Cattle Market Pulse

Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 25, 2022

541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.94/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 624 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.90/cwt -1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 522 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.21/cwt +19.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 637 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 541 475 329
Feeder cattle 495 406 277
Slaughter cattle 38 43 42
Replacement cattle 8 26 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady with high quality feeders in strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 3 175.00 $175.00 $460 -20.86
320–348 342 5 191.00–201.00 $199.13 $681 -0.60
355–395 372 7 188.00–202.00 $193.40 $719 +8.40
400–440 426 9 185.00–195.00 $192.82 $821 —
470–495 489 10 170.00–180.00 $177.53 $868 +3.14
514 value added 514 18 177.00 $177.00 $910 —
515–540 528 2 160.00–169.00 $164.39 $868 -8.37
550–595 585 19 159.00–168.00 $161.77 $946 -3.78
606–645 618 10 153.00–162.00 $159.53 $986 +19.53
649 value added 649 15 159.00 $159.00 $1,032 —
670–681 678 4 142.00–144.00 $143.51 $973 —
745 745 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,006 —
850 850 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 3 181.00 $181.00 $449 +6.00
395 395 2 183.00 $183.00 $723 +13.00
445 445 2 184.00 $184.00 $819 +25.21
450 450 1 154.00 $154.00 $693 +14.00
510–548 539 4 123.00–155.00 $130.58 $704 -22.14
555–575 568 3 155.00–157.00 $156.35 $888 +0.35
638–645 642 9 135.00–150.00 $148.33 $952 —
687 687 2 136.00 $136.00 $934 —
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 284 8 160.00–165.00 $162.57 $462 -5.43
325–340 328 6 160.00–171.00 $166.12 $545 +3.01
363–385 367 8 163.00–169.00 $164.88 $605 +11.16
403–445 416 13 150.00–157.00 $154.35 $642 -5.20
434 value added 434 6 161.00 $161.00 $699 —
450–493 469 24 144.00–150.00 $147.48 $692 -3.81
503–535 522 34 140.00–146.00 $143.90 $751 -1.68
551–561 555 17 138.00–145.00 $141.70 $786 +0.63
605–642 621 16 129.00–137.00 $133.29 $828 -10.71
625 value added 625 40 144.00 $144.00 $900 —
710 710 1 124.00 $124.00 $880 -6.00
781–785 782 4 120.00–122.00 $121.50 $950 —
865–867 866 3 112.00–115.00 $114.00 $987 —
975 975 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,072 —
1130 1130 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 154.00 $154.00 $416 +4.00
347 347 2 142.00 $142.00 $493 -12.01
390–395 393 2 148.00–154.00 $151.02 $594 —
400–420 413 5 140.00–149.00 $146.39 $605 +11.03
590–595 593 3 134.00–135.00 $134.67 $799 +0.67
600–640 613 5 117.00–129.00 $125.12 $767 -1.24
665–695 682 3 119.00–120.00 $119.66 $816 -0.34
735 735 1 80.00 $80.00 $588 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–385 381 10 184.00–196.00 $186.31 $710 +3.99
411 411 3 182.00 $182.00 $748 -0.24
454–458 455 9 181.00–182.00 $181.34 $825 +12.74
508–540 514 8 159.00–165.00 $163.71 $841 +9.36
555–571 564 11 153.00–159.00 $156.26 $881 +2.83
600–640 629 7 134.00–139.00 $134.97 $849 -11.03
655–680 675 5 133.00–135.00 $133.39 $900 -3.79
705 705 2 130.00 $130.00 $916 +2.00
880 880 1 105.00 $105.00 $924 —
935 935 1 100.00 $100.00 $935 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 169.00 $169.00 $693 -0.01
470–498 491 4 150.00–158.00 $151.91 $746 +7.91
536 536 3 155.00 $155.00 $831 +30.00
565 565 1 141.00 $141.00 $797 -5.51
850 850 1 90.00 $90.00 $765 —
900 900 1 90.00 $90.00 $810 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1055 1035 85-90% 3 50.00–52.00 $50.68 $525 —
1085 1085 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $705 +15.00
1011–1370 1182 85-90% 10 54.00–62.00 $58.24 $688 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1600 1434 75-80% 5 58.00–65.00 $61.69 $885 —
1600 1600 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,200 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1320 1310 80-85% 2 65.00–70.00 $67.52 $885 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1770 1608 2 85.00–92.00 $88.15 $1,417 —
1530–1900 1665 4 77.00–82.00 $79.75 $1,328 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00
1075–1500 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 880.00–1,000.00 $949.90
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00

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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
1155 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 770.00 $770.00 —

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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.