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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 9, 2021

694 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.11/cwt -7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 476 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $140.70/cwt -1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 529 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.50/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $532/hd at 373 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 694 741 694
Feeder cattle 531 591 484
Slaughter cattle 73 107 149
Replacement cattle 90 43 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 162.00–171.00 $166.71 $447 -14.93
320 320 4 174.00 $174.00 $557 -6.00
360–395 384 7 161.00–170.00 $167.18 $642 -6.04
441 441 14 164.00 $164.00 $723 +9.40
450–488 468 9 150.00–159.00 $154.29 $722 -4.43
509–545 522 7 150.00–156.00 $150.86 $787 +3.92
572–585 579 7 141.00–146.00 $143.26 $829 -0.82
625 625 2 140.00 $140.00 $875 +0.45
677–698 685 5 135.00–139.00 $137.37 $941 -0.63
710–733 731 11 128.00–136.00 $134.19 $981 +4.75
800 800 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 -12.06
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
525–538 533 4 136.00–142.00 $139.50 $744 —
558 558 3 139.00 $139.00 $776 —
658 658 2 128.00 $128.00 $842 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 230 3 140.00–145.00 $141.45 $325 -33.55
275–295 287 14 141.00–151.00 $145.14 $417 —
340 340 1 137.00 $137.00 $466 -14.85
350–395 373 24 137.00–145.00 $142.50 $532 -0.25
433–442 438 11 136.00–141.00 $139.09 $609 -3.09
455–495 476 25 125.00–135.00 $130.11 $619 -7.14
500–545 510 7 120.00–130.00 $124.02 $633 -7.11
550–595 576 18 119.00–126.00 $122.14 $704 -5.87
600–610 605 4 116.00–123.00 $119.47 $723 -8.00
650–660 655 3 113.00–119.00 $115.99 $760 -4.69
700–718 712 3 111.00–117.00 $115.03 $819 -5.97
803 803 2 115.00 $115.00 $923 —
940 940 1 88.00 $88.00 $827 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 138.00 $138.00 $297 —
320–338 333 5 121.00–130.00 $126.68 $422 -5.55
370–383 379 3 127.00–135.00 $129.61 $491 -5.17
420–439 436 6 105.00–125.00 $108.21 $472 —
450–463 460 4 122.00–124.00 $123.51 $568 +3.92
590 590 1 115.00 $115.00 $678 +7.39
610–648 639 4 104.00–118.00 $107.34 $686 —
675 675 2 110.00 $110.00 $742 —
710 710 1 105.00 $105.00 $746 -3.00
785–790 788 3 92.00–101.00 $94.99 $749 —
835 835 2 98.00 $98.00 $818 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 324 4 168.00–176.00 $171.93 $557 +5.35
370–386 381 7 166.00–178.00 $174.67 $665 -2.33
400–443 425 11 155.00–165.00 $160.66 $683 +1.15
455–491 474 13 146.00–158.00 $149.44 $708 +0.52
504–545 529 24 137.00–145.00 $140.70 $744 -1.06
550–595 568 12 128.00–139.00 $134.81 $766 +1.66
603–640 615 6 121.00–125.00 $123.61 $760 -5.74
653–699 669 8 114.00–121.00 $118.53 $793 -3.56
700–728 717 12 112.00–122.00 $115.26 $826 -5.74
765 765 1 108.00 $108.00 $826 -6.00
803–818 812 5 90.00–94.00 $91.58 $744 -20.41
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 332 3 140.00–160.00 $150.22 $499 -0.87
365–383 372 7 156.00–159.00 $157.56 $586 +6.51
424–445 427 10 125.00–149.00 $146.30 $625 +4.79
470–485 478 2 130.00–145.00 $137.38 $657 +2.38
500–525 519 12 131.00–134.00 $132.35 $687 +4.26
580–595 584 4 119.00–126.00 $120.78 $705 -2.22
638–640 639 5 116.00–119.00 $117.20 $749 +1.20
680 680 1 110.00 $110.00 $748 +4.00
770–773 772 4 85.00–90.00 $86.25 $666 -8.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1305 1305 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 910.00 $910.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $475 -4.64
900–1365 1119 85-90% 19 50.00–58.00 $53.06 $594 -2.21
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1510 1270 80-85% 7 57.00–64.00 $61.50 $781 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1515 1401 75-80% 5 52.00–57.00 $54.52 $764 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1700 1464 4 67.00–80.00 $74.26 $1,087 —
1790–1935 1843 3 80.00–84.00 $81.64 $1,505 +1.97

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1020–1425 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 710.00–840.00 $778.64
1175–1350 1263 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 580.00–700.00 $635.84
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1175–1365 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–680.00 $650.03
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740 740 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
785 785 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 795.00 $795.00
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 730.00 $730.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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
900–1000 956 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 925.00–1,350.00 $1,070.82 —
1150–1250 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,304.17 —
1050–1480 1239 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 15 900.00–1,500.00 $1,065.88 —

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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.