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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 26, 2024

507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $301.09/cwt +3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,287/hd at 427 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $294.23/cwt -3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 528 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $274.54/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,288/hd at 469 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 507 543 502
Feeder cattle 412 469 338
Slaughter cattle 83 57 87
Replacement cattle 12 17 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold sharply higher, with very strong demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 1 365.00 $365.00 $894 —
275 fancy 275 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,100 +31.31
315–320 318 2 330.00–335.00 $332.48 $1,057 +7.48
300–340 fancy 324 6 355.00–375.00 $363.92 $1,179 -19.06
378 fancy 378 3 367.50 $367.50 $1,389 +20.41
385 385 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,242 +7.63
410–425 fancy 413 13 320.00–340.00 $336.93 $1,392 +13.60
435–445 441 6 290.00–310.00 $303.29 $1,338 +13.29
465–470 468 6 297.50–305.00 $299.98 $1,404 -0.02
469 fancy 469 5 322.50 $322.50 $1,513 —
505–512 value added 511 5 300.00–315.00 $312.03 $1,594 +8.09
500–547 531 26 287.50–297.50 $290.81 $1,544 +3.07
561–595 573 17 265.00–282.50 $279.23 $1,600 +6.70
631 631 4 267.00 $267.00 $1,685 +7.82
640 640 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,568 -14.18
659–690 664 6 245.00–252.50 $251.20 $1,668 +6.20
710 value added 710 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,793 —
715–738 725 7 234.00–246.00 $239.24 $1,734 +9.24
762–799 793 12 220.00–232.00 $221.92 $1,760 +1.92
960 960 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,920 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 2 265.00–280.00 $272.81 $1,168 —
455–480 468 2 225.00–260.00 $242.97 $1,137 -28.95
590 590 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,416 —
610 610 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,281 —
825 825 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,650 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–561 560 4 260.00–272.50 $269.40 $1,509 —
675 675 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,671 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,524 —
945 945 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,701 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,594 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,800 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–283 fancy 276 4 320.00–335.00 $331.54 $915 -4.36
300–340 322 5 300.00–312.50 $305.62 $984 -4.38
322–343 fancy 337 7 325.00–340.00 $329.09 $1,109 -1.91
355–383 376 8 290.00–310.00 $303.30 $1,140 +2.28
370–385 fancy 380 5 312.00–325.00 $317.35 $1,206 -14.49
403–433 fancy 418 19 300.00–312.50 $308.10 $1,288 +6.17
430–445 442 12 280.00–297.50 $289.98 $1,282 +4.43
450–495 469 21 260.00–280.00 $274.54 $1,288 +1.29
516–537 526 7 250.00–259.00 $256.70 $1,350 +4.04
550 value added 550 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,430 —
550–596 577 15 240.00–255.00 $244.80 $1,412 +0.34
615–645 630 8 220.00–230.00 $223.68 $1,409 -9.81
645 value added 645 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,548 -2.50
682–690 686 4 216.00–220.00 $218.01 $1,496 -5.99
707–730 719 4 200.00–210.00 $205.08 $1,475 -0.74
760 760 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,520 ±0.00
810 810 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,458 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 245.00 $245.00 $821 -25.00
355 355 1 260.00 $260.00 $923 —
480–496 492 6 200.00–230.00 $217.17 $1,068 —
510–520 517 3 220.00–225.00 $221.68 $1,146 -9.55
555 555 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,249 —
770 770 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,309 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 425 4 270.00–277.50 $273.88 $1,164 —
538 538 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,278 —
595 595 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,368 —
683 683 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,400 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 fancy 281 4 375.00–380.00 $376.13 $1,057 -5.95
307–330 fancy 319 8 340.00–365.00 $345.68 $1,103 -11.38
365–395 fancy 385 9 315.00–330.00 $322.87 $1,243 -23.22
400–440 fancy 418 12 315.00–340.00 $323.47 $1,352 -5.57
435–440 437 5 280.00–295.00 $292.01 $1,276 -2.99
450–458 fancy 454 6 307.50–312.50 $309.98 $1,407 +4.00
450–485 466 5 282.50–302.50 $294.35 $1,372 +7.68
505–510 508 2 267.50–285.00 $276.21 $1,403 +11.30
513–538 fancy 518 18 295.00–302.50 $300.37 $1,556 —
565–590 578 5 250.00–255.00 $252.97 $1,462 -5.19
600–637 fancy 612 12 250.00–255.00 $252.49 $1,545 +1.68
670 670 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,474 -2.44
720 720 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,530 +7.50
795 795 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,670 —
870 870 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,610 —
900–930 915 2 155.00–160.00 $157.46 $1,441 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,001 —
405 405 1 220.00 $220.00 $891 —
455 455 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,046 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,251 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1265 1168 80-85% 12 100.00–107.00 $105.41 $1,231 -0.34
950–1425 1240 80-85% 11 124.00–135.00 $127.79 $1,585 +37.49
955–1515 1297 80-85% 21 110.00–118.00 $115.33 $1,496 +0.34
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–955 858 85-90% 3 115.00–135.00 $121.08 $1,039 +27.35
805–1000 906 85-90% 8 82.00–94.00 $87.18 $790 —
840–1080 940 85-90% 5 100.00–108.00 $103.88 $976 +41.68
970 970 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $679 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 75-80% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,842 —
1490–1750 1567 75-80% 5 123.00–144.00 $130.75 $2,049 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665 1665 1 122.00 $122.00 $2,031 —
1060–2405 1731 7 130.00–162.00 $145.62 $2,521 +8.28

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00

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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
905 905 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.