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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 19, 2021

650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.88/cwt +7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 476 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $122.35/cwt -2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 624 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.36/cwt +1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 627 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 650 692 524
Feeder cattle 528 605 436
Slaughter cattle 90 55 51
Replacement cattle 32 32 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 180.00 $180.00 $423 -4.71
285–288 287 6 172.00–180.00 $176.66 $507 +2.61
300–302 302 5 172.00–176.00 $172.80 $522 +7.87
360–390 380 3 160.00–175.00 $164.74 $626 -3.43
400–445 414 6 158.00–165.00 $159.48 $660 —
452–495 467 4 145.00–151.00 $149.41 $698 -5.60
505–537 522 5 142.00–145.00 $144.02 $752 +1.35
580–585 582 5 125.00–129.00 $126.61 $737 -9.58
610–620 618 8 127.00–133.00 $129.49 $800 +2.62
655–690 671 8 123.00–127.00 $123.98 $832 -6.02
756 756 3 119.00 $119.00 $900 +1.44
815–840 824 6 106.00–115.00 $108.67 $895 -8.33
854–895 861 6 105.00–110.00 $109.13 $940 +4.13
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 145.00–160.00 $152.63 $435 -6.57
325 325 1 166.00 $166.00 $540 —
370–384 382 6 154.00–155.00 $154.16 $589 -2.66
426 426 4 152.00 $152.00 $648 ±0.00
475–480 478 2 115.00–133.00 $123.95 $592 -21.13
500 500 1 136.00 $136.00 $680 +0.81
551–580 561 3 122.00–133.00 $129.21 $725 +2.56
629 629 5 124.00 $124.00 $780 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 213 2 150.00–165.00 $157.24 $335 —
270–297 289 4 143.00–144.00 $143.75 $415 +3.04
300–341 324 16 140.00–148.00 $145.17 $470 +8.30
360–395 386 13 137.00–144.00 $141.31 $545 +6.28
410–435 418 15 138.00–148.00 $141.35 $591 +6.58
450–496 476 44 132.00–141.50 $135.88 $647 +7.21
506–545 529 16 127.00–132.00 $129.66 $686 +6.80
550–582 561 18 121.00–127.00 $125.49 $704 +5.05
600–645 627 25 115.00–123.00 $119.36 $748 +1.55
666–669 668 9 109.00–113.00 $110.33 $737 -3.47
804 804 8 106.00 $106.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 125.00 $125.00 $281 —
265 265 1 133.00 $133.00 $352 +3.00
391–395 392 4 125.00–131.00 $126.51 $496 +2.51
415–425 422 5 135.00–137.00 $135.40 $571 +10.40
460–485 479 4 127.00–131.00 $129.48 $620 +11.00
505–545 523 5 108.00–121.00 $117.36 $614 +4.38
565 565 1 119.00 $119.00 $672 +4.50
975 975 2 84.00 $84.00 $819 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–312 308 3 121.00–126.00 $124.38 $383 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 338 3 159.00–170.00 $162.52 $549 +2.52
350–392 363 15 165.00–181.00 $174.27 $633 +20.53
405–435 423 3 155.00–165.00 $158.53 $671 -4.69
450–491 483 14 143.00–150.00 $144.39 $697 -7.39
504–515 508 16 133.00–143.00 $140.11 $712 -0.63
570–595 583 8 123.00–125.00 $124.23 $724 -7.09
600–649 624 26 119.00–125.00 $122.35 $763 -2.37
655–695 675 2 115.00–119.00 $116.94 $789 -3.06
761 761 4 106.00 $106.00 $807 +2.25
975 975 1 80.00 $80.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 3 147.50–158.00 $153.45 $588 —
420–437 431 3 144.00–150.00 $145.95 $629 -0.50
460–495 476 7 126.00–139.00 $136.37 $649 -2.60
525–535 531 4 123.00–130.00 $127.99 $680 +2.93
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 -4.60
635–645 640 6 114.00–118.00 $116.02 $743 +1.02
662 662 2 110.00 $110.00 $728 —
891 891 3 80.00 $80.00 $713 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1410 1042 85-90% 24 37.00–44.00 $40.54 $422 —
850–1340 1122 85-90% 23 43.00–52.00 $46.72 $524 +6.05
1255 1255 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $753 +13.48
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1325 1213 80-85% 8 50.00–56.00 $52.95 $642 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 75-80% 1 45.00 $45.00 $524 —
1530 1530 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $918 —
1215–2050 1586 75-80% 5 50.00–55.00 $52.41 $831 +1.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1730 1362 10 67.00–74.00 $71.06 $968 —
1200–1715 1431 5 75.00–84.00 $78.76 $1,127 +8.13

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 540.00 $540.00
1160–1205 1177 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 500.00–600.00 $560.42
920–1455 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 450.00–660.00 $595.61
1085–1450 1273 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 513.00–650.00 $589.26
1045–1680 1292 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 600.00–840.00 $723.41
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 460.00 $460.00
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 660.00–700.00 $680.00
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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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.