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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 13, 2022

631 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $173.02/cwt -4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 465 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.65/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 526 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $174.84/cwt -4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 414 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 631 544 570
Feeder cattle 482 409 428
Slaughter cattle 73 74 53
Replacement cattle 76 61 89

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 3 201.00 $201.00 $585 -1.06
340 340 2 206.00 $206.00 $700 -1.00
365–395 388 4 192.00–199.00 $197.35 $766 +4.46
400–415 411 4 184.00–191.00 $189.30 $778 -0.06
450–470 463 17 184.00–192.00 $189.67 $878 +0.67
501–546 526 22 176.00–185.00 $179.65 $945 +2.14
558–590 573 11 170.00–181.00 $173.89 $996 +0.89
601 601 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,022 -2.36
650 650 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,072 —
765–780 775 10 151.00–163.00 $157.58 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 184.00–189.00 $186.50 $550 —
302 302 2 190.00 $190.00 $574 —
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 —
415–445 433 8 170.00–182.00 $171.95 $745 —
458–487 470 6 161.00–166.00 $161.83 $761 -17.17
530–539 538 6 170.00–172.00 $171.67 $924 +3.67
730 730 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,022 —
755 755 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,117 —
864 864 5 110.00 $110.00 $950 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 4 187.00 $187.00 $525 -12.00
330 330 1 175.00 $175.00 $578 -16.72
350–385 366 8 172.00–177.00 $174.06 $637 -13.25
400–425 414 19 170.00–176.00 $174.84 $724 -4.14
450–485 465 28 171.00–176.00 $173.02 $805 -4.26
500–535 521 14 165.00–173.00 $167.91 $875 -5.80
550–580 566 10 159.00–174.00 $167.11 $946 +0.26
600–618 613 9 154.00–160.00 $158.03 $969 -1.12
665 665 2 140.00–144.00 $142.00 $944 -5.02
730–745 740 3 126.00 $126.00 $932 -12.67
790 790 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,027 —
1015 1015 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,248 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–238 237 4 160.00–170.00 $167.52 $397 —
355–387 377 7 148.00–169.00 $160.86 $606 -18.14
420–445 437 3 157.00–160.00 $159.04 $695 —
455–483 476 4 125.00–167.00 $135.04 $643 -24.94
526–530 527 4 151.00–162.00 $153.77 $810 -3.40
570–595 581 9 139.00–156.00 $146.04 $848 +12.14
635–640 638 4 110.00–149.00 $129.58 $827 —
695 695 1 128.00 $128.00 $890 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,566 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–327 321 3 190.00–192.00 $191.36 $614 -0.56
360–390 373 5 172.00–182.00 $177.62 $663 -13.97
400–437 425 10 175.00–188.00 $179.20 $762 -7.83
450–486 471 6 170.00–178.00 $172.76 $814 -6.01
500–548 530 18 159.00–167.00 $164.12 $870 -14.44
550–597 580 16 150.00–160.00 $153.92 $893 -17.91
620–645 626 4 151.00–164.00 $160.65 $1,006 +2.15
650–676 670 4 150.00–153.00 $152.27 $1,020 +6.76
730 730 2 136.00–140.00 $138.00 $1,007 -12.00
757–760 758 3 136.00–141.00 $137.67 $1,044 -1.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 172.00 $172.00 $533 —
355 355 1 155.00 $155.00 $550 —
430–447 440 7 160.00–174.00 $170.93 $752 —
460–490 473 7 154.00–163.00 $160.86 $761 -9.14
505–540 516 4 145.00–154.00 $149.03 $769 -13.51
560 560 2 120.00 $120.00 $672 -44.00
630 630 1 147.00 $147.00 $926 +5.12
746 746 4 124.00 $124.00 $925 —
780–790 785 2 123.00–124.00 $123.50 $969 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
860 860 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1155–1200 1178 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,149.04 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1360 1182 85-90% 6 69.00–73.00 $70.61 $835 —
1010–1485 1205 85-90% 17 75.00–82.00 $77.75 $937 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1650 1471 75-80% 5 82.00–90.00 $85.49 $1,258 —
1330–1635 1518 75-80% 3 80.00–81.00 $80.29 $1,219 -1.71
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1300 1142 80-85% 5 86.00–90.00 $88.24 $1,008 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720 1720 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,686 —
1490–2100 1841 7 102.00–108.00 $104.20 $1,918 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
1050–1280 1181 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 610.00–1,000.00 $909.02
1000–1680 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 800.00–1,460.00 $1,078.95
1365–1405 1385 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,010.00–1,050.00 $1,030.29
1340–1550 1445 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,055.00–1,130.00 $1,095.22

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–850 767 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 500.00–750.00 $645.65
1000–1095 1048 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,038.07
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 +12.79

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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.