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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

571 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.00/cwt -1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 569 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.10/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 485 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $145.70/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 579 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 571 986 873
Feeder cattle 370 751 792
Slaughter cattle 121 175 45
Replacement cattle 80 60 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle under 550 pounds traded 2.00-4.00 higher, over 550 pounds traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 185.00 $185.00 $361 —
205 205 1 175.00 $175.00 $359 —
258–275 266 6 180.00–190.00 $187.96 $500 +4.14
375–390 383 2 178.00–182.00 $179.96 $689 —
413–445 423 4 164.00–169.00 $166.71 $705 +1.21
475 475 5 165.00 $165.00 $784 +3.60
508–523 519 11 162.00–163.00 $162.27 $842 +1.57
575–596 585 9 147.00–156.00 $152.75 $894 -1.12
608–610 609 7 142.00–149.00 $145.01 $883 -2.36
668–678 673 4 130.00–133.00 $131.49 $885 -17.51
715–720 718 4 130.00–133.00 $131.49 $944 -0.68
830 830 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,013 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 272 3 165.00–167.50 $165.78 $451 -3.44
335 335 1 161.00 $161.00 $539 —
375–390 380 4 157.50–162.00 $160.35 $609 —
503 503 2 128.00 $128.00 $644 -17.66
560 560 1 145.00 $145.00 $812 +2.93
630–643 636 5 134.00–138.00 $136.39 $867 +5.89

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 151.00–154.00 $152.50 $374 —
275–295 285 4 151.00–158.00 $155.80 $444 +2.70
300–345 323 5 154.00–158.00 $156.17 $504 +0.31
350–385 362 5 149.00–158.00 $153.91 $557 +3.45
405–435 425 11 148.00–157.00 $150.64 $640 +5.44
477–495 485 22 137.00–146.00 $145.10 $704 +4.33
510–545 531 11 130.00–136.00 $132.72 $705 -2.60
550–588 569 27 128.00–135.00 $132.00 $751 -1.61
605–633 616 5 124.00–130.00 $125.18 $771 -8.52
713–744 731 7 120.00–131.00 $126.40 $924 +15.40
788 788 4 111.00 $111.00 $875 —
910 910 6 100.00 $100.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 124.00 $124.00 $434 -21.69
440–445 443 2 134.00–136.00 $134.99 $598 +5.07
495 495 1 135.00 $135.00 $668 +10.00
560–570 565 2 120.00–122.00 $121.01 $684 -5.33
655–695 675 2 115.00–117.00 $115.97 $783 +0.97
805 805 1 93.00 $93.00 $749 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 132.50 $132.50 $497 —
570 570 1 111.00 $111.00 $633 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 3 169.00–176.00 $173.69 $561 +1.72
385–395 391 5 158.00–171.00 $163.12 $638 -14.73
420 420 1 160.00 $160.00 $672 -3.48
455–490 469 11 154.00–167.00 $160.08 $751 +3.79
510–528 517 14 153.00–160.00 $157.11 $812 +15.91
550–598 579 15 139.00–149.00 $145.70 $844 -2.79
600–611 609 6 142.00–147.00 $146.18 $890 +18.69
650–680 672 4 122.00–125.00 $122.98 $826 -0.23
710–720 717 3 112.00–116.00 $113.32 $813 -0.68
760–790 778 5 108.00–115.00 $112.84 $878 -0.16
880 880 1 105.00 $105.00 $924 —
925 925 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,008 +25.00
950 950 1 94.00 $94.00 $893 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 155.00 $155.00 $488 -11.00
395 395 1 153.00 $153.00 $604 -7.39
408 408 2 145.00 $145.00 $592 -0.71
460–480 470 2 144.00–146.00 $145.02 $682 +10.95
530–545 535 3 136.00–144.00 $141.28 $756 +10.48
560–595 578 2 122.00–135.00 $128.30 $742 -3.20
600–640 617 6 128.00–134.00 $131.28 $810 +27.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 975.00 $975.00 +175.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1460 1161 85-90% 44 43.00–58.00 $52.88 $614 —
1000–1385 1203 85-90% 7 44.00–49.00 $47.02 $566 -6.22
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1535 1294 80-85% 17 53.00–60.00 $56.29 $728 -2.24
1375 1375 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $852 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1645 1408 75-80% 13 51.00–60.00 $56.33 $793 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 51.00 $51.00 $765 -5.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1745 1685 2 72.00–73.00 $72.52 $1,222 —
1740–2055 1912 3 80.00–87.00 $83.58 $1,598 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1135 1036 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 650.00–900.00 $780.64
960–1140 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 590.00–925.00 $771.86
1200–1300 1252 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 580.00–690.00 $641.48
1000–1640 1278 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 725.00–1,000.00 $853.20
1250–1380 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 550.00–800.00 $668.82
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1160 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–800.00 $777.10

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1085 983 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 690.00–725.00 $709.33
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00

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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
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 910.00 $910.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 60.00 $60.00 $312 —

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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.