Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $335.79/cwt +16.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 335 lb · 52 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $265.42/cwt +8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,396/hd at 526 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $307.86/cwt -2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,462/hd at 475 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	627	507	502
Feeder cattle	509	412	338
Slaughter cattle	98	83	87
Replacement cattle	20	12	77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290 fancy	278	2	340.00–350.00	$345.23	$960	-54.77
320–347 fancy	337	5	325.00–365.00	$351.02	$1,183	-12.90
367 fancy	367	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,211	-37.50
400–426 fancy	410	10	315.00–335.00	$329.42	$1,351	-7.51
405–440	423	3	290.00–310.00	$298.60	$1,263	-4.69
455–482 fancy	473	24	307.50–315.00	$311.85	$1,475	-10.65
450–497	478	14	290.00–305.00	$301.01	$1,439	+1.03
506–545	515	6	280.00–285.00	$281.30	$1,449	-9.51
535	535	1	256.00	$256.00	$1,370	-34.81
560–576	572	23	275.00–285.00	$282.21	$1,614	+2.98
600–625	613	2	252.50–265.00	$258.88	$1,587	-8.12
656–678	666	11	245.00–257.50	$255.00	$1,698	+3.80
700–745	723	2	230.00–232.50	$231.29	$1,672	-7.95
790	790	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,738	-1.92
817	817	2	221.00	$221.00	$1,806	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,344	—
671	671	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,577	+7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–222 fancy	218	3	335.00–340.00	$336.61	$734	—
215–235	225	2	305.00–320.00	$312.83	$704	—
254–290 fancy	268	9	325.00–345.00	$337.30	$904	+5.76
280–295	288	3	300.00–320.00	$308.18	$888	—
300	300	1	295.00	$295.00	$885	-10.62
330–347 fancy	336	51	320.00–345.00	$336.59	$1,131	+7.50
350–380 fancy	363	16	305.00–320.00	$317.39	$1,152	+0.04
387–395	392	10	285.00–300.00	$291.47	$1,143	-11.83
400–441	426	17	280.00–292.50	$284.60	$1,212	-5.38
400–431 fancy	428	11	302.50–305.00	$302.71	$1,296	-5.39
455 fancy	455	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,297	—
478–490	482	18	255.00–272.50	$265.83	$1,281	-8.71
513–535	519	17	242.50–260.00	$255.85	$1,328	-0.85
531 value added	531	23	272.50	$272.50	$1,447	—
555 value added	555	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,471	+5.00
550–590	573	11	232.50–242.50	$236.78	$1,357	-8.02
600 value added	600	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,440	—
605–635	624	5	222.50–232.50	$228.94	$1,429	+5.26
708 value added	708	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,558	—
730–737	736	6	204.00–217.50	$206.23	$1,518	+1.15
840	840	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,596	+10.00
975	975	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,462	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	225.00	$225.00	$562	—
305–340	323	2	250.00–265.00	$257.91	$833	+12.91
362–395	375	5	250.00–270.00	$258.42	$969	-1.58
435–447	442	4	200.00–252.50	$217.96	$963	—
478	478	4	247.50	$247.50	$1,183	+30.33
500	500	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,150	+8.32
565	565	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,130	-25.00
715	715	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,251	—
765	765	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,377	+10.00
830	830	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,245	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	270.00–275.00	$272.50	$1,199	-1.38
462–485	476	5	250.00–252.50	$251.99	$1,199	—
515–543	533	5	235.00–237.50	$235.97	$1,258	-1.53

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331 fancy	331	5	325.00	$325.00	$1,076	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527	527	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,212	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,714	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275 fancy	261	4	325.00–381.00	$357.46	$933	-18.67
310–330	320	5	305.00–320.00	$317.00	$1,014	—
300–337 fancy	324	9	325.00–380.00	$334.12	$1,083	-11.56
352–385 fancy	365	6	315.00–320.00	$319.18	$1,165	-3.69
360–395	388	12	295.00–312.50	$299.17	$1,161	—
400–430	414	6	285.00–295.00	$291.66	$1,207	-0.35
400–440 fancy	424	11	300.00–310.00	$305.53	$1,295	-17.94
455–460 fancy	457	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,371	-9.98
450–495	470	12	275.00–295.00	$289.30	$1,360	-5.05
500 fancy	500	2	287.50	$287.50	$1,438	-12.87
505–546	529	14	260.00–280.00	$266.41	$1,409	-9.80
560–580	568	4	240.00–257.50	$251.18	$1,427	-1.79
575 fancy	575	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,567	—
615–645	635	5	225.00–242.50	$231.64	$1,471	—
656–675	659	10	227.00–230.00	$227.36	$1,498	+7.36
716–735	721	4	215.00–222.50	$220.59	$1,590	+8.09
770	770	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,578	-5.00
820	820	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,558	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	280.00	$280.00	$812	—
355–390	375	3	220.00–270.00	$247.29	$927	-12.71
400–435	418	2	200.00–265.00	$231.14	$966	+11.14
460	460	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,104	+10.00
528	528	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,220	—
785	785	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,413	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,224	—
485	485	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,310	-5.00
535	535	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,338	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,274	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1014–1165	1046	80-85%	14	95.00–107.50	$105.76	$1,106	—
1035–1330	1178	80-85%	25	110.00–118.00	$112.95	$1,331	+7.54
1010–1415	1222	80-85%	16	120.00–150.00	$131.06	$1,602	+3.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	85-90%	1	90.00	$90.00	$778	-31.08
840–965	918	85-90%	5	112.00–130.00	$120.32	$1,105	+33.14
840–1040	948	85-90%	14	100.00–110.00	$104.69	$992	+0.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1505	1488	75-80%	2	110.00–114.00	$112.02	$1,667	—
1660–1870	1765	75-80%	2	130.00–132.00	$130.94	$2,311	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1685	1441	5	120.00–132.00	$127.01	$1,830	—
1565	1565	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,722	—
1250–2200	1848	6	144.00–165.00	$157.32	$2,907	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1030–1100	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,202.46
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
965–1180	1073	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,155.01
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1045–1420	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,850.00–1,950.00	$1,907.61
1225–1330	1278	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,900.00	$1,717.81

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 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
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	-225.00
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.