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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.74/cwt -7.56 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 518 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $172.74/cwt +8.19 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 420 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $160.78/cwt ≈ $683/hd at 425 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 415 600 693
Feeder cattle 323 402 523
Slaughter cattle 32 85 85
Replacement cattle 60 113 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 pounds traded 5.00-6.00 higher, over 450 pounds traded 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 2 185.00 $185.00 $448 —
260 260 1 200.00 $200.00 $520 +2.51
361–394 382 11 190.00–201.00 $197.22 $753 +9.95
430–440 432 5 180.00–190.00 $186.17 $804 +4.33
460–491 485 5 171.00–172.00 $171.19 $830 -4.74
500–531 519 5 170.00–181.00 $176.76 $917 +1.47
550 550 1 171.00 $171.00 $940 +14.68
630–642 638 3 154.00–158.00 $155.32 $991 -3.68
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–531 525 4 161.00–168.00 $162.68 $854 +1.68
611 611 3 135.00 $135.00 $825 —
655 655 2 130.00 $130.00 $852 -5.00
805 805 4 120.00 $120.00 $966 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 275 3 175.00–180.00 $178.39 $491 +7.39
302–310 305 7 165.00–178.00 $171.53 $523 +6.28
373–395 380 4 171.00–180.00 $173.77 $660 +4.25
407–430 420 16 170.00–177.00 $172.74 $726 +8.19
450–495 468 7 155.00–164.00 $157.47 $737 -5.84
504–536 518 23 147.00–155.00 $151.74 $786 -7.56
555–595 575 8 140.00–150.00 $144.40 $830 -1.76
623–643 629 10 133.00–139.00 $138.10 $869 -1.90
690 690 1 120.00 $120.00 $828 —
785 785 2 112.00 $112.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 150.00 $150.00 $382 —
330–347 341 3 157.50–162.50 $159.11 $543 —
420–440 425 14 152.00–165.00 $160.78 $683 —
470–495 485 3 141.00–151.00 $147.43 $715 —
585 585 1 139.00 $139.00 $813 +5.56
610 610 2 125.00 $125.00 $762 —
675 675 1 123.00 $123.00 $830 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–340 318 6 191.00–200.00 $196.73 $626 +20.73
355–370 362 3 180.00–191.00 $186.92 $677 +4.92
405–429 419 9 179.00–188.00 $183.04 $767 +11.19
450–495 468 7 171.00–181.00 $174.12 $815 +5.15
507–530 519 6 156.00–167.00 $160.58 $833 -1.05
563–567 565 7 160.00 $160.00 $904 ±0.00
603–630 610 4 139.00–142.00 $139.77 $853 -0.19
687 687 2 140.00 $140.00 $962 +8.00
710–735 723 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $958 +8.46
757–785 763 5 130.00 $130.00 $992 +13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–437 426 5 157.50–175.00 $168.55 $718 —
475–490 482 3 155.00–161.00 $156.97 $757 +5.97
510–535 518 9 152.00–155.00 $153.03 $793 +19.27
695 695 1 125.00 $125.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090 1090 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
1290 1290 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,460.00 $1,460.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1140 1007 85-90% 3 80.00–90.00 $83.77 $844 —
950–1100 1030 85-90% 4 64.00–67.00 $65.29 $672 -2.62
975–1325 1174 85-90% 17 65.00–78.00 $71.79 $843 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1400 1219 80-85% 4 80.00–85.00 $82.92 $1,011 -4.90
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1600 1510 75-80% 2 77.00–80.00 $78.59 $1,187 —
1700 1700 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,190 -4.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1865 1544 4 100.00–104.00 $101.73 $1,571 +6.07
1735–2585 2057 5 104.00–110.00 $106.91 $2,199 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1000–1500 1267 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 920.00–1,225.00 $1,049.31
1200–1400 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,225.00 $1,213.46
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–1,000.00 $975.00
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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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
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 +446.11
1050–1350 1248 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 1,350.00–1,650.00 $1,507.26 +278.37
1250–1350 1297 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 950.00–1,475.00 $1,212.53 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 (<2 yrs)Open 3 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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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.