Cattle Market Pulse

Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report, Ledbetter, KY

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

741 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 heifers $131.13/cwt +2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 524 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $128.09/cwt -2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 531 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.85/cwt -2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $504/hd at 332 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 741 688 604
Feeder cattle 591 511 433
Slaughter cattle 107 77 96
Replacement cattle 43 100 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend on market this week but feeder and slaughter cattle traded with strong demand.

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
170–180 175 2 191.00–230.00 $209.94 $367 —
210–230 218 3 185.00–215.00 $194.62 $424 —
282–295 285 4 172.00–185.00 $181.64 $518 +9.14
340 340 2 180.00 $180.00 $612 +9.00
367–395 374 6 170.00–177.00 $173.22 $648 —
425–445 430 7 151.00–161.00 $154.60 $665 -7.40
445 fancy 445 6 170.00 $170.00 $756 —
459–488 465 11 150.00–164.00 $158.72 $738 -1.28
500–533 520 6 142.00–153.00 $146.94 $764 -5.30
557–590 571 7 137.00–148.00 $144.08 $823 -2.59
610–621 618 13 132.00–142.00 $139.55 $862 +3.33
660–693 683 14 133.00–142.50 $138.00 $943 -0.28
715–721 720 9 122.00–133.00 $129.44 $932 -3.02
755–790 775 4 130.00–131.00 $130.75 $1,013 +2.00
840–845 843 2 126.00–131.00 $128.49 $1,083 —
850 850 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,046 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 3 180.00 $180.00 $387 —
275–290 281 5 160.00–165.00 $162.06 $455 —
495 495 1 142.00 $142.00 $703 —
870 870 1 102.00 $102.00 $887 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 190.00 $190.00 $323 —
210 210 1 175.00 $175.00 $368 —
250 250 6 170.00 $170.00 $425 —
300–335 332 17 151.00–152.50 $151.85 $504 -2.97
368–385 374 3 140.00–148.00 $142.75 $534 -8.19
402–442 414 11 139.00–145.00 $142.18 $589 +4.68
450–498 463 12 130.00–141.00 $137.25 $635 +9.09
505–545 524 31 122.50–135.00 $131.13 $687 +3.76
560–586 578 16 120.00–133.00 $128.01 $740 +1.77
600–643 626 11 120.00–131.00 $127.47 $798 +6.55
668–683 672 7 115.00–123.00 $120.68 $811 +7.68
714 714 4 121.00 $121.00 $864 +10.57
767 767 3 109.00 $109.00 $836 —
839 839 6 104.00 $104.00 $873 +1.67
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 147.50 $147.50 $432 +19.50
325–345 332 3 127.00–135.00 $132.23 $439 +0.63
350–390 378 11 122.00–137.00 $134.78 $509 -5.22
458–470 465 11 112.00–128.00 $119.59 $556 —
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 +3.00
585–592 591 8 106.00–119.00 $107.61 $636 -3.39
720 720 1 108.00 $108.00 $778 +18.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 4 160.00–170.00 $166.58 $546 +1.28
378 378 2 177.00 $177.00 $669 +25.00
412–445 430 8 154.00–169.00 $159.51 $686 +6.43
450–458 457 13 148.00–149.00 $148.92 $681 -6.08
515–543 534 8 138.00–149.00 $141.76 $757 +3.69
560–592 583 12 126.00–139.00 $133.15 $776 +12.15
603–639 627 7 124.00–135.00 $129.35 $811 —
650–668 657 10 120.00–127.00 $122.09 $802 +4.08
720 720 1 121.00 $121.00 $871 +12.00
788 788 2 114.00 $114.00 $898 —
815–830 823 2 111.00–113.00 $111.99 $922 +5.99
890 890 1 100.00 $100.00 $890 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 147.00–155.00 $151.09 $480 +11.09
359–395 366 14 145.00–156.00 $151.05 $553 —
405–440 429 11 138.00–150.00 $141.51 $607 -5.49
473 473 2 135.00 $135.00 $639 +2.50
515–535 531 17 115.00–130.00 $128.09 $680 -2.07
573–597 587 5 123.00 $123.00 $722 —
615 615 1 116.00 $116.00 $713 +2.00
695 695 3 106.00 $106.00 $737 —
777–793 783 5 94.00–95.00 $94.60 $741 —
881 881 8 90.00 $90.00 $793 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 117.00 $117.00 $384 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1225 1023 85-90% 8 50.00–53.00 $51.64 $528 —
690–1415 1118 85-90% 18 53.00–59.00 $55.27 $618 +0.07
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1665 1526 75-80% 12 56.00–61.00 $58.39 $891 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $874 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1855 1628 2 84.00–92.00 $88.56 $1,442 —
1580–2065 1815 4 77.00–82.00 $79.67 $1,446 -5.14

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
985 985 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
1205–1215 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 610.00–700.00 $654.81
900–1420 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 720.00–760.00 $745.44
970–1410 1238 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 630.00–800.00 $707.03
1150–1500 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 770.00–810.00 $792.64
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 480.00 $480.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1111 1111 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1350–1450 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 980.00–1,300.00 $1,134.29 —

↑ 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.