Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 4, 2024

452 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $260.94/cwt -11.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,396/hd at 535 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $300.38/cwt -1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 515 lb · 19 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $261.77/cwt +8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,762/hd at 673 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	452	399	470
Feeder cattle	360	206	363
Slaughter cattle	50	44	84
Replacement cattle	42	149	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 higher. Strong demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
236	236	5	335.00	$335.00	$791	—
287	287	7	350.00	$350.00	$1,004	—
325 fancy	325	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,170	—
300–340	333	6	340.00–342.50	$342.13	$1,139	+0.25
365	365	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,132	—
370 fancy	370	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,276	—
400–409 fancy	408	6	332.50–337.50	$336.68	$1,374	—
405–410	408	3	305.00–322.50	$316.71	$1,292	+5.15
451–495	463	10	302.50–325.00	$316.30	$1,464	—
500–535	511	11	287.50–300.00	$289.75	$1,481	-0.25
521 value added	521	8	315.00	$315.00	$1,641	+1.00
558–590	568	8	280.00–292.50	$286.78	$1,629	-1.11
600–618	614	17	272.50–282.50	$281.93	$1,731	+10.21
660–693	673	18	255.00–265.00	$261.77	$1,762	+8.69
755–780	768	2	230.00–240.00	$234.92	$1,804	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,018	—
490	490	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,102	—
655–665	660	2	225.00–227.50	$226.24	$1,493	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
643	643	3	257.50	$257.50	$1,656	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,673	—
770	770	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,732	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	2	290.00–310.00	$300.89	$677	—
264–267 fancy	265	8	330.00–340.00	$337.48	$894	-12.52
255–285	270	2	295.00–305.00	$299.72	$809	-25.28
315–335	318	6	290.00–305.00	$302.37	$962	—
361–393	376	8	292.50–312.50	$303.06	$1,140	+2.29
400–428	424	14	277.50–290.00	$281.20	$1,192	-4.48
455–498	484	17	260.00–277.50	$271.64	$1,315	-10.57
520 value added	520	3	272.50	$272.50	$1,417	-7.50
515–542	537	24	250.00–262.50	$259.50	$1,394	-10.86
555–590	570	12	237.50–252.50	$246.86	$1,407	-2.81
600–640	627	17	222.50–242.50	$236.30	$1,482	+16.30
655–685	675	3	222.50–227.50	$224.12	$1,513	+4.12
700–747	728	5	200.00–212.50	$208.46	$1,518	-0.71

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	250.00	$250.00	$575	—
325–330	328	2	250.00–275.00	$262.40	$861	—
425	425	2	220.00–262.50	$241.25	$1,025	+1.25
450–460	455	2	220.00–245.00	$232.36	$1,057	+0.69
500–540	520	2	205.00–222.50	$213.41	$1,110	—
565–585	572	5	210.00–217.50	$212.52	$1,216	+2.52
600–635	618	2	190.00–200.00	$194.86	$1,204	—
680	680	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,190	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,026	—
495	495	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,250	—
500–530	513	3	242.50–247.50	$245.78	$1,261	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,140	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,116	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 fancy	320	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,104	—
350–392	380	7	300.00–325.00	$314.48	$1,195	-4.36
415–440	428	2	300.00–305.00	$302.57	$1,295	-19.93
500–545	532	10	265.00–287.50	$272.84	$1,452	-1.13
557–590	569	9	245.00–267.50	$260.50	$1,482	-2.35
600	600	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,545	+28.65
630	630	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,402	-6.35
650–695	667	12	237.50–255.00	$250.60	$1,672	—
715 fancy	715	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,716	—
730	730	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,642	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	295.00	$295.00	$944	—
405–422	419	5	270.00–282.50	$280.08	$1,174	—
465–485	480	4	275.00–287.50	$283.84	$1,362	+58.84
615	615	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,107	-34.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060–1295	1178	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,219.96	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1235	1148	80-85%	3	105.00–115.00	$108.91	$1,250	—
1030–1400	1232	80-85%	10	130.00–144.00	$134.27	$1,654	+13.20
1105–1395	1238	80-85%	8	120.00–127.00	$123.05	$1,523	+1.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555	1555	75-80%	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,990	—
1430–1755	1583	75-80%	10	136.00–150.00	$141.49	$2,240	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	85-90%	1	101.00	$101.00	$727	—
850–1000	925	85-90%	2	120.00–135.00	$128.11	$1,185	—
1010–1020	1017	85-90%	3	110.00–114.00	$111.34	$1,132	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1535	1128	3	153.00–168.00	$157.66	$1,778	—
1235–1905	1570	2	140.00–145.00	$141.97	$2,229	+11.97

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–825	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	142.50–172.50	$157.45	$1,296

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1030–1240	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,827.80
1010–1390	1186	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,225.00–1,950.00	$1,607.12
1230–1335	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,700.00–1,800.00	$1,748.24
1495	1495	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
887	887	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00

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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
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	-150.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1000–1390	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00–2,500.00	$2,071.13	—
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
1270	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1195–1405	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—
1495	1495	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710	710	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
800–1105	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,238.45	—
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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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.