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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 17, 2024

478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $324.02/cwt +14.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,512/hd at 467 lb · 31 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $371.57/cwt +12.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,205/hd at 324 lb · 15 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $315.77/cwt +12.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 328 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 478 784 314
Feeder cattle 231 527 187
Slaughter cattle 127 138 97
Replacement cattle 120 119 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 fancy 280 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,050 -8.73
315 315 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,032 -21.15
300–343 fancy 325 14 365.00–380.00 $374.72 $1,218 +1.50
375–390 383 3 312.50–327.50 $319.97 $1,225 —
405 fancy 405 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,316 -13.10
430 430 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,354 +1.78
455 fancy 455 20 327.50–332.50 $331.50 $1,508 +6.50
460–491 488 11 310.00–315.00 $310.43 $1,515 +2.71
505 505 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,427 -4.94
507 value added 507 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,597 —
535 fancy 535 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,525 —
560–585 568 5 260.00–277.50 $271.41 $1,542 -8.17
615 615 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,507 -13.61
680 680 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,683 -2.11
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557–590 568 3 215.00–250.00 $237.88 $1,351 -10.31

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 269 9 300.00–325.00 $319.98 $861 +13.22
305–335 318 6 305.00 $305.00 $970 +1.61
337 fancy 337 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,095 —
376 fancy 376 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,203 -5.00
360–395 387 10 300.00–310.00 $308.11 $1,192 +8.56
405–430 422 6 280.00–292.50 $289.63 $1,222 +1.61
455 fancy 455 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,342 +15.00
457–495 476 6 257.50–275.00 $268.22 $1,277 +10.42
530–545 539 6 232.50–245.00 $240.87 $1,298 -10.74
553–555 554 4 237.50–247.50 $244.99 $1,357 -0.51
600–610 605 2 215.00–227.50 $221.30 $1,339 -6.51
670 670 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,521 +17.00
840 840 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,596 -12.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 250.00 $250.00 $612 —
275 275 2 200.00–230.00 $215.00 $591 -50.00
300–330 315 2 270.00–272.50 $271.19 $854 —
355–388 372 7 200.00–270.00 $254.81 $948 +11.03
405–435 421 4 210.00–252.50 $228.50 $962 -33.52
650 650 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,268 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 370.00 $370.00 $796 +3.19
220 220 1 300.00 $300.00 $660 -15.00
276 fancy 276 6 367.50 $367.50 $1,014 +15.16
295 295 1 300.00 $300.00 $885 —
302–345 fancy 316 3 340.00–370.00 $359.09 $1,135 +4.25
350–387 fancy 373 7 335.00–345.00 $337.70 $1,260 +2.83
380–382 381 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,105 -24.61
400–430 410 4 290.00–300.00 $293.70 $1,204 -1.72
400–423 fancy 417 4 320.00–330.00 $327.60 $1,366 +9.24
497 497 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,392 -1.08
520–540 532 5 265.00–275.00 $271.09 $1,442 +2.36
555–563 561 4 245.00–265.00 $260.05 $1,459 +1.12
660–680 670 2 222.50–230.00 $226.31 $1,516 +3.91
720 fancy 720 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,710 —
740 740 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,628 +0.21
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 270.00 $270.00 $662 —
330 330 1 270.00 $270.00 $891 +5.00
400–425 413 2 265.00–270.00 $267.42 $1,104 +5.63
455 455 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,115 -5.08
505 505 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,111 —
585 585 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,331 +17.24
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,266 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1330 1180 80-85% 15 90.00–106.00 $99.92 $1,179 —
950–1470 1204 80-85% 58 108.00–122.00 $117.53 $1,415 +2.25
1130–1335 1223 80-85% 3 127.00–135.00 $130.55 $1,597 +15.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1715 1495 75-80% 19 112.00–125.00 $120.21 $1,797 —
1635 1635 75-80% 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,651 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–900 850 85-90% 2 65.00–70.00 $67.65 $575 —
915–960 938 85-90% 2 102.00–106.00 $104.05 $976 -26.46
970 970 85-90% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,183 +50.10
935–1115 1015 85-90% 3 80.00–85.00 $83.46 $847 -2.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1730 1512 3 120.00–125.00 $121.82 $1,842 —
1355–2495 1769 9 130.00–148.00 $139.10 $2,461 —
1925 1925 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,926 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1107–1250 1131 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,275.00–1,325.00 $1,284.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,569

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1010–1035 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00–1,850.00 $1,825.31
1070 1070 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,675.00 $1,675.00
995–1370 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,375.00–1,775.00 $1,501.78
1030–1480 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 43 1,600.00–2,150.00 $1,897.54
1050–1410 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 1,200.00–1,675.00 $1,536.66
1200–1435 1263 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,800.00–2,100.00 $1,945.33
1360 1360 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1210–2150 1635 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,200.00–1,725.00 $1,346.96

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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
1685 1685 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1015 1008 2 154.00–165.00 $159.46 $1,607 —

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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.