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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.30/cwt +7.99 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 406 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.85/cwt -1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 479 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.78/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 522 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 456 205 183
Feeder cattle 375 155 127
Slaughter cattle 56 38 47
Replacement cattle 25 12 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00-10.00 higher with instances sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded 4.00-6.00 higher, over 500 traded pounds steady. 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
295 295 1 175.00 $175.00 $516 —
340 340 2 180.00–181.00 $180.50 $614 -1.50
396 396 3 177.00 $177.00 $701 —
401–415 404 5 178.00–180.00 $179.59 $726 +19.59
451–497 467 14 166.00–175.00 $172.72 $807 +4.98
500–512 510 7 160.00–162.00 $160.28 $817 +7.28
550–579 570 10 151.00 $151.00 $861 +21.00
608 608 8 141.00–142.00 $141.50 $860 —
698 698 3 127.00 $127.00 $886 —
810–837 824 4 114.00–116.00 $115.02 $948 +2.04
950 950 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 2 167.00–168.00 $167.49 $737 —
452 452 2 162.00 $162.00 $732 +8.00
510–545 528 6 145.00–149.00 $146.79 $775 +15.79
580–585 583 3 134.00–138.00 $136.67 $797 —
810 810 1 104.00 $104.00 $842 —
943 943 4 90.00 $90.00 $849 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 4 148.00–153.00 $150.50 $369 —
319–332 324 6 150.00–158.00 $156.19 $506 +4.20
360–398 387 11 147.00–155.00 $151.12 $585 +6.10
400–420 406 30 147.00–156.00 $151.30 $614 +7.99
450–498 479 23 133.00–141.00 $135.85 $651 -1.16
507–541 522 20 129.00–135.00 $131.78 $688 +1.10
551–584 574 14 123.00–129.00 $125.62 $721 -3.10
611–639 629 14 123.00–125.00 $123.69 $778 +1.94
657 657 2 117.00 $117.00 $769 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $428 -0.50
428–445 435 19 135.00–145.00 $142.62 $620 +18.22
485–498 491 8 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $641 +7.50
550–595 576 4 118.00–121.00 $120.28 $693 +2.28
715 715 1 84.00 $84.00 $601 —
805–827 823 5 90.00 $90.00 $741 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 329 6 170.00–181.00 $175.20 $576 —
365–391 387 8 170.00–175.00 $173.11 $670 +16.06
402–422 414 12 168.00–174.00 $170.43 $706 +16.12
470–495 486 15 154.00–162.00 $159.35 $774 +9.90
505–530 514 4 144.00–152.00 $148.94 $766 +9.94
550–591 571 16 135.00–145.00 $139.38 $796 +5.38
601–605 602 4 129.00–135.00 $130.51 $786 +9.50
687–690 687 8 111.00–117.00 $116.25 $799 +2.63
717 717 2 110.00 $110.00 $789 —
795 795 1 100.00 $100.00 $795 -4.54
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 161.00 $161.00 $526 —
395 395 2 131.00–162.00 $146.50 $579 -1.50
410–445 428 2 150.00–159.00 $154.68 $662 —
485 485 1 149.00 $149.00 $723 —
520 520 1 127.00 $127.00 $660 -2.00
567 567 7 124.00 $124.00 $703 —
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1530 1530 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1245 1083 85-90% 2 45.00–48.00 $46.73 $506 —
910–1440 1089 85-90% 10 50.00–56.00 $51.92 $565 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $766 —
1200–1680 1488 75-80% 4 56.00–60.00 $58.36 $868 -0.65
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1400 1265 80-85% 4 62.00–65.00 $62.83 $795 +1.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–2375 1679 7 64.00–73.00 $70.15 $1,178 —
1545–2225 1780 5 84.00–88.00 $85.34 $1,519 —
1815–2110 1963 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,983 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1500–1630 1565 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–950.00 $938.02

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1080 1053 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00–950.00 $823.54

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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
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010–1400 1205 (<2 yrs)Open 2 775.00–1,010.00 $911.51 —

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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.