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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 11, 2022

915 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.69/cwt -9.90 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 536 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.48/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 472 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.51/cwt +0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 570 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 915 630 814
Feeder cattle 750 518 565
Slaughter cattle 142 80 109
Replacement cattle 23 32 140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 175.00–178.00 $176.55 $494 -1.59
351–355 352 4 185.00–191.00 $186.51 $657 +1.51
400–443 432 29 170.00–180.00 $174.42 $753 -8.89
471–480 473 6 173.00–180.00 $178.81 $846 -2.19
515–547 536 50 160.00–171.00 $165.69 $888 -9.90
552–591 572 35 155.00–167.00 $163.98 $938 +5.98
620–645 634 4 155.00–160.00 $156.74 $994 -6.26
680–699 695 24 150.00–161.00 $154.98 $1,077 +5.50
702–728 708 21 152.00–155.00 $152.73 $1,081 +2.73
825 825 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,188 +5.97
905 905 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 2 165.00 $165.00 $474 +5.00
447–448 448 6 159.00–164.00 $162.34 $727 —
492 492 2 157.00 $157.00 $772 -1.60
530 530 1 158.00 $158.00 $837 -3.38
555–565 560 3 140.00–145.00 $143.35 $803 -17.98
735 735 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,029 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–286 280 6 161.00–168.00 $165.77 $464 -2.91
325–346 336 6 163.00–166.00 $165.52 $556 +1.57
350–390 379 18 158.00–168.00 $164.46 $623 -2.65
411–448 434 12 157.00–165.00 $160.64 $697 -3.02
450–499 472 44 155.00–167.00 $160.48 $757 -2.00
515–548 529 26 151.00–161.00 $155.05 $820 -5.37
555–595 570 42 143.00–154.00 $150.51 $858 +0.21
605–641 638 13 138.00–143.00 $142.01 $906 -3.65
670–685 681 4 132.00–140.00 $138.03 $940 -4.96
705–723 714 6 130.00–133.00 $131.48 $939 +6.48
751 751 4 132.00 $132.00 $991 —
820–832 823 8 121.00–130.00 $127.73 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243–245 244 4 130.00–155.00 $148.71 $363 +28.71
325 325 3 146.00–164.00 $152.00 $494 -0.52
390–395 393 2 150.00 $150.00 $590 -4.13
420–438 434 9 135.00–150.00 $146.70 $637 +7.20
450–498 483 24 122.00–154.00 $141.47 $683 -15.78
505–540 528 8 134.00–146.00 $142.81 $754 -5.19
585–595 590 3 124.00–141.00 $133.65 $789 -5.95
600–635 623 3 126.00–130.00 $128.72 $802 -8.98
705 705 1 108.00 $108.00 $761 -12.00
805 805 1 114.00 $114.00 $918 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–346 334 8 170.00–181.00 $173.85 $581 -0.37
365–390 383 6 175.00–191.00 $181.23 $694 +3.22
407–440 427 5 161.00–181.00 $168.63 $720 -5.64
454–492 477 35 160.00–171.00 $165.84 $791 -3.75
502–545 522 17 148.00–158.00 $155.21 $810 -5.15
550–592 572 25 148.00–158.00 $153.39 $877 +0.97
605–645 625 3 130.00–139.00 $133.65 $835 -10.73
662–685 676 5 129.00–137.00 $132.13 $893 +0.13
705–720 712 6 121.00–127.00 $124.16 $884 -5.48
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–323 323 9 130.00–162.00 $133.53 $431 -41.47
351–380 367 7 155.00–170.00 $163.34 $599 +7.27
400–448 431 7 128.00–150.00 $142.72 $615 +2.72
450–490 468 13 117.00–158.00 $132.85 $622 -19.88
540 540 1 146.00 $146.00 $788 +0.88
572–597 581 6 131.00–144.00 $136.27 $792 -10.54
635 635 1 123.00 $123.00 $781 -14.83
675 675 1 123.00 $123.00 $830 -12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1235 1041 85-90% 6 54.00–59.00 $56.97 $593 —
805–1400 1145 85-90% 38 60.00–72.00 $64.26 $736 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1670 1381 75-80% 18 66.00–72.00 $68.76 $950 -3.16
1525 1525 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,144 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 80-85% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,112 —
1140–1585 1349 80-85% 7 70.00–78.00 $73.75 $995 -3.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–2350 1894 4 82.00–87.00 $84.18 $1,594 —
1945–2110 2028 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,825 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1100–1400 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–925.00 $914.00
1450–1735 1593 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,208.95

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)Open 3 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —

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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.