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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.20/cwt +11.20 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 580 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.50/cwt +7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 523 lb · 36 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.44/cwt +5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 431 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 429 516 709
Feeder cattle 310 396 525
Slaughter cattle 75 80 84
Replacement cattle 44 40 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend on market this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 4 207.00 $207.00 $538 +13.06
337 337 2 196.00 $196.00 $661 —
370 370 2 175.00–185.00 $180.00 $666 -8.00
411–435 417 4 170.00–172.00 $171.48 $715 -11.51
465 value added 465 2 191.00 $191.00 $888 —
450–476 466 5 171.00–182.00 $175.25 $817 +3.15
508–545 520 17 165.00–174.00 $169.80 $883 +3.02
515–545 value added 526 19 175.00–181.00 $178.71 $940 —
563 value added 563 3 166.00 $166.00 $935 —
550–595 576 4 156.00–164.00 $159.97 $921 +2.14
605 605 2 157.00 $157.00 $950 —
625 value added 625 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,000 —
695 695 4 147.00 $147.00 $1,022 —
695 value added 695 9 150.00 $150.00 $1,042 +5.00
790–795 793 2 130.00–141.00 $135.48 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 168.00 $168.00 $815 +3.00
503–545 514 4 161.00–163.00 $161.53 $830 +11.53
580–590 585 2 144.00–150.00 $146.97 $860 +17.97
607 607 2 144.00 $144.00 $874 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 value added 317 2 178.00 $178.00 $564 —
327 fancy 327 5 180.00 $180.00 $589 —
321–345 333 6 157.50–159.00 $158.28 $527 -7.10
410–425 419 5 148.00–156.00 $152.42 $639 -4.22
426–440 value added 435 13 158.00–169.00 $166.29 $723 —
451 value added 451 3 163.00 $163.00 $735 —
451–462 456 8 147.00–153.00 $150.00 $684 -3.37
513–545 521 4 143.00–145.00 $143.52 $748 +1.84
528–532 value added 529 11 150.00–158.00 $156.54 $828 —
560–582 571 4 139.00–140.00 $139.49 $796 +1.49
566–593 value added 581 33 148.00–154.00 $150.38 $874 —
615 value added 615 1 140.00 $140.00 $861 —
645 645 4 125.00–128.00 $125.75 $811 -9.25
785 785 1 116.00 $116.00 $911 —
830–845 838 2 106.00–111.00 $108.52 $909 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 152.00 $152.00 $448 —
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 -17.00
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
480 480 1 136.00 $136.00 $653 -5.02
525–535 530 4 132.00–141.00 $136.46 $723 +8.60
585 585 1 129.00 $129.00 $755 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 190.00 $190.00 $602 +2.92
350–370 360 2 184.00–186.00 $185.03 $666 -0.93
405 405 1 171.00 $171.00 $693 -8.53
465–485 475 2 170.00–171.00 $170.51 $810 -10.24
500 500 1 162.00 $162.00 $810 —
560–580 573 7 157.00–161.00 $158.43 $908 +11.43
610 610 2 132.00 $132.00 $805 -14.47
650–680 665 2 125.00–134.00 $129.40 $861 -6.10
865 865 1 114.00 $114.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–347 335 3 160.00 $160.00 $536 -15.00
355–365 357 6 167.50–176.00 $174.55 $623 +10.86
411 411 4 154.00 $154.00 $633 -9.86
533 533 3 141.00 $141.00 $752 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1060–1100 1087 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 1,250.00–1,350.00 $1,282.52 —
1740 1740 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,660.00 $1,660.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1200 1085 85-90% 7 58.00–63.00 $60.45 $656 —
835–1600 1131 85-90% 21 64.00–73.00 $68.43 $774 —
985–1410 1202 85-90% 3 75.00–80.00 $77.50 $932 +11.61
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1640 1282 80-85% 9 72.00–82.00 $78.31 $1,004 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $936 —
1300–1775 1487 75-80% 6 70.00–78.00 $75.27 $1,119 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1725 1587 3 95.00–100.00 $96.93 $1,538 +7.02
1625–1800 1713 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,884 —
1500–1955 1728 2 88.00 $88.00 $1,521 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
980–1600 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 610.00–1,140.00 $818.43

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–1065 920 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–900.00 $794.70
850–1050 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 780.00–1,000.00 $901.58
765–1240 1003 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 725.00–1,100.00 $956.92
850–1220 1023 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–900.00 $856.03

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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
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
850–1250 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 940.00–1,000.00 $964.29 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1100–1200 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 935.00–1,025.00 $981.96 —

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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.