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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 15, 2021

689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.69/cwt ≈ $958/hd at 828 lb · 138 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $124.75/cwt ≈ $1,123/hd at 900 lb · 58 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.01/cwt +5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 472 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 689 919 1,161
Feeder cattle 586 769 999
Slaughter cattle 54 55 77
Replacement cattle 49 95 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 value added 220 1 235.00 $235.00 $517 —
305–335 315 4 160.00–172.00 $165.69 $522 —
355–390 373 2 170.00 $170.00 $634 +16.00
400–415 404 4 160.00–165.00 $161.28 $652 +4.85
503–538 526 9 144.00–154.00 $150.81 $793 +7.22
570–595 581 7 138.00–140.00 $139.12 $808 -0.50
615–648 631 16 139.00–145.00 $142.23 $897 +5.74
711–735 value added 724 9 124.00–133.00 $129.07 $934 —
711–747 731 9 124.00–127.00 $125.70 $919 +2.70
860 860 5 118.00 $118.00 $1,015 —
900 value added 900 58 124.75 $124.75 $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
275 275 1 150.00 $150.00 $412 +10.00
340 340 5 147.00 $147.00 $500 +9.42
355–375 366 15 143.00–147.00 $145.25 $532 +0.36
415–445 435 13 135.00–144.00 $136.33 $593 -1.57
457 457 5 140.00 $140.00 $640 +7.76
450–490 469 20 130.00–146.00 $138.41 $649 +6.17
487 value added 487 9 136.00 $136.00 $662 —
500 500 1 133.00 $133.00 $665 +4.28
550–576 556 22 120.00–132.00 $128.92 $717 +9.32
630 value added 630 4 122.00 $122.00 $769 +1.50
655–690 664 14 110.00–130.00 $124.42 $826 +5.79
700–720 715 24 110.00–121.00 $117.64 $841 +14.64
719 value added 719 6 120.00 $120.00 $863 —
817 817 4 107.00 $107.00 $874 —
814–843 value added 828 134 115.10–116.75 $115.95 $960 —
875 875 3 112.00 $112.00 $980 —
920 920 3 96.00 $96.00 $883 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 124.00 $124.00 $608 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 174.00 $174.00 $487 +24.00
370–382 377 10 148.00–169.00 $154.24 $581 +12.60
400–442 432 14 135.00–157.00 $143.60 $620 -1.86
455–495 477 11 125.00–144.00 $136.27 $650 -5.66
517–535 528 12 142.00–144.00 $143.17 $756 +9.60
575–590 578 5 122.00–131.00 $123.84 $716 -6.07
615–620 616 6 120.00–125.00 $120.84 $744 -4.67
660–685 673 20 116.00–125.00 $120.51 $811 +0.51
780 780 2 96.00 $96.00 $749 -9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1750 1353 75-80% 4 69.00–74.00 $71.93 $973 —
1300–1580 1406 75-80% 5 65.00–66.00 $65.63 $923 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $671 —
1150–1550 1333 80-85% 6 70.00–77.00 $74.59 $994 +1.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1055 1028 85-90% 2 35.00–42.00 $38.59 $397 —
1000–1100 1050 85-90% 2 49.00–50.00 $49.48 $520 —
1155–1205 1180 85-90% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.47 $725 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1650 1550 2 84.00–88.00 $86.13 $1,335 —
1650–2100 1813 4 102.00–108.00 $105.53 $1,913 —
1650–2100 1817 3 95.00–98.00 $95.91 $1,743 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1017 1017 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 775.00 $775.00
925–1305 1181 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 725.00–910.00 $787.13
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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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
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
1030–1615 1351 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 975.00–1,500.00 $1,358.36 —

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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.