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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 21, 2020

1,398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $138.82/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 476 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.38/cwt ≈ $582/hd at 472 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.53/cwt -6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $523/hd at 427 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,398 1,401 888
Feeder cattle 1,123 1,261 734
Slaughter cattle 125 90 79
Replacement cattle 150 50 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 212 5 155.00 $155.00 $329 -3.03
280–290 282 14 152.00–170.00 $155.96 $440 —
285 value added 285 1 200.00 $200.00 $570 —
325 value added 325 1 185.00 $185.00 $601 —
300–345 327 23 158.00–180.00 $170.53 $558 -3.40
350–377 366 22 158.00–175.00 $168.64 $617 +1.31
390 value added 390 3 186.00 $186.00 $725 —
400–435 420 33 150.00–169.00 $156.28 $656 +6.74
452–465 454 18 140.00–145.00 $141.40 $642 —
510–542 532 28 140.00–146.00 $141.34 $752 +1.95
572–583 value added 578 11 135.00–142.00 $138.15 $799 -1.27
573–595 584 11 124.00–135.00 $131.12 $766 -4.70
600–625 value added 617 18 133.00–138.00 $134.62 $831 -3.38
607–640 635 14 124.00–125.00 $124.86 $793 -6.83
695 value added 695 15 129.00 $129.00 $897 -7.73
745 745 11 124.00 $124.00 $924 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 5 130.00 $130.00 $302 -7.00
260 260 6 130.00 $130.00 $338 +3.20
347 347 9 125.00 $125.00 $434 -12.25
355–390 367 23 120.00–126.00 $123.93 $455 -3.46
400–448 427 43 120.00–127.00 $122.53 $523 -6.16
456–495 472 44 120.00–126.00 $123.38 $582 —
500–546 520 24 113.50–123.00 $118.39 $616 -4.10
555–592 571 29 112.00–123.00 $116.57 $666 -3.61
605–647 620 31 105.00–122.00 $114.82 $712 -1.58
613–645 value added 625 8 116.00–122.00 $119.68 $748 -5.57
665–687 683 5 106.00–115.00 $113.25 $773 -2.75
701–749 value added 735 10 115.00–116.00 $115.29 $847 —
820 820 7 86.50 $86.50 $709 —
945 value added 945 6 98.00 $98.00 $926 —
993 value added 993 6 94.00 $94.00 $933 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 342 11 142.00–152.00 $144.25 $493 -1.33
351–395 373 24 145.00–165.00 $152.27 $568 +0.88
405–445 430 17 141.00–159.00 $151.34 $651 +4.32
451–498 476 55 134.00–150.00 $138.82 $661 -0.33
500–545 522 38 129.00–141.00 $133.52 $697 -1.53
556–587 570 32 120.00–130.00 $125.32 $714 -3.63
605–620 615 14 114.00–124.00 $121.29 $746 +1.82
650–695 663 26 107.00–120.00 $115.64 $767 -7.81
700–725 715 5 110.00–114.00 $111.57 $798 +3.10
766 766 4 110.00 $110.00 $843 —
850 850 1 85.00 $85.00 $722 -9.75

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1835 1391 75-80% 10 53.00–55.00 $53.84 $749 —
1530–1560 1548 75-80% 5 49.00–50.00 $49.60 $768 —
1600–1700 1650 75-80% 2 58.00–60.00 $59.03 $974 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1250 1210 80-85% 9 49.00–53.00 $51.46 $623 —
1120–1300 1224 80-85% 8 53.00–62.00 $56.54 $692 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–900 847 85-90% 3 36.00–39.00 $37.06 $314 +1.06
850–1200 1060 85-90% 10 41.00–44.00 $42.85 $454 -6.61
1300 1300 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $598 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1455 1241 5 73.00–77.00 $74.99 $931 —
1750–2100 1913 3 89.00–95.00 $91.85 $1,757 —
1645–2445 1915 4 83.00–86.00 $84.12 $1,611 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 550.00 $550.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 660.00 $660.00
1100–1440 1194 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 17 565.00–935.00 $687.64
993–1547 1259 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 42 725.00–1,010.00 $850.37
1077–1635 1328 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 31 700.00–1,075.00 $875.66

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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
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1543 1543 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 3 77.50 $77.50 $173 —
415 415 1 88.00 $88.00 $365 —

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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.