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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 18, 2024

732 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $291.99/cwt +23.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,794/hd at 615 lb · 69 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $254.55/cwt ≈ $1,585/hd at 623 lb · 66 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $261.75/cwt +12.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,514/hd at 578 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 732 294 963
Feeder cattle 690 232 815
Slaughter cattle 27 53 126
Replacement cattle 15 9 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for precondition feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,072 —
317–340 fancy 327 4 370.00–380.00 $377.40 $1,234 +6.17
380–390 fancy 387 3 340.00–355.00 $344.91 $1,335 -17.65
410 fancy 410 5 337.50 $337.50 $1,384 —
435 435 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,348 -4.87
466–486 fancy 482 32 320.00–332.50 $327.58 $1,579 —
465–495 488 9 300.00–317.00 $312.67 $1,526 +2.17
502–547 value added 522 30 309.00–317.50 $314.38 $1,641 —
510–531 526 13 282.50–300.00 $292.67 $1,539 -7.33
562–587 575 4 292.00 $292.00 $1,679 +6.83
555–592 value added 585 13 301.00–307.50 $302.08 $1,767 —
600–643 value added 613 61 282.50–302.00 $294.62 $1,806 —
605–635 626 8 260.00–280.00 $271.95 $1,702 +3.39
650–673 value added 671 24 274.00–278.00 $274.20 $1,840 —
655–697 678 20 254.00–273.00 $265.77 $1,802 —
706–715 value added 709 12 255.00–260.00 $256.68 $1,820 -2.32
710 710 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,775 —
755 value added 755 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,903 —
818 value added 818 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,980 —
877 877 2 229.00 $229.00 $2,008 —
930 930 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,953 —
953 953 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,906 —
1035 1035 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,070 +52.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 245.00–260.00 $252.28 $1,067 —
485 485 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,031 -67.50
510–515 513 3 200.00–235.00 $218.39 $1,120 +3.39
620 620 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,302 —
715 715 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,358 -25.00
800 800 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,480 —
960 960 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,584 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,444 +5.00
827 827 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,737 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 fancy 232 2 350.00 $350.00 $812 ±0.00
255–265 fancy 260 2 330.00–340.00 $335.10 $871 +2.78
307 fancy 307 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,013 —
325–337 333 3 300.00–317.50 $305.69 $1,018 —
350–398 379 7 300.00–317.50 $311.51 $1,181 +6.73
408–432 fancy 423 19 305.00–306.00 $305.62 $1,293 -1.88
423–448 438 9 290.00–299.00 $293.81 $1,287 +4.33
450 fancy 450 6 302.50 $302.50 $1,361 —
455–499 477 18 277.00–292.00 $287.05 $1,369 +9.26
500–547 523 20 252.50–271.00 $265.23 $1,387 +0.34
505–545 value added 524 13 275.00–286.00 $282.52 $1,480 +5.52
551–598 574 27 242.50–262.50 $258.75 $1,485 +11.05
555–591 value added 583 24 264.00–275.00 $265.13 $1,546 +4.13
616–633 value added 622 59 248.00–257.00 $256.03 $1,593 —
618–645 628 7 231.00–245.00 $242.07 $1,520 —
660 value added 660 25 248.00 $248.00 $1,637 —
660–685 676 20 230.00–240.00 $238.81 $1,614 +28.81
745 745 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,564 +15.00
775–790 783 7 206.00–217.50 $209.93 $1,644 +14.93
815–818 818 10 206.00–210.00 $209.60 $1,715 —
827 value added 827 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,819 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 265.00 $265.00 $901 -7.42
387–390 388 3 200.00–282.50 $254.86 $989 -0.37
415–435 420 4 260.00–275.00 $271.12 $1,139 +15.32
450–495 468 14 200.00–265.00 $248.92 $1,165 +6.42
580 580 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,160 -30.00
620 620 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,054 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–577 571 3 232.50 $232.50 $1,328 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,327 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 fancy 255 3 370.00 $370.00 $944 -10.00
320–345 333 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,132 +20.00
325–345 fancy 334 7 352.50–370.00 $360.37 $1,204 —
375–390 383 5 320.00–330.00 $323.98 $1,241 +5.57
410–440 430 5 300.00–312.50 $305.12 $1,312 -5.27
432 fancy 432 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,426 —
460 460 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,334 -14.45
525 fancy 525 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,522 —
535 535 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,498 +5.78
552 fancy 552 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,559 —
550–595 578 3 267.50–275.00 $270.92 $1,566 +11.57
625–645 fancy 635 2 262.50–265.00 $263.77 $1,675 —
633–645 637 5 232.50–252.50 $246.96 $1,573 +4.48
657–670 fancy 661 3 257.50–265.00 $260.03 $1,719 —
650–685 665 3 237.50–250.00 $245.71 $1,634 +13.71
720 720 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,584 +5.00
755 755 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,586 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,040 -20.00
420–445 430 3 220.00–282.50 $257.60 $1,108 —
460–480 471 6 220.00–270.00 $252.30 $1,188 -2.73
535 535 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,351 +15.96
675 675 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,502 —
895 895 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,275 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 +364.73
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,294 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 80-85% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,537 +2.45
1065–1370 1256 80-85% 9 132.00–141.00 $136.33 $1,712 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1080 958 85-90% 7 120.00–140.00 $130.22 $1,248 —
985 985 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,034 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1975 1695 75-80% 3 130.00–135.00 $133.06 $2,255 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,478

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,610.00 $1,610.00
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1050–1370 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,510.00–1,950.00 $1,797.77
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00 —

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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.