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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

562 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.56/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 638 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.41/cwt -5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 571 lb · 37 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.77/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 673 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 562 401 396
Feeder cattle 415 347 262
Slaughter cattle 53 44 52
Replacement cattle 94 10 82

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 267 3 190.00 $190.00 $507 -16.00
385 385 2 200.00 $200.00 $770 —
410–442 432 7 190.00–196.00 $191.53 $827 -1.11
460–493 482 8 177.00–186.00 $183.47 $884 -12.03
510–540 534 8 177.00–187.00 $180.70 $965 —
560–569 568 18 172.00–184.00 $181.68 $1,032 +1.46
610 610 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,074 —
667–673 673 34 169.00–171.00 $170.77 $1,149 +7.77
725 725 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,196 +5.00
780 780 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 165.00 $165.00 $470 —
425–430 428 3 160.00–183.00 $175.39 $751 —
500 500 3 170.00 $170.00 $850 —
585 585 2 170.00 $170.00 $994 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 152.50 $152.50 $778 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 178.00–181.00 $179.41 $574 -2.62
365–396 387 5 172.00–181.00 $178.69 $692 +2.27
406–425 409 7 176.00–180.00 $179.41 $734 +2.02
451–498 468 23 163.00–175.00 $170.32 $797 -5.33
505–525 518 11 157.00–167.00 $163.08 $845 -8.51
528 value added 528 8 173.00 $173.00 $913 —
568 fancy 568 21 171.00 $171.00 $971 —
550–597 575 16 154.00–165.00 $160.38 $922 -1.89
600 fancy 600 3 169.00 $169.00 $1,014 —
620–649 641 36 152.00–163.50 $162.02 $1,039 +6.57
660–670 665 2 140.00–143.00 $141.49 $941 —
720 720 3 134.00–137.00 $136.00 $979 +4.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 131.00 $131.00 $537 —
450–495 468 8 145.00–162.00 $156.03 $730 —
501–545 514 9 117.50–155.00 $136.35 $701 —
580–590 583 3 140.00–151.00 $143.71 $838 —
645 645 1 142.00 $142.00 $916 +4.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 200.00 $200.00 $680 +3.40
360–387 378 3 180.00–182.00 $180.63 $683 -13.28
417–435 423 3 194.00–197.00 $195.03 $825 +1.79
457–465 461 4 180.00–186.00 $183.03 $844 +0.20
510–548 529 6 169.00–171.00 $169.96 $899 +0.58
571 571 7 163.00 $163.00 $931 +2.97
605–610 608 5 160.00–163.00 $161.19 $980 +5.69
665–692 687 5 148.00–159.00 $150.13 $1,031 —
725–745 737 3 137.00–145.00 $142.32 $1,049 —
775 775 2 131.00–135.00 $133.00 $1,031 —
976 976 3 113.00 $113.00 $1,103 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 171.00 $171.00 $564 —
455–495 471 12 164.00–172.00 $168.36 $793 —
570 570 2 130.00 $130.00 $741 -15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1610 1155 85-90% 23 75.00–85.00 $79.13 $914 +1.46
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1520 1243 80-85% 10 90.00–101.00 $93.68 $1,164 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1600 1484 75-80% 6 85.00–90.00 $87.47 $1,298 —
2175 2175 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,566 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1111–1725 1400 4 94.00–103.00 $98.99 $1,386 —
1510–2005 1757 7 105.00–110.00 $107.91 $1,896 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1205 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 800.00–1,000.00 $883.97
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 880.00 $880.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 925.00 $925.00
1200–1275 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,000.00–1,275.00 $1,189.10
1500 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1200 1065 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,150.00 $1,106.34
1105 1105 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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
1200–1300 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,125.00–1,700.00 $1,396.79 —

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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.