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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 19, 2021

895 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.47/cwt -7.86 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 526 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.20/cwt +7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $802/hd at 527 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.75/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 426 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 895 917 968
Feeder cattle 692 778 850
Slaughter cattle 129 94 78
Replacement cattle 74 45 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. 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
220 220 3 157.00 $157.00 $345 -19.00
330–337 335 13 157.00–178.00 $162.42 $544 -5.25
356–390 375 12 163.00–176.00 $168.44 $632 +6.95
444 444 1 165.00 $165.00 $733 -1.69
455–480 474 8 162.00–164.00 $162.75 $771 -1.25
520–531 524 17 135.00–163.00 $147.96 $775 +2.88
528–540 value added 530 15 156.00–165.00 $157.01 $832 —
562–575 value added 564 13 160.00–165.00 $164.22 $926 +6.83
552–595 571 10 139.00–163.00 $149.29 $852 +4.55
600–635 615 21 130.00–149.00 $141.79 $872 -15.81
650–680 673 12 139.00–143.00 $141.43 $952 +6.09
714–736 725 12 133.00–137.00 $134.97 $979 —
816–828 822 15 126.00 $126.00 $1,036 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–298 287 5 140.00–146.00 $143.74 $413 -9.64
315–335 330 16 142.00–155.00 $148.96 $492 +1.90
350–385 370 16 136.00–165.00 $145.93 $540 -0.49
400–442 424 25 130.00–150.00 $139.40 $591 +0.85
444 value added 444 3 152.00 $152.00 $675 +6.00
475–476 476 12 136.00–142.00 $139.00 $662 -7.64
488 value added 488 3 150.00 $150.00 $732 —
507–540 525 38 125.00–145.00 $134.95 $708 -4.83
535 value added 535 3 142.00 $142.00 $760 -7.00
550–567 558 17 129.00–139.00 $132.96 $742 +1.78
602–635 614 27 115.00–126.00 $123.23 $757 -0.07
655–696 680 11 122.00–128.00 $123.85 $842 —
718 718 5 119.00 $119.00 $854 -3.69
859 859 6 112.50 $112.50 $966 —
900 900 1 107.00 $107.00 $963 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 165.00 $165.00 $478 —
325–333 328 12 155.00–170.00 $163.34 $536 —
350–385 358 12 145.00–163.00 $150.60 $539 —
400–446 436 12 147.00–155.00 $151.63 $661 +7.33
466 466 5 157.00 $157.00 $732 +14.00
525 525 5 135.00 $135.00 $709 -15.15
555–585 564 7 145.00–146.00 $145.70 $822 +9.17
600 600 3 132.00 $132.00 $792 -3.17
663–670 665 4 125.00–138.00 $134.72 $896 —
700 700 5 115.00 $115.00 $805 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1300 1230 75-80% 6 77.00–83.00 $79.67 $980 —
1100–1800 1400 75-80% 11 70.00–75.00 $73.24 $1,025 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1200 1160 80-85% 5 68.00–71.00 $69.34 $804 —
1100–1400 1275 80-85% 4 76.00–83.00 $80.71 $1,029 +0.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1200 1150 85-90% 4 61.00–65.00 $63.61 $732 -6.00
1200–1300 1267 85-90% 3 66.00 $66.00 $836 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2222 1587 8 99.00–104.00 $101.37 $1,609 —
565–2100 1675 21 105.00–118.00 $112.65 $1,887 +10.93
1700–1900 1800 2 90.00–92.00 $91.06 $1,639 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 655.00 $655.00
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
775–1217 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 885.00–1,050.00 $950.98
1015–1167 1116 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 760.00–850.00 $820.23
1100–1340 1148 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 875.00–1,100.00 $948.61

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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
1100–1530 1336 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 885.00–1,435.00 $1,328.58 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 2 92.00 $92.00 $607 —

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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.