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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 29, 2021

503 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.95/cwt -4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 455 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.76/cwt -4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 575 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.46/cwt -1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 517 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 503 535 448
Feeder cattle 400 460 292
Slaughter cattle 67 45 64
Replacement cattle 36 30 92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 175.00 $175.00 $499 -2.50
310–330 320 2 172.00–173.00 $172.48 $552 -2.02
350–398 369 5 178.00–180.00 $178.86 $660 +7.12
435 435 1 170.00 $170.00 $740 -0.78
464–488 474 19 163.00–171.00 $167.23 $793 +8.65
510–548 529 20 160.00–170.00 $163.89 $867 +4.15
575–580 576 12 155.00–157.00 $156.50 $901 +14.50
640 640 7 142.00–150.00 $148.86 $953 +6.45
650–657 654 5 134.00–138.00 $136.41 $892 +2.82
715–725 723 5 132.00–133.00 $132.20 $956 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 130.00–145.00 $137.03 $381 —
370 370 1 169.00 $169.00 $625 —
426 426 8 146.00 $146.00 $622 -17.00
465–492 481 5 154.00–157.00 $155.84 $750 +7.84
560–596 586 6 135.00–142.00 $136.93 $802 —
600–645 625 5 130.00–138.00 $135.01 $844 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 270 4 150.00–160.00 $156.03 $421 -10.97
320–340 330 5 158.00–165.00 $160.59 $530 -1.77
355–392 381 20 153.00–163.00 $154.93 $590 -3.24
420–430 427 7 148.00–158.00 $153.86 $657 +1.45
450–470 455 48 140.00–148.00 $141.95 $646 -4.04
500–531 517 25 134.00–145.00 $140.46 $726 -1.38
573–585 575 42 130.00–135.00 $134.76 $775 -4.91
610–628 624 9 126.00 $126.00 $786 -2.90
660–665 663 2 114.00–118.00 $115.99 $769 -8.01
740 740 2 110.00 $110.00 $814 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 -5.47
365–378 374 3 136.00–151.00 $146.12 $546 -6.38
415–438 432 5 135.00–138.00 $136.40 $589 -6.56
520–545 529 8 126.00–133.00 $127.99 $677 -2.03
625 625 1 113.00 $113.00 $706 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 320 3 173.00–175.00 $173.66 $556 +3.41
370–378 376 6 173.00–177.00 $174.16 $655 +1.41
408–420 412 6 160.00–171.00 $167.65 $691 +4.38
450–485 474 5 157.00–164.00 $159.13 $754 +8.77
518 518 5 144.00 $144.00 $746 -3.42
571–593 577 11 138.00–141.00 $138.84 $801 -1.26
600–623 610 9 131.00–139.00 $134.17 $818 +4.49
675–695 685 2 122.00–123.00 $122.51 $839 -1.49
810 810 1 103.00 $103.00 $834 -2.00
865 865 1 97.00 $97.00 $839 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–338 337 4 153.00–160.00 $156.52 $527 —
360 360 1 163.00 $163.00 $587 —
415–420 419 4 144.00–146.00 $144.50 $605 +6.50
465 465 1 136.00 $136.00 $632 -6.00
545 545 2 130.00 $130.00 $708 -5.00
600–620 604 5 118.00–124.00 $122.19 $738 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 830.00 $830.00 —
1405–1410 1408 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,410.00–1,500.00 $1,454.92 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 119.00 $119.00 $738 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1505 1183 85-90% 8 53.00–62.00 $58.09 $687 -0.40
1000–1500 1267 85-90% 20 60.00–71.00 $65.43 $829 -5.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1435 1400 75-80% 2 64.00 $64.00 $896 —
1185–1650 1435 75-80% 12 64.00–74.00 $69.23 $993 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1550 1242 80-85% 6 70.00–75.00 $72.14 $896 +2.72
1325 1325 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $822 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,192 —
1610–1810 1706 4 92.00–97.00 $94.51 $1,612 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1000–1355 1152 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 660.00–780.00 $700.62
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1100–1580 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 880.00–1,050.00 $972.63
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 695.00 $695.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 460.00 $460.00

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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
1250–1500 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00–1,350.00 $1,227.27 —

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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 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.