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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.98/cwt +2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 474 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.06/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 521 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.99/cwt +4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 379 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 402 312 415
Feeder cattle 287 225 270
Slaughter cattle 65 53 47
Replacement cattle 50 34 98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 155.00–162.50 $158.63 $378 -3.37
288 288 4 166.00 $166.00 $478 —
295 fancy 295 1 191.00 $191.00 $563 —
315 315 2 177.00 $177.00 $558 —
360 360 3 181.00 $181.00 $652 +10.68
415–438 431 12 163.00–171.00 $167.13 $720 +10.14
457–470 461 3 155.00–162.00 $159.62 $736 -7.64
500–517 516 18 153.00–160.50 $160.10 $826 +3.63
550–598 573 9 133.00–141.00 $137.25 $786 -12.75
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 -9.92
667–685 676 4 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $882 -0.95
750 750 1 120.00 $120.00 $900 —
816 816 5 120.00 $120.00 $979 —
850 850 1 107.00 $107.00 $910 -8.17
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 150.00 $150.00 $405 +9.14
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 -10.00
380 380 1 160.00 $160.00 $608 +1.00
410–430 420 2 136.00–153.00 $144.70 $608 —
505–537 518 5 140.00–143.00 $141.76 $734 +1.76
575 575 1 117.00 $117.00 $673 -17.74
935 935 1 100.00 $100.00 $935 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 135.00 $135.00 $317 -7.78
280–298 295 6 157.00–161.00 $160.37 $473 +15.93
320–335 329 4 147.50–158.00 $150.78 $496 -0.63
357–391 379 18 150.00–159.00 $155.99 $591 +4.48
400–445 416 15 140.00–147.00 $144.34 $600 -3.10
468–495 474 23 135.00–141.00 $138.98 $659 +2.27
505–545 521 19 128.00–137.50 $135.06 $704 +2.55
556–585 569 10 124.00–127.00 $125.43 $714 -2.55
610 610 1 123.00 $123.00 $750 +0.50
666–695 676 6 110.00–124.00 $116.89 $790 -1.60
746 746 4 121.00 $121.00 $903 +2.00
775 775 1 100.00 $100.00 $775 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 253 3 135.00–139.00 $137.14 $347 —
322–340 331 4 130.00–145.00 $137.70 $456 -2.30
360–370 365 2 140.00–147.50 $143.80 $525 -1.20
415–430 424 4 129.00–139.00 $134.27 $569 -6.22
460–490 478 6 130.00–131.00 $130.83 $625 +5.34
510–540 525 5 115.00–124.00 $121.25 $637 —
555 555 1 114.00 $114.00 $633 —
615–630 619 4 100.00–114.00 $103.56 $641 —
675 675 2 96.00 $96.00 $648 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 335 5 170.00–185.00 $174.74 $585 -2.26
385 385 2 161.00–164.00 $162.50 $626 -8.50
418–448 435 11 158.00–167.00 $162.37 $706 +0.38
450–480 456 13 152.00–157.00 $154.77 $706 +2.44
510–530 520 8 140.00–145.00 $142.98 $743 -15.02
555–581 568 10 132.00–139.00 $135.75 $771 +2.16
602–617 611 7 123.00–131.00 $127.55 $779 -1.45
675–692 687 4 117.00–119.00 $118.01 $811 +2.00
735 735 1 117.00 $117.00 $860 —
780 780 1 104.00 $104.00 $811 -11.00
900 900 1 100.00 $100.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 140.00 $140.00 $441 -22.50
380 380 1 143.00 $143.00 $543 -5.90
490 490 1 142.00 $142.00 $696 —
500–547 531 3 133.00–134.00 $133.69 $710 -9.31
565 565 2 125.00 $125.00 $706 +1.00
615 615 1 115.00 $115.00 $707 —
835 835 1 90.00 $90.00 $752 —
950 950 1 70.00 $70.00 $665 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1210 1105 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,200.00–1,600.00 $1,419.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1745 1111 85-90% 12 42.00–49.00 $45.90 $510 —
800–1355 1169 85-90% 24 50.00–57.00 $53.15 $621 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1675 1398 75-80% 3 52.00–54.00 $52.98 $741 —
1335–1585 1498 75-80% 5 57.00–62.00 $58.46 $876 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1685 1410 80-85% 3 58.00–65.00 $61.46 $867 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1670 1440 4 77.00–79.00 $77.63 $1,118 —
1580–2050 1723 5 83.00–93.00 $85.28 $1,469 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1015–1235 1114 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 500.00–700.00 $625.92
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
905–1545 1217 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 560.00–820.00 $706.22
1305–1400 1353 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–900.00 $863.82

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
850–1000 925 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 810.00–1,075.00 $953.24
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
1060 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00 —
1200–1300 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 825.00–1,425.00 $1,092.57 -357.43
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 81.00 $81.00 $190 —
335 335 2 78.00–81.00 $79.50 $266 —

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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.