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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.07/cwt +2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 578 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.56/cwt +1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 470 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.58/cwt -0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 628 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 413 665 1,130
Feeder cattle 309 485 964
Slaughter cattle 80 110 86
Replacement cattle 24 70 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend due to the holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 175.00 $175.00 $420 —
300–320 310 2 185.00–190.00 $187.42 $581 +8.47
375–390 382 3 162.00–166.00 $163.64 $625 -1.66
425–435 429 4 150.00–159.00 $153.28 $658 -1.25
455–495 474 12 148.00–154.00 $151.88 $720 -3.12
502–530 515 8 140.00–144.00 $141.23 $727 -6.95
560–586 573 7 133.00–140.00 $136.65 $783 —
615–648 628 15 127.00–131.00 $129.58 $814 -0.30
721 value added 721 3 121.00 $121.00 $872 —
782–795 790 5 110.00–117.00 $112.77 $891 -3.06
790 value added 790 4 117.00 $117.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 158.00 $158.00 $537 —
480 480 2 143.00 $143.00 $686 +3.25
540 540 1 132.00 $132.00 $713 -0.16

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 150.00 $150.00 $330 —
260–295 277 3 130.00–140.00 $135.21 $375 +0.15
310–325 317 6 135.00–142.00 $138.38 $439 -2.12
351–380 363 4 138.00–143.00 $141.46 $513 +3.56
400–445 410 13 135.00–142.00 $137.22 $563 -1.14
450–490 470 16 128.00–136.00 $132.56 $623 +1.62
500–541 519 14 121.00–130.00 $126.35 $656 -6.57
563–585 value added 576 7 128.00 $128.00 $737 —
550–597 579 11 115.00–123.00 $121.57 $704 +0.27
601–611 606 9 120.00–123.00 $121.34 $735 +5.33
656 656 5 118.00 $118.00 $774 +14.00
742 value added 742 11 115.00 $115.00 $853 —
941 value added 941 6 102.00 $102.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 -0.75
460–470 465 2 125.00–126.00 $125.51 $584 +3.92
530–540 533 3 118.00–120.00 $118.68 $633 +0.84
680 680 1 107.00 $107.00 $728 +8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 327 3 165.00–179.00 $169.43 $554 +0.43
355–395 378 3 158.00–162.00 $159.98 $605 -7.70
410–435 425 3 147.00–154.00 $150.38 $639 +2.50
460–486 476 9 142.00–150.00 $145.97 $695 +4.33
505–545 525 5 131.00–137.00 $134.01 $704 -6.53
552–585 568 8 131.00–134.00 $132.63 $753 +4.83
617–645 625 12 116.00–124.00 $121.74 $761 +3.74
662–689 681 7 117.00–122.00 $120.61 $821 +9.12
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 130.00 $130.00 $403 -18.00
585 585 1 128.00 $128.00 $749 +10.00
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1510 1510 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 980.00 $980.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1400 1193 85-90% 7 37.00–43.00 $40.67 $485 —
830–1500 1195 85-90% 26 43.00–52.00 $47.15 $563 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1400 1300 75-80% 2 46.00–48.00 $46.92 $610 —
1265–1520 1405 75-80% 10 50.00–55.00 $52.58 $739 +3.05
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1750 1440 80-85% 4 54.00–60.00 $56.97 $820 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1735 1609 4 76.00–82.00 $80.06 $1,288 —
1290–2025 1657 6 70.00–74.00 $71.38 $1,183 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 480.00 $480.00
1105–1300 1202 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–850.00 $748.39
1065–1365 1248 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 630.00–790.00 $715.34

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00

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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.