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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 11, 2022

381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.66/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 474 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.46/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 468 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.53/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 573 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 381 475 692
Feeder cattle 271 352 605
Slaughter cattle 90 101 55
Replacement cattle 20 22 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Due to light receipts and muddy conditions feeder cattle traded mostly steady with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 4 175.00 $175.00 $508 -20.59
305–330 313 3 178.00–184.00 $181.89 $569 -7.57
360–380 370 2 174.00–183.00 $178.38 $660 -5.90
458–480 468 14 164.00–175.00 $168.46 $788 -2.47
500–520 510 7 152.00–161.00 $158.71 $809 -7.56
555–580 573 11 155.00–163.00 $157.53 $903 -2.16
638 638 4 134.00 $134.00 $855 -15.20
655–685 670 2 135.00–140.00 $137.44 $921 —
716–720 718 5 135.00–136.00 $135.60 $974 -1.40
775 775 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,038 +4.00
800–815 808 8 129.00–135.00 $132.74 $1,073 +5.74
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 160.00 $160.00 $336 —
515 515 1 143.00 $143.00 $736 —
575 575 1 149.00 $149.00 $857 -2.00
695 695 2 123.00 $123.00 $855 —
735 735 1 110.00 $110.00 $808 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
662 662 2 105.00 $105.00 $695 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 2 151.00 $151.00 $344 —
255–265 258 3 150.00–158.00 $155.26 $401 -8.46
345 345 2 153.00 $153.00 $528 -10.25
350–392 364 9 150.00–157.00 $154.39 $562 -1.07
409–445 417 10 142.00–152.00 $149.67 $624 +1.68
450–487 474 15 140.00–146.00 $143.66 $681 -0.83
501–545 521 10 130.00–140.00 $137.09 $714 -2.73
597 597 4 136.00 $136.00 $812 +2.77
605–630 612 8 126.00–138.00 $130.41 $798 +1.23
673–685 679 8 131.00 $131.00 $889 +7.25
715–720 719 6 118.00–124.00 $122.00 $877 —
820 820 1 111.00 $111.00 $910 —
855 855 1 110.00 $110.00 $940 -4.00
900 900 1 100.00 $100.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 135.00 $135.00 $574 +15.00
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 —
745 745 1 111.00 $111.00 $827 +1.00
790 790 1 90.00 $90.00 $711 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 179.00 $179.00 $564 +1.17
360–383 376 5 181.00–190.00 $187.05 $703 +15.31
407–447 431 9 164.00–171.00 $167.28 $721 -3.26
470–475 474 9 157.00–165.00 $158.22 $750 -2.98
530–540 537 3 146.00–151.00 $148.66 $798 -10.34
605–620 613 2 143.00–146.00 $144.48 $886 +3.98
675–695 685 2 126.00 $126.00 $863 —
705 705 1 125.00 $125.00 $881 +4.50
800 800 2 112.00 $112.00 $896 —
895 895 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 170.00 $170.00 $672 —
525 525 2 133.00 $133.00 $698 -16.00
625 625 3 129.00–133.00 $131.67 $823 +3.69
790 790 1 104.00 $104.00 $822 —
805 805 1 102.00 $102.00 $821 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1225 1056 85-90% 4 47.00–50.00 $48.71 $514 +2.62
1065–1300 1176 85-90% 11 50.00–58.00 $53.99 $635 +0.28
1240 1240 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $756 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–2035 1624 75-80% 12 52.00–59.00 $56.11 $911 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1555 1354 80-85% 6 55.00–65.00 $61.19 $829 —
1370–1565 1468 80-85% 2 67.00–79.00 $72.60 $1,066 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620 1620 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,199 —
1605–2055 1830 3 82.00–88.00 $85.12 $1,558 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 640.00 $640.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 375.00 $375.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–810 785 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 590.00–640.00 $614.20
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00 $550.00

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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.