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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.47/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 569 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.55/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 422 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.67/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 475 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 605 678 1,018
Feeder cattle 444 542 734
Slaughter cattle 125 108 176
Replacement cattle 36 28 108

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to holiday 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
180 180 1 190.00 $190.00 $342 +10.00
211–230 216 5 180.00–183.00 $181.76 $393 -13.24
255 255 3 170.00–180.00 $176.67 $451 +6.12
300–325 313 2 170.00–171.00 $170.48 $534 -9.52
420–448 435 6 149.00–156.00 $151.42 $659 +1.10
455–470 464 4 145.00–152.00 $150.02 $696 +1.90
510–536 530 4 141.00–146.00 $142.20 $754 +4.52
551–571 562 13 134.00–139.00 $136.00 $764 +1.13
600–625 610 5 133.00–135.00 $133.39 $814 +2.21
652–660 656 9 125.00–130.00 $127.79 $838 +2.52
700–715 708 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $853 -2.49
760 760 1 120.00 $120.00 $912 +2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 139.00 $139.00 $730 —
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 -4.08

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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 2 160.00 $160.00 $392 -5.00
270 270 1 146.00 $146.00 $394 +7.58
335–345 339 4 134.00–144.00 $138.51 $470 +0.69
355–383 371 19 130.00–141.00 $136.40 $506 +2.99
400–446 422 21 131.00–141.00 $134.55 $568 +3.11
453–494 475 20 125.00–133.00 $129.67 $616 +1.48
500–542 508 17 122.00–131.00 $128.03 $650 +0.94
550–593 569 24 118.00–123.00 $120.47 $685 -1.39
606–621 611 10 113.00–118.00 $115.58 $706 -4.18
662 fancy 662 2 125.00 $125.00 $828 —
690–693 692 5 106.00–111.00 $107.40 $743 -6.01
705–745 725 2 101.00–103.00 $102.03 $740 +2.03
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 130.00 $130.00 $306 -2.83
285 285 1 138.00 $138.00 $393 +10.00
420–446 436 5 120.00–127.00 $124.30 $542 +6.12
485 485 3 122.00 $122.00 $592 +1.00
560–580 567 3 116.00–117.00 $116.66 $661 -1.34
610 610 2 99.00–103.00 $101.00 $616 +15.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 164.00 $164.00 $541 -0.61
365–390 375 10 152.00–160.00 $158.21 $593 +1.73
420–447 439 12 147.00–155.00 $149.52 $656 -1.70
452–470 460 6 143.00–151.00 $146.37 $673 +3.33
508–540 522 10 134.00–140.00 $136.64 $713 +5.92
551–596 569 18 124.00–130.00 $127.38 $725 -0.48
605–620 612 13 120.00–128.00 $123.44 $755 +2.49
670–680 676 4 110.00–118.00 $114.01 $771 -3.98
756–775 761 4 104.00–110.00 $108.47 $825 —
815–822 820 3 90.00–97.00 $92.32 $757 —
855 fancy 855 1 106.00 $106.00 $906 —
850–890 868 3 86.00–93.00 $89.63 $778 +5.63
930 930 3 85.00 $85.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 158.00 $158.00 $490 +16.08
350–360 355 4 141.00–149.00 $145.74 $517 +5.03
440 440 1 145.00 $145.00 $638 +9.03
492–496 495 6 133.00–138.00 $136.83 $677 +6.38
520 520 1 124.00 $124.00 $645 +4.39
560–580 570 2 118.00–120.00 $119.02 $678 -4.82
625–645 634 5 110.00–117.00 $113.44 $719 -1.97
655 655 1 106.00 $106.00 $694 -6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1510 1171 85-90% 31 45.00–50.50 $47.55 $557 —
1050–1365 1177 85-90% 5 40.00–44.00 $42.14 $496 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1525 1350 80-85% 14 52.00–57.00 $53.35 $720 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 75-80% 1 48.00 $48.00 $554 —
1300–1700 1485 75-80% 10 50.00–54.00 $51.97 $772 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1545 1438 4 76.00–84.00 $79.98 $1,150 —
1300–2300 1715 6 70.00–75.00 $72.85 $1,249 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1300 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 810.00–940.00 $881.91
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1000–1500 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 490.00–700.00 $616.00
1305 1305 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
1200–1560 1412 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 660.00–880.00 $773.01
1315–1625 1470 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 570.00–780.00 $686.07

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
1055 1055 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00

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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
1210–1250 1237 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 920.00–1,400.00 $1,243.45 +559.22

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 80.00 $80.00 $338 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 (<2 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.