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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 7, 2021

955 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.41/cwt +8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 736 lb · 71 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.54/cwt +0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 473 lb · 50 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.12/cwt -0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 572 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 955 1,027 1,289
Feeder cattle 791 843 1,027
Slaughter cattle 89 87 167
Replacement cattle 75 97 95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold unevenly 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 5 160.00 $160.00 $352 —
265 265 4 155.00 $155.00 $411 —
305–330 318 6 159.00–165.00 $161.88 $515 -15.12
357–395 369 13 162.00–174.00 $170.16 $628 —
410–445 431 10 166.00–170.00 $167.52 $722 -4.90
441 value added 441 5 176.00 $176.00 $776 —
456–485 472 22 157.00–170.00 $164.12 $775 +3.08
505–530 519 16 153.00–163.00 $157.35 $817 —
538–546 value added 543 21 164.00–166.00 $165.34 $898 -8.16
560–585 567 13 149.00–153.00 $150.82 $855 —
630–633 value added 632 10 157.00–158.00 $157.50 $995 -6.00
617–649 639 16 138.00–148.00 $144.98 $926 —
666–669 value added 668 16 154.00–155.00 $154.69 $1,033 —
705 705 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,001 —
765 765 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,010 —
835 value added 835 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,119 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 2 122.00 $122.00 $860 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 155.00 $155.00 $364 —
250–277 264 8 149.00–155.00 $151.30 $399 —
300–335 319 17 145.00–152.00 $149.16 $476 +10.16
340 value added 340 7 164.00 $164.00 $558 —
350–395 372 16 145.00–152.00 $149.18 $555 +10.82
417 value added 417 7 152.00 $152.00 $634 —
407–445 423 30 136.00–149.00 $141.66 $599 -0.34
455–496 470 31 131.00–143.00 $137.52 $646 -3.95
460–493 value added 478 19 146.00–150.00 $148.11 $708 —
500–542 519 29 129.00–149.00 $142.39 $739 +1.29
555–580 value added 566 13 139.00–143.00 $140.98 $798 —
555–598 575 32 127.00–145.00 $134.14 $771 -2.74
615 615 3 132.00 $132.00 $812 -2.58
650–668 663 10 125.00–134.00 $131.35 $871 —
725 725 3 119.00 $119.00 $863 -2.33
707–740 value added 736 68 135.00–137.50 $137.18 $1,010 +2.68
765 765 5 111.00 $111.00 $849 —
888 888 4 109.00 $109.00 $968 —
980 980 3 100.00 $100.00 $980 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 3 115.00 $115.00 $753 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 163.00 $163.00 $543 ±0.00
360–390 381 20 151.00–155.00 $153.27 $584 -11.73
400–445 422 19 145.00–165.00 $154.39 $652 -4.51
450–495 471 19 139.00–155.00 $148.05 $697 -6.50
500–537 527 16 130.00–147.00 $138.86 $732 -2.69
555–585 567 31 130.00–148.00 $142.60 $809 +4.19
600–640 631 11 133.00–142.00 $136.77 $863 +1.22
650–690 662 23 129.00–143.00 $134.54 $891 +0.10
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 2 139.00 $139.00 $702 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1700 1339 75-80% 7 68.00–70.00 $68.53 $918 -2.10
1400–1500 1450 75-80% 2 60.00–61.00 $60.48 $877 —
1400–1625 1495 75-80% 5 73.00–76.00 $74.13 $1,108 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1300 1148 80-85% 6 60.00–65.00 $63.18 $725 —
1120–1625 1316 80-85% 4 70.00–86.00 $77.60 $1,021 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1135 1001 85-90% 9 50.00–56.00 $51.89 $519 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1735 1658 5 94.00–100.00 $97.67 $1,619 —
1470–2250 1791 5 104.00–114.00 $107.10 $1,918 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1182 1182 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 910.00 $910.00
1150–1337 1257 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 950.00–1,100.00 $1,008.82
1200–1466 1306 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 960.00–1,235.00 $1,089.07

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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
1175–1525 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,500.00 $1,325.93 —
1546 1546 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,600.00 $1,600.00 +141.42

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–735 728 3 87.00–93.00 $89.02 $648 —

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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.