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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.76/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 561 lb · 26 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $172.53/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 375 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.34/cwt -7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 428 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 558 549 392
Feeder cattle 476 487 315
Slaughter cattle 63 45 62
Replacement cattle 19 17 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady 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
195 195 1 260.00 $260.00 $507 +40.00
235 235 1 205.00 $205.00 $482 +18.00
250–260 255 2 195.00–205.00 $200.10 $510 +10.10
360–376 368 6 196.00–199.00 $197.47 $727 +2.42
407–435 411 7 184.00–192.00 $190.79 $784 -5.21
460–497 488 15 175.00–179.00 $175.77 $858 +3.34
500–532 521 3 162.00–175.00 $166.16 $866 -7.55
557–566 561 26 161.00–168.00 $165.76 $930 +1.12
610 610 1 157.00 $157.00 $958 +2.41
655 655 1 145.00 $145.00 $950 +1.00
701 701 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,002 -0.92
985 985 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,182 —
1029 1029 6 114.00 $114.00 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 185.00 $185.00 $361 —
200–245 223 2 185.00–190.00 $187.25 $418 —
255–290 278 3 168.00–180.00 $173.75 $483 —
370–387 379 4 180.00–187.00 $183.42 $695 —
416–430 424 7 180.00–181.00 $180.58 $766 +13.08
525–541 537 4 140.00–161.00 $155.87 $837 -1.28
565–585 575 2 152.00–155.00 $153.47 $882 +2.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 269 4 170.00–180.00 $172.80 $465 —
308–320 312 6 170.00–177.00 $174.61 $545 -2.68
360–396 375 25 169.00–179.00 $172.53 $647 -1.17
410–445 428 25 158.00–165.00 $163.34 $699 -7.66
450–480 472 20 160.00–167.00 $163.02 $769 -3.47
500–531 511 25 154.00–163.00 $157.27 $804 -1.58
555–565 558 18 147.00–155.00 $151.61 $846 +3.71
610–635 625 5 140.00–141.00 $140.39 $877 -6.23
652–670 658 3 130.00 $130.00 $855 —
705–747 727 4 116.00–122.00 $118.68 $863 -1.32
772 772 2 124.00 $124.00 $957 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–292 281 3 152.50–160.00 $154.81 $435 —
372–390 380 4 150.00–165.00 $159.12 $605 -1.08
405–445 432 9 142.00–154.00 $147.88 $639 +3.88
470–495 482 3 130.00–150.00 $137.33 $662 -9.67
510–548 538 7 131.00–151.00 $145.12 $781 -2.88
565 565 1 142.00 $142.00 $802 +2.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 328 10 190.00–203.00 $194.26 $637 -5.40
375–398 390 15 180.00–191.00 $183.79 $717 +1.64
400–445 423 11 170.00–178.00 $174.51 $738 -1.63
452–490 477 19 161.00–174.00 $169.37 $808 -3.73
500–525 505 5 150.00–154.00 $153.17 $774 -9.96
550–592 575 11 148.00–157.00 $152.60 $877 -3.99
615 615 2 145.00 $145.00 $892 -6.46
695 695 3 129.00 $129.00 $897 -7.51
710 710 1 128.00 $128.00 $909 +14.00
755–796 787 6 110.00–122.00 $117.32 $923 —
860 860 1 109.00 $109.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 320 4 152.50–187.00 $173.87 $556 -8.63
350–355 353 2 165.00–177.50 $171.21 $604 +16.91
421 421 3 159.00 $159.00 $669 —
465–475 470 2 156.00–163.00 $159.54 $750 +10.19
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 -32.00
550–586 577 4 145.00–150.00 $146.19 $844 —
600–615 608 2 125.00–139.00 $131.91 $802 +14.24
715 715 1 113.00 $113.00 $808 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 148.00 $148.00 $659 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1305 1029 85-90% 15 60.00–67.00 $63.70 $655 —
1015–1540 1224 85-90% 14 68.00–78.00 $70.63 $865 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1111–1720 1416 75-80% 2 62.00–72.00 $68.08 $964 —
1340–1655 1468 75-80% 6 74.00–82.00 $77.63 $1,140 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1290 1265 80-85% 2 78.00–80.00 $79.02 $1,000 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1660 1546 4 91.00–97.00 $93.75 $1,449 -1.25
1325–1885 1646 4 100.00–112.00 $103.64 $1,706 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
1255 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00
1250–1330 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,061.34
1265–1500 1383 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 960.00–1,100.00 $1,035.95
1565 1565 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
1100–1250 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 925.00–1,300.00 $1,118.84 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 -265.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
710 710 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 660.00 $660.00 —

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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.