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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

810 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.23/cwt +4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 524 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.27/cwt +6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 461 lb · 32 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.28/cwt +5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 377 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 810 762 986
Feeder cattle 588 539 751
Slaughter cattle 179 152 175
Replacement cattle 43 71 60

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 5 178.00–190.00 $181.65 $523 -5.35
290–295 fancy 293 2 200.00–202.50 $201.24 $590 -8.76
302–320 fancy 309 7 200.00–205.00 $202.26 $625 -3.74
305–340 332 8 187.50–193.00 $190.30 $632 +2.25
380–395 391 6 180.00–182.00 $181.34 $709 +7.32
401–445 419 14 170.00–180.00 $174.51 $731 -5.99
450–486 471 12 170.00–181.00 $176.18 $830 -2.05
503–548 527 23 160.00–177.00 $169.19 $892 +6.99
550–590 569 21 160.00–176.00 $172.50 $982 +11.07
620–625 623 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $875 -21.01
765 765 6 147.00 $147.00 $1,125 +18.00
819 819 9 144.00 $144.00 $1,179 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 172.50 $172.50 $362 —
255 255 1 172.50 $172.50 $440 —
315–325 323 4 180.00–181.00 $180.24 $582 +7.24
390–398 395 6 169.00–175.00 $170.49 $673 —
415–430 423 2 162.00–163.00 $162.51 $687 —
452–495 465 11 155.00–167.00 $164.02 $763 -0.98
537–545 540 5 150.00–158.00 $154.39 $834 +2.13
585–595 593 5 140.00–157.00 $145.98 $866 +1.51
617 617 2 131.00 $131.00 $808 -15.00
650–670 660 2 130.00–133.00 $131.48 $868 —
715 715 1 136.00 $136.00 $972 +26.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 2 167.00 $167.00 $788 —
562 562 2 147.00 $147.00 $826 —
656–670 661 6 133.00–135.00 $134.32 $888 —

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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 1 162.50 $162.50 $398 +17.50
250–280 269 8 157.50–169.00 $164.45 $442 +20.26
320–335 323 8 160.00–169.00 $164.63 $532 +14.63
325 value added 325 4 179.00 $179.00 $582 —
350–395 377 27 160.00–175.00 $167.28 $631 +7.34
400–445 427 21 156.00–170.00 $163.61 $699 +4.70
450–497 461 32 147.00–166.00 $162.27 $748 +8.46
503 value added 503 4 164.00 $164.00 $825 -4.00
503–548 526 35 143.00–159.00 $154.23 $811 +4.19
550–595 574 19 143.00–155.00 $145.45 $835 -2.91
552–587 value added 577 7 159.00–162.00 $159.82 $922 —
605–645 625 4 135.00–141.00 $138.45 $865 -3.36
670–692 688 16 120.00–135.00 $121.72 $837 -15.72
710–745 738 6 120.00–130.00 $123.29 $910 +3.29
785 785 2 110.00–120.00 $115.00 $903 -7.66
853 853 4 110.00 $110.00 $938 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 145.00 $145.00 $326 —
315–340 328 2 142.50–150.00 $146.11 $479 +23.11
493 493 3 124.00 $124.00 $611 +4.00
582–595 586 3 140.00–141.00 $140.34 $822 +11.34
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 -7.00
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 —
723 723 3 100.00 $100.00 $723 —
940 940 1 75.00 $75.00 $705 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 2 156.00 $156.00 $803 —
555 555 1 149.00 $149.00 $827 —
665 665 3 137.00 $137.00 $911 —
840 840 1 112.00 $112.00 $941 —
870–885 878 2 88.00–92.00 $90.02 $790 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 185.00 $185.00 $657 —
405–410 408 2 173.00–178.00 $175.48 $716 +9.68
455–490 468 6 156.00–171.00 $167.90 $786 +6.63
487 fancy 487 2 175.00 $175.00 $852 —
506–545 531 13 146.00–158.00 $154.95 $823 -12.10
533 fancy 533 3 163.00 $163.00 $869 —
555 fancy 555 1 167.00 $167.00 $927 —
555–570 562 11 149.00–158.00 $153.61 $863 +7.49
615 fancy 615 1 162.00 $162.00 $996 —
605–630 620 12 130.00–145.00 $139.56 $865 -0.50
655–697 683 12 129.00–135.00 $132.25 $903 +1.77
720–745 738 4 119.00–124.00 $120.73 $891 -2.27
760–790 773 3 113.00–119.00 $114.99 $889 -3.52
803–845 818 3 105.00–120.00 $111.30 $910 +1.30
855 855 1 116.00 $116.00 $992 +8.50
930 930 1 103.00 $103.00 $958 —
1115 1115 1 74.00 $74.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–237 231 3 140.00 $140.00 $323 —
340 340 1 152.00 $152.00 $517 —
370–392 377 3 145.00–150.00 $146.73 $553 -12.27
445 445 2 154.00–160.00 $157.00 $699 +15.06
475–485 478 3 145.00–152.00 $147.37 $704 +5.59
511–525 519 10 120.00–140.00 $135.96 $706 -5.53
550–595 569 4 138.00–147.00 $144.40 $822 +16.40
603–625 607 6 126.00–127.00 $126.83 $770 +2.28
685–690 688 3 124.00–126.00 $124.66 $858 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1355 1355 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 -50.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1315 1116 80-85% 19 51.00–59.00 $56.02 $625 +1.39
980–1445 1170 80-85% 54 60.00–68.00 $63.72 $746 +2.04
1085–1420 1253 80-85% 2 44.00–45.00 $44.57 $558 —
1040–1535 1291 80-85% 17 70.00–85.00 $73.19 $945 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1280 1006 85-90% 15 52.00–55.00 $53.27 $536 -9.84
835–1385 1007 85-90% 10 43.00–50.00 $48.01 $483 -15.10
805–1230 1030 85-90% 22 56.00–67.00 $59.34 $611 -3.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1480 1448 75-80% 2 72.00–80.00 $75.91 $1,099 +6.90
1330–1730 1464 75-80% 17 61.00–71.00 $67.81 $993 —
1415–1715 1514 75-80% 4 55.00–59.00 $57.49 $870 -8.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1255 1207 3 80.00 $80.00 $966 —
1290–2035 1603 6 84.00–90.00 $87.15 $1,397 —
1800–2265 2085 5 92.00–100.00 $95.15 $1,984 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–1020 931 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 575.00–825.00 $680.37
840–1125 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 625.00–850.00 $753.82
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 375.00 $375.00
1240–1500 1370 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 650.00–875.00 $773.18

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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
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1115 1115 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 +100.00
1305 1305 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.