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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 20, 2022

1,430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.73/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 684 lb · 217 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.09/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 584 lb · 130 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.92/cwt -6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 676 lb · 77 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,430 1,319 0
Feeder cattle 1,430 1,319 0

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–371 364 11 202.00–206.00 $205.27 $747 -7.41
415–431 421 15 198.00–204.00 $201.95 $850 -18.05
451–479 470 28 190.00–196.00 $191.24 $899 -10.10
503–525 514 33 182.00–189.00 $184.16 $947 -6.64
558–585 567 47 183.00–185.00 $184.25 $1,045 -0.32
600–645 622 57 167.00–174.00 $171.13 $1,064 -1.13
654–682 676 77 158.00–164.00 $162.92 $1,101 -6.15
700 700 48 160.00 $160.00 $1,120 +7.80
753–793 769 66 141.00–145.00 $144.45 $1,111 -4.69
893 893 14 134.00 $134.00 $1,197 -4.50
913 913 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,187 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 335 3 190.00–202.00 $198.24 $664 -10.76
352–397 371 12 183.00–194.00 $190.02 $705 +0.67
413–441 427 20 184.00–196.50 $193.45 $826 +1.45
450–498 465 14 184.00–189.00 $185.81 $864 +3.95
503–542 519 26 172.00–181.00 $178.05 $924 -4.38
561–596 581 35 170.00–178.00 $174.36 $1,013 -4.10
605–625 613 16 158.00–165.00 $162.46 $996 -1.70
666–699 697 54 156.00–157.50 $157.42 $1,097 -0.87
702–746 726 22 144.00–151.00 $149.12 $1,083 +5.15
772 772 7 139.00 $139.00 $1,073 -2.44
800 800 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,112 +1.29
867–888 881 8 127.00–129.00 $127.87 $1,127
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 170.00 $170.00 $799
532–545 535 8 154.00–168.00 $164.44 $880 -9.79
552–560 556 6 144.00–158.00 $153.04 $851 -4.65
695 695 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,001 -4.39
735–745 740 5 130.00–139.00 $135.81 $1,005 -2.19

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 340 17 179.00–181.00 $179.44 $610 -27.56
357–380 376 11 179.00–184.00 $182.77 $687 -24.23
400–442 424 38 175.00–180.00 $177.04 $751 +0.35
450–491 479 21 170.00–174.00 $172.20 $825 -1.73
500–537 511 65 163.00–170.00 $167.61 $856 +0.49
552–597 584 130 156.00–163.00 $158.09 $923 -0.89
605–641 633 45 150.00–155.00 $152.97 $968 +1.94
650–693 684 217 142.00–147.00 $143.73 $983 +0.34
703–735 722 25 133.00–137.00 $135.42 $978 -1.21
765 765 25 135.00 $135.00 $1,033 +2.23
820 820 4 120.00 $120.00 $984 -8.00
870–885 874 4 108.00–114.00 $112.48 $983 -8.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 175.00 $175.00 $656 -6.95
412–443 434 7 170.00–174.00 $172.92 $750 +7.92
465–492 485 5 159.00–167.00 $164.81 $799 +1.43
540–545 543 6 148.00–157.00 $154.02 $836 -2.77
555–595 581 28 141.00–161.00 $153.06 $889 -0.48
613–648 631 15 140.00–147.00 $144.36 $911 -0.27
766 766 8 123.00 $123.00 $942 +16.00
960 960 1 99.00 $99.00 $950
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670
577 577 2 130.00 $130.00 $750 -12.67
642 642 2 120.00 $120.00 $770 -10.00
693 693 3 128.00 $128.00 $887 -2.00
745 745 2 100.00 $100.00 $745
780 780 1 90.00 $90.00 $702

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 2 106.00 $106.00 $532

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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.