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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report, Ledbetter, KY

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.17/cwt +5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 565 lb · 35 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $151.81/cwt -3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 413 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $138.87/cwt -5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 521 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 392 398 456
Feeder cattle 315 311 386
Slaughter cattle 62 55 62
Replacement cattle 15 32 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded unevenly steady and over 500 pounds 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded 2.00 lower. 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
215 215 1 167.00 $167.00 $359 —
280 280 1 173.00 $173.00 $484 -17.00
335 335 1 173.00 $173.00 $580 —
415 415 1 162.00 $162.00 $672 -5.53
465 465 1 152.00 $152.00 $707 +0.54
503–515 510 5 142.00–146.00 $143.58 $732 -7.16
560–575 565 10 141.00–145.00 $143.38 $810 +4.43
600–603 601 5 134.00–137.00 $135.80 $816 -0.20
660–690 683 7 128.00–130.00 $128.28 $876 +1.30
700–734 720 10 122.00–126.50 $124.75 $898 +2.75
860 860 1 106.00 $106.00 $912 —
1065 1065 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 166.00 $166.00 $382 —
260 260 1 160.00 $160.00 $416 —
415 415 1 146.00 $146.00 $606 -6.46
465 465 1 141.00 $141.00 $656 -2.00
541 541 4 135.00 $135.00 $730 -4.00
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 —
780 780 1 85.00 $85.00 $663 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 4 162.00 $162.00 $476 —
380 380 1 144.00 $144.00 $547 -6.80
405–430 419 6 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $597 -5.32
450–464 462 12 137.00–139.00 $138.00 $638 +0.04
510–538 533 11 129.00–130.00 $129.54 $690 +1.61
555–571 561 19 128.00–132.00 $130.62 $733 +4.14
570 value added 570 16 134.00 $134.00 $764 —
625 value added 625 6 122.00 $122.00 $762 —
652 652 7 120.00 $120.00 $782 -1.00
735–745 742 3 100.00 $100.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 112.50 $112.50 $369 -25.03
370–382 379 4 110.00–116.00 $111.46 $422 -24.22
410–420 418 4 115.00–132.00 $119.17 $498 -10.83
470–490 480 2 124.00–130.00 $126.94 $609 +10.67
530–538 536 4 111.00–125.00 $114.46 $614 +0.04
550–585 576 4 115.00–119.00 $115.95 $668 +6.46
873 873 4 93.00 $93.00 $812 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 —— 1 165.00 $165.00 $495 —
385 385 —— 1 175.00 $175.00 $674 +14.00
400–425 413 —— 19 145.00–155.00 $151.81 $627 -3.27
453–490 464 —— 11 140.00–144.00 $141.77 $658 -13.22
500–545 521 —— 16 136.00–144.00 $138.87 $724 -5.13
560–585 565 —— 12 131.00–137.00 $133.82 $756 -3.16
640 640 —— 2 127.00 $127.00 $813 —
652 652 —— 8 123.00 $123.00 $802 +2.37
765 765 —— 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 —
840 840 —— 1 90.00 $90.00 $756 —
1550 1550 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,333 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 152.00 $152.00 $555 —
410–448 430 5 141.00–144.00 $141.57 $609 +21.57
470–483 479 3 121.00–123.00 $122.35 $586 +5.35
505–545 526 5 115.00–132.00 $125.67 $661 +11.67
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 +10.00
658 658 2 105.00 $105.00 $691 —
715–740 728 2 90.00 $90.00 $655 —
775 775 2 94.00 $94.00 $728 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 935.00 $935.00 —
1010–1055 1033 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,102.18 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1365 1066 85-90% 12 50.00–55.00 $52.90 $564 —
1165 1165 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $792 —
1050–1390 1174 85-90% 13 57.00–64.00 $60.38 $709 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1455 1197 75-80% 5 57.00–60.00 $58.15 $696 —
1260–1510 1383 75-80% 6 62.00–70.00 $66.95 $926 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 72.00 $72.00 $864 —
900–1500 1264 80-85% 9 62.00–70.00 $65.75 $831 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,048 —
1160–1930 1576 4 87.00–100.00 $92.44 $1,457 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1150 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–690.00 $646.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.