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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 1, 2021

1,044 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.13/cwt +5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 684 lb · 105 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.94/cwt ≈ $899/hd at 776 lb · 78 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.94/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 653 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,044 905 1,080
Feeder cattle 899 675 945
Slaughter cattle 60 105 80
Replacement cattle 85 125 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
325–340 338 6 161.00–173.00 $171.07 $578 —
407–426 417 16 159.00–164.00 $160.94 $671 +3.66
455–458 457 7 145.00–165.00 $156.46 $715 +4.52
500 500 7 135.00–139.00 $136.14 $681 -9.87
502–529 value added 519 11 149.00–153.00 $151.59 $787 -8.41
566 value added 566 6 145.00 $145.00 $821 -5.51
615 value added 615 4 135.00 $135.00 $830 -9.29
620 620 2 138.00 $138.00 $856 +6.59
650–658 value added 652 45 136.50–138.00 $137.60 $897 —
665 665 3 127.00 $127.00 $845 -5.69
707–710 value added 709 6 135.00 $135.00 $957 —
793–797 value added 794 43 123.00–127.00 $126.07 $1,001 —
820 820 4 119.00 $119.00 $976 —
1042 1042 6 108.00 $108.00 $1,125 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 3 158.00 $158.00 $340 +8.00
330 330 1 158.00 $158.00 $521 +6.64
360–385 369 8 132.00–138.00 $134.35 $496 -16.19
405–427 413 23 140.00–148.00 $144.37 $596 +0.48
450–490 465 23 134.00–140.00 $137.17 $638 -6.43
507–545 530 27 129.00–137.50 $132.75 $704 -4.73
550–595 566 8 124.00–130.00 $125.70 $711 +0.28
620–622 621 16 118.50–121.00 $119.28 $741 +2.42
655–686 673 7 118.00–120.00 $118.83 $800 +3.83
680–686 value added 685 98 119.00–124.50 $123.44 $846 +3.44
727 value added 727 13 113.00 $113.00 $822 -3.39
716–747 728 10 105.00–129.50 $115.05 $838 —
750–755 753 10 94.00–110.00 $101.97 $768 —
779 value added 779 68 118.00 $118.00 $919 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 4 155.00 $155.00 $488 —
350 350 5 160.00 $160.00 $560 —
404–422 414 17 146.00–160.00 $153.41 $635 +4.53
450 450 5 145.00 $145.00 $652 —
512–535 522 20 135.00–143.50 $137.95 $720 -6.02
583 583 4 129.00 $129.00 $752 -5.16
600 600 5 127.00 $127.00 $762 -1.51
847 847 5 104.00 $104.00 $881 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1100 950 85-90% 2 35.00–39.00 $37.32 $355 —
1050 1050 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $578 —
950–1250 1175 85-90% 10 44.00–48.00 $45.64 $536 -11.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 3 60.00–61.00 $60.67 $849 -0.01
1200–1745 1473 75-80% 2 56.00–57.00 $56.41 $831 —
1450–1650 1550 75-80% 2 68.00–71.00 $69.40 $1,076 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $780 —
1300–1350 1332 80-85% 3 65.00–76.00 $71.41 $951 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,727 +1.04
1750–2170 1960 2 94.00–96.00 $94.89 $1,860 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
930–1125 1026 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 800.00–1,000.00 $900.34
1050–1205 1151 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 675.00–1,025.00 $827.32
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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
1205–1515 1294 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,325.00–1,475.00 $1,375.19 -114.81
1305–1520 1393 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 1,300.00–1,600.00 $1,432.03 —

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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.