Cattle Market Pulse

Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

329 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Livingston Co. Livestock Market report →

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.06/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 530 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.09/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 628 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.89/cwt +0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 647 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 329 650 555
Feeder cattle 277 528 420
Slaughter cattle 42 90 103
Replacement cattle 10 32 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 180.00 $180.00 $522 +3.34
330–345 338 2 172.00–176.00 $173.96 $588 —
357–385 363 9 171.00–174.00 $173.29 $629 +8.55
400–437 421 6 153.00–159.00 $156.06 $657 -3.42
482 482 2 151.00 $151.00 $728 +1.59
533–545 535 16 138.00–142.00 $141.49 $757 -2.53
591–597 593 8 131.00–136.00 $134.74 $799 +8.13
640–648 value added 647 26 129.00–130.00 $129.89 $840 —
723–738 732 7 121.00–124.00 $122.27 $895 —
750–795 765 3 115.00–120.00 $118.27 $905 -0.73
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 168.00 $168.00 $487 +15.37
390 390 2 150.00 $150.00 $585 -4.16
595 595 2 129.00 $129.00 $768 -0.21
935 935 1 80.00 $80.00 $748 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 143.00 $143.00 $336 -14.24
265 265 1 141.00 $141.00 $374 -2.75
327–348 344 11 144.00–145.00 $144.17 $496 -1.00
350–396 376 7 140.00–144.00 $141.66 $533 +0.35
402–445 430 16 133.00–137.00 $135.69 $583 -5.66
455–485 463 4 131.00–135.00 $133.95 $620 -1.93
504–547 529 15 123.00–128.00 $125.68 $665 -3.98
531–533 value added 531 20 129.00–130.00 $129.85 $690 —
555–593 584 4 122.00–123.00 $122.24 $714 -3.25
603–626 616 10 116.00–122.00 $119.28 $735 -0.08
634 value added 634 20 122.00 $122.00 $773 —
660 660 1 105.00 $105.00 $693 -5.33
715 715 1 107.00 $107.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 2 133.00–135.00 $134.07 $362 +1.07
397 397 4 137.00 $137.00 $544 +10.49
410 410 1 124.00 $124.00 $508 -11.40
475–480 476 4 126.00–127.00 $126.25 $601 -3.23
527 527 2 110.00 $110.00 $580 -7.36

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 172.00 $172.00 $599 +9.48
380 380 1 164.00 $164.00 $623 -10.27
438 438 3 155.00 $155.00 $679 -3.53
460–490 475 3 140.00–147.00 $143.93 $684 -0.46
508–530 511 7 131.00–136.00 $135.26 $691 -4.85
550–590 573 8 124.00–128.00 $126.46 $725 +2.23
605–630 622 3 116.00–120.00 $117.30 $730 -5.05
900–920 910 2 80.00–85.00 $82.53 $751 —
1065 1065 1 90.00 $90.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 376 4 130.00–148.00 $137.06 $515 -16.39
445 445 1 145.00 $145.00 $645 -0.95
532 532 2 127.00 $127.00 $676 -0.99
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 122.00 $122.00 $518 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1445 1138 85-90% 4 40.00–46.00 $42.76 $487 -3.96
975–1530 1178 85-90% 13 47.00–54.00 $49.66 $585 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1700 1538 75-80% 6 52.00–58.00 $55.33 $851 -4.67
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1340 1160 80-85% 2 56.00–58.00 $56.84 $659 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1815 1500 2 73.00–74.00 $73.40 $1,101 —
1215–2120 1623 9 76.00–88.00 $80.85 $1,312 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1145 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–850.00 $761.71
1065–1200 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 840.00–850.00 $844.70

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1285 1143 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 660.00–770.00 $721.86 —

↑ Back to top

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.