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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.01/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 512 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.44/cwt +5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 426 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.26/cwt +7.54 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 485 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 312 709 327
Feeder cattle 225 525 203
Slaughter cattle 53 84 56
Replacement cattle 34 100 68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 400 pounds traded 3.00-4.00 lower with quality not as attractive as last week. Feeder over 400 pounds traded steady to 5.00 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
230 230 1 162.00 $162.00 $373 -33.00
370–390 383 3 170.00–171.00 $170.32 $652 -8.83
425–430 428 2 156.00–158.00 $156.99 $672 -10.26
455–494 485 11 161.00–170.00 $167.26 $811 +7.54
500–537 531 8 149.00–159.00 $156.47 $831 +1.51
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 +6.46
602–625 610 3 134.00–143.00 $139.92 $854 -1.75
650–690 670 2 130.00–133.00 $131.46 $881 -0.39
730 730 1 114.00 $114.00 $832 -12.08
857–896 880 5 114.00–117.00 $115.17 $1,013 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 152.50 $152.50 $374 —
255–285 270 2 130.00–153.00 $140.86 $380 +0.86
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 -12.00
380 380 1 159.00 $159.00 $604 -8.20
450–465 458 2 138.00–153.00 $145.62 $667 -4.38
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 —
588–590 589 4 125.00–138.00 $134.74 $794 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 2 138.00–148.00 $142.78 $321 -15.22
270–280 275 2 141.00–148.00 $144.44 $397 -12.56
315–340 325 3 148.00–154.00 $151.41 $492 -7.46
350–390 371 8 149.00–156.00 $151.51 $562 -3.00
400–440 426 14 143.00–154.00 $147.44 $628 +5.95
461–485 474 8 135.00–140.00 $136.71 $648 ±0.00
503 value added 503 7 140.00 $140.00 $704 —
503–545 516 14 128.00–134.00 $132.51 $684 -3.17
555–580 562 9 125.00–130.00 $127.98 $719 +1.28
612 value added 612 7 132.00 $132.00 $808 +4.00
635–636 636 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $779 -0.50
673–686 680 8 117.00–120.00 $118.49 $806 -0.04
735 735 1 119.00 $119.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 -2.00
385 385 1 145.00 $145.00 $558 +11.51
430–440 435 8 137.00–142.00 $140.49 $611 +6.49
460–465 463 2 123.00–128.00 $125.49 $581 +7.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 177.00 $177.00 $602 +9.75
360 360 2 171.00 $171.00 $616 +6.03
400–445 414 8 155.00–165.00 $161.99 $671 -6.29
450–495 470 6 151.00–154.00 $152.33 $716 -6.20
507 507 2 158.00 $158.00 $801 +8.00
550–580 565 3 130.00–140.00 $133.59 $755 -9.06
645 645 1 129.00 $129.00 $832 —
680–685 683 2 113.00–119.00 $116.01 $792 -1.47
750 750 1 115.00 $115.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 162.50 $162.50 $561 —
365–390 378 2 146.00–152.00 $148.90 $563 —
430–445 437 3 143.00–153.00 $149.34 $653 -10.66
540 540 2 143.00 $143.00 $772 +8.97
572 572 2 124.00 $124.00 $709 +9.00
735 735 1 104.00 $104.00 $764 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1430–2020 1725 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,525.00–1,825.00 $1,700.65 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1135 1049 85-90% 7 42.00–48.00 $45.25 $475 -1.38
950–1455 1148 85-90% 24 50.00–56.00 $52.15 $599 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1345 1189 80-85% 7 55.00–63.00 $57.97 $689 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1420 1339 75-80% 4 57.00–60.00 $58.69 $786 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 1 73.00 $73.00 $876 —
1635–2225 1856 7 82.00–90.00 $84.69 $1,572 —
1855–1975 1915 2 93.00–95.00 $94.03 $1,801 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
810–1230 987 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 410.00–800.00 $662.20
1025–1035 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 530.00–575.00 $552.39
945–1200 1073 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 475.00–875.00 $698.78
1150–1160 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,150.00 $1,099.78
1040–1285 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,068.94
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00

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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
1150 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,350.00 $1,350.00 +425.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 +550.00
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 +100.00

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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.