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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 20, 2022

563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $167.55/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 521 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $163.67/cwt +9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 554 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.20/cwt -3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 469 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 563 631 540
Feeder cattle 436 482 419
Slaughter cattle 75 73 66
Replacement cattle 52 76 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls under 600 pounds traded 2.00-10.00 higher, over 600 pounds 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 lower with poor quality.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 190.00 $190.00 $466 —
285 285 2 208.00 $208.00 $593 +7.00
330–340 335 2 192.00–203.00 $197.42 $661 -8.58
388 388 3 188.00 $188.00 $729 -9.35
400–430 411 4 184.00–193.00 $188.38 $774 -0.92
505–545 531 19 176.00–186.00 $178.67 $949 -0.98
575–590 583 2 164.00–165.00 $164.51 $959 -9.38
635 635 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,048 -5.00
653 653 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,071 -1.00
1105 1105 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 185.00 $185.00 $546 -1.50
310 310 1 167.50 $167.50 $519 -22.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 167.50 $167.50 $511 -7.50
350–395 374 17 171.00–177.00 $175.40 $656 +1.34
405–445 428 14 165.00–173.00 $171.07 $732 -3.77
451–495 469 23 166.00–171.00 $169.20 $794 -3.82
500–541 513 18 165.00–171.00 $169.06 $867 +1.15
554 fancy 554 11 168.00 $168.00 $931 —
550–590 564 12 158.00–166.00 $163.15 $920 -3.96
620–626 625 5 154.00–158.00 $157.21 $983 -0.82
655–695 661 12 140.00–148.00 $143.81 $951 +1.81
825 825 1 119.00 $119.00 $982 —
885 885 1 111.00 $111.00 $982 —
983 983 16 112.00 $112.00 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 2 130.00 $130.00 $529 -29.04
585–592 590 5 140.00–154.00 $150.82 $890 +4.78
610 610 1 131.00 $131.00 $799 +1.42
855 855 1 104.00 $104.00 $889 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 325 4 180.00–187.50 $181.82 $591 -9.54
350–395 376 14 178.00–200.00 $182.62 $687 +5.00
412 412 2 190.00 $190.00 $783 +10.80
460–482 474 8 170.00–178.00 $173.97 $825 +1.21
511–536 521 25 163.00–171.00 $167.55 $873 +3.43
553 fancy 553 13 168.00 $168.00 $929 —
550–585 555 10 150.00–160.00 $158.05 $877 +4.13
628–641 637 11 147.00–151.00 $149.55 $953 -11.10
665–676 672 6 140.00–150.00 $147.36 $990 -4.91
745–747 746 4 137.00–139.00 $138.00 $1,029 ±0.00
770 770 1 125.00 $125.00 $962 -12.67
805–831 816 13 119.00–125.00 $121.00 $987 —
995 995 1 95.00 $95.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–422 416 3 175.00–178.00 $177.03 $736 +6.10
475–490 483 2 151.00–167.00 $159.12 $769 -1.74
545 545 1 159.00 $159.00 $867 +9.97
560 560 2 144.00 $144.00 $806 +24.00
695 695 1 137.00 $137.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870 870 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 900.00 $900.00 -175.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1200 1108 85-90% 3 64.00–68.00 $65.53 $726 —
1100–1500 1295 85-90% 13 71.00–80.00 $75.58 $979 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1555 1470 75-80% 3 80.00 $80.00 $1,176 -5.49
1225–1620 1482 75-80% 3 72.00–77.00 $74.47 $1,104 -11.02
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,152 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1905 1582 3 100.00–105.00 $102.56 $1,622 —
1500–2310 1714 6 90.00–98.00 $94.06 $1,612 -3.94

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1000–1100 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 950.00–1,000.00 $976.19
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1150–1250 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–900.00 $804.17
1145–1440 1293 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,350.00 $1,172.82
1275–1435 1361 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,174.28

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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
1200–1250 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 925.00 $925.00 —
1150–1440 1338 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 925.00–1,350.00 $1,210.52 —

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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.