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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 6, 2021

856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $120.85/cwt ≈ $1,170/hd at 968 lb · 54 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.93/cwt +2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 681 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.16/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 639 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 856 1,203 591
Feeder cattle 761 1,073 501
Slaughter cattle 55 55 35
Replacement cattle 40 75 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 165.00 $165.00 $578 -0.48
405–415 value added 410 2 177.00–179.00 $177.99 $730 +7.99
420–446 438 13 145.00–167.00 $158.94 $696 +3.43
460 value added 460 4 163.00 $163.00 $750 —
475 475 8 153.00–160.00 $155.25 $737 +3.25
505 value added 505 2 160.00 $160.00 $808 +8.11
520–548 528 17 129.00–149.00 $142.48 $752 +1.77
575–590 583 4 128.00–138.00 $133.06 $776 -5.65
620–645 value added 628 9 127.00–138.50 $134.56 $845 -2.80
645 645 16 124.00–130.00 $129.25 $834 +3.74
665–692 670 10 125.00–126.00 $125.79 $843 +9.84
687 value added 687 20 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $886 +0.57
798 value added 798 15 122.50 $122.50 $978 —
817 817 2 119.50 $119.50 $976 —
817 value added 817 7 124.00 $124.00 $1,013 -0.79
968 value added 968 54 120.85 $120.85 $1,170 —
1040 1040 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,134 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 215 2 135.00–155.00 $145.47 $313 —
260 260 2 142.50 $142.50 $370 +5.33
310–322 319 4 135.00–150.00 $146.36 $467 +18.60
358–390 371 8 130.00–153.00 $142.95 $530 +5.00
402–445 411 5 132.00–145.00 $142.18 $584 +4.24
425 value added 425 4 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
452–495 462 21 130.00–138.00 $134.55 $622 +5.27
505–540 522 19 125.00–130.00 $128.28 $670 +2.17
565–566 value added 566 4 124.50–131.00 $129.38 $732 +6.05
551–592 570 20 117.00–128.00 $122.50 $698 +0.70
619 value added 619 5 129.00 $129.00 $799 +12.00
617–640 629 16 110.00–125.00 $119.05 $749 +2.22
655–687 672 11 116.00–120.00 $117.47 $789 +1.04
703–730 721 12 114.00–121.00 $116.28 $838 +6.74
750–770 767 6 110.00–112.00 $111.67 $857 —
777–794 value added 788 17 117.00–120.00 $118.96 $937 +9.51
877 value added 877 4 106.00 $106.00 $930 —
895 895 2 100.00 $100.00 $895 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 145.00 $145.00 $478 —
357 357 2 176.00 $176.00 $628 —
405–445 421 12 150.00–173.00 $168.61 $710 +18.54
450–490 468 10 135.00–152.00 $139.72 $654 +1.37
500–545 523 13 126.00–140.00 $133.20 $697 -1.80
550–585 565 12 126.00–143.00 $131.86 $745 -6.14
625–635 630 12 123.00–127.00 $124.98 $787 -0.02
685 685 1 122.00 $122.00 $836 —
725–740 733 2 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $850 —
785 785 1 105.00 $105.00 $824 -4.00
810 810 3 103.00–108.00 $104.67 $848 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–900 875 85-90% 4 42.00 $42.00 $368 +2.24
1020–1100 1073 85-90% 6 50.00–55.00 $52.39 $562 —
1100–1200 1133 85-90% 3 59.00–60.00 $59.35 $672 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 3 58.00–61.00 $59.00 $767 —
1250–1650 1450 75-80% 2 53.00–54.00 $53.43 $775 -7.31
1250–1750 1590 75-80% 5 65.00–68.00 $66.65 $1,060 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1210 1125 80-85% 4 57.00–63.00 $60.08 $676 —
1185–1300 1262 80-85% 3 67.00–72.50 $68.72 $867 +8.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–1700 1682 3 84.00–91.00 $88.04 $1,481 —
1900–2200 2050 2 77.00–78.00 $77.46 $1,588 -22.56
1850–2300 2075 2 100.00–107.00 $103.88 $2,156 +3.86

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1097–1439 1283 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 29 950.00–1,350.00 $1,233.71

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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
1530–1570 1550 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,075.00 $1,011.69 —

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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.