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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 29, 2024

651 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $250.51/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,331/hd at 531 lb · 43 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $274.65/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 424 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $237.05/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,363/hd at 575 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 651 472 491
Feeder cattle 539 355 348
Slaughter cattle 87 109 73
Replacement cattle 25 8 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 fancy 220 5 350.00–360.00 $355.84 $783 +5.84
255 fancy 255 1 350.00 $350.00 $892 —
250–285 276 5 320.00–325.00 $321.94 $889 -3.06
340 340 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,105 +16.23
380 380 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,197 +12.58
425–442 435 15 285.00–300.00 $291.63 $1,269 -9.19
455–457 457 12 285.00–290.00 $289.59 $1,323 +7.62
509–530 511 17 275.00–285.00 $283.06 $1,446 +10.78
551–599 572 19 252.50–277.50 $263.39 $1,507 +4.13
602–638 616 25 242.50–262.50 $255.56 $1,574 +3.33
665–675 668 4 237.50–247.50 $244.97 $1,636 -5.03
702–743 734 10 225.00–242.50 $238.53 $1,751 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 285.00 $285.00 $884 +38.09
447 447 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,218 +27.50
465–495 480 2 252.50–260.00 $256.37 $1,231 —
517 517 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,202 —
615 615 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,414 +7.50
650 650 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,462 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,124 —
535 535 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,364 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,828 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 fancy 219 5 315.00–350.00 $327.58 $717 +12.58
275–295 287 3 275.00–300.00 $288.23 $827 -2.11
337 fancy 337 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,062 —
335–345 343 10 285.00–305.00 $302.01 $1,036 -2.99
365–385 371 4 285.00–300.00 $291.20 $1,080 +15.23
377 fancy 377 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,169 +2.56
411–436 424 30 260.00–295.00 $274.65 $1,165 +3.20
450–496 478 26 250.00–270.00 $258.47 $1,235 +0.92
500–540 520 19 232.50–245.00 $241.99 $1,258 -1.49
517–549 value added 540 24 257.00–257.50 $257.25 $1,389 —
550–595 569 15 217.50–237.50 $227.33 $1,294 -16.47
600–615 610 3 220.00–221.00 $220.33 $1,344 +0.39
650–695 675 18 210.00–226.00 $221.66 $1,496 +16.75
735 735 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,470 -7.52
795 795 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,590 —
815 815 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,630 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 4 255.00–280.00 $272.59 $908 —
355–375 365 2 215.00–265.00 $240.68 $878 +8.53
427–447 437 11 220.00–250.00 $242.82 $1,061 +21.28
455–495 472 13 170.00–240.00 $224.17 $1,058 +3.28
507–530 519 4 185.00–212.50 $199.05 $1,033 -18.45
555–590 581 4 180.00–215.00 $197.76 $1,149 +8.28
605–645 632 3 180.00–200.00 $193.61 $1,224 —
650–682 671 3 175.00–200.00 $183.07 $1,228 -6.93
710–735 723 2 145.00–165.00 $154.83 $1,119 —
815–830 820 3 145.00–180.00 $166.75 $1,367 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–910 838 2 138.00–151.00 $143.94 $1,206 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
201 fancy 201 3 340.00 $340.00 $683 —
285 285 1 320.00 $320.00 $912 -5.00
305–340 318 4 290.00–315.00 $302.52 $962 —
335 fancy 335 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,072 +1.90
350–396 375 13 285.00–305.00 $296.29 $1,111 +14.25
360–385 fancy 375 11 315.00–320.00 $318.41 $1,194 —
415–445 428 11 275.00–295.00 $285.05 $1,220 +5.23
453–475 465 9 265.00–277.50 $273.58 $1,272 +9.10
500–541 518 24 240.00–257.50 $251.62 $1,303 +6.68
552–597 575 28 230.00–245.00 $237.05 $1,363 -0.57
600–648 627 20 212.50–232.50 $224.59 $1,408 -0.17
680–696 694 14 210.00–222.50 $216.97 $1,506 +2.53
705–730 716 5 200.00–217.50 $210.44 $1,507 +0.44
752–758 756 6 195.00–200.00 $198.34 $1,499 -4.16
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 280.00 $280.00 $910 —
360–395 382 3 245.00–270.00 $262.14 $1,001 +26.56
425–445 431 4 235.00–265.00 $247.41 $1,066 -1.00
455–490 472 3 230.00–245.00 $234.82 $1,108 -9.14
505–520 513 2 230.00–232.50 $231.23 $1,186 +10.83
555–595 573 3 205.00–217.50 $211.74 $1,213 -0.15
640 640 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,152 —
765 765 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,071 -45.00
860–877 871 3 150.00–170.00 $156.58 $1,364 —
905 905 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,358 —
970 970 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,358 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–950 841 85-90% 9 65.00–80.00 $73.44 $618 —
725–1045 842 85-90% 10 85.00–95.00 $90.79 $764 —
765–1025 906 85-90% 8 112.00–121.00 $115.84 $1,050 —
755–1095 959 85-90% 8 100.00–108.00 $104.32 $1,000 +10.26
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1265 1156 80-85% 4 129.00–133.00 $130.93 $1,514 —
1115–1260 1188 80-85% 2 85.00 $85.00 $1,010 —
1055–1425 1200 80-85% 14 102.00–113.00 $107.34 $1,288 -9.63
1080–1410 1255 80-85% 13 114.00–126.00 $119.24 $1,496 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1595 1523 75-80% 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,980 —
1800 1800 75-80% 1 122.00 $122.00 $2,196 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,044 —
1565–2005 1721 4 132.00–150.00 $141.43 $2,434 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
555 555 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1095 973 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,450.00–1,675.00 $1,562.37
900–1050 975 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,200.00 $1,165.38
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
785–1410 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,500.00–1,775.00 $1,668.51
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695–817 767 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 650.00–860.00 $755.92

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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
1395 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 180.00 $180.00 $657 —

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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.