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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.41/cwt -4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 525 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.01/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 461 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.08/cwt -5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 427 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 814 626 0
Feeder cattle 565 509 0
Slaughter cattle 109 78 0
Replacement cattle 140 39 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifer 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 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 1 185.00 $185.00 $407 —
260–290 273 6 173.00–182.00 $177.26 $484 +7.47
320 320 1 171.00 $171.00 $547 -2.66
350–385 376 15 168.00–179.00 $170.33 $640 -1.82
417–445 422 7 160.00–163.00 $161.29 $681 -1.10
490–493 491 8 153.00–154.00 $153.25 $752 -2.29
505–548 524 23 153.00–160.00 $157.19 $824 +1.54
583–599 593 13 149.00–155.00 $152.57 $905 +6.71
600–640 617 5 140.00–147.00 $142.99 $882 -4.22
651–673 658 6 137.00–141.00 $139.64 $919 —
783–790 787 4 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $1,035 +1.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–293 284 3 146.00–156.00 $152.89 $434 -7.11
460–470 465 2 140.00–144.00 $142.02 $660 -2.58
505–540 521 6 131.00–145.00 $141.55 $737 -1.39
550–583 572 3 136.00–138.00 $137.36 $786 -0.77
603 603 2 136.00 $136.00 $820 —
670 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 2 175.00 $175.00 $271 —
293 293 2 149.00 $149.00 $437 -6.00
310–345 327 15 140.00–148.00 $145.79 $477 -7.47
350–390 373 8 140.00–145.00 $144.03 $537 -5.74
415–446 427 24 140.00–146.00 $142.08 $607 -5.94
450–485 461 29 135.00–143.00 $140.01 $645 -2.54
505–545 525 31 131.00–138.00 $134.41 $706 -4.99
553–570 563 15 127.00–134.00 $130.87 $737 -3.92
617–645 632 10 123.00–131.00 $128.16 $810 +2.21
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 +5.58
658 value added 658 19 138.00 $138.00 $908 —
709 709 4 112.00 $112.00 $794 —
753 value added 753 11 129.00 $129.00 $971 —
860 860 1 110.00 $110.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 136.00 $136.00 $453 -8.15
408–432 424 8 115.00–139.00 $132.58 $562 -4.42
450–495 477 5 110.00–131.00 $122.66 $585 -16.34
520–535 530 17 120.00–129.00 $121.94 $646 -12.06
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 -5.54
607–647 631 11 107.00–121.00 $119.25 $752 —
670 670 1 111.00 $111.00 $744 —
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 173.00 $173.00 $550 +14.00
350–395 375 11 161.00–168.00 $163.76 $614 +1.86
403–443 417 22 151.00–161.00 $155.47 $648 -3.88
450–495 474 18 150.00–157.00 $153.38 $727 +4.47
510–542 526 22 135.00–147.00 $141.40 $744 +0.07
550–595 581 15 131.00–143.00 $136.22 $791 -2.42
600–642 636 23 123.00–129.00 $128.07 $815 -4.11
650–658 655 3 126.00–127.00 $126.33 $827 +2.66
710–715 713 2 111.00–118.00 $114.51 $816 -4.89
770–786 783 5 112.00–114.00 $112.39 $880 +0.64
820 820 1 113.00 $113.00 $927 +2.00
850 850 1 104.00 $104.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 —
355–395 380 8 146.00–156.00 $149.26 $567 —
420–424 423 7 145.00–150.00 $148.58 $628 +4.98
458–475 469 6 126.00–139.00 $136.48 $640 -0.23
520–541 537 9 125.00–129.00 $128.35 $689 -4.65
580–595 588 2 122.00–124.00 $123.01 $723 -7.99
678 678 2 94.00 $94.00 $637 —
760 760 1 106.00 $106.00 $806 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 141.00 $141.00 $536 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1235 1073 85-90% 8 50.00–54.00 $52.36 $562 —
915–1580 1157 85-90% 29 55.00–61.00 $57.79 $669 -6.21
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1590 1283 80-85% 8 58.00–63.00 $59.42 $762 -3.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1780 1541 75-80% 8 57.00–65.00 $59.79 $921 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1805 1398 9 70.00–81.00 $75.91 $1,061 —
1640–2350 1845 5 82.00–88.00 $83.98 $1,549 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 690.00 $690.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1050–1075 1063 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–910.00 $892.29
1077–1315 1187 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 620.00–750.00 $700.87
1038–1455 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 710.00–930.00 $797.92
1000–1500 1204 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 610.00–1,000.00 $875.40
1550 1550 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1345 1133 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–1,040.00 $922.21

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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
1050–1250 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 975.00–1,040.00 $1,008.50 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 860.00 $860.00 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.