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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 26, 2021

925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $143.87/cwt +8.87 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 523 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.73/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 622 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.63/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 423 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 925 895 939
Feeder cattle 705 692 784
Slaughter cattle 145 129 75
Replacement cattle 75 74 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to lat week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady with a stronger undertone. 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
220–245 231 7 172.50–202.00 $187.76 $434 +30.76
270–295 286 14 162.00–195.00 $174.15 $498 —
360 360 3 160.00 $160.00 $576 -8.44
415–417 416 9 160.00–169.00 $164.01 $682 -0.99
473–490 480 15 154.00–168.00 $161.38 $775 -1.37
504–532 517 15 145.00–160.00 $153.67 $794 +5.71
595 595 2 146.00 $146.00 $869 -3.29
615 615 4 140.00 $140.00 $861 -1.79
691 691 4 144.50 $144.50 $998 +3.07
705 value added 705 3 135.00 $135.00 $952 —
755–757 value added 756 7 133.00 $133.00 $1,005 —
805 value added 805 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,087 —
857–897 value added 886 11 122.00–126.00 $123.06 $1,090 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 223 4 165.00–202.00 $173.94 $388 —
250–280 274 16 135.00–157.00 $148.00 $406 +4.26
350–395 376 12 140.00–157.00 $150.32 $565 +4.39
410–430 421 23 132.00–145.00 $138.70 $584 -0.70
436 value added 436 4 145.00 $145.00 $632 -7.00
455 value added 455 2 139.00 $139.00 $632 -11.00
450–490 469 19 134.00–145.00 $138.55 $650 -0.45
515–525 value added 522 9 142.00–145.00 $143.01 $747 +1.01
512–545 531 12 122.00–135.00 $129.93 $690 -5.02
550–585 564 11 125.00–132.00 $126.88 $716 -6.08
607–614 value added 610 14 124.00–132.00 $126.88 $774 —
620–640 633 16 109.00–125.00 $117.22 $742 -6.01
661–682 669 18 124.00–126.00 $125.01 $836 +1.16
715–737 732 8 104.00–113.00 $110.80 $811 -8.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–360 354 15 142.00–160.00 $155.94 $552 +5.34
405–440 423 22 139.00–165.00 $158.47 $670 +6.84
460–495 480 18 144.00–157.00 $149.60 $718 -7.40
503–545 523 32 136.00–155.00 $143.87 $752 +8.87
555–587 572 13 136.00–156.00 $144.15 $825 -1.55
613–646 637 17 126.00–135.00 $131.43 $837 —
650–685 667 16 109.00–126.00 $121.96 $813 -12.76
715–740 730 12 103.50–125.00 $114.46 $836 -0.54
790 790 3 105.00 $105.00 $830 —
824–825 824 8 95.00–110.00 $104.38 $860 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 75-80% 3 66.00 $66.00 $861 —
1070–1650 1333 75-80% 12 66.50–70.00 $69.17 $922 —
1245–1650 1431 75-80% 28 74.00–80.00 $77.10 $1,103 +3.86
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 80-85% 4 61.00 $61.00 $622 —
1050–1400 1183 80-85% 10 67.00–71.00 $70.01 $828 +0.67
1120–1300 1198 80-85% 9 76.00–81.00 $78.87 $945 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 3 44.00 $44.00 $418 —
990–1100 1030 85-90% 18 52.00–61.00 $56.11 $578 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1750 1450 3 90.00–93.00 $91.21 $1,323 —
1700–1900 1811 9 100.00–108.00 $102.89 $1,863 +11.83
1650–2225 2038 6 105.00–116.00 $112.78 $2,298 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1200 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 875.00–1,100.00 $932.83
900–1300 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 750.00–825.00 $785.10
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00 $850.00
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
1190–1600 1354 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,000.00–1,600.00 $1,284.81 —

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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.