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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 9, 2021

1,153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.87/cwt -5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 529 lb · 78 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.12/cwt -5.99 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 521 lb · 50 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.54/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 422 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,153 1,234 707
Feeder cattle 988 1,028 627
Slaughter cattle 115 86 55
Replacement cattle 50 120 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower with the decline on fleshy unweaned calves. Feeder heifer calves sold steady. Weaned preconditioned calves sold fully 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
200 200 3 169.00 $169.00 $338 +11.50
295 295 3 168.00 $168.00 $496 +4.03
305–320 value added 318 6 175.00–177.50 $175.40 $558 —
325–330 329 11 145.00–168.00 $156.13 $514 -14.70
355–395 376 17 150.00–170.00 $162.98 $613 +1.24
422–430 425 8 148.00–154.00 $150.28 $639 -3.10
503–525 value added 511 20 142.00–155.00 $150.32 $768 -9.68
505–540 528 30 138.00–149.00 $141.66 $748 -8.27
550–596 573 12 151.00–153.00 $151.96 $871 +3.80
555–592 value added 574 6 157.00–160.00 $158.45 $910 +0.45
620–640 622 19 135.00–140.00 $136.85 $851 -0.93
624–645 value added 629 14 144.00–147.00 $144.66 $910 —
662 value added 662 6 140.00 $140.00 $927 —
700 700 3 130.00 $130.00 $910 -6.16
700–717 value added 703 15 139.00–140.00 $139.20 $979 —
784 value added 784 10 139.00 $139.00 $1,090 —
865–875 value added 873 6 120.00–126.00 $125.01 $1,091 -19.84
935 935 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,094 —
960 960 5 122.00–125.00 $123.80 $1,188 —
1010 1010 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,162 —
1085 1085 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,172 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 2 124.00 $124.00 $831 —
723 723 5 123.00 $123.00 $889 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 426 4 127.50–130.00 $128.15 $546 —
520 520 3 126.00 $126.00 $655 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 6 125.00–133.00 $128.89 $345 +1.21
332–345 338 12 134.00–135.00 $134.41 $454 +5.50
357–397 381 33 125.00–135.00 $132.12 $503 +0.83
385 value added 385 3 145.00 $145.00 $558 —
400–440 422 48 129.00–143.00 $135.54 $572 +3.73
450–497 474 48 120.00–145.00 $133.52 $633 +3.37
510 value added 510 1 139.00 $139.00 $709 -5.00
505–545 529 77 123.00–134.00 $129.75 $686 +2.34
550–590 563 22 118.00–128.00 $123.67 $696 -1.28
600–606 604 10 125.00–132.00 $127.81 $772 +5.39
655–690 676 8 116.00–125.00 $119.69 $809 +7.66
700 700 3 121.00 $121.00 $847 +3.09
705–736 value added 732 7 124.00–126.00 $124.86 $914 —
750 value added 750 1 120.00 $120.00 $900 —
765 765 2 118.00 $118.00 $903 —
885 885 3 102.00 $102.00 $903 -5.00
905 905 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,086 —
1020 1020 3 95.00 $95.00 $969 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 121.00 $121.00 $442 —
445 445 3 122.00 $122.00 $543 —
715 715 2 115.00 $115.00 $822 —
750 750 1 117.00 $117.00 $878 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 5 125.00 $125.00 $506 —
550 550 3 114.00 $114.00 $627 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 341 9 151.00–164.00 $158.32 $540 -9.72
350–375 361 12 144.00–162.00 $152.56 $551 -2.44
405–440 421 19 139.00–145.00 $141.51 $596 -3.94
450–496 475 13 132.00–145.00 $140.44 $667 +1.27
507–545 533 21 127.00–142.00 $134.59 $717 -1.18
557–588 574 12 131.00–145.00 $134.98 $775 +3.25
615–628 624 19 120.00–130.00 $125.56 $783 -0.62
650–685 674 18 125.00–131.00 $126.81 $855 +6.29
707–730 716 11 105.00–120.00 $110.68 $792 -9.84
780 780 5 115.00 $115.00 $897 +1.00
930 930 5 93.00 $93.00 $865 -6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1600 1459 75-80% 7 58.00–60.00 $59.41 $867 —
1425–1570 1485 75-80% 8 62.00–64.00 $63.21 $939 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 2 62.00 $62.00 $682 —
930–1185 1111 80-85% 9 52.00–56.00 $53.85 $598 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1110 1076 85-90% 9 44.00–52.00 $48.48 $522 -11.64
1230 1230 85-90% 2 59.00 $59.00 $726 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1900 1700 4 90.00–95.00 $92.76 $1,577 —
1450–1890 1742 5 103.00–109.00 $106.56 $1,856 —
1750–1900 1825 2 80.00–84.00 $82.08 $1,498 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 800.00 $800.00
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 650.00 $650.00
1150–1300 1233 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 900.00–1,135.00 $1,034.95

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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
1200–1300 1280 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,243.75 -106.25

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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.