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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

602 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.14/cwt +9.74 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 380 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.01/cwt -9.29 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 530 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.74/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 426 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 602 510 465
Feeder cattle 458 444 353
Slaughter cattle 98 45 67
Replacement cattle 46 21 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower and Feeder Heifers sold unevenly steady. Good demand on the feeder classes. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with a high quality offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 171.00 $171.00 $410 —
250–251 251 5 180.00–193.00 $190.41 $478 +10.41
300–333 322 3 180.00–197.00 $191.72 $617 -12.28
360–395 377 6 173.00–180.00 $176.61 $666 -11.68
420–445 430 6 168.00–171.00 $170.01 $731 -10.58
450–452 450 14 175.00–175.50 $175.39 $789 -0.89
525–531 530 6 157.00 $157.00 $832 -9.47
550–559 557 5 145.00–156.00 $153.83 $857 +5.68
603–635 617 6 139.00–143.00 $141.18 $871 +0.91
650–675 663 10 130.00–133.00 $131.60 $873 -3.41
715–740 720 10 120.00–125.00 $123.97 $893 -5.03
760–793 784 12 115.00–120.00 $118.42 $928 -7.58
844 844 4 116.00 $116.00 $979 -11.00
915 915 2 107.00 $107.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 331 7 162.00–172.50 $166.28 $550 —
350–395 373 3 154.00–160.00 $156.45 $584 -23.55
413–445 420 8 150.00–165.00 $160.47 $674 -3.20
483–490 486 6 146.00–154.00 $150.00 $729 -3.01
535 535 3 130.00 $130.00 $696 -21.27
570–595 583 4 140.00–143.00 $141.53 $825 -0.12
640–645 643 2 130.00–134.00 $132.01 $849 -0.99
690 690 1 124.00 $124.00 $856 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 473 3 150.00–162.00 $154.06 $729 —
599 599 5 136.00 $136.00 $815 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 fancy 250 1 195.00 $195.00 $488 —
275–290 286 4 162.00–170.00 $167.97 $480 +5.34
310–333 327 7 160.00–167.00 $163.26 $534 -1.31
350–390 376 20 155.00–168.00 $163.42 $614 +6.02
383 value added 383 26 170.00 $170.00 $651 —
400–435 426 19 150.00–161.00 $155.74 $663 +0.79
453–483 474 15 140.00–145.00 $143.06 $678 -4.46
510–540 530 23 134.00–137.00 $136.01 $721 -9.29
552–573 560 5 128.00–131.00 $129.77 $727 -4.39
605–625 611 12 121.00–129.00 $126.99 $776 +1.01
650–695 674 6 112.00–115.00 $114.50 $772 -15.50
710–730 722 7 105.00–115.00 $112.11 $809 —
760–770 768 4 103.00–105.00 $104.50 $803 -3.50
805 805 1 90.00 $90.00 $724 —
900 900 2 100.00 $100.00 $900 —
965 965 1 99.00 $99.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 150.00 $150.00 $398 —
300–348 332 3 136.00–145.00 $142.29 $472 -14.71
355–390 373 2 133.00–140.00 $136.66 $510 -0.84
400–437 419 16 137.00–147.00 $143.51 $601 -4.58
463–470 465 3 130.00–135.00 $133.32 $620 -4.18
510–547 532 8 120.00–131.00 $125.23 $666 -8.93
565–593 578 7 115.00–127.00 $122.50 $708 -5.50
630–645 638 3 116.00 $116.00 $740 -2.00
680–695 687 3 105.00–111.00 $108.67 $747 +5.67
700–725 713 2 92.00 $92.00 $656 —
870 870 1 88.00 $88.00 $766 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 121.00 $121.00 $557 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 195.00 $195.00 $556 —
400–410 403 3 167.00–173.00 $170.97 $689 -3.91
456–498 470 6 150.00–165.00 $159.70 $751 +2.37
500–515 508 6 140.00–155.00 $146.84 $746 -6.04
550 550 1 135.00 $135.00 $742 -14.19
603–631 619 7 125.00–130.00 $127.91 $792 -4.22
777 777 5 107.00 $107.00 $831 —
810–830 818 4 90.00–95.00 $93.73 $767 —
865–890 871 4 90.00–98.00 $95.96 $836 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 178.00 $178.00 $445 —
370–375 373 2 169.00–170.00 $169.50 $632 -3.50
417–430 421 5 144.00–150.00 $147.59 $621 -14.92
450–470 460 3 139.00–140.00 $139.66 $642 -1.71
510 510 1 130.00 $130.00 $663 -4.50
625–646 641 7 119.00–121.00 $119.42 $765 —
670 670 3 110.00–116.00 $114.00 $764 —
725 725 1 95.00 $95.00 $689 —
780 780 1 92.00 $92.00 $718 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 —
710–715 713 2 100.00–105.00 $102.49 $731 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1250 1171 80-85% 5 50.00–57.00 $55.25 $647 —
1015–1580 1219 80-85% 15 58.00–63.00 $60.44 $737 -9.56
1010–1510 1302 80-85% 9 65.00–72.00 $68.31 $889 +6.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1035 927 85-90% 3 35.00–39.00 $37.15 $344 —
800–1140 972 85-90% 11 50.00–57.00 $54.74 $532 +10.71
825–1315 1000 85-90% 13 40.00–47.00 $43.44 $434 —
1065 1065 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $671 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1585 1473 75-80% 3 53.00–57.00 $55.57 $819 -4.78
1360–1655 1530 75-80% 9 58.00–62.00 $59.92 $917 —
1430–1610 1541 75-80% 5 63.00–65.00 $64.41 $993 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1685 1630 3 73.00–78.00 $75.96 $1,238 —
1515–2465 1833 8 82.00–89.00 $85.41 $1,566 —
1660–2125 1913 5 93.00–102.00 $96.40 $1,844 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–875 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 510.00–675.00 $593.45
860–1015 942 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 490.00–610.00 $589.34
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
875–1170 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 410.00–680.00 $599.14
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
1110 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1220 1220 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 755.00 $755.00
1380–1665 1523 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 800.00–1,000.00 $909.36
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
670 670 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 300.00 $300.00
730 730 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00 —
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00 —
1120 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
1115–1420 1287 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 700.00–1,100.00 $992.89 —
1215–1370 1293 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 880.00–1,400.00 $1,155.59 —
1405 1405 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 -75.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 87.00 $87.00 $265 —
365 365 1 91.00 $91.00 $332 —
420 420 1 95.00 $95.00 $399 +9.00

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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.