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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 18, 2022

475 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.29/cwt +7.63 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 473 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.07/cwt +5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 570 lb · 24 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.11/cwt +10.11 vs last sale · ≈ $538/hd at 330 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 475 381 650
Feeder cattle 406 271 528
Slaughter cattle 43 90 90
Replacement cattle 26 20 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded sharply higher, with a stronger quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 190.00–201.00 $195.86 $525 +20.86
325–345 327 10 189.00–201.00 $199.73 $653 +17.84
350 350 3 185.00 $185.00 $648 +6.62
450–485 465 18 168.00–178.00 $174.39 $811 +5.93
510–521 520 14 163.00–173.50 $172.76 $898 +14.05
551–562 557 11 162.00–167.00 $165.55 $922 +8.02
615 615 1 140.00 $140.00 $861 +6.00
700–704 703 6 138.00–148.00 $146.34 $1,029 +10.74
760–798 795 11 134.00–141.00 $138.10 $1,098 +4.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 175.00 $175.00 $402 +15.00
310–315 314 4 155.00–180.00 $173.82 $546 —
375 375 1 170.00 $170.00 $638 —
435–441 440 5 158.00–162.00 $158.79 $699 —
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 —
500–530 520 3 150.00–154.00 $152.72 $794 +9.72
554 554 5 156.00 $156.00 $864 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 3 168.00 $168.00 $447 +12.74
320–338 330 19 159.00–170.00 $163.11 $538 +10.11
360–395 384 13 152.00–159.00 $153.72 $590 -0.67
412–435 417 11 151.00–162.00 $159.55 $665 +9.88
455–493 473 34 147.00–156.00 $151.29 $716 +7.63
515–530 522 7 140.00–147.00 $145.58 $760 +8.49
560–580 570 24 140.00–147.00 $141.07 $804 +5.07
603 603 3 144.00 $144.00 $868 +13.59
660–685 673 6 120.00–127.00 $124.30 $837 -6.70
723 723 9 130.00 $130.00 $940 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 150.00 $150.00 $375 —
325–327 326 3 150.00–156.00 $154.01 $502 —
355 355 2 128.00 $128.00 $454 —
427–440 430 12 130.00–148.00 $135.36 $582 +0.36
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
500–532 519 5 123.00–138.00 $129.68 $673 —
555–590 583 5 134.00 $134.00 $781 +14.00
610–640 622 3 125.00–128.00 $126.36 $786 —
655 655 2 120.00 $120.00 $786 —

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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 1 198.00 $198.00 $624 +19.00
375–385 380 6 179.00–184.00 $182.32 $693 -4.73
406–420 416 10 178.00–184.00 $182.24 $758 +14.96
460–480 470 8 160.00–171.00 $168.60 $792 +10.38
510–530 520 3 150.00–160.00 $154.35 $803 +5.69
550–575 567 12 150.00–159.00 $153.43 $870 —
600 600 2 146.00 $146.00 $876 +1.52
655–687 678 9 135.00–140.00 $137.18 $930 +11.18
715 715 2 128.00 $128.00 $915 +3.00
757–775 763 3 112.00–115.00 $113.98 $870 —
935 935 2 95.00 $95.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–397 393 3 156.00–168.00 $159.92 $628 -10.08
435–442 441 5 165.00–170.00 $169.01 $745 —
485 485 1 144.00 $144.00 $698 —
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 -8.00
560–585 573 2 146.00–147.00 $146.51 $840 —
685 685 3 124.00 $124.00 $849 —
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1630 1630 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1160 1074 85-90% 5 48.00–52.00 $50.00 $537 +1.29
1050–1550 1217 85-90% 8 52.00–60.00 $56.13 $683 -4.87
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1500 1397 75-80% 5 55.00–63.00 $59.23 $827 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,050 —
1600–1945 1773 75-80% 2 52.00–53.00 $52.45 $930 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1400 1357 80-85% 3 60.00–63.00 $60.99 $828 -0.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–2000 1839 4 79.00–83.00 $81.14 $1,492 -3.98

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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
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1010–1200 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 840.00–850.00 $844.57 —

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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.