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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

571 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.29/cwt -4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 473 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.05/cwt +5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 531 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $131.93/cwt -14.25 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 617 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 571 571 665
Feeder cattle 389 370 485
Slaughter cattle 131 121 110
Replacement cattle 51 80 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 170.00–180.00 $175.05 $452 -12.91
365–380 370 3 175.00 $175.00 $648 -4.96
402–440 412 4 168.00–175.00 $173.13 $713 +6.42
500–525 510 5 165.00 $165.00 $842 +2.73
555–575 568 3 149.00–156.00 $151.28 $859 -1.47
615–635 628 6 142.00–150.00 $144.97 $910 -0.04
677 677 2 144.00 $144.00 $975 +12.51
710 710 1 130.00 $130.00 $923 -1.49
750 750 2 124.00 $124.00 $930 —
860–882 869 5 120.00–126.00 $123.56 $1,074 —
1080 1080 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 140.00–164.00 $151.35 $416 -14.43
635 635 2 140.00 $140.00 $889 +3.61
853 853 4 106.00 $106.00 $904 —
993 993 3 92.00 $92.00 $914 —

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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 2 159.00 $159.00 $390 +6.50
265–291 282 6 154.00–161.00 $158.24 $446 +2.44
305–335 324 6 151.00–159.00 $155.08 $502 -1.09
350–385 363 6 150.00–159.00 $154.54 $561 +0.63
400–440 423 8 136.00–143.00 $140.71 $595 -9.93
450–495 473 22 135.00–144.00 $140.29 $664 -4.81
500–545 531 13 137.00–140.00 $138.05 $733 +5.33
550–592 566 11 125.00–135.00 $131.01 $742 -0.99
600–640 621 7 120.00–129.00 $125.29 $778 +0.11
650 650 1 124.00 $124.00 $806 —
720–725 722 6 122.00–123.00 $122.67 $886 -3.73
750–772 760 5 113.00–119.00 $114.98 $874 +3.98
800 800 1 110.00 $110.00 $880 —
940 940 1 98.00 $98.00 $921 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 2 137.00 $137.00 $441 —
380–395 388 2 128.00–149.00 $138.30 $537 —
420–443 434 5 122.00–134.00 $131.68 $571 -3.31
456–480 465 7 130.00–134.00 $132.12 $614 -2.88
520 520 1 123.00 $123.00 $640 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 110.00 $110.00 $528 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 180.00 $180.00 $585 +6.31
377 377 2 185.00 $185.00 $697 +21.88
400–402 401 4 163.00–164.00 $163.50 $656 +3.50
460–495 475 10 154.00–165.00 $159.43 $757 -0.65
530–540 535 2 151.00–157.00 $154.03 $824 -3.08
550–593 570 9 140.00–151.00 $143.99 $821 -1.71
610–630 617 12 130.00–135.00 $131.93 $814 -14.25
650–652 652 5 129.00–130.00 $129.80 $846 +6.82
700–732 717 6 117.00–121.00 $119.84 $859 +6.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 318 4 150.00–162.00 $157.00 $499 +2.00
370 370 3 147.00 $147.00 $544 -6.00
400–445 423 2 140.00–144.00 $142.11 $601 -2.89
463–485 467 7 137.00–150.00 $142.63 $666 -2.39
512 512 2 132.00 $132.00 $676 -9.28
555–581 577 6 120.00–138.00 $133.77 $772 +5.47
693 693 4 116.00 $116.00 $804 —
867 867 2 96.00 $96.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1505–1830 1664 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 4 1,425.00–1,575.00 $1,497.50 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1600 1143 85-90% 8 46.00–51.00 $48.75 $557 —
1050–1500 1234 85-90% 31 51.00–60.00 $54.99 $679 +7.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1660 1487 75-80% 11 53.00–64.00 $57.93 $861 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1430 1316 80-85% 6 58.00–62.00 $60.16 $792 —
1300–1360 1330 80-85% 2 71.00–75.00 $73.05 $972 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–2045 1666 6 74.00–77.00 $75.48 $1,257 +2.96
1590–1950 1738 3 82.00–85.00 $83.71 $1,455 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1200 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 640.00–740.00 $697.14
1000–1450 1246 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 800.00–1,000.00 $915.82
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1050 1000 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–875.00 $839.38

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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
1000–1200 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–1,025.00 $945.45 —
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,080.00 $1,080.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 (<2 yrs)Open 1 830.00 $830.00 —

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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.