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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 24, 2021

1,084 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.82/cwt +12.91 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 577 lb · 139 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.65/cwt -3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 566 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.32/cwt -8.31 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 470 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,084 749 945
Feeder cattle 890 570 850
Slaughter cattle 92 89 35
Replacement cattle 102 90 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold this week sold fully steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 180.00 $180.00 $378 —
305–342 328 13 165.00–185.00 $174.54 $572 +5.62
380 380 4 170.00 $170.00 $646 +5.00
400 400 5 170.00–172.00 $170.80 $683 +5.50
475 475 5 172.00 $172.00 $817 +21.52
505 value added 505 3 167.00 $167.00 $843 —
500–520 510 10 152.00–154.00 $152.98 $780 -0.13
558 value added 558 11 164.00 $164.00 $915 -3.43
555–590 568 34 145.00–160.00 $154.27 $876 -1.97
600–635 618 6 148.00–155.00 $151.60 $937 +3.30
655 655 6 135.00 $135.00 $884 -13.96
680 value added 680 13 151.50 $151.50 $1,030 -4.50
725–745 736 11 140.00–146.00 $142.69 $1,050 +7.69
982 982 5 121.00 $121.00 $1,188 —
992 value added 992 19 124.85 $124.85 $1,239 —
1044 value added 1044 49 129.60 $129.60 $1,353 —
1130 value added 1130 21 119.75 $119.75 $1,353 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 153.00 $153.00 $447 —
315 315 4 129.00 $129.00 $406 —
377–390 382 13 139.00–145.00 $142.64 $545 -3.07
400–420 408 10 140.00–148.00 $144.41 $589 +3.46
451–495 470 42 135.00–147.00 $141.32 $664 -8.31
507 value added 507 5 149.00 $149.00 $755 —
515–540 524 17 137.00–147.00 $141.52 $742 +1.20
552–597 568 47 132.00–144.00 $138.82 $788 +4.91
555–583 value added 582 92 148.00–151.00 $150.91 $878 —
600–640 616 19 126.00–129.00 $127.61 $786 -1.05
651 value added 651 5 133.00 $133.00 $866 —
656 656 6 129.00 $129.00 $846 —
860 860 3 107.00 $107.00 $920 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 10 165.00–168.00 $166.40 $446 +6.40
310–345 324 8 155.00–167.00 $157.91 $512 -7.17
350–390 369 17 161.00–170.00 $166.02 $613 +11.66
400–430 417 13 161.00–166.00 $163.30 $681 +14.06
450–495 467 23 145.00–166.00 $156.22 $730 +7.45
510–542 526 27 135.00–149.00 $144.68 $761 -0.26
555–588 571 31 135.00–144.00 $140.30 $801 -3.51
625 625 2 136.00 $136.00 $850 -2.35
660–680 673 6 123.00–135.00 $131.08 $882 -3.00
700 700 3 125.00 $125.00 $875 +4.00
750 750 5 117.00 $117.00 $878 —
920 920 3 106.00 $106.00 $975 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1650 1496 75-80% 15 67.00–70.00 $67.51 $1,010 -1.71
1750–1770 1763 75-80% 3 72.00–76.00 $73.32 $1,293 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $525 —
900–1320 1069 80-85% 9 71.00–78.00 $75.55 $808 —
1100–1400 1314 80-85% 7 66.00–68.00 $66.48 $874 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1145 1064 85-90% 9 49.00–53.00 $51.63 $549 —
1100–1180 1153 85-90% 3 65.00–70.00 $68.41 $789 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1570 1563 2 96.00–101.00 $98.49 $1,539 -0.28
1500–1780 1570 4 109.00–115.00 $110.70 $1,738 +11.93

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1136 1136 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 735.00 $735.00
970–1216 1139 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 825.00–1,125.00 $1,028.94
1111–1396 1289 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,222.59

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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
1147–1935 1294 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,100.00–1,600.00 $1,328.43 —
1935 1935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —

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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.