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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 12, 2022

621 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.45/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 530 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.60/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 423 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.99/cwt -5.46 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 384 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 621 506 657
Feeder cattle 451 362 498
Slaughter cattle 110 109 82
Replacement cattle 60 35 77

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to holiday 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
225 225 1 195.00 $195.00 $439 +21.29
265–295 285 3 180.00–184.00 $181.24 $517 -8.78
370 370 4 166.00–175.00 $172.75 $639 -12.25
467–485 479 8 170.00–180.00 $172.95 $828 -3.23
505–527 520 3 161.00–169.00 $166.41 $865 -6.31
550–598 588 17 160.00–170.00 $166.71 $980 -4.29
607 607 2 155.00 $155.00 $941 -5.73
651–692 667 22 151.00–159.00 $154.97 $1,034 -2.84
858 858 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,201 +10.00
920 920 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 286 6 165.00–171.00 $168.58 $482 -5.13
395 395 1 170.00 $170.00 $672 -1.00
465–495 486 4 146.00–169.00 $162.67 $791 -3.33
595 595 1 151.00 $151.00 $898 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 175.00 $175.00 $324 —
205 205 1 180.00 $180.00 $369 +2.50
267–290 275 3 161.00–165.00 $163.59 $450 -5.90
300–320 308 3 162.00–168.00 $165.33 $509 —
375–390 384 22 161.00–173.00 $167.99 $645 -5.46
402–440 423 24 160.00–174.00 $166.60 $705 +1.59
467–486 475 15 150.00–160.00 $154.70 $735 -6.95
486 value added 486 6 166.00 $166.00 $807 —
500–543 530 26 153.00–161.00 $157.45 $834 -3.41
565–598 594 11 148.00–157.00 $154.77 $919 +0.54
600–630 608 11 144.00–155.00 $149.03 $906 +7.02
672–674 673 10 129.00–133.00 $131.00 $882 ±0.00
813 813 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,000 —
931 931 3 129.00 $129.00 $1,201 —
1040 1040 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 3 145.00 $145.00 $393 —
310–315 313 2 140.00–157.00 $148.57 $465 —
390 390 2 145.00 $145.00 $566 -6.44
415–440 428 2 151.00–159.00 $154.88 $663 +9.11
500–535 507 7 138.00–142.00 $139.18 $706 +4.82
581 581 3 134.00 $134.00 $779 —
605 605 2 130.00 $130.00 $786 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 142.50 $142.50 $663 —
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–330 327 9 167.00–176.00 $168.01 $549 —
350–395 382 15 165.00–176.00 $169.81 $649 +3.53
400–416 410 8 168.00–175.00 $170.56 $699 +3.73
450–495 482 13 158.00–169.00 $163.52 $788 -4.22
505–545 511 11 154.00–166.00 $161.60 $826 +6.77
660–675 670 3 131.00–139.00 $134.30 $900 —
707 707 2 130.00 $130.00 $919 +5.42
770 770 1 121.00 $121.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 155.00 $155.00 $496 -14.00
360 360 1 159.00 $159.00 $572 -1.00
410 410 1 153.00 $153.00 $627 —
483–495 488 5 146.00–155.00 $149.65 $730 -8.85
536 536 3 151.00 $151.00 $809 +8.50
580 580 2 141.00 $141.00 $818 —
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1300 1074 85-90% 8 63.00–71.00 $66.32 $712 —
940–1425 1193 85-90% 24 70.00–82.00 $76.92 $918 —
1300–1365 1333 85-90% 2 88.00–89.00 $88.51 $1,180 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,334 —
1200–1775 1484 75-80% 25 78.00–90.00 $83.59 $1,240 -4.02
1500 1500 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,125 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1410 1246 80-85% 12 82.00–92.00 $87.70 $1,093 -0.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1715 1471 4 98.00–102.00 $100.22 $1,474 —
1500–2090 1757 8 105.00–111.00 $107.96 $1,897 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1450 1076 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 725.00–975.00 $845.45
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1050–1320 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–1,110.00 $994.81
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1050–1530 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 850.00–1,300.00 $1,053.87
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1130–1250 1218 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 925.00–1,175.00 $1,021.20 —
950–1350 1236 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 800.00–1,125.00 $1,045.80 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 920.00 $920.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1265 1265 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.