —
460 460 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,150 +25.52
530 530 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,206 —
555 555 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–490 478 2 180.00–225.00 $203.09 $971 -4.41
500–530 515 2 185.00–212.50 $199.15 $1,026 —
575 575 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,035 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1675 1508 3 119.00–142.50 $132.32 $1,995 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,352 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–293 fancy 291 4 310.00–335.00 $328.88 $957 —
320 fancy 320 2 305.00 $305.00 $976 +12.27
325–340 333 2 280.00–285.00 $282.56 $941 -1.07
360 fancy 360 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,152 +30.00
400–445 422 7 280.00–297.50 $288.29 $1,217 +19.94
460–485 465 9 272.50–285.00 $280.78 $1,306 +18.45
515–545 527 15 247.50–263.00 $260.40 $1,372 +16.87
560–581 574 11 243.00–252.50 $245.80 $1,411 +7.49
600–644 633 15 228.00–240.00 $231.64 $1,466 +7.02
646 fancy 646 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,599 —
682 682 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,487 +8.07
700 700 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,400 -8.25
955 955 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,432 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 195.00 $195.00 $848 —
460 460 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,035 —
560 560 1 170.00 $170.00 $952 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 247.50–250.00 $248.75 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1320 1320 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 -100.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1190 1140 80-85% 2 80.00–84.00 $81.91 $934 —
950–1385 1156 80-85% 11 100.00–116.00 $107.50 $1,243 +40.03
1045–1435 1259 80-85% 14 85.00–98.00 $91.28 $1,149 -11.17
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1575 1538 75-80% 3 93.00–99.00 $95.38 $1,467 +16.38
1385–1805 1626 75-80% 10 102.00–122.50 $111.07 $1,806 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–880 813 85-90% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.29 $425 —
765–1010 879 85-90% 4 76.00–84.00 $80.60 $708 —
1080 1080 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $756 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1775 1433 4 104.00–114.00 $109.00 $1,562 —
1860 1860 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,786 —
2020 2020 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,424 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
810–1085 948 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,250.00 $1,217.94
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1095–1355 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 975.00–1,300.00 $1,154.74
1220–1805 1513 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,800.00 $1,598.35

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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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
1260–1325 1293 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,650.00–1,750.00 $1,701.26 —
1475–1625 1575 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,700.00–1,875.00 $1,820.37 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 115.50 $115.50 $895 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,040 —

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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.