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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $148.04/cwt +8.04 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 431 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.99/cwt -0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 361 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 275 316 580
Feeder cattle 218 225 369
Slaughter cattle 30 69 89
Replacement cattle 27 22 122

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Receipts to light to test feeder steers. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-6.00 higher, and feeder bulls traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 174.00 $174.00 $412 -6.00
265 265 2 177.00 $177.00 $469 —
400–435 414 4 169.00–185.00 $178.62 $739 -1.31
455 455 1 170.00 $170.00 $774 -16.00
552 552 2 160.00 $160.00 $883 —
640 640 3 144.00 $144.00 $922 —
720 720 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,073 -8.74
1067 1067 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 171.00 $171.00 $393 +8.50
290 290 1 166.00 $166.00 $481 —
320 320 1 170.00 $170.00 $544 —
396 396 5 174.00 $174.00 $689 —
410 410 1 161.00 $161.00 $660 ±0.00
458 458 3 154.00 $154.00 $705 —
572 572 2 144.00 $144.00 $824 -9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 171.00 $171.00 $504 —
311–335 314 8 164.00–174.00 $165.33 $519 -5.73
350–364 361 10 165.00–180.00 $169.99 $614 -0.80
415–445 430 2 169.00–170.00 $169.52 $729 +4.72
455–465 459 8 166.00–173.00 $169.97 $780 +8.91
510–547 535 3 160.00–164.00 $162.73 $871 +6.38
552 552 4 159.00 $159.00 $878 +4.16
600 600 2 153.00 $153.00 $918 —
660 660 1 126.00 $126.00 $832 -15.00
705 705 1 133.00 $133.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 3 150.00 $150.00 $444 -16.00
400–443 431 14 130.00–152.00 $148.04 $638 +8.04
477–485 481 5 130.00–146.00 $137.35 $661 —
505–515 508 4 132.00–149.00 $142.28 $723 -6.72
615–635 627 3 116.00–138.00 $128.34 $805 —
660–685 673 2 119.00–120.00 $119.49 $804 -1.51
895 895 1 100.00 $100.00 $895 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 366 5 172.00–180.00 $173.53 $635 -4.39
413–418 416 6 167.00–178.00 $172.47 $717 —
505–520 508 5 147.00–158.00 $155.75 $791 -1.69
552 552 6 153.00–157.00 $155.67 $859 +0.31
673 673 4 133.00 $133.00 $895 —
720 720 1 129.00 $129.00 $929 -5.00
840 840 1 103.00 $103.00 $865 —
1040 1040 2 90.00 $90.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 144.00 $144.00 $511 —
415 415 1 150.00 $150.00 $622 —
488–490 489 9 115.00–140.00 $128.86 $630 -22.34
535 535 1 141.00 $141.00 $754 -11.00
565 565 3 120.00 $120.00 $678 -20.26

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1200 1029 85-90% 6 60.00–65.00 $62.01 $638 —
845–1330 1112 85-90% 5 70.00–77.00 $74.00 $823 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1111–1550 1373 75-80% 6 73.00–80.00 $76.70 $1,053 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,275 +16.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1200 1008 80-85% 3 80.00–82.00 $81.21 $819 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1870 1437 3 92.00–96.00 $94.55 $1,359 —
1835–1845 1840 2 100.00–104.00 $101.99 $1,877 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1000 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–850.00 $838.16
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1010–1305 1121 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 825.00–1,025.00 $929.54
1400 1400 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
980–1100 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–1,050.00 $917.79 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 110.00 $110.00 $451 —

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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.