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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 18, 2021

1,385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.40/cwt +10.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,186/hd at 821 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.24/cwt +0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 530 lb · 59 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.83/cwt -7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 467 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,385 1,102 864
Feeder cattle 1,142 872 734
Slaughter cattle 141 75 85
Replacement cattle 102 155 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
280 280 3 170.00 $170.00 $476 +0.97
310–320 317 9 165.00–180.00 $169.89 $539 +6.94
317 value added 317 6 185.00 $185.00 $586 —
365–390 379 24 155.00–172.00 $166.66 $632 —
400–405 value added 403 3 177.50–182.50 $180.85 $729 —
410–442 422 19 164.00–180.00 $174.43 $736 +16.43
478–485 480 19 150.00–155.00 $152.41 $732 -3.22
488–495 value added 490 18 157.00–164.00 $162.04 $794 -7.96
508–546 526 16 143.00–154.00 $149.29 $785 -7.78
555 value added 555 6 166.00 $166.00 $921 +2.27
555–598 579 33 139.00–161.00 $152.60 $884 +1.25
605–645 620 26 132.00–145.00 $142.12 $881 —
625 value added 625 7 145.00 $145.00 $906 —
660 660 3 140.00 $140.00 $924 -6.70
700–745 716 10 132.00–140.00 $136.72 $979 -7.06
706–740 value added 729 23 144.00–145.00 $144.26 $1,052 —
750–770 757 12 130.00–139.00 $134.03 $1,015 -7.46
766 value added 766 5 142.00 $142.00 $1,088 —
821 value added 821 64 145.75 $145.75 $1,197 +11.75
800–840 825 8 133.00–134.00 $133.64 $1,103 —
894 value added 894 20 134.50 $134.50 $1,202 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 219 12 143.00–167.00 $150.37 $329 +0.37
285 285 15 136.00–145.00 $143.20 $408 +0.44
310–348 335 19 133.00–147.00 $143.65 $481 +1.37
356 value added 356 4 162.00 $162.00 $577 —
351–390 369 41 134.00–160.00 $144.99 $535 +2.51
405–445 431 40 136.00–145.00 $142.32 $613 +2.53
450–495 467 49 135.00–144.00 $139.83 $653 -5.04
500–548 521 31 133.50–142.00 $135.73 $707 -2.82
539–541 value added 539 28 142.50–146.00 $143.13 $771 —
575 value added 575 14 149.50 $149.50 $860 —
550–596 577 30 129.00–148.00 $140.60 $811 +5.25
603–647 627 28 122.00–136.00 $131.64 $825 -1.86
655–670 664 8 122.00–129.00 $124.85 $829 -5.72
670 fancy 670 5 144.00 $144.00 $965 —
710 710 2 134.00 $134.00 $951 +24.00
727 value added 727 19 122.00 $122.00 $887 —
752 752 2 117.50 $117.50 $884 —
799 value added 799 7 137.00 $137.00 $1,095 +5.72
802–803 803 15 114.00–129.00 $117.00 $940 +6.71
860 860 3 108.00 $108.00 $929 —
938 938 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,172 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 125.00 $125.00 $416 —
570 570 3 110.00 $110.00 $627 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256–295 260 19 145.00–155.00 $146.19 $380 —
305–325 309 17 149.00–166.00 $152.16 $470 —
380–390 386 13 160.00–165.00 $163.83 $632 -5.07
415–432 427 24 141.00–171.00 $158.06 $675 -5.61
455–485 479 25 145.00–156.00 $147.09 $705 -4.55
505–546 528 21 135.00–150.00 $143.15 $756 -6.55
552–576 561 31 137.00–153.00 $143.59 $806 -1.07
615–622 621 18 130.00–145.00 $132.48 $823 -11.44
667–690 679 25 119.00–130.00 $122.99 $835 -4.76
705–745 738 17 104.00–123.00 $107.20 $791 —
757 757 5 120.00 $120.00 $908 -0.25
870 870 5 117.00 $117.00 $1,018 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 5 139.00 $139.00 $835 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1600 1164 80-85% 20 60.00–66.00 $64.11 $746 -0.25
965–1570 1250 80-85% 19 70.00–79.00 $71.97 $900 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–935 891 85-90% 4 41.00–45.00 $44.15 $393 —
900–960 937 85-90% 9 55.00–58.00 $56.36 $528 +4.18
1300–1320 1314 85-90% 9 60.00–65.00 $61.88 $813 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 75-80% 2 64.00 $64.00 $797 —
1185–1790 1404 75-80% 9 63.00–68.50 $64.93 $912 —
1520–1650 1590 75-80% 6 73.00–77.00 $75.02 $1,193 -0.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1750 1625 2 89.00–92.00 $90.62 $1,473 —
1500–2035 1683 10 95.00–100.00 $97.67 $1,644 —
1800–1950 1848 5 106.00–109.00 $107.22 $1,981 +12.84

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1130 1003 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 795.00–1,000.00 $931.76
1035 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 650.00 $650.00
1091 1091 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 765.00 $765.00
1100–1385 1226 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 885.00–1,075.00 $984.82
1235–1432 1333 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 985.00–1,290.00 $1,229.36

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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
1135–1400 1241 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 900.00–1,010.00 $949.64 —
1183–1565 1309 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 15 975.00–1,725.00 $1,384.26 —
1402 1402 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.