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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 28, 2020

687 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $140.61/cwt +1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 473 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.74/cwt +4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 519 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.22/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 572 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 687 1,398 514
Feeder cattle 547 1,123 409
Slaughter cattle 85 125 65
Replacement cattle 55 150 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold fully steady. 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
360–393 376 10 154.00–160.00 $157.02 $590 -11.62
455–495 469 7 140.00–150.00 $146.87 $689 +5.47
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 -1.34
550–590 566 10 125.00–135.00 $130.05 $736 -1.07
605–625 610 14 121.00–134.00 $127.90 $780 +3.04
680–681 680 13 125.00–135.00 $127.31 $866 —
700 700 2 122.00 $122.00 $854 —
832 832 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,032 —
855 855 4 122.00 $122.00 $1,043 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 263 8 123.00–130.00 $127.61 $336 -2.39
316–326 322 14 128.00–139.00 $134.93 $434 +9.93
357–398 377 21 123.00–136.00 $130.56 $492 +6.63
400–440 425 11 123.00–129.00 $126.34 $537 +3.81
460–492 480 31 120.00–130.00 $125.95 $605 +2.57
500–518 value added 506 13 125.00–126.00 $125.32 $634 —
507–545 524 38 118.50–125.00 $121.86 $639 +3.47
550–579 value added 569 15 125.00–127.50 $126.69 $721 —
557–586 574 20 111.00–122.00 $115.37 $662 -1.20
625–640 636 11 109.00–115.00 $112.82 $718 -2.00
677–680 679 6 109.00–111.00 $110.00 $747 -3.25
715–725 719 8 108.00–110.00 $108.76 $782 —
755–795 770 11 100.00–108.00 $104.31 $803 —
810 810 1 96.00 $96.00 $778 +9.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–345 336 14 143.00–155.00 $152.16 $511 +7.91
358–390 368 12 140.00–153.00 $146.59 $539 -5.68
410–437 421 16 140.00–152.00 $143.96 $606 -7.38
450–497 473 59 134.00–145.00 $140.61 $665 +1.79
505–540 526 34 121.00–139.00 $129.42 $681 -4.10
550–595 565 24 123.00–133.00 $127.89 $723 +2.57
600–645 623 13 115.00–125.50 $119.62 $745 -1.67
663–680 667 10 115.00–118.00 $116.89 $780 +1.25
700–726 716 5 109.00–112.00 $110.17 $789 -1.40
750–798 776 6 109.50–113.00 $110.72 $859 +0.72
880–890 883 4 91.00–99.00 $96.98 $856 +11.98

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1720 1455 75-80% 16 51.00–54.00 $52.67 $766 —
1480–1830 1623 75-80% 3 56.00–58.00 $57.06 $926 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1020 907 85-90% 3 30.00–35.00 $33.53 $304 —
900–1200 1145 85-90% 8 39.00–43.00 $41.07 $470 —
1155–1200 1178 85-90% 2 46.00–49.00 $47.47 $559 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1225 1156 80-85% 4 50.00–52.00 $51.21 $592 —
1100–1225 1188 80-85% 4 45.00–47.00 $46.03 $547 —
1200–1225 1217 80-85% 3 54.00–56.00 $55.34 $673 -1.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1920 1725 5 80.00–87.00 $84.87 $1,464 —
1650–2100 1890 3 90.00–91.00 $90.37 $1,708 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1225 1103 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 550.00–710.00 $599.24
875–1315 1112 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 650.00–875.00 $810.99
1070–1150 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 620.00–625.00 $623.82
960–1345 1243 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 725.00–875.00 $823.22

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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
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00 —
1390 1390 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.