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Livingston Co. Livestock Market Report

Ledbetter, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 30, 2021

986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.61/cwt +8.11 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 583 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.77/cwt +7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 474 lb · 28 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.14/cwt +12.27 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 704 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 986 917 605
Feeder cattle 751 587 444
Slaughter cattle 175 151 125
Replacement cattle 60 179 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to holiday last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277–292 287 11 178.00–190.00 $183.82 $528 +4.68
300–317 315 7 179.00–189.00 $187.64 $591 +18.56
415–448 434 13 161.00–172.00 $165.50 $718 +5.71
450–495 469 5 158.00–165.00 $161.40 $757 +10.24
513–541 525 18 157.00–163.00 $160.70 $844 +10.38
553–582 574 18 151.00–156.00 $153.87 $883 +14.92
600–645 626 10 142.00–151.00 $147.37 $923 +6.11
654 654 5 149.00 $149.00 $974 +11.94
715–740 724 7 130.00–137.00 $132.17 $957 —
775–776 776 4 131.00–135.00 $134.00 $1,040 —
878 878 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,150 —
1055 1055 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 2 165.00–173.00 $169.22 $457 —
442 442 6 148.00 $148.00 $654 —
515–528 524 3 145.00–147.00 $145.66 $763 +5.66
563–590 577 4 139.00–145.00 $142.07 $820 +17.02
600–635 625 4 128.00–132.00 $130.50 $816 +1.36
672–690 677 4 131.00–136.00 $132.27 $895 +9.21

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 278 5 146.00–156.00 $153.10 $426 +13.07
320–338 329 6 152.00–158.00 $155.86 $513 +18.16
355–398 379 21 148.00–156.00 $150.46 $570 +10.91
405–447 425 22 139.00–149.00 $145.20 $617 +5.93
450–495 474 28 136.00–145.00 $140.77 $667 +7.14
500–540 520 15 131.00–140.00 $135.32 $704 +7.03
550–599 583 33 130.00–140.00 $133.61 $779 +8.11
603–648 626 16 127.00–137.00 $133.70 $837 +13.91
665–680 669 4 118.00–123.00 $120.76 $808 +2.77
703 fancy 703 26 137.00 $137.00 $963 —
705–715 710 2 111.00 $111.00 $788 -11.87
807 807 3 120.00 $120.00 $968 +5.00
853 853 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 130.00 $130.00 $384 +3.51
335–338 337 3 136.00–141.00 $137.66 $464 +11.66
375–380 378 3 141.00–148.00 $145.69 $551 +13.67
420–445 434 4 120.00–138.00 $129.92 $564 +1.92
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 -2.00
535 535 1 129.00 $129.00 $690 +10.51
550–598 578 14 120.00–129.00 $126.34 $730 —
635–640 638 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $788 —
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 +3.00
705 705 1 85.00 $85.00 $599 —
755 755 1 93.00 $93.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 —— 3 168.00–178.00 $171.97 $590 +0.26
350–367 363 —— 8 172.50–179.00 $177.85 $646 +11.12
407–443 421 —— 5 160.00–166.00 $163.48 $688 -0.58
454–495 470 —— 11 151.00–165.00 $156.29 $735 +2.96
502 fancy 502 —— 10 157.00 $157.00 $788 —
535–545 542 —— 15 140.00–148.00 $141.20 $765 -5.70
552–563 557 —— 6 147.00–150.00 $148.49 $827 +12.22
615 fancy 615 —— 4 138.00 $138.00 $849 —
625–630 628 —— 4 125.00–130.00 $127.49 $801 -1.26
672–692 685 —— 19 118.00–125.00 $123.21 $844 +3.00
700 700 —— 1 114.00 $114.00 $798 -4.22
775 775 —— 1 113.00 $113.00 $876 +4.01
925 925 —— 1 84.00 $84.00 $777 —
1005 1005 —— 1 87.00 $87.00 $874 —
1880 1880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,504 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 166.00 $166.00 $540 +14.00
370–395 383 4 151.00–166.00 $160.39 $614 —
405–440 435 10 145.00–152.00 $145.71 $634 +0.15
453–480 462 3 121.00–141.00 $134.07 $619 +3.55
505–528 518 10 123.00–135.00 $130.80 $678 -4.36
570–577 575 4 130.00–132.00 $131.50 $756 +1.89
640 640 1 104.00 $104.00 $666 -5.00
685 685 1 107.50 $107.50 $736 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1325 1148 85-90% 6 45.00–50.00 $48.34 $555 —
955–1545 1208 85-90% 43 50.00–58.00 $53.24 $643 -7.17
1250 1250 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $812 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1460 1266 80-85% 17 55.00–61.00 $58.53 $741 -0.86
1215–1410 1313 80-85% 2 65.00–70.00 $67.69 $889 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1815 1515 75-80% 18 52.00–62.00 $56.04 $849 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–2130 1801 7 70.00–80.00 $74.75 $1,346 —
1680–2485 1976 5 81.00–92.00 $84.33 $1,666 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1250 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 600.00–700.00 $643.18
1050–1300 1113 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 530.00–630.00 $566.29
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00
1200–1350 1267 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 580.00–760.00 $678.29
950–1840 1274 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 610.00–1,065.00 $814.13
1275 1275 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1250–1560 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 710.00–960.00 $827.96

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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
1100–1540 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–940.00 $923.33 -89.13
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 78.00 $78.00 $273 —
446 446 7 88.00 $88.00 $392 —
490 490 4 87.00 $87.00 $426 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.