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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 28, 2021

996 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Lake Cumberland Livestock report →

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.12/cwt +9.72 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 615 lb · 45 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.76/cwt +13.60 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 381 lb · 40 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $158.63/cwt +5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 423 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 996 834 1,116
Feeder cattle 782 632 1,003
Slaughter cattle 119 127 71
Replacement cattle 95 75 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher with the increase on weaned calves. 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
222 222 2 175.00 $175.00 $388 —
260–295 275 16 160.00–185.00 $172.50 $474 +0.50
305–315 308 9 165.00–175.00 $171.59 $528 -3.35
330 value added 330 3 195.00 $195.00 $644 —
355–392 value added 371 9 196.00–201.00 $198.65 $737 —
375–390 384 31 160.00–182.00 $175.57 $674 +8.41
425 value added 425 3 182.00 $182.00 $774 +8.00
430 430 17 162.00–170.00 $164.82 $709 —
458–495 472 21 152.00–170.00 $158.69 $749 -8.80
515–530 value added 518 14 166.00 $166.00 $860 -2.32
505–542 522 18 152.00–160.00 $156.34 $816 -5.63
557 value added 557 6 173.00 $173.00 $964 —
555–580 568 8 152.00–162.00 $157.11 $892 +5.26
605–632 609 23 148.00–158.00 $154.49 $941 +5.15
611–642 value added 621 22 163.00–170.50 $168.06 $1,044 -1.94
657 657 5 146.50 $146.50 $963 —
651–699 value added 671 16 154.50–160.00 $156.02 $1,047 +8.02
708–720 710 5 134.00–139.00 $137.99 $980 +3.99
743 value added 743 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,077 —
811 value added 811 12 140.50 $140.50 $1,139 —
1055 1055 3 107.00 $107.00 $1,129 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 3 155.00 $155.00 $369 —
255–290 278 17 139.00–155.00 $150.30 $418 +7.30
307–345 329 19 140.00–151.00 $145.43 $478 -0.53
355–395 376 37 133.00–149.00 $141.96 $534 -1.52
407–444 428 9 135.00–142.00 $139.64 $598 -0.80
455–490 469 24 135.00–148.00 $141.66 $664 -2.41
520–545 532 17 130.00–141.00 $135.14 $719 -5.32
505–540 value added 534 11 144.00–145.00 $144.17 $770 —
550–580 566 18 129.00–142.00 $136.69 $774 -0.60
605–630 621 18 128.00–139.50 $133.23 $827 +8.40
627–642 value added 635 6 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $841 -4.53
670 670 3 132.00 $132.00 $884 +5.39
750 750 2 122.00 $122.00 $915 ±0.00
761 value added 761 9 128.00 $128.00 $974 +2.00
854 value added 854 5 123.00 $123.00 $1,050 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 5 105.00 $105.00 $304 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 122.00 $122.00 $372 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 2 165.00 $165.00 $366 —
257 257 5 180.00 $180.00 $463 +35.00
305–335 320 10 162.00–165.00 $163.43 $523 —
350–399 374 18 154.00–166.00 $160.53 $600 +0.19
405–447 423 38 147.00–166.00 $158.63 $671 +5.14
455–498 472 30 145.00–159.00 $153.25 $723 +7.82
500–506 505 10 144.00–151.00 $146.70 $741 +0.65
550–595 563 14 135.00–145.00 $142.45 $802 +0.20
645 645 3 127.00 $127.00 $819 -12.70
650–655 654 17 133.00–147.00 $135.46 $886 +9.85
708–710 709 12 123.00–125.00 $124.00 $879 +1.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1082–1250 1127 80-85% 21 72.00–77.00 $74.09 $835 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1400 1285 75-80% 13 74.00–75.00 $74.75 $961 —
1750–1800 1781 75-80% 8 66.00–68.00 $66.74 $1,189 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1050 1000 85-90% 5 44.00–49.00 $46.18 $462 -17.82
1100–1150 1117 85-90% 9 50.00–53.00 $51.69 $577 -5.19
1200–1300 1250 85-90% 2 62.00–64.00 $63.04 $788 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–2100 1880 5 100.00–101.00 $100.55 $1,890 —
1835–2100 2003 5 103.00–108.00 $105.66 $2,116 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
977–1320 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 28 675.00–1,100.00 $941.91
1100–1225 1136 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 550.00–835.00 $637.83
1100–1310 1184 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 765.00–800.00 $780.49
1100–1727 1281 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 21 990.00–1,100.00 $1,050.65

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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
1160–1349 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 18 800.00–1,200.00 $935.53 —
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1300–1350 1317 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00–1,350.00 $1,317.09 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
707 707 6 106.50 $106.50 $753 —

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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.