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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

694 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $148.64/cwt -2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 433 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $126.43/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 569 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.64/cwt +15.44 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 512 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 694 604 345
Feeder cattle 484 433 225
Slaughter cattle 149 96 90
Replacement cattle 61 75 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272–280 276 4 152.50–163.00 $157.83 $436 —
435 435 1 148.00 $148.00 $644 —
460–479 476 20 143.00–153.00 $148.80 $708 +5.02
501–510 507 8 141.00–145.00 $143.52 $728 +10.60
557–560 558 7 139.00–140.00 $139.29 $777 +7.46
635–643 641 5 125.00–129.00 $128.21 $822 —
661–665 662 8 120.00–126.00 $125.25 $829 +9.64
704 value added 704 8 130.00 $130.00 $915 —
700–747 738 5 120.00 $120.00 $886 +4.00
825 825 1 110.00 $110.00 $908 -1.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 135.00 $135.00 $601 —
470 470 1 138.00 $138.00 $649 +7.50
505–545 537 5 109.00–135.00 $130.11 $699 +4.49
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 170.00 $170.00 $348 —
300–320 305 14 137.00–147.00 $143.02 $436 +13.79
353–375 363 17 135.00–140.00 $139.35 $506 +11.88
415–442 438 18 130.00–137.00 $134.01 $587 +12.21
453–490 466 20 130.00–141.00 $136.01 $634 +12.47
510 value added 510 4 138.50 $138.50 $706 —
504–542 513 17 127.00–131.00 $130.03 $667 +13.83
550–575 563 4 125.00–126.00 $125.76 $708 +15.52
591 value added 591 6 131.00 $131.00 $774 —
600–637 623 11 115.00–124.00 $118.83 $740 +9.84
602–643 value added 631 7 125.00–126.00 $125.27 $790 —
660–690 670 9 105.00–113.00 $110.32 $739 +10.32
721 721 3 100.00 $100.00 $721 ±0.00
790 790 1 101.00 $101.00 $798 +0.54
810 810 1 100.00 $100.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 337 3 118.00–130.00 $122.04 $411 +2.04
390–392 392 5 110.00–130.00 $126.02 $494 +16.41
440 440 1 126.00 $126.00 $554 —
480–490 484 5 120.00–127.00 $123.83 $599 +6.49
625–640 633 2 110.00–111.00 $110.51 $700 +11.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–340 331 6 155.00–169.00 $166.60 $551 +15.60
372–395 379 13 150.00–160.00 $153.78 $583 +1.28
405–446 433 22 144.00–159.00 $148.64 $644 -2.86
453–466 463 14 145.00–154.00 $146.89 $680 +8.68
505–547 526 15 126.00–135.00 $130.71 $688 -0.47
550–596 569 21 121.00–129.00 $126.43 $719 +1.17
600–640 618 6 114.00–122.00 $118.61 $733 +3.35
660–671 665 9 112.00–118.00 $116.67 $776 +4.67
726 726 3 106.00 $106.00 $770 -4.00
753–797 767 10 101.00–110.00 $105.63 $810 +0.63
915 915 1 89.00 $89.00 $814 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 324 6 148.00–150.00 $148.96 $483 —
360 360 2 138.00–148.00 $143.00 $515 —
440–445 443 2 134.00–140.00 $137.02 $607 +7.39
470–490 480 2 139.00–141.00 $140.02 $672 +11.02
600 600 1 111.00 $111.00 $666 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1340 1093 85-90% 12 39.00–45.00 $42.95 $469 —
810–1700 1230 85-90% 55 45.00–54.00 $48.93 $602 —
1335–1560 1412 85-90% 5 56.00–58.00 $57.42 $811 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1455 1278 75-80% 2 44.00–48.00 $46.28 $591 —
1225–1740 1453 75-80% 16 50.00–58.00 $52.69 $766 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1570 1347 80-85% 13 50.00–58.00 $54.83 $739 —
1420 1420 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $852 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–2270 1518 13 65.00–73.00 $68.73 $1,043 —
1990–2025 2008 2 80.00–85.00 $82.52 $1,657 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–960 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,050.00 $977.84
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1040–1450 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 650.00–900.00 $808.29
1255–1310 1283 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 575.00–680.00 $628.63
1035–1580 1294 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 500.00–690.00 $644.70
1135–1560 1321 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 550.00–710.00 $624.62

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1045 1003 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 680.00–825.00 $755.57

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 75.00 $75.00 $368 —

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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.