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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 17, 2020

1,171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.62/cwt ≈ $841/hd at 664 lb · 95 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.24/cwt -1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 471 lb · 61 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $136.80/cwt -8.16 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 479 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,171 707 1,653
Feeder cattle 1,021 627 1,329
Slaughter cattle 95 55 193
Replacement cattle 55 25 131

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 3 153.00 $153.00 $321 —
280–295 288 9 155.00–164.00 $160.12 $461 +8.12
340–347 346 5 160.00–172.00 $162.36 $562 +7.36
350–385 364 18 155.00–170.00 $162.64 $592 +5.15
420–440 433 11 147.00–155.00 $148.26 $642 -0.88
465–496 481 8 139.00–140.00 $139.48 $671 -10.35
490 value added 490 5 146.00 $146.00 $715 —
502 value added 502 3 151.00 $151.00 $758 —
520–545 532 14 133.00–143.00 $137.72 $733 -5.29
560 value added 560 6 142.50 $142.50 $798 —
553–584 575 22 123.00–136.00 $130.93 $753 -9.94
607–624 value added 618 23 132.50–137.50 $136.11 $841 —
625 625 3 129.00 $129.00 $806 —
660–686 value added 675 18 130.00–132.00 $131.23 $886 —
650–695 679 13 122.00–130.00 $126.85 $861 —
702–745 717 14 120.00–129.00 $125.00 $896 —
753–785 value added 769 13 125.00–130.00 $129.61 $997 —
924 value added 924 22 125.25 $125.25 $1,157 —
1023 value added 1023 10 118.75 $118.75 $1,215 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 136.00 $136.00 $401 +6.70
315 value added 315 1 150.00 $150.00 $472 —
300–335 317 15 117.00–143.00 $132.78 $421 +1.15
360–395 374 5 125.00–142.00 $134.82 $504 +7.17
410–445 429 9 125.00–129.00 $126.42 $542 +0.94
455–485 470 56 121.00–135.00 $125.82 $591 -1.79
487 value added 487 5 131.00 $131.00 $638 —
511–547 value added 523 22 124.00–129.50 $127.53 $667 —
527–542 538 19 123.00–125.00 $124.32 $669 -0.38
550–595 563 27 115.00–121.00 $118.61 $668 -1.62
557–577 value added 567 8 125.00–126.00 $125.51 $712 —
601–617 value added 609 12 124.00–125.00 $124.51 $758 —
605–632 620 10 114.00–122.00 $116.34 $721 +2.26
650–660 654 14 111.00–121.00 $117.45 $768 —
652–699 value added 666 81 120.00–129.75 $128.21 $854 —
715–730 725 6 106.00–110.00 $107.31 $778 —
815 815 2 105.00 $105.00 $856 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 120.00 $120.00 $450 —
485 485 1 114.00 $114.00 $553 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 105.00 $105.00 $478 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 153.00 $153.00 $497 -4.06
350–377 368 9 154.00 $154.00 $567 +2.62
405–445 424 14 142.00–150.00 $146.11 $620 -2.67
450–495 479 41 132.00–145.00 $136.80 $655 -8.16
505–540 525 29 122.00–142.00 $128.67 $676 -7.40
550–580 567 19 125.00–139.00 $128.93 $731 +2.47
612–645 626 23 118.50–127.00 $122.96 $770 +2.18
665–675 669 8 112.00–119.00 $117.12 $784 —
700–721 710 16 102.00–115.00 $110.16 $782 —
850–895 869 7 93.00–95.00 $94.12 $818 —
955 955 2 93.00 $93.00 $888 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 80-85% 2 46.00 $46.00 $527 —
1190–1300 1233 80-85% 4 56.00–57.00 $56.74 $700 +5.98
1100–1400 1235 80-85% 17 49.00–52.00 $51.19 $632 +0.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–975 888 85-90% 4 30.00–32.00 $31.10 $276 —
1100–1250 1174 85-90% 9 43.00–47.00 $45.61 $535 -5.19
1300 1300 85-90% 3 51.00–53.00 $52.33 $680 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1650 1514 75-80% 7 49.00–54.00 $51.67 $782 —
1300–1750 1567 75-80% 9 56.00–61.50 $58.17 $912 -4.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–2000 1681 8 80.00–83.00 $82.02 $1,379 —
1650–2100 1810 5 85.00–88.50 $87.17 $1,578 +9.14

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 625.00 $625.00
1055–1500 1148 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 16 725.00–760.00 $745.24
1200–1332 1266 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 695.00–710.00 $702.89
1165–1455 1339 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 785.00–925.00 $833.72

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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
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 -133.57
1400–1430 1420 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 925.00–1,125.00 $1,059.27 —
1590 1590 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,185.00 $1,185.00 —

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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.