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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 4, 2021

526 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.53/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 573 lb · 44 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.99/cwt +2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 479 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.16/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 523 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 526 996 798
Feeder cattle 450 782 678
Slaughter cattle 47 119 70
Replacement cattle 29 95 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 179.00 $179.00 $555 +7.41
350–375 361 12 167.00–175.00 $169.84 $613 -5.73
415–444 435 10 161.00–165.00 $163.78 $712 -1.04
455–482 467 12 165.00–171.00 $166.79 $779 +8.10
500–515 510 12 153.00–163.00 $159.80 $815 +3.46
516–518 value added 517 10 164.00–166.00 $165.20 $854 -0.80
555–575 563 8 149.00–153.00 $150.53 $847 -6.58
555–588 value added 577 9 159.00–159.50 $159.16 $918 -13.84
600–647 value added 629 8 149.00–153.50 $151.89 $955 -16.17
635 635 5 155.00 $155.00 $984 +0.51
650–670 662 10 149.00–150.00 $149.39 $989 +2.89
720 720 3 131.00 $131.00 $943 -6.99
1100 value added 1100 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,265 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 155.00 $155.00 $535 +9.57
366–398 383 20 138.00–153.00 $146.78 $562 +4.82
402 value added 402 3 152.00 $152.00 $611 —
402–445 424 14 141.00–148.00 $143.74 $609 +4.10
460–496 477 32 135.00–146.00 $142.36 $679 +0.70
498 value added 498 4 157.00 $157.00 $782 —
501–535 522 24 133.00–145.00 $140.71 $735 +5.57
500–537 value added 528 4 142.00–150.00 $143.89 $760 -0.28
557–598 573 44 131.00–137.00 $134.53 $771 -2.16
615–635 value added 627 5 133.00–134.00 $133.61 $838 +1.14
625–640 632 11 121.00–129.00 $122.99 $777 -10.24
675 675 2 124.00 $124.00 $837 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 12 156.00–174.00 $165.39 $542 +1.96
350–390 361 11 158.00–165.00 $162.06 $585 +1.53
410–440 430 17 155.00–166.00 $158.56 $682 -0.07
455–498 482 20 135.00–158.00 $146.51 $706 -6.74
500–545 528 20 130.00–145.00 $138.60 $732 -8.10
550–595 574 26 129.00–144.00 $138.06 $792 -4.39
620–645 629 8 143.00–146.00 $144.15 $907 +17.15
660–680 672 17 128.00–140.00 $135.57 $911 +0.11
760 760 1 122.00 $122.00 $927 —
820 820 2 109.00 $109.00 $894 —
866 866 4 117.00 $117.00 $1,013 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 6 137.00 $137.00 $500 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1100 1030 85-90% 8 49.00–50.00 $49.78 $513 +3.60
1010–1165 1072 85-90% 5 60.00–66.00 $63.39 $680 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 3 71.00 $71.00 $1,022 —
1310–1700 1472 75-80% 3 74.00–75.00 $74.53 $1,097 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $792 —
1100–1240 1170 80-85% 4 73.00–76.00 $74.41 $871 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,104 —
1550 1550 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,472 —
1890–2100 1995 2 107.00–110.00 $108.58 $2,166 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1275 1107 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 675.00–850.00 $755.62
1160 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
1100–1407 1254 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 950.00–1,100.00 $1,015.82
1040–1560 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 900.00–1,250.00 $1,070.99

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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
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,275.00 $1,275.00 -100.00

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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.