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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 30, 2021

909 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 619 lb · 55 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.63/cwt +4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 677 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.06/cwt +7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 513 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 909 1,086 756
Feeder cattle 744 902 620
Slaughter cattle 105 118 72
Replacement cattle 60 66 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 5 180.00 $180.00 $585 —
375–377 376 12 174.00–181.00 $176.91 $665 +8.52
415–425 418 16 160.00–166.00 $161.91 $677 +2.32
455–480 471 8 165.00–176.00 $168.99 $796 +20.01
500–510 505 13 156.00–161.00 $158.72 $802 +9.62
500–530 value added 517 23 153.00–164.00 $159.26 $823 -9.74
551–557 555 23 150.00–155.00 $151.29 $840 +7.07
620–635 626 21 142.00–146.00 $143.96 $901 -1.10
633 value added 633 15 149.00 $149.00 $943 —
676–677 value added 676 45 147.00–148.25 $148.11 $1,001 -3.89
685 685 6 144.00 $144.00 $986 +2.99
714–730 value added 719 18 144.50–145.00 $144.83 $1,041 +0.83
715–735 719 17 122.00–133.00 $123.99 $891 +3.99
916 value added 916 10 128.00 $128.00 $1,172 —
975 975 5 123.00 $123.00 $1,199 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–380 373 16 138.00–144.00 $140.56 $524 -0.03
405 405 3 132.00 $132.00 $535 -0.72
426–432 value added 429 22 143.00–145.00 $143.90 $617 -1.60
455 value added 455 4 152.00 $152.00 $692 —
455–490 465 18 133.00–142.00 $135.75 $631 -2.73
500–510 value added 505 6 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $730 —
505–525 513 25 128.00–138.00 $132.23 $678 -4.44
565 value added 565 7 139.00 $139.00 $785 —
550–586 568 22 125.00–136.00 $129.96 $738 +2.30
600–635 614 26 121.00–130.00 $125.56 $771 +5.56
614–641 value added 624 29 130.50–136.00 $133.99 $836 —
706–727 715 15 116.00–124.00 $120.38 $861 +2.38
735 value added 735 5 129.00 $129.00 $948 —
760–787 778 15 106.00–123.00 $118.67 $923 —
830 830 6 115.00 $115.00 $954 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 412 8 151.00–156.00 $154.11 $635 +12.86
470–477 474 10 147.00–148.00 $147.50 $699 +2.23
530–545 538 6 129.00–145.00 $136.89 $736 -1.13
555–583 564 16 135.00–147.00 $138.88 $783 +8.41
600–645 612 34 128.00–145.00 $134.37 $822 +0.89
750–798 778 13 106.00–111.00 $108.63 $845 -9.37

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1218–1580 1409 75-80% 13 60.00–66.00 $63.84 $900 +8.84
1380–1600 1490 75-80% 6 58.00–60.00 $59.07 $880 -9.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1140 1127 85-90% 7 35.00–40.00 $37.11 $418 -7.37
1100–1245 1173 85-90% 6 45.00–55.00 $49.69 $583 —
1100–1250 1190 85-90% 5 56.00–57.00 $56.37 $671 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1300 1150 80-85% 4 58.00–62.00 $59.13 $680 -5.35
1100–1245 1161 80-85% 4 63.00–68.00 $65.29 $758 +0.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–1900 1742 6 90.00–92.00 $90.36 $1,574 —
1625–1850 1749 6 97.00–105.00 $100.25 $1,753 —
1650–1900 1775 2 80.00–81.00 $80.54 $1,430 -25.40

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–1360 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 675.00–900.00 $756.84
992 992 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 575.00 $575.00
1036–1232 1131 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 725.00–885.00 $836.50
1100–1255 1178 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 625.00–725.00 $678.29
1200–1360 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 900.00–1,075.00 $986.45

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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
1330–1370 1351 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 990.00–1,350.00 $1,194.67 +245.17

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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.