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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.10/cwt -10.46 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 430 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.29/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 640 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.92/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 532 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 499 626 602
Feeder cattle 364 401 458
Slaughter cattle 92 103 98
Replacement cattle 43 122 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 200.00 $200.00 $510 -4.56
360–387 383 7 191.00–199.00 $197.93 $758 +7.93
402–425 417 6 196.00–203.00 $198.25 $827 +1.36
477–495 489 11 172.00–180.00 $175.27 $857 -4.77
513 value added 513 4 181.00 $181.00 $929 —
560–580 576 5 158.00–167.00 $162.01 $933 -4.13
620 620 2 145.00 $145.00 $899 —
697 697 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,032 +0.70
780 780 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,030 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 176.00–190.00 $182.88 $512 -14.12
402–445 417 7 174.00–183.00 $177.85 $742 +2.85
575 575 1 155.00 $155.00 $891 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–297 288 3 160.00–170.00 $166.88 $481 —
307–345 320 4 165.00–177.00 $173.01 $554 -4.54
367–392 380 6 168.00–180.00 $176.15 $669 -6.35
400–448 429 17 160.00–171.00 $167.88 $720 -11.68
436 value added 436 3 176.00 $176.00 $767 —
450–455 452 3 166.00–170.00 $168.66 $762 -3.06
510–542 529 5 157.00–162.00 $160.57 $849 -4.22
532–533 value added 533 10 165.00–166.00 $165.60 $883 —
556 556 6 161.00 $161.00 $895 +6.75
630–646 640 18 135.00–145.00 $143.29 $917 +2.22
733 733 3 116.00 $116.00 $850 -4.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 188.00 $188.00 $357 —
255 255 1 160.00 $160.00 $408 —
310–345 322 3 140.00–163.00 $154.78 $498 —
375 375 1 152.50 $152.50 $572 -21.50
410–440 426 6 140.00–152.00 $145.29 $619 -17.79
452 452 2 148.00 $148.00 $669 —
505 505 1 135.00 $135.00 $682 -17.74
610–630 617 6 128.00–130.00 $129.66 $800 -0.56

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 195.00–201.00 $197.00 $660 -3.54
355–395 369 4 184.00–204.00 $194.09 $716 -7.45
412–435 424 4 172.00–180.00 $175.89 $746 -8.74
455–475 463 5 170.00–183.00 $178.49 $826 -3.46
525–540 536 6 151.00–162.00 $157.14 $842 —
555–570 564 5 145.00–153.00 $149.00 $840 -9.37
600–617 612 7 140.00–144.00 $141.12 $864 -10.48
660–685 670 12 130.00–140.00 $134.83 $903 -3.78
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942 —
985 985 1 95.00 $95.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 184.00 $184.00 $561 —
350–370 363 3 160.00–180.00 $173.58 $630 -11.92
440 440 1 156.00 $156.00 $686 +13.00
455–490 470 5 140.00–168.00 $158.24 $744 -3.55
565 565 1 135.00 $135.00 $763 -0.91

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1230 1046 85-90% 11 60.00–67.00 $63.34 $663 -19.66
800–1520 1192 85-90% 29 68.00–77.50 $74.14 $884 —
1315 1315 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,052 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1525 1214 80-85% 22 77.00–83.00 $82.09 $997 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $986 -9.56
1415–1710 1515 75-80% 3 68.00–80.00 $73.92 $1,120 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1830 1686 4 104.00–111.00 $107.96 $1,820 —
1245–2085 1688 3 96.00–101.00 $99.04 $1,672 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1100–1200 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 790.00–900.00 $847.39
1000–1450 1187 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 680.00–1,090.00 $931.68
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 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 $
740 740 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00

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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
915–1285 1134 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,050.00–1,270.00 $1,188.57 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 -475.00

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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.