Cattle Market Pulse

Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

688 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Livingston Co. Livestock Market report →

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.24/cwt -4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 528 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.76/cwt -5.65 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 530 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.24/cwt -4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 585 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 688 814 331
Feeder cattle 511 565 267
Slaughter cattle 77 109 29
Replacement cattle 100 140 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder cattle under 500 pounds traded mostly steady over 500 pounds traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady with poor quality.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 170.00–175.00 $172.50 $448 -4.76
305 305 2 171.00 $171.00 $522 ±0.00
415 415 2 162.00 $162.00 $672 +0.71
492 492 3 160.00 $160.00 $787 +6.75
505–546 528 41 148.00–155.00 $152.24 $804 -4.95
550–578 566 23 140.00–150.00 $146.67 $830 -5.90
630–645 639 5 133.00–139.00 $136.22 $870 -6.77
660–670 661 7 134.00–139.00 $138.28 $914 -1.36
700–718 709 9 130.00–136.00 $132.46 $939 —
760 760 4 125.00–130.00 $128.75 $978 -2.75
969 969 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518–548 534 6 131.00–144.00 $137.07 $732 -4.48
578 578 3 128.00 $128.00 $740 -9.36

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 4 135.00 $135.00 $389 -14.00
303–338 328 7 154.00–156.00 $154.82 $508 +9.03
353–389 377 6 150.00–153.00 $150.94 $569 +6.91
408–437 417 23 134.00–144.00 $137.50 $573 -4.58
474–498 490 18 121.00–131.00 $128.16 $628 -11.85
505–544 528 26 122.00–130.00 $127.37 $673 -7.04
542 value added 542 5 136.00 $136.00 $737 —
566–598 585 29 125.00–128.00 $126.24 $739 -4.63
600–625 608 3 115.00–124.00 $120.92 $735 -7.24
675 675 2 113.00 $113.00 $763 -12.00
700–735 721 5 108.00–112.00 $110.43 $796 -1.57
810–835 827 3 102.00–103.00 $102.33 $846 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 128.00 $128.00 $365 —
303–333 317 9 123.00–144.00 $131.60 $417 -4.40
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 —
400–448 436 8 130.00–132.00 $130.46 $569 -2.12
525 525 1 117.00 $117.00 $614 -4.94
590 590 1 111.00 $111.00 $655 -9.00
725 725 1 90.00 $90.00 $652 -20.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–345 326 7 159.00–169.00 $165.30 $539 -7.70
382–385 383 6 152.00 $152.00 $582 -11.76
400–412 409 7 150.00–161.00 $153.08 $626 -2.39
464 464 5 155.00 $155.00 $719 +1.62
501–543 519 12 135.00–142.00 $138.07 $717 -3.33
580 580 1 121.00 $121.00 $702 -15.22
650–653 652 3 110.00–122.00 $118.01 $769 -8.32
700 700 1 109.00 $109.00 $763 -5.51
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 -2.39
810 810 1 106.00 $106.00 $859 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 140.00 $140.00 $469 -10.00
430 430 1 147.00 $147.00 $632 -1.58
485 485 1 132.50 $132.50 $643 -3.98
500–520 506 7 127.00–132.00 $130.16 $659 +1.81
605 605 1 114.00 $114.00 $690 —
705 705 1 80.00 $80.00 $564 —
840 840 1 93.00 $93.00 $781 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1400 1093 85-90% 3 49.00–51.00 $50.16 $548 -2.20
900–1510 1146 85-90% 22 47.00–60.00 $55.20 $633 —
1175 1175 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $728 +4.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1855 1388 75-80% 11 54.00–62.00 $58.16 $807 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1440 1219 80-85% 9 57.00–63.00 $60.16 $733 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1400 1347 3 75.00–81.00 $78.59 $1,059 —
1540–2015 1819 4 82.00–87.00 $84.81 $1,543 +0.83

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1250–1500 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 775.00–1,200.00 $905.41

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 840.00 $840.00 —
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1250–1300 1263 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,125.00–1,200.00 $1,180.69 —

↑ Back to top

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.