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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 14, 2021

736 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.28/cwt +15.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 629 lb · 31 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.27/cwt -5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 677 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.91/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 484 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 736 955 840
Feeder cattle 574 791 621
Slaughter cattle 95 89 97
Replacement cattle 67 75 122

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 180.00 $180.00 $594 +18.12
375 375 2 172.00 $172.00 $645 +1.84
412–425 419 9 154.00–169.00 $162.45 $681 -5.07
463–495 478 11 152.50–159.00 $155.94 $745 -8.18
500–548 523 12 143.00–157.00 $150.08 $785 -7.27
575–585 580 8 148.00–157.00 $152.54 $885 +1.72
560–592 value added 581 9 164.00–168.00 $166.72 $969 —
600–648 value added 629 31 160.00–167.50 $165.28 $1,040 +7.78
655 655 5 144.00 $144.00 $943 —
671–690 value added 682 24 147.50–154.50 $150.37 $1,026 -4.32
705 705 6 145.00 $145.00 $1,022 +3.00
754–781 value added 771 14 136.00–140.00 $137.40 $1,059 —
855 855 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,094 —
990 990 1 129.00 $129.00 $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
235 235 3 150.00 $150.00 $352 -5.00
290 290 3 143.00 $143.00 $415 -8.30
310 310 4 145.00 $145.00 $450 -4.16
378 378 3 142.00 $142.00 $537 -7.18
400–440 431 17 137.00–140.00 $138.44 $597 -3.22
466–495 484 18 140.00–145.00 $142.91 $692 +5.39
500–533 523 14 142.00–150.00 $145.18 $759 +2.79
525 value added 525 2 154.00 $154.00 $808 —
555–595 571 17 132.00–137.00 $134.32 $767 +0.18
657 657 3 132.00 $132.00 $867 +0.65
711–749 727 12 115.00–125.00 $119.29 $867 +0.29
886 value added 886 5 116.50 $116.50 $1,032 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
762 762 3 116.00 $116.00 $884 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–278 270 8 159.00–167.00 $161.85 $437 —
345 345 3 160.00 $160.00 $552 -3.00
435–445 439 7 145.00–159.00 $152.92 $671 -1.47
470 470 10 142.00–147.00 $144.50 $679 -3.55
545 545 3 135.00 $135.00 $736 -3.86
555–585 567 10 139.00–144.00 $142.02 $805 -0.58
632–647 638 11 125.00–141.00 $131.49 $839 -5.28
685 685 3 143.00 $143.00 $980 +8.46
700 700 1 140.00 $140.00 $980 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1400 1279 75-80% 7 73.00–80.00 $77.94 $997 —
1300–1400 1350 75-80% 6 68.00–71.00 $69.64 $940 —
1400 1400 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $938 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 2 45.00 $45.00 $403 —
1100–1130 1111 85-90% 6 57.00–63.00 $60.69 $674 —
1100–1300 1217 85-90% 3 65.00–68.00 $66.26 $806 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1160 1140 80-85% 4 76.00–81.00 $78.46 $894 +15.28
1370 1370 80-85% 2 70.00 $70.00 $959 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1865 1685 5 94.00–101.00 $96.40 $1,624 -1.27
1755–2040 1857 3 109.00–116.50 $113.56 $2,109 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1100 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 800.00–900.00 $832.93
1100–1435 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 825.00–1,100.00 $962.73
1190–1450 1294 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 18 1,000.00–1,250.00 $1,057.88

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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
985–1550 1226 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 950.00–1,550.00 $1,210.86 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 5 110.00 $110.00 $641 —

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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.