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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 27, 2022

840 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.50/cwt -6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 522 lb · 37 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.96/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 423 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $163.00/cwt -4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 512 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 840 563 543
Feeder cattle 600 436 364
Slaughter cattle 157 75 69
Replacement cattle 83 52 110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 pounds traded 5.00 lower, over 500 pounds traded 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder bulls unevenly 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
230 230 1 195.00 $195.00 $448 +5.00
280–295 292 5 195.00–200.00 $199.04 $581 -8.96
375–392 382 5 177.00–180.00 $178.77 $683 -9.23
400–440 427 5 174.00–187.00 $178.91 $764 -9.47
452–490 464 5 178.00–183.00 $180.25 $836 —
515–548 527 17 170.00–182.00 $177.26 $934 -1.41
550–593 576 30 171.00–182.00 $176.31 $1,016 +11.80
600–645 621 15 161.00–172.00 $169.42 $1,052 +4.42
660–699 681 20 163.00–170.00 $166.05 $1,131 +2.05
725 725 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,051 —
752 752 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,128 —
905 905 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 152.50–185.00 $169.48 $471 -15.52
467–490 480 6 165.00–170.00 $168.18 $807 —
500–545 522 3 161.00–168.00 $165.67 $865 —
565 565 1 168.00 $168.00 $949 —
630–640 635 2 152.00–154.00 $153.01 $972 —
690 690 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,070 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 168.00 $168.00 $412 —
255–293 277 5 173.00–184.00 $177.88 $493 —
310–345 328 6 166.00–174.00 $170.10 $558 +2.60
350–381 364 18 168.00–177.00 $172.26 $627 -3.14
400–445 423 35 165.00–176.00 $168.96 $715 -2.11
450–475 464 31 157.00–166.00 $164.28 $762 -4.92
500–545 522 37 157.00–174.00 $162.50 $848 -6.56
550–590 563 31 152.00–162.00 $158.95 $895 -4.20
630–640 636 4 137.00–144.00 $141.76 $902 -15.45
670–675 673 2 132.00–135.00 $133.51 $899 -10.30
730 730 6 134.00 $134.00 $978 —
850 850 1 117.00 $117.00 $994 +6.00
914 914 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–448 436 8 160.00–164.00 $161.25 $703 +31.25
515–545 536 11 153.00–155.00 $153.36 $822 —
565 565 1 150.00 $150.00 $848 -0.82
600 600 2 134.00 $134.00 $804 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–347 320 8 180.00–195.00 $187.72 $601 +5.90
350–396 381 24 178.00–189.00 $183.84 $700 +1.22
430–435 432 6 172.00–177.00 $175.33 $757 -14.67
450–490 467 17 168.00–181.00 $174.20 $814 +0.23
500–540 512 33 159.00–168.00 $163.00 $835 -4.55
555 555 2 151.00 $151.00 $838 -7.05
600–637 620 19 145.00–150.00 $145.93 $905 -3.62
655–695 662 13 140.00–151.00 $145.09 $960 -2.27
702–715 706 3 126.00–137.00 $133.29 $941 —
780–795 788 2 121.00–124.00 $122.51 $965 -2.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–340 328 3 176.00–179.00 $177.04 $581 —
375–386 383 7 164.00–175.00 $171.11 $655 —
420–440 430 2 160.00–161.00 $160.51 $690 -16.52
450–492 478 3 154.00–160.00 $155.88 $745 -3.24
515–530 523 3 153.00–156.00 $155.02 $811 -3.98
620 620 3 120.00 $120.00 $744 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 2 120.00 $120.00 $584 —
513 513 3 120.00 $120.00 $616 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 2 144.00 $144.00 $727 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1160 1006 85-90% 7 58.00–63.00 $61.34 $617 —
892–1400 1038 85-90% 61 67.00–76.00 $71.87 $746 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1640 1273 80-85% 17 80.00–90.00 $82.60 $1,051 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $966 —
1215–1575 1442 75-80% 13 72.00–85.00 $78.61 $1,134 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1965 1705 8 90.00–98.00 $94.23 $1,607 +0.17
1555–1865 1763 4 100.00–107.00 $103.09 $1,817 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
829 829 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 20 86.00 $86.00 $713

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
935–1075 1003 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 775.00–1,000.00 $921.18
1075–1130 1103 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
980–1250 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 710.00–875.00 $797.49
920–1440 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 800.00–1,100.00 $974.20
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1105–1440 1273 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–910.00 $797.11
1430 1430 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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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
1070–1235 1154 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 850.00–1,075.00 $991.44 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 +100.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.