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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 2, 2021

511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.93/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 477 lb · 28 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.04/cwt +10.04 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 679 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.79/cwt +5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 512 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 511 329 395
Feeder cattle 427 277 319
Slaughter cattle 58 42 60
Replacement cattle 26 10 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 6.00 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
280 280 1 174.00 $174.00 $487 -6.00
325–330 328 4 180.00–181.00 $180.50 $592 +6.54
400–406 403 9 163.00–171.00 $166.81 $672 +10.75
453–490 466 7 149.00–154.00 $151.51 $706 +0.51
500–522 512 22 144.00–150.00 $146.79 $752 +5.30
551–592 572 17 132.00–141.00 $135.32 $774 +0.58
610–631 624 11 130.00–132.00 $130.91 $817 —
657–685 677 16 122.00–127.00 $125.01 $846 —
705–727 720 4 115.00–121.00 $116.97 $842 -5.30
775 775 2 118.00 $118.00 $914 -0.27
855–895 875 2 109.00–110.00 $109.49 $958 —
905 905 1 105.00 $105.00 $950 —
970 970 3 95.00 $95.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 141.00 $141.00 $367 -27.00
385 385 1 156.00 $156.00 $601 +6.00
410–448 440 13 148.00–159.00 $155.08 $682 —
480 480 1 145.00 $145.00 $696 —
545–547 546 10 134.00–137.00 $135.80 $741 —
577–596 587 14 124.00–130.00 $126.39 $742 -2.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 148.00 $148.00 $392 +7.00
315–345 336 6 142.00–147.00 $144.34 $485 +0.17
360–393 383 6 142.00–145.00 $142.98 $548 +1.32
405–440 424 15 140.00–146.00 $142.35 $604 +6.66
450–496 477 28 130.00–138.00 $133.93 $639 -0.02
500–545 522 17 127.00–132.00 $129.43 $676 +3.75
561 fancy 561 4 138.00 $138.00 $774 —
550–590 575 17 122.00–128.00 $124.91 $718 +2.67
603–605 604 4 122.00–130.00 $124.00 $749 +4.72
655–698 679 25 113.00–118.00 $115.04 $781 +10.04
700–735 718 3 100.00–102.00 $100.65 $723 -6.35
785 785 1 97.00 $97.00 $761 —
850 850 2 94.00 $94.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 215 3 130.00–135.00 $132.02 $284 —
300–335 318 2 132.00–141.00 $136.75 $435 —
385 385 1 139.00 $139.00 $535 +2.00
415–435 430 5 133.00–135.00 $133.39 $574 +9.39
467 467 2 123.00 $123.00 $574 -3.25
505–530 512 5 124.00–125.00 $124.59 $638 +14.59
550–595 571 5 115.00–120.00 $117.79 $673 —
610–645 628 2 116.00–121.00 $118.43 $744 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 180.00 $180.00 $558 —
382–385 384 4 158.00–165.00 $163.24 $627 -0.76
412–435 420 3 149.00 $149.00 $626 -6.00
465–470 468 2 145.00–146.00 $145.50 $681 +1.57
506–537 522 9 139.00–144.00 $141.61 $739 +6.35
573–591 583 17 125.00–130.00 $128.23 $748 +1.77
620 620 1 124.00 $124.00 $769 +6.70
681 681 3 118.00 $118.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 152.50 $152.50 $511 —
520–523 522 4 136.00–137.00 $136.75 $714 +9.75
560 560 2 123.00 $123.00 $689 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1115 1115 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 830.00 $830.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 116.00 $116.00 $661 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1275 1178 85-90% 5 41.00–46.00 $43.41 $511 -6.25
1065–1400 1246 85-90% 9 47.00–53.00 $49.56 $618 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1520 1322 80-85% 13 53.00–60.00 $56.82 $751 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1875 1526 75-80% 12 48.00–57.00 $52.73 $805 -2.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,140 —
1720–2255 1988 2 88.00–90.00 $89.13 $1,772 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–750.00 $725.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1100–1500 1282 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 840.00–1,125.00 $998.30
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00

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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
1285 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00 —

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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.