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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 13, 2021

1,185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.67/cwt -3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 524 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.86/cwt -2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 576 lb · 53 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.01/cwt -10.70 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 468 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,185 1,666 1,401
Feeder cattle 911 1,428 1,261
Slaughter cattle 135 136 90
Replacement cattle 139 102 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 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
200–220 210 6 165.00–169.00 $166.90 $350 +1.90
260 260 1 160.00 $160.00 $416 -6.38
320–330 324 9 162.00–168.00 $164.37 $533 -8.16
355–390 373 14 153.00–166.00 $158.16 $590 -9.36
400–440 419 42 149.00–165.00 $157.35 $659 +0.15
450–497 467 49 140.00–162.00 $152.21 $711 -9.47
480 value added 480 3 166.00 $166.00 $797 -0.53
505 value added 505 6 164.00 $164.00 $828 —
500–542 521 24 137.00–155.00 $142.97 $745 -1.73
550–585 564 15 149.00–161.00 $154.33 $870 +5.20
557–590 value added 570 22 152.00–159.00 $155.27 $885 +2.08
602 value added 602 9 145.00 $145.00 $873 -4.97
605–640 627 22 133.00–139.00 $135.69 $851 -3.13
667–673 670 12 132.00–134.00 $133.00 $891 -7.17
705–725 value added 714 11 136.00–140.00 $138.15 $986 —
725–745 738 8 129.00–133.00 $131.53 $971 -5.47
750 750 3 129.00 $129.00 $968 -4.10
800 value added 800 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,080 ±0.00
800–816 811 10 135.00–137.00 $136.41 $1,106 +7.41
938 938 9 118.00 $118.00 $1,107 -11.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 3 122.00 $122.00 $854 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–237 233 8 135.00–145.00 $138.63 $323 -0.37
285 285 5 153.00 $153.00 $436 —
300–310 303 9 128.00–145.00 $135.99 $412 -2.01
350–390 372 12 133.00–135.00 $134.13 $499 -1.06
385 value added 385 5 150.00 $150.00 $578 —
410–435 422 32 127.00–135.00 $131.42 $555 -3.81
450–485 475 31 125.00–138.00 $130.32 $619 -2.51
500–532 520 44 125.00–158.00 $130.61 $679 -4.04
532–545 value added 539 13 134.00–137.00 $135.26 $729 -8.74
550–596 576 42 119.00–134.00 $128.24 $739 -4.22
571–584 value added 578 11 130.00–141.00 $136.06 $786 —
605–629 value added 619 12 124.00–130.00 $126.44 $783 —
615–646 629 24 117.00–126.00 $121.49 $764 -3.35
655 655 1 116.00 $116.00 $760 -0.61
650–672 value added 657 9 126.00 $126.00 $828 —
750 value added 750 1 122.00 $122.00 $915 —
758–788 771 17 109.00–126.00 $117.43 $905 -11.26
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 3 100.00 $100.00 $595 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 5 155.00 $155.00 $349 —
270 270 5 158.00 $158.00 $427 +3.10
300–345 335 21 152.00–165.00 $158.58 $531 -8.51
351–395 376 28 136.00–160.00 $146.53 $551 -9.58
440 440 3 148.00 $148.00 $651 -1.69
450–475 458 16 145.00–155.00 $150.10 $687 +7.10
500–540 518 30 130.00–140.00 $134.22 $695 -9.34
550–596 569 41 129.00–140.00 $136.57 $777 +0.60
600–640 619 18 124.00–133.50 $129.45 $801 -2.51
650–685 660 22 118.00–130.00 $122.29 $807 -17.35
700–740 732 24 105.00–118.00 $107.47 $787 -6.97
755 755 5 105.00 $105.00 $793 -8.68
815–845 831 11 99.00–105.00 $102.33 $850 —
855–880 872 9 96.50–105.00 $104.07 $907 -0.93

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $700 —
1300–1455 1402 75-80% 9 55.00–59.00 $56.51 $792 —
1300–1550 1410 75-80% 5 60.00–67.50 $64.36 $907 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1100 1054 80-85% 6 54.00–57.00 $54.52 $575 —
1015–1365 1251 80-85% 5 57.00–67.00 $61.24 $766 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 28.00 $28.00 $221 —
915–1250 1011 85-90% 7 39.00–48.00 $41.99 $425 —
1105 1105 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $608 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715–1911 1855 7 85.00–90.00 $88.68 $1,645 —
1640–2100 1908 16 92.00–104.00 $99.65 $1,901 —
2200 2200 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,848 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–1100 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 610.00–700.00 $660.37
900–1195 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 525.00–650.00 $626.57
1010–1402 1222 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 30 660.00–1,000.00 $821.66
1255 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 875.00 $875.00
1195–1435 1341 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 810.00–1,050.00 $887.92

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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
1105–1625 1332 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 800.00–1,100.00 $1,051.44 —
1335 1335 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 885.00 $885.00 —

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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.