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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 24, 2020

764 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.65/cwt -4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $523/hd at 430 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $127.18/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 570 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $113.10/cwt -7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 624 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 764 1,171 1,425
Feeder cattle 618 1,021 1,265
Slaughter cattle 86 95 105
Replacement cattle 60 55 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 167.00 $167.00 $451 +6.88
305–320 310 11 166.00–172.00 $170.32 $528 —
361 361 6 164.00 $164.00 $592 +1.36
410–440 425 20 149.00–160.00 $154.71 $658 +6.45
455–461 457 10 147.00–157.00 $152.97 $699 +13.49
523 value added 523 6 146.00 $146.00 $764 -5.00
512–545 539 13 135.00–140.00 $138.18 $745 +0.46
553–588 565 20 126.00–139.00 $132.60 $749 +1.67
607 607 4 133.00 $133.00 $807 +4.00
665 665 4 126.00 $126.00 $838 -0.85
791 791 3 124.00 $124.00 $981 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 4 135.00 $135.00 $324 —
270 270 4 129.00 $129.00 $348 -7.00
305–325 313 5 116.00–125.00 $121.26 $380 -11.52
350–391 375 21 109.00–125.00 $118.81 $446 -16.01
417–445 430 32 116.00–124.00 $121.65 $523 -4.77
450–495 472 19 117.00–125.00 $121.40 $573 -4.42
500–542 515 22 109.00–124.00 $116.36 $599 -7.96
610–645 624 24 105.00–120.00 $113.10 $706 -3.24
660–662 662 4 106.00–110.00 $107.00 $708 -10.45
720 720 3 106.00 $106.00 $763 -1.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 137.50 $137.50 $371 —
365–392 372 10 132.00–155.00 $139.41 $519 -14.59
412–445 426 20 139.00–157.00 $148.04 $631 +1.93
450–495 469 22 135.00–145.00 $140.60 $659 +3.80
506–535 519 19 130.00–142.00 $133.08 $691 +4.41
550–596 570 25 120.00–135.00 $127.18 $725 -1.75
600–620 609 15 110.00–124.00 $116.59 $710 -6.37
650–676 661 7 115.00–118.00 $116.69 $771 -0.43

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 80-85% 3 32.00 $32.00 $280 —
1140–1320 1218 80-85% 10 47.00–52.00 $49.84 $607 -6.90
1250–1650 1450 80-85% 2 61.00–64.50 $62.99 $913 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 3 32.00 $32.00 $272 —
900–1120 1049 85-90% 7 43.00–47.00 $46.02 $483 —
1250–1300 1275 85-90% 4 51.00–53.00 $52.02 $663 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1475 1400 75-80% 3 47.00–48.00 $47.30 $662 —
1265–1540 1435 75-80% 6 52.00–56.00 $53.75 $771 —
1660 1660 75-80% 2 57.00 $57.00 $946 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,029 —
1425–1850 1688 9 80.00–85.00 $82.84 $1,398 +0.82
1600–1930 1743 3 86.50–95.00 $90.33 $1,574 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,160.00 $1,160.00
957–1430 1243 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 855.00–1,385.00 $1,069.02
945–1480 1267 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 650.00–1,165.00 $1,017.68
1100–1655 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 775.00–1,285.00 $993.00

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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
1482 1482 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,535.00 $1,535.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 90.00 $90.00 $349 —

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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.