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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 16, 2022

858 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.15/cwt +15.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 633 lb · 75 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.67/cwt +15.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,211/hd at 678 lb · 67 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $173.29/cwt +13.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 713 lb · 65 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 858 1,430 577
Feeder cattle 858 1,430 577

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–388 380 4 207.00–212.00 $210.83 $801 +5.56
451–498 474 36 181.00–201.00 $195.92 $929 +4.68
500–545 537 11 190.00–192.00 $190.82 $1,025 +6.66
550–588 582 6 183.00–184.00 $183.84 $1,070 -0.41
600–646 623 48 178.00–184.00 $181.66 $1,132 +10.53
653–696 678 67 174.00–180.00 $178.67 $1,211 +15.75
700–719 713 65 170.00–174.00 $173.29 $1,236 +13.29
752–787 777 49 165.00–171.00 $169.56 $1,317 +25.11
800–837 807 38 162.00–165.00 $164.62 $1,328
881 881 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,454 +31.00
977 977 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,407
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 430 2 180.00–183.00 $181.55 $781 -11.90
531–545 538 17 183.00–185.00 $184.05 $990 +6.00
558–573 567 11 176.00–177.00 $176.82 $1,003 +2.46
610–632 622 9 171.00–177.00 $173.54 $1,079 +11.08
650–681 664 16 160.00–171.00 $166.92 $1,108 +9.50
702–743 738 15 158.00–166.00 $164.98 $1,218 +15.86
760 760 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,216 +21.00
840 840 12 160.50 $160.50 $1,348
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 175.00 $175.00 $402
370 370 1 140.00 $140.00 $518
508 508 3 150.00 $150.00 $762 -14.44
560–570 565 4 160.00–161.00 $160.50 $907 +7.46
600–617 607 8 126.00–160.00 $143.19 $869
705 705 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,001 +6.19

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392–397 395 4 180.00–184.00 $181.99 $719 -0.78
407–430 414 7 181.00–185.00 $184.11 $762 +7.07
450–488 461 30 179.00–183.00 $182.44 $841 +10.24
506–525 509 19 179.00–183.00 $181.52 $924 +13.91
560–592 576 26 172.00–176.00 $174.25 $1,004 +16.16
600–647 633 75 167.00–173.00 $168.15 $1,064 +15.18
652–670 665 19 161.00–167.00 $162.39 $1,080 +18.66
714–737 716 30 150.00–156.00 $155.59 $1,114 +20.17
774–786 779 43 150.00–151.00 $150.58 $1,173 +15.58
805 805 5 148.00 $148.00 $1,191 +28.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 175.00 $175.00 $679 ±0.00
440–445 443 2 171.00–176.00 $173.49 $769 +0.57
452–491 476 8 171.00–176.00 $173.92 $828 +9.11
508–545 524 17 168.00–177.00 $174.19 $913 +20.17
573 573 7 170.00 $170.00 $974 +16.94
633–649 645 26 164.00–166.00 $165.58 $1,068 +21.22
662–693 680 42 148.00–159.00 $155.34 $1,056
716 716 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,045
900 900 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,035
982 982 4 117.00 $117.00 $1,149 +18.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 2 150.00 $150.00 $333
355 355 1 167.00 $167.00 $593
450–470 460 2 125.00–150.00 $137.23 $631 -12.77
595 595 1 153.00 $153.00 $910 +23.00
603–647 618 6 154.00–155.00 $154.35 $954 +34.35

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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.