Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 13, 2024

575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.82/cwt ≈ $1,610/hd at 733 lb · 45 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.12/cwt ≈ $1,455/hd at 627 lb · 39 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.07/cwt +13.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 778 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	575	167	748
Feeder cattle	490	121	671
Slaughter cattle	70	35	65
Replacement cattle	15	11	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good 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
332	332	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,029	—
380–395	388	2	295.00–312.50	$303.92	$1,179	-31.08
400–447	431	6	287.50–305.00	$293.11	$1,263	—
500–539	535	11	280.00–290.00	$284.06	$1,520	+20.27
560–580	568	13	260.00–286.00	$280.94	$1,596	—
620–640	634	7	242.50–260.00	$255.11	$1,617	—
660–664	664	18	240.00–256.00	$255.12	$1,694	—
776–793	778	38	220.00–238.00	$236.07	$1,837	+13.57
885	885	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,858	—
902	902	7	212.00	$212.00	$1,912	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,279	—
505	505	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,313	+44.23
615	615	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,307	—
705	705	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,480	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,332	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,562	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,720	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	2	290.00	$290.00	$818	+5.00
305–335	315	5	285.00–305.00	$291.19	$917	+1.29
322 fancy	322	2	312.50	$312.50	$1,006	-5.00
350–367 fancy	359	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,113	—
350–377	362	10	285.00–305.00	$297.82	$1,078	+27.76
400–448	431	13	270.00–287.50	$275.50	$1,187	+11.33
455–495	469	15	257.50–270.00	$264.67	$1,241	+9.02
500–545	523	31	235.00–254.00	$244.46	$1,279	+6.25
565–595	579	8	225.00–240.00	$232.75	$1,348	-8.62
607–645	619	15	210.00–230.00	$221.41	$1,371	—
615–634 value added	632	24	238.50–242.50	$238.82	$1,509	—
650–688	671	11	210.00–221.00	$216.03	$1,450	—
705–725	712	3	202.50–205.00	$203.35	$1,448	—
734 value added	734	42	221.00	$221.00	$1,622	—
750–785	768	2	200.00–205.00	$202.56	$1,556	—
870	870	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,740	+10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	200.00	$200.00	$466	—
305	305	1	275.00	$275.00	$839	+5.00
363–395	375	16	225.00–270.00	$256.63	$962	—
400–430	417	3	200.00–245.00	$224.72	$937	-15.28
466–482	472	7	220.00–242.50	$234.59	$1,107	-5.41
540	540	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,026	—
805–810	808	2	170.00–185.00	$177.52	$1,434	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–440	420	5	255.00–260.00	$257.90	$1,083	—
525	525	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,155	—
550	550	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,210	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,186	—
1537	1537	4	157.00	$157.00	$2,413	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	4	221.00	$221.00	$1,041	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,041	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	320.00	$320.00	$912	+1.17
305–348	330	6	280.00–305.00	$295.87	$976	+15.87
335–346 fancy	343	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,063	—
352 fancy	352	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,109	—
352–390	375	9	285.00–305.00	$290.07	$1,088	+0.07
405–425	415	6	282.50–305.00	$294.15	$1,221	+11.72
457–490	470	21	260.00–277.50	$267.26	$1,256	-5.83
500–525 fancy	517	3	260.00–265.00	$261.61	$1,353	—
515–535	527	6	235.00–252.50	$239.53	$1,262	—
550–590	570	17	230.00–252.50	$242.81	$1,384	+2.81
600–635	624	5	220.00–235.00	$230.50	$1,438	-4.50
662–680	671	4	215.00–227.50	$223.70	$1,501	—
765	765	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,664	+25.00
800	800	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,440	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	2	275.00	$275.00	$927	—
375	375	1	225.00	$225.00	$844	—
405–445	432	3	255.00–275.00	$266.41	$1,151	—
450–495	473	9	205.00–250.00	$235.12	$1,112	+10.12
520–525	523	2	225.00–230.00	$227.49	$1,190	+0.12
580	580	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,218	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,170	—
567	567	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,276	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	80-85%	1	80.00	$80.00	$872	—
1085–1410	1175	80-85%	4	115.00–118.00	$115.69	$1,359	+43.19
1040–1345	1182	80-85%	12	120.00–130.00	$125.40	$1,482	+52.90
1110–1435	1348	80-85%	10	133.00–150.00	$138.16	$1,862	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–945	885	85-90%	3	70.00–90.00	$81.67	$723	-13.15
740–1060	934	85-90%	6	110.00–115.00	$113.47	$1,060	—
880–1020	936	85-90%	6	120.00–140.00	$126.58	$1,185	—
965–1010	988	85-90%	2	100.00–106.00	$103.07	$1,018	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1535	1522	75-80%	3	127.00–130.00	$129.01	$1,964	-7.29
1445–1700	1551	75-80%	5	132.00–147.00	$137.98	$2,140	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,613	—
1245–1645	1471	4	136.00–155.00	$147.79	$2,174	—
1590–1980	1795	3	160.00–172.00	$166.80	$2,994	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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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
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1155–1350	1253	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00–2,450.00	$2,288.62	—
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—

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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.