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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 31, 2020

756 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.50/cwt ≈ $1,088/hd at 803 lb · 67 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.46/cwt +5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 470 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.34/cwt +3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 523 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 756 764 1,309
Feeder cattle 620 618 1,084
Slaughter cattle 72 86 130
Replacement cattle 64 60 95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher with the increase mostly on light weight calves up to 500 pounds. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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
270–290 281 4 190.00–202.00 $195.64 $550 +28.64
310–320 value added 316 6 185.00–195.00 $191.36 $605 —
300–335 320 7 178.00–189.00 $184.17 $589 +13.85
350–375 364 17 159.00–180.00 $169.89 $618 +5.89
400–440 417 9 145.00–167.00 $155.73 $649 +1.02
452–495 475 20 142.00–156.00 $148.77 $707 -4.20
505–546 531 29 125.00–146.00 $139.68 $742 +1.50
550–592 563 13 134.00–145.00 $139.96 $788 +7.36
552–566 value added 563 8 149.00–150.00 $149.25 $840 —
602–645 622 19 122.00–135.00 $128.75 $801 -4.25
660–690 668 5 122.00–130.00 $123.60 $826 -2.40
756 value added 756 6 122.00 $122.00 $922 —
765–780 775 3 120.00–125.00 $123.35 $956 -0.65
803 value added 803 67 135.50 $135.50 $1,088 —
1025 1025 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,128 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 4 129.00 $129.00 $383 ±0.00
320 320 6 123.00 $123.00 $394 +1.74
355–385 369 15 122.00–126.00 $124.17 $458 +5.36
430–446 441 14 117.00–128.50 $123.26 $544 +1.61
450–491 470 49 122.00–130.00 $126.46 $594 +5.06
500–548 523 33 115.00–126.00 $120.34 $629 +3.98
550–591 572 28 105.00–117.00 $112.43 $643 —
600–640 616 17 109.00–115.00 $112.81 $695 -0.29
682 682 6 113.00 $113.00 $771 +6.00
700 700 2 104.00 $104.00 $728 -2.00
769 769 5 108.00 $108.00 $831 —
825 825 2 109.00 $109.00 $899 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 4 155.00 $155.00 $426 +17.50
335 335 2 170.00 $170.00 $570 —
376–395 388 16 155.00–164.00 $158.45 $615 +19.04
427–445 436 20 135.00–155.00 $142.06 $619 -5.98
450–487 464 25 125.00–141.00 $136.52 $633 -4.08
500–545 529 29 130.00–140.00 $134.62 $712 +1.54
550–590 562 13 125.00–137.00 $134.36 $755 +7.18
610–640 622 6 116.00–122.00 $119.38 $743 +2.79
650–655 652 5 110.00–125.00 $117.22 $764 +0.53
715–725 720 4 105.00–111.00 $108.02 $778 —
755–790 776 5 107.00–110.00 $108.61 $843 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1250 1203 75-80% 2 47.00–51.00 $49.08 $590 —
1250–1450 1392 75-80% 6 53.00–55.00 $53.80 $749 —
1450–1600 1502 75-80% 3 58.00–63.00 $60.90 $915 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–900 850 85-90% 2 30.00–35.00 $32.65 $278 +0.65
900–1100 1010 85-90% 4 42.00–46.00 $44.60 $450 —
1190–1300 1230 85-90% 3 51.00–53.00 $52.19 $642 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1300 1257 80-85% 6 51.00–53.00 $51.68 $650 —
1300–1400 1350 80-85% 2 58.00–60.00 $59.04 $797 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–1800 1718 3 70.00–80.00 $75.80 $1,302 -14.53
1400–2100 1817 3 84.00–86.00 $84.90 $1,543 —
1650–2100 1875 2 90.00–92.00 $90.88 $1,704 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–1220 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–710.00 $685.88
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 635.00 $635.00
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 910.00 $910.00
1075–1370 1246 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 750.00–950.00 $823.61
1255–1465 1355 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 785.00–1,000.00 $857.79

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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
1205–1605 1336 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 925.00–1,200.00 $1,074.64 —

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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.