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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.45/cwt +11.47 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 466 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.24/cwt +9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 465 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.65/cwt +1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 424 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 438 402 453
Feeder cattle 322 287 365
Slaughter cattle 66 65 47
Replacement cattle 50 50 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 10.00 higher with strong demand. Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 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
230–245 238 2 180.00 $180.00 $428 +21.37
275 275 1 174.00 $174.00 $478 +8.00
300–305 303 2 189.00 $189.00 $573 +12.00
360–398 384 14 177.00–184.00 $182.08 $699 +1.08
402–440 412 5 165.00–167.00 $166.60 $686 -0.53
455–495 465 17 162.00–173.00 $169.24 $787 +9.62
501–530 509 12 151.00–158.50 $154.69 $787 -5.41
550–560 553 6 144.00–153.00 $149.65 $828 +12.40
600–640 620 2 131.00–136.00 $133.58 $828 +3.58
655–675 665 2 125.00–128.00 $126.48 $841 -4.03
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 167.00 $167.00 $376 —
370 370 1 171.00 $171.00 $633 +11.00
455–465 462 3 135.00–144.00 $141.04 $652 —
523 523 3 143.00 $143.00 $748 +1.24
585–595 588 3 138.00–140.00 $139.33 $819 +22.33
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 185.00 $185.00 $333 —
240 240 3 164.00 $164.00 $394 +29.00
265–295 279 4 147.00–157.00 $152.97 $427 -7.40
325–343 335 9 156.00–160.00 $158.19 $530 +7.41
377–385 380 6 151.00–157.00 $153.69 $584 -2.30
400–445 424 15 141.00–148.00 $145.65 $618 +1.31
453–488 466 19 143.00–154.00 $150.45 $701 +11.47
500–525 508 4 137.00–145.00 $142.93 $726 +7.87
551–575 555 9 125.00–131.00 $129.87 $721 +4.44
635–642 640 4 121.00–129.00 $127.02 $813 +4.02
653–661 658 6 118.00–122.00 $119.32 $785 +2.43
742 742 3 108.00 $108.00 $801 -13.00
862 862 3 94.00 $94.00 $810 —
945 945 1 85.00 $85.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 136.00 $136.00 $534 -7.80
420–440 430 3 114.00–129.00 $121.95 $524 -12.32
453–490 465 5 137.00–139.00 $138.40 $644 +7.57
520 520 2 130.00 $130.00 $676 +8.75
670–696 691 5 104.00–113.00 $111.25 $769 +15.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–337 335 4 170.00–187.00 $182.82 $612 +8.08
350–378 367 5 166.00–179.00 $170.96 $627 +8.46
400–445 414 9 163.00–174.00 $169.05 $700 +6.68
452–490 471 9 150.00–164.00 $156.01 $735 +1.24
515–544 531 11 140.00–147.00 $145.10 $770 +2.12
558–585 572 4 131.00–136.00 $133.44 $763 -2.31
605–615 612 3 130.00–134.00 $132.68 $812 +5.13
660 660 4 122.00 $122.00 $805 +3.99
735 735 2 108.00 $108.00 $794 -9.00
765 765 2 110.00 $110.00 $842 +6.00
840 840 1 94.00 $94.00 $790 —
880 880 1 84.00 $84.00 $739 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–385 377 4 161.00 $161.00 $607 +18.00
425 425 1 140.00 $140.00 $595 —
480–490 486 6 139.00–146.00 $144.49 $702 +2.49
508–525 516 7 130.00–133.00 $132.13 $682 -1.56
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 +10.00
723–738 731 4 90.00–100.00 $95.05 $695 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1320 1130 85-90% 5 42.00–49.00 $46.90 $530 +1.00
800–1400 1138 85-90% 18 50.00–57.00 $53.81 $612 +7.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $689 —
1315–1885 1483 75-80% 10 54.00–62.00 $56.83 $843 -1.63
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–2100 1408 80-85% 6 59.00–64.00 $61.07 $860 -0.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,464 —
1230–1935 1537 3 75.00–80.00 $77.17 $1,186 —
1745–2050 1890 4 82.00–90.00 $85.58 $1,617 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 690.00–740.00 $715.00
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 530.00 $530.00
1000–1500 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 725.00–1,125.00 $871.97
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1000 867 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,050.00–1,075.00 $1,065.38

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1230 1056 (<2 yrs)Open 5 1,425.00–2,000.00 $1,615.81 —

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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.