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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

665 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.36/cwt -1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 430 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.30/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 565 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $127.80/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 579 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 665 873 487
Feeder cattle 485 792 404
Slaughter cattle 110 45 68
Replacement cattle 70 36 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 176.00–184.00 $180.00 $531 +11.19
300–315 306 5 173.00–182.00 $178.95 $548 +3.47
362–390 380 11 164.00–168.00 $165.30 $628 -3.96
400–440 420 6 150.00–159.00 $154.53 $649 -10.30
460 460 2 155.00 $155.00 $713 +8.32
501–525 507 9 142.00–153.00 $148.18 $751 +6.24
605–621 614 8 125.00–134.00 $129.88 $797 -0.75
650–690 670 2 121.00–125.00 $122.94 $824 -0.76
710–721 719 5 116.00–119.00 $116.59 $838 -5.55
758–775 764 6 115.00–116.00 $115.83 $885 -5.17
935 935 1 105.00 $105.00 $982 —
1010–1035 1023 2 93.00–94.00 $93.51 $957 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 160.00 $160.00 $352 —
265–280 275 3 137.50–147.50 $144.29 $397 +1.79
390 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 -5.00
402–440 415 3 133.00–144.00 $140.11 $581 -10.90
455–480 472 3 135.00–142.00 $139.75 $660 —
535–543 541 7 125.00–135.00 $132.16 $715 -2.84
577 577 2 125.00 $125.00 $721 -2.00
619 619 5 120.00 $120.00 $743 +5.00
740 740 1 113.00 $113.00 $836 -2.00
770 770 1 112.00 $112.00 $862 —
920 920 1 86.00 $86.00 $791 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 105.00 $105.00 $441 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 285 7 130.00–139.00 $135.06 $385 +1.51
335–340 337 10 135.00–143.00 $140.50 $473 -2.19
350–395 378 11 135.00–141.00 $137.90 $521 -4.27
400–447 430 39 131.00–140.50 $138.36 $595 -1.19
456–492 480 15 127.00–137.50 $130.94 $629 -2.41
500–525 516 11 126.00–135.00 $132.92 $686 +3.17
550–580 565 22 119.00–124.00 $121.30 $685 -2.14
600–635 619 8 113.00–119.00 $116.01 $718 -4.00
670–675 673 2 104.00 $104.00 $700 -11.89
740 740 1 95.00 $95.00 $703 -11.37
765 765 1 95.00 $95.00 $727 -7.00
805 805 2 98.00 $98.00 $789 +4.00
970 970 1 88.00 $88.00 $854 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–242 235 3 113.00–117.50 $116.09 $273 —
305–320 311 6 120.00–132.00 $125.52 $390 -4.48
353–360 355 4 130.00–131.00 $130.75 $464 —
400–445 430 3 115.00–129.00 $123.28 $530 -8.78
470–485 479 8 115.00–125.00 $121.59 $582 -4.18
520–535 529 5 114.00–123.00 $117.84 $623 -0.57
555–580 567 6 102.00–114.00 $109.66 $622 -3.07
610–645 625 6 101.00–110.00 $104.96 $656 -8.47
690 690 1 99.00 $99.00 $683 -9.00
795 795 1 89.00 $89.00 $708 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 109.00 $109.00 $447 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 169.00 $169.00 $532 +8.00
350–357 356 6 161.00–170.00 $167.68 $597 +10.18
428–448 435 9 145.00–155.00 $147.88 $643 -3.48
460–495 483 5 140.00–144.00 $141.64 $684 -6.35
500 fancy 500 3 149.00 $149.00 $745 —
517–523 520 11 140.00–141.00 $140.54 $731 +2.36
555–589 579 19 124.00–131.00 $127.80 $740 +0.62
640–648 645 5 118.00 $118.00 $761 -2.57
650–675 663 2 111.00–112.00 $111.49 $739 -3.15
720 720 1 108.00 $108.00 $778 -1.67
755–795 773 6 90.00–105.00 $98.10 $758 -8.74
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 148.00 $148.00 $463 —
360–398 383 7 132.00–155.00 $149.15 $571 +5.15
425–437 434 7 137.00–140.00 $139.16 $604 -3.84
450–485 463 3 120.00–130.00 $126.51 $586 -14.28
511–545 525 9 123.00–125.00 $123.90 $650 -5.63
585 585 1 118.00 $118.00 $690 -5.00
650–675 658 3 106.00–108.00 $107.32 $706 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1355 1083 85-90% 20 38.00–44.00 $41.92 $454 —
1055–1500 1226 85-90% 22 44.00–51.00 $47.08 $577 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1625 1279 80-85% 11 50.00–55.00 $52.90 $677 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $629 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1825 1425 75-80% 11 47.00–52.00 $49.53 $706 -1.01
1500 1500 75-80% 1 46.00 $46.00 $690 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–2130 1444 9 60.00–74.00 $67.89 $980 —
1405–2115 1731 4 75.00–85.00 $82.07 $1,421 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–905 878 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–825.00 $812.11
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1000–1240 1121 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 420.00–800.00 $551.31
1000–1605 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 675.00–1,025.00 $826.80
900–1565 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 735.00–950.00 $862.49
1100–1340 1213 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 500.00–800.00 $656.92
1335 1335 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00

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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
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 860.00 $860.00 —
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960 960 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
900–1400 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 950.00–1,300.00 $1,106.73 —

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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.