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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 18, 2021

398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $135.68/cwt -4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $528/hd at 389 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.80/cwt -1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 390 lb · 15 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.47/cwt -2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $501/hd at 322 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 398 588 558
Feeder cattle 311 467 473
Slaughter cattle 55 82 65
Replacement cattle 32 39 20

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
170 170 1 190.00 $190.00 $323 —
250 250 1 190.00 $190.00 $475 —
353 353 4 164.00 $164.00 $579 -11.00
400–426 423 9 167.00–172.00 $167.53 $709 +0.49
468–492 478 8 149.00–156.00 $151.46 $724 -11.14
500–548 528 6 149.00–154.00 $150.74 $796 +5.87
570–590 580 4 136.00–142.00 $138.95 $806 +5.28
600 600 2 136.00 $136.00 $816 +1.96
665–690 677 6 125.00–128.00 $126.98 $860 +0.39
715–740 723 3 122.00 $122.00 $882 +4.66
763 763 3 124.00 $124.00 $946 +4.20
818 818 2 121.00 $121.00 $990 +11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 151.00–154.00 $152.46 $645 +1.79
453 453 2 143.00 $143.00 $648 -9.61
547 547 3 139.00 $139.00 $760 +8.01
560 560 1 126.00 $126.00 $706 —
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 -7.00
725 725 1 115.00 $115.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–328 326 4 117.50–122.50 $121.27 $395 —

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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 1 155.00 $155.00 $364 -5.00
318–338 322 12 153.00–157.00 $155.47 $501 -2.71
385–393 390 15 150.00–156.00 $150.80 $588 -1.58
410–418 413 7 145.00–149.00 $147.86 $611 +9.09
455–495 473 12 133.00–140.00 $137.96 $653 +2.36
515–545 532 11 125.00–131.00 $127.93 $681 -2.53
555–593 573 10 122.00–131.00 $126.48 $725 -1.00
620–648 632 7 118.00–123.00 $119.28 $754 -6.88
655 655 2 121.00 $121.00 $793 +2.75
755–782 775 4 106.00–113.00 $107.70 $835 +6.70
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–348 320 8 131.00–149.00 $137.53 $440 -10.47
385–393 389 23 130.00–141.00 $135.68 $528 -4.22
433 433 2 130.00 $130.00 $563 +0.86
458–490 463 7 114.00–129.00 $116.27 $538 -10.68
505–530 518 2 111.00–118.00 $114.42 $593 -0.52
555–565 558 4 108.00–110.00 $109.49 $611 -6.51
695 695 1 103.00 $103.00 $716 -9.00
830 830 1 100.00 $100.00 $830 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–348 343 10 160.00–167.00 $163.70 $561 -8.35
365–385 380 4 161.00 $161.00 $612 -12.00
400–440 408 9 152.00–160.00 $155.08 $633 -7.71
460–485 470 3 154.00–157.00 $154.99 $728 +4.37
520 520 1 144.00 $144.00 $749 +6.47
575–590 580 3 135.00–138.00 $136.98 $794 +3.71
665–690 682 3 119.00–124.00 $120.63 $823 -0.79
735 735 1 106.00 $106.00 $779 -9.50
1055 1055 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,372 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 —
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 -32.89
455 455 1 117.00 $117.00 $532 -23.50
540 540 1 114.00 $114.00 $616 -13.51
550–570 559 5 119.00–124.00 $122.59 $685 —
600 600 2 110.00 $110.00 $660 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1415 1415 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1140 1033 85-90% 10 50.00–55.00 $53.07 $548 —
1130 1130 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $768 —
1000–1445 1136 85-90% 12 56.00–64.00 $60.61 $689 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $694 —
1190–1535 1345 75-80% 5 58.00–65.00 $62.61 $842 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1710 1247 80-85% 5 64.00–73.00 $66.97 $835 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1605 1358 3 80.00–85.00 $82.84 $1,125 —
1605–1900 1723 4 86.00–95.00 $89.68 $1,545 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–900 863 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00
950–1050 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $873.75
800–1215 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–1,075.00 $886.41
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1115–1350 1233 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–828.00 $770.10
1100–1650 1388 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 875.00–1,072.00 $956.27
1405 1405 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 845.00 $845.00
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
935 935 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660–780 720 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00–750.00 $715.63

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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
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 +130.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.