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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 10, 2020

707 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.23/cwt ≈ $691/hd at 575 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.70/cwt ≈ $650/hd at 521 lb · 49 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.14/cwt ≈ $646/hd at 433 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 707 1,201 1,404
Feeder cattle 627 — 1,152
Slaughter cattle 55 — 144
Replacement cattle 25 — 108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
260 260 2 152.00 $152.00 $395
330 330 2 155.00 $155.00 $512
380–390 384 11 151.00–167.00 $157.49 $605
400–447 433 31 142.00–160.00 $149.14 $646
450–485 463 31 143.00–153.00 $149.83 $694
505–530 517 29 139.00–147.00 $143.01 $739
558–585 576 12 138.50–142.00 $140.87 $811
805 805 6 120.00 $120.00 $966

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
278–295 286 9 127.00–132.00 $129.30 $370
300–345 321 20 125.00–135.00 $131.63 $423
350–395 376 28 122.00–135.00 $127.65 $480
405–432 419 8 125.00–126.00 $125.48 $526
450–470 463 20 120.00–133.00 $127.61 $591
503–545 521 49 116.00–130.00 $124.70 $650
555–592 575 51 110.00–130.00 $120.23 $691
605–609 608 13 112.00–115.00 $114.08 $694
755–790 771 9 110.00–115.00 $112.28 $866
941 941 3 102.00 $102.00 $960
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
680 680 4 102.00 $102.00 $694

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
305–321 312 20 143.00–161.00 $157.06 $490
350–395 376 23 142.00–157.00 $151.38 $569
405–443 425 21 145.00–154.00 $148.78 $632
450–497 477 15 140.00–150.00 $144.96 $691
507–535 522 30 130.00–140.00 $136.07 $710
555–591 584 17 122.00–135.00 $126.46 $739
600–632 614 15 118.00–126.50 $120.78 $742

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900 900 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $270
900–1200 1025 85-90% 6 38.00–45.00 $41.61 $427
1100–1200 1158 85-90% 5 49.00–52.00 $50.80 $588
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100–1125 1108 80-85% 3 45.00–47.00 $45.68 $506
1190–1200 1195 80-85% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.49 $735
1050–1400 1205 80-85% 6 49.00–53.00 $50.76 $612
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1250–1600 1370 75-80% 5 50.00–54.00 $52.04 $713
1550–1600 1583 75-80% 3 60.00–64.00 $62.69 $992

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1350 1350 2 70.00 $70.00 $945
1750–1850 1800 2 77.00–79.00 $78.03 $1,405
2100–2155 2125 3 83.00–86.00 $83.99 $1,785

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–1300 932 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 650.00–810.00 $747.12
1247 1247 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 700.00 $700.00
1018–1520 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 660.00–960.00 $837.98
1270–1340 1305 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 850.00–935.00 $893.64

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1395 1202 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 850.00–1,300.00 $1,033.57

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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.