Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 14, 2025

584 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $329.40/cwt +38.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,391/hd at 422 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $295.94/cwt ≈ $1,721/hd at 582 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $288.27/cwt +31.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,499/hd at 520 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	584	68
Feeder cattle	393	36
Slaughter cattle	120	20
Replacement cattle	71	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to light receipts from last week. Note strong demand for all classes of cattle this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280 fancy	280	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,232	—
295	295	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,106	—
310 fancy	310	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,302	—
340–346	345	5	360.00–375.00	$362.96	$1,252	—
365–370 fancy	367	3	405.00–425.00	$418.27	$1,535	—
415–425 fancy	422	8	360.00–375.00	$372.50	$1,572	—
420–440	430	5	322.50–355.00	$346.40	$1,490	+11.40
450–463 fancy	461	6	350.00–365.00	$352.44	$1,625	—
457–490	472	7	312.50–335.00	$326.72	$1,542	—
500–537	513	11	305.00–312.50	$309.30	$1,587	+19.30
525 value added	525	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,680	—
550–591	581	19	285.00–305.00	$289.96	$1,685	—
560–587 value added	583	7	310.00–312.50	$312.16	$1,820	—
600 value added	600	4	305.00	$305.00	$1,830	—
600–645	635	9	270.00–292.50	$283.19	$1,798	+40.69
655–660	658	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,777	—
710–727	718	7	245.00–260.00	$257.88	$1,852	—
762	762	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,905	—
835	835	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,962	—
910	910	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,093	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,254	—
517	517	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,473	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,038	—
565–580	573	2	225.00–265.00	$244.74	$1,402	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1750	1750	1	142.50	$142.50	$2,494	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–295	283	7	300.00–325.00	$316.03	$894	—
325 fancy	325	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,138	—
333–345	335	5	315.00–330.00	$318.09	$1,066	+38.09
367–375 fancy	370	3	340.00–342.50	$341.65	$1,264	—
370	370	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,166	—
407–415 fancy	411	12	332.50–340.00	$336.29	$1,382	—
400–448	430	17	320.00–330.00	$324.53	$1,395	+33.32
475–480	476	6	285.00–307.50	$297.48	$1,416	—
505–530	518	7	277.50–287.50	$281.74	$1,459	+24.86
505–537 value added	521	16	282.50–295.00	$291.13	$1,517	—
550–599	575	21	250.00–277.50	$266.96	$1,535	+19.46
600–607 value added	605	3	255.00–260.00	$258.35	$1,563	—
605–642	633	12	230.00–250.00	$243.73	$1,543	—
670–685	678	11	225.00–235.00	$232.72	$1,578	+32.72
700–727	712	5	220.00–230.00	$225.98	$1,609	—
780–795	788	7	213.00–222.50	$219.34	$1,728	—
800–840	820	3	210.00–217.50	$213.29	$1,749	—
855–895	870	5	195.00–212.50	$206.42	$1,796	—
922	922	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,798	—
970–987	981	3	172.50–185.00	$176.62	$1,733	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	235.00	$235.00	$658	—
420–442	435	4	215.00–270.00	$238.42	$1,037	—
471–485	476	6	220.00–265.00	$249.71	$1,189	—
540	540	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,323	—
600	600	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,320	+20.00
650–665	657	3	175.00–210.00	$186.55	$1,226	—
750	750	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,312	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,309	—
670	670	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,340	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,279	—
990	990	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,634	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,794	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	375.00–380.00	$377.58	$1,227	—
330 fancy	330	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,304	—
355–375 fancy	364	4	385.00–410.00	$397.49	$1,447	—
376	376	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,316	-15.00
415 fancy	415	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,473	—
430–440	435	2	340.00–345.00	$342.53	$1,490	+17.53
450 fancy	450	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,530	—
480	480	3	307.50–325.00	$319.17	$1,532	—
512–542	526	6	282.50–290.00	$287.93	$1,515	+12.93
523–546 fancy	535	11	302.50–305.00	$303.84	$1,626	—
560–582	569	5	282.50	$282.50	$1,607	+37.50
675–698	694	6	240.00–250.00	$241.62	$1,677	+21.62
715–745	726	4	220.00–235.00	$226.19	$1,642	+16.23
805–845	825	2	190.00–220.00	$204.64	$1,688	—
850	850	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,615	—
925–940	933	2	170.00–190.00	$179.92	$1,679	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,094	—
465	465	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,162	—
655–690	673	2	200.00–220.00	$209.74	$1,412	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1470–1715	1593	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,500.00–2,650.00	$2,580.77	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,297	—
595	595	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,488	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,452	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1435	1177	80-85%	11	100.00–112.00	$106.81	$1,257	—
1040–1540	1251	80-85%	38	114.00–128.00	$122.66	$1,534	—
1106–1425	1271	80-85%	27	130.00–145.00	$137.05	$1,742	+26.14

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–780	731	85-90%	5	70.00–78.00	$73.08	$534	—
785–1000	880	85-90%	6	80.00–92.00	$87.16	$767	—
835–985	938	85-90%	5	117.00–137.00	$123.84	$1,162	+63.84
805–1085	948	85-90%	7	100.00–111.00	$104.89	$994	+44.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1620	1560	75-80%	3	117.00–124.00	$119.62	$1,866	—
1430–1715	1591	75-80%	4	130.00–151.00	$135.75	$2,160	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1395	1310	2	120.00–128.00	$124.26	$1,628	-6.74
1600–1710	1655	2	138.00–140.00	$139.03	$2,301	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,966

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095–1210	1153	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,850.00–2,000.00	$1,928.74
1080–1365	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,375.00–1,750.00	$1,528.91
1245–1287	1266	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,600.00–1,675.00	$1,638.12
1285	1285	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
990–1630	1297	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	1,600.00–2,475.00	$2,013.05
1340	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,060.00	$2,060.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
907–1168	1052	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,575.00–2,000.00	$1,897.10

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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
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
1410	1410	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1485–1525	1512	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,075.00–2,400.00	$2,181.42	—
1498–1545	1514	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,400.00–2,550.00	$2,498.96	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	4	212.50	$212.50	$761	—
430	430	1	222.50	$222.50	$957	—
478	478	3	200.00	$200.00	$956	—

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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.