Cattle Market Pulse

Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

510 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Livingston Co. Livestock Market report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $149.19/cwt +3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 557 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.95/cwt -2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 418 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.30/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 505 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 510 693 874
Feeder cattle 444 523 769
Slaughter cattle 45 85 58
Replacement cattle 21 85 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady with quality not as attractive as last week.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 180.00 $180.00 $486 -20.00
300 300 4 204.00 $204.00 $612 —
365–395 382 9 183.00–192.00 $188.29 $719 -1.54
423–445 429 10 180.00–181.00 $180.59 $775 -3.72
455–465 457 6 163.00–179.00 $176.28 $806 +5.29
504–520 511 14 161.00–169.50 $166.47 $851 +9.39
550–592 580 10 147.00–155.00 $148.15 $859 -6.92
611–648 637 14 140.00–141.00 $140.27 $894 +0.88
655–665 663 4 132.00–136.00 $135.01 $895 -0.74
725 725 2 129.00 $129.00 $935 +1.25
773 773 2 126.00 $126.00 $974 —
830 830 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,054 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 4 172.00–177.50 $174.10 $470 -15.40
380 380 1 180.00 $180.00 $684 —
410 410 3 155.00–168.00 $163.67 $671 -3.55
478–497 491 7 152.00–154.00 $153.01 $751 -0.74
525–543 539 4 149.00–152.00 $151.27 $815 —
563–595 574 3 141.00–142.00 $141.65 $813 +0.52
620 620 2 133.00 $133.00 $825 —
760 760 1 120.00 $120.00 $912 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 190.00 $190.00 $408 —
223–240 230 4 165.00–168.00 $167.22 $385 -2.78
255–270 266 4 160.00–171.00 $162.63 $433 -7.75
315–345 332 9 162.00–170.00 $164.57 $546 -0.25
355–395 378 10 155.00–160.00 $157.40 $595 -2.89
400–435 418 24 150.00–157.00 $154.95 $648 -2.20
462–495 477 20 143.00–151.00 $147.52 $704 -0.19
500–511 505 22 140.00–149.00 $145.30 $734 +3.27
550–593 567 8 130.00–137.00 $134.16 $761 -1.54
610–635 626 4 123.00–129.00 $125.98 $789 -5.52
669 669 7 130.00 $130.00 $870 +4.42
775 775 1 108.00 $108.00 $837 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347–348 347 5 157.00 $157.00 $545 —
395 395 1 137.50 $137.50 $543 -15.48
400–440 426 10 144.00–149.00 $148.09 $631 -3.87
460–475 464 4 136.50–139.00 $137.50 $638 +2.50
513–547 534 16 131.00–138.00 $134.16 $716 +4.16
550–570 562 5 128.00 $128.00 $719 +5.00
620 620 1 118.00 $118.00 $732 —
665 665 1 103.00 $103.00 $685 -7.96

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–338 329 12 190.00 $190.00 $625 +6.93
390 390 3 187.00 $187.00 $729 +11.64
416–435 423 7 174.00–178.00 $174.88 $740 -1.96
480–493 490 13 148.00–159.00 $157.33 $771 -5.07
505 fancy 505 1 164.00 $164.00 $828 —
500–530 513 12 149.00–156.00 $152.88 $784 -0.96
556–570 557 30 140.00–150.00 $149.19 $831 +3.72
608–615 612 9 125.00–135.00 $132.13 $809 -2.03
690 690 3 127.00 $127.00 $876 +1.00
720–737 733 4 118.00–123.00 $121.77 $893 +1.19
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–328 322 4 169.00–175.00 $173.58 $559 +7.58
360 360 1 173.00 $173.00 $623 +10.43
405–443 424 6 155.00–166.00 $162.51 $689 +16.45
450–488 475 3 140.00–142.00 $141.37 $672 -11.22
510–525 514 4 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $691 -7.19
570 570 1 135.00 $135.00 $770 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025–1230 1128 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 900.00–1,225.00 $1,077.27 —
1675 1675 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1025 980 85-90% 3 42.00–45.00 $44.03 $431 -7.97
925–1400 1108 85-90% 13 51.00–60.00 $56.88 $630 +5.66
1085–1160 1123 85-90% 2 63.00–67.00 $65.07 $731 +13.85
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $844 —
1111–1525 1302 80-85% 4 60.00–63.00 $61.81 $805 -2.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $745 —
1445–1585 1497 75-80% 3 60.00–61.00 $60.35 $903 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1625 1583 3 73.00–82.00 $77.33 $1,224 —
1560–1980 1683 5 88.00–93.00 $90.16 $1,517 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1500 1500 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1000–1450 1167 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 725.00–1,075.00 $905.71 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 86.00 $86.00 $344 —

↑ Back to top

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.