Cattle Market Pulse

Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

692 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $176.59/cwt +1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 432 lb · 51 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.11/cwt +10.06 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 495 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.43/cwt +28.43 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 560 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 692 527 438
Feeder cattle 512 380 322
Slaughter cattle 102 58 66
Replacement cattle 78 89 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded sharply higher with very strong demand for light weight calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher with quality not as attractive as last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 2 185.00 $185.00 $429 —
260–297 280 4 193.00–202.50 $195.71 $548 -4.66
345 345 7 212.00 $212.00 $731 +3.89
350–392 384 13 185.00–205.00 $195.70 $751 +7.90
405–431 427 19 180.00–205.00 $199.07 $850 +12.91
455–498 495 25 171.00–184.00 $182.11 $901 +10.06
500 value added 500 7 187.00 $187.00 $935 —
517–542 530 8 170.00–181.00 $176.01 $933 +8.28
553–588 560 23 163.00–180.00 $174.43 $977 +28.43
602–620 608 3 154.00–156.00 $155.32 $944 —
738 738 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,048 +22.00
790 790 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 3 167.50 $167.50 $343 -16.25
265–285 275 2 165.00–186.00 $175.12 $482 -4.19
433–443 439 7 160.00–179.00 $170.96 $751 +4.96
495 495 1 166.00 $166.00 $822 —
580–585 581 7 154.00–158.00 $157.42 $915 —
670 670 1 136.00 $136.00 $911 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 155.00 $155.00 $349 —
255–290 263 5 162.00–171.00 $166.14 $437 -21.86
302–345 326 8 167.00–179.00 $173.76 $566 -8.05
330–348 fancy 344 8 191.00–199.00 $192.92 $664 —
350–395 378 20 170.00–179.00 $176.41 $667 -2.98
418 fancy 418 13 189.00 $189.00 $790 —
400–447 437 38 166.00–177.00 $172.35 $753 -2.81
465–497 481 18 165.00–173.00 $169.63 $816 +0.44
515 fancy 515 5 168.00 $168.00 $865 —
520–545 535 7 152.00–164.00 $155.10 $830 -5.02
551 fancy 551 9 160.00 $160.00 $882 —
550–595 583 6 144.00–155.00 $150.61 $878 +4.56
610 610 1 143.00 $143.00 $872 +11.02
650 650 2 138.00 $138.00 $897 —
728–740 729 9 123.00–130.00 $129.21 $942 +2.94
836 836 4 122.00 $122.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 150.00 $150.00 $375 -16.22
470 470 1 132.00 $132.00 $620 -7.20
735 735 1 114.00 $114.00 $838 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–337 326 6 180.00–205.00 $198.02 $646 —
351–375 361 6 180.00–197.00 $186.72 $674 -0.22
410–430 422 6 181.00–191.00 $186.67 $788 +5.99
455–492 487 19 171.00–180.00 $176.77 $861 +0.59
502–525 510 3 169.00–180.00 $172.78 $881 +6.42
615 615 2 156.00 $156.00 $959 +11.00
670–683 680 5 136.00–148.00 $138.36 $941 +2.86
730 730 2 120.00 $120.00 $876 -5.00
820–835 824 4 110.00–112.00 $111.49 $919 —
1035 1035 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–436 434 5 171.00–176.00 $172.99 $751 +12.47
490 490 1 160.00 $160.00 $784 -0.78
525 525 1 167.00 $167.00 $877 +10.54
552 552 2 140.00 $140.00 $773 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 125.00 $125.00 $600 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1265 1265 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,320.00 $1,320.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1325 1015 85-90% 25 57.00–67.00 $63.09 $640 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $963 +28.43
885–1425 1096 85-90% 26 66.00–80.00 $72.68 $797 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1800 1529 75-80% 8 72.00–86.00 $79.27 $1,212 —
1610 1610 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,111 —
1700 1700 75-80% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,547 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1295 1172 80-85% 3 80.00–86.00 $82.79 $970 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,162 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1800 1232 9 95.00–104.00 $98.55 $1,214 —
1335–1725 1583 4 105.00–114.00 $108.77 $1,722 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 970.00 $970.00
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
965–1370 1151 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 870.00–1,150.00 $1,030.89
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 915.00 $915.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
945 945 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
860–1111 978 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,075.00 $981.82
990 990 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00

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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
800–1050 933 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 800.00–1,075.00 $939.28 —
1035 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 910.00 $910.00 -150.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00 —
1050–1260 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,160.00–1,400.00 $1,269.09 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.