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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

630 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.66/cwt -5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 433 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.48/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 476 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.11/cwt -5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 372 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 630 840 626
Feeder cattle 518 600 509
Slaughter cattle 80 157 78
Replacement cattle 32 83 39

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 282 7 175.00–180.00 $178.14 $502 -20.90
335 335 1 190.00 $190.00 $636 —
385 385 2 185.00 $185.00 $712 +6.23
420–440 425 6 180.00–185.00 $183.31 $779 +4.40
470–481 478 8 181.00 $181.00 $865 +0.75
525–540 527 10 172.00–176.00 $175.59 $925 -1.67
575 575 2 158.00 $158.00 $908 -18.31
551–598 579 12 165.00–171.00 $166.59 $965 -9.72
614–615 614 8 161.00–169.00 $163.00 $1,001 -6.42
677–695 684 4 146.00–152.00 $149.48 $1,022 -16.57
725 725 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,088 +5.00
765 765 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,071 -10.00
820–835 828 2 135.00–141.00 $138.03 $1,143 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 160.00 $160.00 $448 -9.48
375 375 1 178.00 $178.00 $668 —
410 410 3 172.00 $172.00 $705 —
460–498 483 13 150.00–165.00 $158.60 $766 -9.58
503–535 517 9 160.00–163.00 $161.38 $834 -4.29
555–590 572 3 159.00–163.00 $161.33 $923 -6.67
645 645 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,013 +3.99
690 690 1 142.00 $142.00 $980 -13.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–215 213 4 160.00 $160.00 $341 -8.00
260–292 280 8 167.00–172.00 $168.68 $472 -9.20
310–345 328 2 163.00–165.00 $163.95 $538 -6.15
350–395 372 27 160.00–170.00 $167.11 $622 -5.15
405–447 433 32 159.00–168.00 $163.66 $709 -5.30
450–495 476 28 159.00–168.00 $162.48 $773 -1.80
500–547 520 25 156.00–163.00 $160.42 $834 -2.08
552–592 575 13 147.00–153.00 $150.30 $864 -8.65
605–640 619 15 142.00–150.00 $145.66 $902 +3.90
657–660 659 4 138.00–148.00 $142.99 $942 +9.48
742 742 2 125.00 $125.00 $928 -9.00
875 875 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,015 -1.00
920 920 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,030 -14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 120.00 $120.00 $276 —
253–290 268 6 130.00–160.00 $150.24 $403 —
325–327 326 3 142.50–157.50 $152.52 $497 —
360–385 373 2 150.00–158.00 $154.13 $575 —
410–443 436 5 138.00–146.00 $139.50 $608 -21.75
455–465 460 2 157.00–157.50 $157.25 $723 —
542 542 2 148.00 $148.00 $802 -5.36
585–592 590 5 138.00–141.00 $139.60 $824 -10.40
620–645 630 3 132.00–141.00 $137.70 $868 +3.70
665 665 1 136.00 $136.00 $904 —
738 738 3 120.00 $120.00 $886 —
760–792 781 3 100.00–115.00 $104.86 $819 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 —
435 435 1 130.00 $130.00 $566 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–348 342 6 172.50–177.00 $174.22 $596 -13.50
350–385 359 10 176.00–182.00 $178.01 $639 -5.83
402–437 422 13 170.00–179.00 $174.27 $735 -1.06
455–475 468 3 167.00–175.00 $169.59 $794 -4.61
500–533 521 16 154.00–162.00 $160.36 $835 -2.64
555–580 567 5 150.00–158.00 $152.42 $864 +1.42
605–645 635 4 142.00–152.00 $144.38 $917 -1.55
680 680 1 132.00 $132.00 $898 -13.09
710–730 717 3 127.00–133.00 $129.64 $930 -3.65
762 762 2 120.00 $120.00 $914 -2.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 175.00 $175.00 $604 -2.04
366–385 373 9 149.00–164.00 $156.07 $582 -15.04
403–427 413 5 140.00 $140.00 $578 -20.51
460–495 486 9 129.00–160.00 $152.73 $742 -3.15
520–542 532 6 140.00–152.00 $145.12 $772 -9.90
565–580 566 11 143.00–149.00 $146.81 $831 —
600–640 629 6 137.00–139.00 $137.83 $867 +17.83
660 660 1 135.00 $135.00 $891 —
801 801 2 110.00 $110.00 $881 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 148.00 $148.00 $688 +28.00
590 590 1 137.00 $137.00 $808 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1105 1053 85-90% 2 58.00–62.00 $60.10 $633 —
990–1510 1183 85-90% 31 62.00–75.00 $67.50 $799 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $894 —
1130–1700 1375 75-80% 16 67.00–78.00 $71.92 $989 —
1800 1800 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,530 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1500 1325 80-85% 9 74.00–83.00 $76.84 $1,018 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1655 1379 5 80.00–88.00 $84.66 $1,167 —
1310–2235 1726 6 90.00–95.00 $91.72 $1,583 -2.51

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
815–1000 908 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–860.00 $833.06
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00
1095–1475 1289 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 650.00–1,050.00 $910.72
1300–1365 1333 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
1500 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.