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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 16, 2021

815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.65/cwt +7.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 720 lb · 46 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.75/cwt +1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 471 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $144.19/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 481 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 815 1,153 1,171
Feeder cattle 685 988 1,021
Slaughter cattle 85 115 95
Replacement cattle 45 50 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 374 11 163.50–170.00 $167.93 $628 +4.95
412–433 426 14 140.00–159.00 $149.48 $637 -0.80
484 value added 484 6 162.00 $162.00 $784 —
485 485 3 160.00 $160.00 $776 —
520–535 526 8 148.00–165.00 $154.49 $813 +12.83
535 value added 535 15 161.00 $161.00 $861 +10.68
551–590 576 23 135.00–149.00 $143.46 $826 -8.50
600–637 627 20 130.00–152.00 $137.40 $861 +0.55
655–660 657 8 126.00–128.00 $127.25 $836 —
716 value added 716 40 146.50 $146.50 $1,049 +7.30
746 746 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,044 —
785 785 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,099 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 6 132.00–135.00 $133.55 $491 +1.43
415 value added 415 5 142.00 $142.00 $589 —
400–437 417 17 133.00–145.00 $137.74 $574 +2.20
455–496 471 36 130.00–142.00 $134.75 $635 +1.23
527 value added 527 9 136.00 $136.00 $717 -3.00
507–542 533 12 126.00–129.00 $128.29 $684 -1.46
550–561 556 22 122.00–140.00 $129.48 $720 +5.81
610–635 623 13 120.00–123.00 $121.63 $758 -6.18
650–652 651 10 120.00–123.00 $121.50 $791 +1.81
700–710 705 11 117.00–126.00 $121.94 $860 +0.94
755 755 6 122.00 $122.00 $921 +4.00
920 920 5 107.00 $107.00 $984 -13.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 3 115.00 $115.00 $632 —
625 625 3 112.00 $112.00 $700 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 105.00 $105.00 $651 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 5 163.50 $163.50 $638 +10.94
400 400 11 145.00–162.00 $154.27 $617 +12.76
452–497 481 24 138.00–153.00 $144.19 $694 +3.75
520–525 523 10 135.00–139.00 $137.01 $717 +2.42
575–585 581 15 119.00–133.00 $127.37 $740 -7.61
635–645 637 10 120.00–129.00 $126.29 $804 +0.73
673 673 6 117.00 $117.00 $787 -9.81
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 5 122.00 $122.00 $659 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1300 1243 75-80% 5 60.00–66.00 $63.49 $789 —
1145–1650 1373 75-80% 13 54.00–58.00 $55.38 $760 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1150 1117 80-85% 3 48.00–53.00 $49.72 $555 -4.13
1170–1245 1204 80-85% 4 59.00–65.00 $61.77 $744 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1235 1213 85-90% 2 39.00–44.00 $41.45 $503 -17.55
1300 1300 85-90% 2 54.00 $54.00 $702 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1505 1448 4 80.00–81.00 $80.52 $1,166 —
1250–1720 1461 6 97.00–106.00 $101.25 $1,479 —
1650–2100 1925 6 95.00–97.00 $96.09 $1,850 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 550.00 $550.00
1100–1115 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 800.00–820.00 $809.02
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00 $725.00
1025–1510 1274 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 800.00–975.00 $853.99
1295–1490 1393 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,053.50

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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.