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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

401 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $171.53/cwt +5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 570 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $171.59/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $909/hd at 530 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $169.38/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 519 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 401 587 314
Feeder cattle 347 526 220
Slaughter cattle 44 36 54
Replacement cattle 10 25 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to lats week: Feeder cattle traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower 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
267–295 279 7 202.00–208.00 $206.00 $575 +12.15
320–340 335 4 196.00–205.00 $202.85 $680 —
400–412 405 6 190.00–196.00 $192.64 $780 —
459 459 5 195.50 $195.50 $897 +6.50
463 value added 463 7 200.00 $200.00 $926 —
550–551 551 9 180.00–182.00 $180.22 $993 +4.68
595 value added 595 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,071 —
630 value added 630 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,134 —
647 647 7 174.00 $174.00 $1,126 +5.78
665–670 value added 668 10 167.00–175.00 $171.81 $1,148 —
680 680 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,108 -4.38
725 725 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,160 -1.00
761 value added 761 5 163.00 $163.00 $1,240 —
900 value added 900 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 140.00 $140.00 $910 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–237 226 3 194.00–200.00 $195.81 $443 +4.14
295 295 2 182.00–187.00 $184.50 $544 -5.50
300–330 315 3 178.00–185.00 $182.03 $573 +5.03
370–395 383 6 164.00–180.00 $176.42 $676 -3.53
400–440 417 10 174.00–180.00 $177.39 $740 +3.43
461–497 478 16 172.00–178.00 $175.65 $840 +5.29
529–532 530 17 169.00–173.00 $171.59 $909 +3.53
554–590 value added 568 16 169.00–176.00 $173.27 $984 —
565–590 582 3 160.00–167.00 $162.27 $944 -3.45
621 value added 621 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,006 —
600–645 637 7 148.00–157.00 $155.45 $990 -7.11
680–696 value added 684 13 149.00–157.00 $154.58 $1,057 —
717–725 722 6 130.00–136.00 $131.99 $953 -0.01
910 910 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,219 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 170.00 $170.00 $442 —
645 645 1 137.50 $137.50 $887 +11.45
785 785 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,036 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 307 3 185.00–204.00 $196.60 $604 —
372–395 386 9 185.00–200.00 $193.91 $748 +7.97
402–435 416 7 191.00–196.00 $193.24 $804 +7.97
454–495 471 13 173.00–186.00 $182.83 $861 —
510–545 519 16 153.00–176.00 $169.38 $879 +7.03
570–580 575 2 156.00–164.00 $160.03 $920 +6.10
605 605 2 151.00–160.00 $155.50 $941 +10.25
815–838 832 4 123.00–125.00 $124.51 $1,036 +5.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 167.50 $167.50 $611 —
440 440 1 147.00 $147.00 $647 —
552 552 2 145.00 $145.00 $800 —
630 630 1 143.00 $143.00 $901 —
815–835 828 3 100.00–110.00 $106.72 $884 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1300 1069 85-90% 7 62.00–72.00 $66.90 $715 —
900–1570 1174 85-90% 15 74.00–83.00 $77.67 $912 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,228 —
1330–1905 1620 75-80% 4 80.00–83.00 $81.30 $1,317 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1605 1503 2 90.00–95.00 $92.33 $1,388 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250–1350 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,050.00 $989.90

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.