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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 19, 2020

963 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.81/cwt ≈ $1,097/hd at 832 lb · 132 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.57/cwt +4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $548/hd at 423 lb · 49 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.20/cwt -20.80 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 373 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 963 1,591 0
Feeder cattle 813 1,414 0
Slaughter cattle 95 122 0
Replacement cattle 55 55 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle this week sold fully steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 5 172.00 $172.00 $507 —
330 330 10 170.00–173.00 $171.80 $567 +0.97
363 value added 363 6 177.00 $177.00 $643 -13.00
360–395 376 24 162.00–172.00 $167.25 $629 —
410–425 418 10 160.00–164.00 $161.08 $673 +5.98
450–490 470 11 146.00–163.00 $150.75 $709 -2.79
505–506 506 8 138.00–150.00 $147.00 $744 +6.41
550–581 570 19 125.00–142.00 $130.98 $747 +2.97
605–620 value added 610 25 131.00–137.00 $134.94 $823 -4.44
694 694 6 130.00 $130.00 $902 +4.19
705 value added 705 6 133.00 $133.00 $938 +3.73
745 745 5 130.00 $130.00 $968 +4.63
830–834 value added 832 132 129.85–133.60 $131.81 $1,097 —
871 871 13 122.50 $122.50 $1,067 —
915–940 921 4 100.00–109.00 $102.30 $942 —
1123 1123 5 100.00 $100.00 $1,123 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 323 12 122.00–139.00 $130.27 $421 —
358–383 value added 372 7 137.00–140.00 $138.24 $514 —
370–380 376 8 133.00 $133.00 $500 +5.71
400–445 421 39 123.00–132.00 $128.51 $541 +3.05
400–442 value added 429 10 133.00–134.00 $133.72 $574 —
486 value added 486 8 129.50 $129.50 $629 -0.30
465–497 488 15 128.00–134.00 $131.19 $640 +5.58
505–547 526 16 120.00–127.00 $123.71 $651 +0.61
531 value added 531 6 130.00 $130.00 $690 +4.16
565 value added 565 9 135.00 $135.00 $763 +8.89
557–590 579 9 120.00–127.00 $122.24 $708 +3.94
612 612 3 123.00 $123.00 $753 +11.06
630 value added 630 25 123.00 $123.00 $775 +2.23
660–697 680 17 116.00–120.00 $117.42 $798 +12.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 5 140.00 $140.00 $294 —
305 305 11 158.00 $158.00 $482 -7.00
350–385 372 8 155.00–175.00 $162.06 $603 +14.06
400–420 412 23 130.00–157.00 $148.92 $614 +0.44
450–485 470 26 134.00–155.00 $145.09 $682 -1.29
511–543 527 10 119.00–125.00 $122.09 $643 -10.77
565–583 573 27 124.00–137.00 $127.91 $733 +1.44
609–642 618 22 120.00–125.00 $121.31 $750 +1.55
687 687 6 117.00 $117.00 $804 +0.86
850 850 3 97.00 $97.00 $824 +12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $653 —
1200–1450 1292 75-80% 6 51.00–54.00 $52.64 $680 —
1400–1650 1557 75-80% 7 57.00–60.00 $58.30 $908 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–900 817 85-90% 3 25.00–35.00 $29.37 $240 —
900–1450 1095 85-90% 6 39.00–46.00 $42.20 $462 —
1100–1200 1150 85-90% 2 47.00–50.00 $48.57 $559 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1300 1210 80-85% 5 49.00–52.00 $50.65 $613 —
1210–1300 1270 80-85% 3 57.00–58.00 $57.32 $728 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1600 1500 2 77.00–80.00 $78.40 $1,176 —
2000–2100 2050 2 85.00–92.00 $88.41 $1,812 —
1900–2250 2117 3 93.00–96.00 $94.96 $2,010 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00
635–1200 1022 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 700.00–900.00 $806.52
1162 1162 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 635.00 $635.00
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1280–1315 1289 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 735.00–1,050.00 $815.35

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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.