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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 31, 2022

385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.36/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 515 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.31/cwt -0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 430 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.27/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 480 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 385 558 389
Feeder cattle 299 476 309
Slaughter cattle 52 63 50
Replacement cattle 34 19 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to lighter comparable receipts no trend but a stronger undertone was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 180.00 $180.00 $432 -25.00
290 290 1 197.50 $197.50 $573 -2.60
305–330 313 3 198.00–200.00 $199.30 $624 —
400–436 427 12 180.00–191.00 $186.89 $798 -3.90
505–547 536 15 170.00–180.00 $176.65 $947 +10.49
580–587 581 12 156.00–160.00 $156.67 $910 -9.09
615–619 618 8 159.00–164.00 $162.76 $1,006 +5.76
660–680 661 15 151.00–157.00 $156.59 $1,035 +11.59
743 743 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,040 —
781 781 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,054 —
840 840 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,092 —
945 945 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 175.00 $175.00 $726 -5.58
525–543 538 9 159.00–164.00 $161.23 $867 +5.36
615 615 3 152.00 $152.00 $935 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 245.00 $245.00 $355 —
180 180 2 215.00–220.00 $217.50 $392 —
210 210 1 195.00 $195.00 $410 —
265 265 2 191.00 $191.00 $506 +18.20
300–340 324 6 171.00–174.00 $172.69 $560 -1.92
372–385 377 5 167.00–169.00 $167.79 $633 -4.74
400–442 430 15 160.00–166.00 $163.31 $702 -0.03
450–496 480 15 156.00–163.50 $160.27 $769 -2.75
500–540 515 30 152.00–160.00 $156.36 $805 -0.91
555–587 576 3 144.00–145.00 $144.68 $833 -6.93
650 650 5 133.00–137.00 $135.40 $880 +5.40
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 185.00 $185.00 $361 —
200 200 1 180.00 $180.00 $360 —
260 260 1 160.00 $160.00 $416 +5.19
365–390 381 4 153.00–165.00 $157.89 $602 -1.23
430 430 1 157.00 $157.00 $675 +9.12
505–540 519 5 143.00–149.00 $146.18 $759 +1.06
555–590 565 4 127.00–136.00 $133.40 $754 -8.60
615–645 623 4 115.00–121.00 $117.73 $733 —
670–690 678 3 120.00–124.00 $122.01 $827 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 324 4 189.00–197.00 $193.33 $626 -0.93
350–368 359 2 185.00–192.00 $188.41 $676 +4.62
407–430 415 3 174.00–183.00 $179.89 $747 +5.38
457–495 470 13 164.00–174.00 $168.19 $790 -1.18
536–545 541 6 144.00–154.00 $148.54 $804 —
552–578 565 4 151.00–157.00 $153.93 $870 +1.33
600 600 1 137.00 $137.00 $822 -8.00
665–685 672 5 130.00–139.00 $133.03 $894 +4.03
715–745 725 3 120.00–132.00 $127.89 $927 -0.11
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 427 3 164.00–170.00 $166.66 $712 +7.66
470–490 485 4 160.00–162.00 $160.48 $778 +0.94
505 505 2 138.00 $138.00 $697 +18.00
560–590 575 2 130.00–140.00 $134.87 $776 -11.32
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $776 —
905–1105 991 85-90% 7 60.00–68.00 $64.28 $637 —
850–1340 1115 85-90% 20 70.00–80.00 $74.97 $836 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1090 958 80-85% 3 91.00–99.00 $94.40 $904 —
920–1150 1020 80-85% 3 80.00 $80.00 $816 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,498 —
1325–1635 1531 4 92.00–98.00 $95.40 $1,461 +1.65
2225 2225 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,559 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–930 804 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 570.00–750.00 $680.98
1030–1100 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–800.00 $775.82
980–1170 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 820.00–890.00 $858.09
940–1295 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 800.00–1,000.00 $913.21
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
1175–1270 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,140.00–1,200.00 $1,172.06 —
1085–1395 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,070.00–1,200.00 $1,143.13 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 95.00 $95.00 $209 —
340 340 1 90.00 $90.00 $306 —
540 540 1 128.00 $128.00 $691 —

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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.