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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.00/cwt +3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 627 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $158.30/cwt +9.30 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 438 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.17/cwt -6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 585 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 543 540 470
Feeder cattle 364 419 393
Slaughter cattle 69 66 48
Replacement cattle 110 55 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Feeder bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 174.00 $174.00 $383 —
295 295 1 177.50 $177.50 $524 —
368–378 372 6 170.00–175.00 $171.70 $639 +4.70
401–420 407 6 166.00–169.00 $167.97 $684 +9.09
470–483 479 3 150.00–152.00 $150.65 $722 -5.48
500–527 523 6 149.00–153.00 $152.36 $797 -1.61
625–630 627 10 141.00–149.00 $144.61 $907 -6.39
659 659 5 142.00 $142.00 $936 +5.03
725 725 1 131.00 $131.00 $950 -5.90
822 822 5 127.00 $127.00 $1,044 +3.00
878 878 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 169.00 $169.00 $499 —
365 365 1 150.00 $150.00 $548 -5.00
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 -6.47
565 565 1 141.00 $141.00 $797 +7.31
670–695 687 3 126.00–129.00 $128.02 $879 -0.91

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 2 165.00 $165.00 $314 —
245 245 1 166.00 $166.00 $407 +24.00
281–294 288 9 142.00–154.00 $148.80 $429 +6.42
303–342 322 11 140.00–149.00 $145.78 $469 —
370–394 385 8 146.00–155.00 $151.83 $585 +7.92
400–433 415 7 141.00–148.00 $143.80 $597 +0.60
455–498 479 11 137.00–143.00 $138.17 $662 -1.74
508–530 518 12 132.00–137.00 $135.74 $703 -4.14
550–595 585 13 127.00–133.00 $131.17 $767 -6.22
621–629 627 17 135.00 $135.00 $846 +3.69
650–683 667 4 119.00–121.00 $119.98 $800 -0.62
705–725 713 3 108.00–114.00 $111.01 $792 -9.32
780 780 1 109.00 $109.00 $850 —
815 815 1 109.00 $109.00 $888 -4.00
885 885 1 100.00 $100.00 $885 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 140.00 $140.00 $350 +5.00
330 330 2 135.00–138.00 $136.50 $450 +0.55
385–395 387 5 142.00 $142.00 $550 —
420–430 425 2 133.00–139.00 $136.04 $578 -2.16
465–480 475 3 133.00–135.00 $134.35 $638 -1.37
510 510 2 127.00 $127.00 $648 -0.05
585 585 1 108.00 $108.00 $632 -20.00
650 650 2 111.00 $111.00 $722 —
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 -6.00
750–795 773 2 94.00–98.00 $95.94 $742 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 322 3 170.00–172.00 $171.35 $552 +16.35
360–380 370 2 162.00–172.00 $166.86 $617 +0.42
410–448 438 13 154.00–163.00 $158.30 $693 +9.30
478–495 481 7 142.00–151.00 $147.86 $711 +1.74
500–510 507 3 148.00–150.00 $148.66 $754 +11.57
555–595 577 7 136.00–139.00 $137.25 $792 +4.55
605 605 2 136.00 $136.00 $823 +6.59
655–688 668 8 121.00–128.00 $124.93 $835 —
728 728 2 117.00 $117.00 $852 +3.30
790 790 1 112.00 $112.00 $885 -1.50
835–845 840 2 105.00–108.00 $106.51 $895 —
885 885 1 101.00 $101.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–388 384 3 152.00–158.00 $153.95 $591 -0.65
440–448 446 4 149.00–150.00 $149.75 $668 +6.07
450 450 1 141.00 $141.00 $634 +7.00
530 530 1 139.00 $139.00 $737 +9.00
580 580 1 124.00 $124.00 $719 -2.00
635–640 638 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $772 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1255 1131 85-90% 8 52.00–57.00 $54.30 $614 —
885–1540 1152 85-90% 19 57.00–65.00 $60.20 $694 -1.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1625 1428 75-80% 8 58.00–65.00 $61.67 $881 —
1550 1550 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $899 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1450 1343 80-85% 5 62.00–66.00 $63.08 $847 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1785 1548 3 82.00–84.00 $82.70 $1,280 —
1640–1910 1768 5 85.00–91.00 $87.76 $1,552 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1250 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 810.00–1,100.00 $920.35
900–1340 1166 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 860.00–1,025.00 $919.50
990–1520 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 500.00–850.00 $676.07
1075–1300 1208 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 600.00–750.00 $694.76
1000–1540 1246 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 650.00–1,010.00 $814.72
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1000–1595 1284 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 700.00–1,130.00 $904.76
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00

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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
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.