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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 11, 2020

565 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.82/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 619 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.85/cwt -8.26 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 535 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.11/cwt -5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 622 lb · 32 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 565 928 976
Feeder cattle 565 928 976

Feeder cattle were met with strong demand.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 163.00 $163.00 $644 -2.02
451 451 3 158.00 $158.00 $713 +7.38
503–530 521 15 146.00–150.00 $147.29 $767 -2.85
560–586 573 25 140.00–143.00 $140.99 $808 -1.58
606–623 619 38 136.00–140.00 $136.82 $847 +0.60
659–688 670 25 130.00–131.00 $130.32 $873 -0.91
705–716 710 23 125.00–126.00 $125.87 $894 -4.24
789 789 22 126.00 $126.00 $994
801 801 17 121.00 $121.00 $969
857 857 32 125.00 $125.00 $1,071 +1.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 153.00 $153.00 $673 +5.75
465–495 470 14 146.00–151.00 $150.62 $708 +6.33
511–545 538 16 140.00–145.00 $144.56 $778 +2.69
550–588 575 16 133.00–138.00 $135.12 $777 -0.58
605–640 633 5 130.00–135.00 $132.78 $840 +0.15
655–688 670 22 125.00–129.00 $126.83 $850 +0.70
700–725 713 2 121.00–122.00 $121.51 $866 -4.41
765–773 772 6 120.00–122.00 $120.33 $929 -4.31
820 820 1 116.00 $116.00 $951 -5.00
850 850 1 110.00 $110.00 $935 -8.50
925 925 1 108.00 $108.00 $999 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 133.00 $133.00 $521
485 485 2 131.00–141.00 $136.00 $660 -3.00
541–542 541 5 119.00–134.00 $127.99 $692 -10.24
560 560 2 120.00–129.00 $124.50 $697 -6.50
600 600 6 119.00–124.00 $123.17 $739 +0.17
656 656 3 123.00 $123.00 $807 -1.00
705–740 729 4 112.00–116.00 $113.73 $829

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–493 487 7 132.00–136.00 $132.53 $645 -3.53
520–541 535 32 128.00–131.00 $128.85 $689 -8.26
551–558 555 30 125.00–129.00 $126.85 $704 -2.11
603–634 622 32 120.00–124.00 $121.11 $753 -5.69
653–669 667 25 121.00–123.00 $122.77 $819 -1.12
713 713 12 120.00 $120.00 $856 +1.04
771 771 13 113.00 $113.00 $871 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 132.00 $132.00 $515
421–422 421 9 127.00–132.00 $128.11 $539 -5.93
451–487 471 16 126.00–130.00 $128.70 $606 -2.95
523–540 525 7 124.00–126.00 $125.71 $660 -4.81
552–577 563 10 122.00–124.00 $122.78 $691 -3.22
600 600 2 115.00–118.00 $116.50 $699 -4.74
665 665 3 119.00 $119.00 $791 +6.00
702–726 718 12 112.00–114.00 $113.35 $814 +2.35
785 785 5 104.00 $104.00 $816 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 115.00 $115.00 $443
490 490 4 120.00 $120.00 $588 -1.32
511 511 4 117.00 $117.00 $598 -10.33
583 583 4 109.00 $109.00 $635 -4.00
630 630 2 108.00 $108.00 $680
665 665 1 114.00 $114.00 $758

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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.