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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 5, 2021

1,108 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.73/cwt +9.05 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 584 lb · 128 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.50/cwt ≈ $1,162/hd at 897 lb · 49 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.56/cwt ≈ $1,040/hd at 885 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,108 398 687
Feeder cattle 948 304 567
Slaughter cattle 82 57 65
Replacement cattle 78 37 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 6 195.00 $195.00 $507 +22.52
320 320 1 165.00 $165.00 $528 -18.00
397 value added 397 3 188.00 $188.00 $746 —
400–435 414 11 160.00–172.00 $166.42 $689 +9.42
450–490 467 32 155.00–172.00 $163.62 $764 +6.65
493 value added 493 4 166.00 $166.00 $818 —
515 value added 515 3 155.00 $155.00 $798 +1.00
500–548 524 27 143.00–161.00 $153.78 $806 +12.61
560–565 562 14 144.00–153.00 $148.73 $836 +2.03
600–630 value added 614 9 150.00–160.00 $153.98 $945 —
613–647 629 7 141.00–149.00 $146.10 $919 —
670–685 676 8 137.00–144.00 $141.34 $955 +8.84
715 715 3 136.00 $136.00 $972 —
762 value added 762 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,013 —
820 820 1 116.00 $116.00 $951 —
838 value added 838 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,048 —
897 value added 897 49 129.50 $129.50 $1,162 —
971 value added 971 24 122.75 $122.75 $1,192 —
1082 value added 1082 46 118.00 $118.00 $1,277 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 5 149.00 $149.00 $368 —
290 290 1 135.00 $135.00 $392 -19.00
315–345 331 12 135.00–146.00 $141.72 $469 +6.72
333 value added 333 6 148.00 $148.00 $493 —
375–385 380 6 140.00–143.00 $141.48 $538 -5.55
409 value added 409 5 147.00 $147.00 $601 —
400–445 421 31 132.00–145.00 $141.04 $594 -0.24
450–497 475 26 143.00–147.00 $145.39 $691 +3.86
500–515 value added 508 6 141.00–147.00 $143.96 $731 —
515–545 528 18 130.00–145.00 $136.79 $722 +2.20
550–595 573 31 120.00–134.00 $125.12 $717 -3.56
587–590 value added 587 97 141.75–142.00 $141.76 $832 —
617 value added 617 5 130.00 $130.00 $802 —
600–640 619 21 119.00–126.00 $122.81 $760 —
650–665 657 9 106.00–120.00 $112.30 $738 —
883 value added 883 32 117.50 $117.50 $1,038 —
889 889 11 117.75 $117.75 $1,047 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 4 162.50–165.00 $163.73 $475 —
330 330 1 163.00 $163.00 $538 —
350–395 368 5 145.00–150.00 $147.15 $542 —
415 415 2 145.00 $145.00 $602 -13.33
455–497 480 34 153.00–167.50 $160.99 $773 —
500–548 520 37 139.00–158.00 $152.83 $795 +4.52
585 585 5 140.00 $140.00 $819 +10.00
600–635 611 18 130.00–143.00 $136.72 $835 +14.72
655 655 6 127.00 $127.00 $832 +6.96
755 755 5 120.00 $120.00 $906 —
880 880 2 109.00 $109.00 $959 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1330 1235 80-85% 6 64.00–69.00 $66.13 $817 -15.95
1170–1410 1260 80-85% 3 74.00–84.00 $78.35 $987 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1800 1465 75-80% 6 74.00–77.00 $75.03 $1,099 —
1685 1685 75-80% 2 70.00 $70.00 $1,180 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1200 1133 85-90% 3 51.00–58.00 $53.06 $601 —
1200–1255 1228 85-90% 2 61.00–64.00 $62.47 $767 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–2115 1752 5 107.00–114.00 $110.02 $1,928 —
1420–2250 1817 6 97.00–102.00 $99.12 $1,801 -13.45

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
1060 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,110.00 $1,110.00
1050–1385 1192 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 710.00–935.00 $894.64
1330–1355 1338 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,010.00–1,335.00 $1,225.32

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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
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 785.00 $785.00 —
1145–1595 1357 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 850.00–1,375.00 $1,131.56 —

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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.