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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 8, 2021

919 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.49/cwt -4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 575 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.77/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 526 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.03/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 587 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 919 1,044 603
Feeder cattle 769 899 473
Slaughter cattle 55 60 60
Replacement cattle 95 85 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 4 164.00 $164.00 $451 —
375–390 381 8 149.00–162.00 $154.00 $587 —
425–447 434 13 150.00–165.00 $156.43 $679 -4.51
470–476 473 9 141.50–160.00 $149.78 $708 -6.68
507–523 value added 514 12 150.00–157.00 $152.97 $786 +1.38
525–541 534 16 138.00–150.00 $143.59 $767 +7.45
550–580 574 5 138.00–140.00 $139.62 $801 —
585–594 value added 589 27 142.00–145.00 $143.66 $846 -1.34
607–633 623 15 134.00–140.00 $136.49 $850 -1.51
680 value added 680 17 134.00 $134.00 $911 -3.60
660–697 686 9 129.00–133.00 $131.90 $905 +4.90
725 725 1 123.00 $123.00 $892 —
760 760 2 129.00 $129.00 $980 —
820–830 825 4 116.00–118.00 $117.01 $965 -1.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 140.00 $140.00 $357 —
320–340 334 10 132.00–147.00 $137.58 $460 -20.42
354–385 369 17 142.00–151.00 $144.89 $535 +10.54
400–436 419 19 131.00–143.00 $137.90 $578 -6.47
450–497 477 24 125.00–142.00 $132.24 $631 -4.93
500–542 525 26 124.00–134.00 $128.72 $676 -4.03
510–540 value added 527 12 130.00–137.00 $135.21 $713 —
550–598 570 32 105.50–130.00 $119.60 $682 -6.10
589 value added 589 11 127.00 $127.00 $748 —
600–625 615 16 104.00–126.00 $117.09 $720 -2.19
630 value added 630 14 120.50 $120.50 $759 —
660–697 673 30 113.00–129.00 $118.63 $798 -0.20
735 735 3 103.00 $103.00 $757 -12.05
755 755 2 90.00 $90.00 $680 -11.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 150.00 $150.00 $412 —
330 330 5 145.00 $145.00 $478 -10.00
350–390 370 16 137.00–150.00 $141.64 $524 -18.36
422–425 423 11 138.00–155.00 $145.46 $615 -7.95
465–475 468 12 132.00–148.00 $141.93 $664 -3.07
510–548 532 23 129.00–145.00 $133.57 $711 -4.38
550–597 577 9 125.00–135.00 $129.91 $750 +0.91
610–635 623 14 123.00–130.00 $125.51 $782 -1.49
655 655 2 120.00 $120.00 $786 —
705 705 2 115.00 $115.00 $811 —
785 785 2 105.00 $105.00 $824 —
805 805 1 102.00 $102.00 $821 —
990 990 1 91.00 $91.00 $901 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–900 850 85-90% 2 41.00–42.00 $41.47 $352 —
1100–1200 1133 85-90% 8 46.00–49.00 $47.38 $537 —
1300 1300 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $689 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1350 1250 75-80% 6 66.00–68.00 $67.01 $838 —
1450–1700 1533 75-80% 3 71.00–74.00 $71.95 $1,103 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1200 1150 80-85% 2 65.00–69.00 $67.09 $772 —
920–1860 1312 80-85% 5 71.00–74.00 $72.75 $954 +12.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–2250 1698 3 90.00–96.00 $93.28 $1,584 —
1830–2100 1927 3 101.50–108.00 $104.13 $2,007 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1285 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 700.00–900.00 $767.15
1075–1120 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 850.00–1,100.00 $935.63
840–1295 1106 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 825.00–960.00 $878.35
1090–1248 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 775.00–835.00 $814.78

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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
1280–1660 1477 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,316.66 —

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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.