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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

678 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.44/cwt -2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 423 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.68/cwt -5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 517 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $143.04/cwt -3.85 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 457 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 678 694 910
Feeder cattle 542 484 725
Slaughter cattle 108 149 105
Replacement cattle 28 61 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady with quality not as attractive as last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 2 195.00–205.00 $200.00 $290 —
185 185 1 180.00 $180.00 $333 —
205 205 1 195.00 $195.00 $400 —
250–287 275 3 166.00–181.00 $170.55 $469 +12.72
300–310 305 2 180.00 $180.00 $549 —
355–370 363 2 160.00–163.00 $161.53 $586 —
400–422 415 3 150.00–151.00 $150.32 $624 +2.32
457–471 464 9 145.00–149.00 $148.12 $687 -0.68
500–537 517 22 133.00–141.00 $137.68 $712 -5.84
550–595 563 11 131.00–136.00 $134.87 $759 -4.42
608–630 618 11 129.00–132.00 $131.18 $811 +2.97
650–690 685 14 124.00–128.00 $125.27 $858 +0.02
700–712 707 6 121.00–126.00 $123.00 $870 +3.00
795 795 4 118.00 $118.00 $938 —
846 846 3 114.00 $114.00 $964 +4.00
985 985 2 95.00 $95.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 160.00 $160.00 $448 —
330 330 1 167.00 $167.00 $551 —
480 480 1 139.00 $139.00 $667 +1.00
555–595 581 5 119.00–129.00 $124.08 $721 -5.92
620 620 2 125.00 $125.00 $775 —
720 720 1 113.00 $113.00 $814 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175–190 183 2 165.00–177.50 $171.51 $314 —
210 210 1 165.00 $165.00 $346 -5.00
268–295 281 8 134.00–141.00 $138.42 $389 —
300–348 329 20 132.00–142.50 $137.82 $453 -5.20
365–380 372 7 132.00–136.00 $133.41 $496 -5.94
400–441 423 36 129.00–134.00 $131.44 $556 -2.57
450–495 468 21 122.00–130.00 $128.19 $600 -7.82
500–540 521 18 123.00–130.00 $127.09 $662 -2.94
550–575 568 14 120.00–125.00 $121.86 $692 -3.90
602–630 614 13 117.00–121.00 $119.76 $735 +0.93
650–670 662 5 111.00–114.00 $113.41 $751 +3.09
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 ±0.00
830 830 1 93.00 $93.00 $772 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 238 4 130.00–142.50 $132.83 $316 —
255 255 1 128.00 $128.00 $326 —
312–345 323 3 130.00 $130.00 $420 +7.96
361–395 366 7 118.00–124.00 $118.93 $435 -7.09
405–446 439 6 110.00–128.00 $118.18 $519 -7.82
451 451 6 121.00 $121.00 $546 -2.83
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 —
560 560 1 118.00 $118.00 $661 —
635–636 636 5 80.00–109.00 $85.79 $546 -24.72
655–666 663 6 109.00–110.00 $109.67 $727 —
731 731 4 80.00 $80.00 $585 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–311 310 5 160.00–167.00 $164.61 $510 -1.99
370–392 377 12 155.00–157.00 $156.48 $590 +2.70
402–438 413 16 148.00–154.00 $151.22 $625 +2.58
452–480 457 21 139.00–148.00 $143.04 $654 -3.85
500–540 522 10 128.00–132.00 $130.72 $682 +0.01
555–595 571 5 125.00–132.00 $127.86 $730 +1.43
601–631 616 8 119.00–123.00 $120.95 $745 +2.34
650–665 656 8 116.00–120.00 $117.99 $774 +1.32
720–725 721 6 109.00–112.00 $111.00 $800 +5.00
885 885 1 84.00 $84.00 $743 —
1005 1005 1 90.00 $90.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–340 309 6 141.00–146.00 $141.92 $439 -7.04
380–395 385 5 135.00–149.00 $140.71 $542 -2.29
422–442 435 7 129.00–140.00 $135.97 $591 -1.05
476–490 478 9 128.00–136.00 $130.45 $624 -9.57
505–532 523 3 118.00–123.00 $119.61 $626 —
570–590 587 6 123.00–124.00 $123.84 $727 —
625–645 634 8 112.00–118.00 $115.41 $732 +4.41
670 670 1 112.00 $112.00 $750 —
720 720 2 101.00–106.00 $103.50 $745 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1270–1670 1488 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 825.00–1,325.00 $1,080.32 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1210 1001 85-90% 18 42.00–46.00 $44.30 $443 —
860–1615 1206 85-90% 20 46.00–54.00 $49.07 $592 +0.14
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1235 1210 80-85% 2 60.00 $60.00 $726 —
1080–1485 1269 80-85% 5 50.00–56.00 $52.70 $669 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1610 1549 75-80% 4 50.00–54.00 $52.25 $809 —
1560 1560 75-80% 1 47.00 $47.00 $733 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1905 1385 9 65.00–72.00 $67.68 $937 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1185–1240 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–970.00 $899.14

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160 1160 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1100–1300 1217 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,125.00 $1,002.74 —
1150–1265 1218 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 660.00–730.00 $684.23 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1055 1055 (<2 yrs)Open 1 890.00 $890.00 —

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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.