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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 17, 2021

682 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 822 lb · 67 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.68/cwt +6.37 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 483 lb · 50 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.19/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 623 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 682 911 0
Feeder cattle 682 911 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeders traded with strong demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 393 8 190.00–191.00 $190.88 $750 +5.16
410–445 437 7 176.00–178.00 $177.30 $775 +4.95
485–492 488 5 176.00–178.00 $177.19 $865 +8.65
502–509 508 37 174.00–180.00 $179.36 $911 +12.89
555–584 571 14 161.00–164.00 $162.32 $927 +5.99
605–643 623 42 154.00–157.00 $155.19 $967 +3.14
651–696 679 22 147.00–148.00 $147.77 $1,003 -1.37
715–737 725 13 145.00–146.00 $145.47 $1,055 -0.98
750–753 751 20 141.00–146.00 $144.75 $1,087 +1.08
831 831 19 143.00 $143.00 $1,188 +2.60
915 915 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,217 +6.00
962 962 5 127.00 $127.00 $1,222 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 186.00 $186.00 $645 —
370 370 1 177.50 $177.50 $657 +2.50
435–438 437 4 170.00 $170.00 $743 +4.23
485 485 3 170.00 $170.00 $824 +15.49
513–543 531 16 164.00–171.00 $169.03 $898 +8.87
565–589 580 26 155.00–160.00 $159.16 $923 +11.61
620–648 628 27 148.00–153.00 $151.50 $951 +5.00
650–695 674 6 140.00–145.00 $143.85 $970 -0.38
705–745 723 3 133.00–136.00 $134.64 $973 -4.86
750–782 776 5 133.00–135.00 $134.61 $1,045 -0.94
800–805 803 2 132.00–135.00 $133.50 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–547 538 9 150.00–162.00 $157.84 $849 +9.17
580 580 1 138.00 $138.00 $800 +0.83
635–645 642 7 130.00–142.00 $135.70 $871 —
652 652 2 130.00 $130.00 $848 +4.00
726 726 5 116.00 $116.00 $842 -10.00
942 942 2 100.00 $100.00 $942 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 107.00 $107.00 $482 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 9 173.00 $173.00 $559 —
352 352 2 169.00 $169.00 $595 +6.39
400–437 424 21 160.00–164.00 $162.21 $688 +5.06
453–490 483 50 158.00–160.00 $159.68 $771 +6.37
507–508 507 24 159.00–163.00 $162.00 $821 +11.10
567–584 579 19 148.00–151.00 $150.69 $872 +7.84
602–628 616 15 143.00–145.00 $144.21 $888 +5.47
670–676 675 8 134.00–138.00 $137.50 $928 +2.45
717 717 5 132.00 $132.00 $946 -7.30
781–793 788 22 135.00–136.00 $135.45 $1,067 +2.37
822 822 67 139.00 $139.00 $1,143 +7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 162.00 $162.00 $486 +5.00
418–432 424 14 151.00–159.00 $154.86 $657 +6.12
460–493 480 6 153.00–156.00 $154.68 $742 +8.74
513–546 532 14 148.00–157.00 $152.86 $813 +6.71
550–590 571 37 141.00–147.00 $145.42 $830 +8.30
635 635 6 140.00–141.00 $140.33 $891 +8.08
782 782 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,017 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 135.00 $135.00 $439 —
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 —
555–585 563 4 115.00–135.00 $120.20 $677 -3.80
678 678 3 128.00 $128.00 $868 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
767 767 2 80.00 $80.00 $614 —

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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.