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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 20, 2021

1,207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.61/cwt +7.44 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 524 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.62/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 526 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.82/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 576 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,207 1,185 1,398
Feeder cattle 997 911 1,123
Slaughter cattle 145 135 125
Replacement cattle 65 139 150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned calves. 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
200–230 217 8 159.00–175.00 $168.95 $367 +2.05
300–345 323 6 175.00 $175.00 $565 +10.63
355–393 373 14 173.00–180.00 $176.16 $657 +18.00
405–425 418 8 155.00–167.00 $162.63 $680 +5.28
472–484 479 10 148.00–166.00 $155.09 $743 +2.88
509–543 value added 521 17 159.00–161.00 $160.26 $835 -3.74
500–535 525 43 150.00–160.00 $152.38 $800 +9.41
555–570 558 6 135.00–139.00 $138.32 $772 -16.01
566 value added 566 12 159.00–160.00 $159.50 $903 +4.23
615–635 value added 628 13 148.50–152.00 $150.69 $946 +5.69
605–645 633 32 130.00–150.00 $143.28 $907 +7.59
720 720 6 128.00 $128.00 $922 -3.53
762–785 774 10 126.00–138.00 $131.91 $1,021 +2.91
820 820 3 115.00 $115.00 $943 -21.41
979 979 29 129.50 $129.50 $1,268 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 5 140.00 $140.00 $311 +1.37
282–285 284 10 138.00–150.00 $144.03 $409 -8.97
305–345 325 34 133.00–141.00 $137.15 $446 +1.16
355–395 373 46 128.00–139.00 $133.89 $499 -0.24
407–433 424 9 134.00–140.00 $138.08 $585 +6.66
455 value added 455 6 140.00 $140.00 $637 —
480–497 489 18 125.00–139.00 $133.70 $654 +3.38
515–545 527 38 119.00–132.00 $127.53 $672 -3.08
550–590 572 31 121.00–131.00 $125.67 $719 -2.57
580–592 value added 585 16 133.50–136.00 $134.91 $789 -1.15
600–640 619 18 115.00–123.00 $120.55 $746 -0.94
634 value added 634 5 127.00 $127.00 $805 +0.56
725 725 5 115.00 $115.00 $834 —
780 780 1 104.00 $104.00 $811 -13.43
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 110.00 $110.00 $528 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 5 150.00 $150.00 $428 -8.00
300–309 306 9 150.00–155.00 $153.37 $469 -5.21
355–388 367 20 147.00–163.00 $156.70 $575 +10.17
400–434 414 19 132.00–156.00 $147.80 $612 -0.20
450–490 463 35 132.00–159.00 $142.53 $660 -7.57
500–545 526 54 129.00–151.00 $137.62 $724 +3.40
565–585 578 13 125.00–135.00 $128.86 $745 -7.71
602–640 625 24 119.00–130.00 $126.44 $790 -3.01
651–692 669 39 119.00–130.00 $125.74 $841 +3.45
705–745 724 18 109.00–128.00 $114.02 $826 +6.55

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $650 —
1210–1600 1387 75-80% 15 54.00–58.00 $56.23 $780 —
1470–1645 1616 75-80% 6 58.00–63.00 $62.24 $1,006 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1400 1210 80-85% 11 51.00–55.00 $53.37 $646 —
985–1425 1241 80-85% 10 57.00–66.00 $61.01 $757 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1290 1057 85-90% 12 42.00–49.00 $44.19 $467 —
990–1250 1120 85-90% 8 53.00–57.00 $54.77 $613 -0.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1200 1195 2 78.00–80.00 $79.00 $944 —
1400–2200 1667 9 85.00–95.00 $88.03 $1,467 —
1495–2150 1914 10 95.00–107.00 $101.24 $1,938 +1.59

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
1045–1245 1163 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 600.00–760.00 $696.49
1132–1345 1217 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 500.00–735.00 $603.87
1190–1475 1271 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 800.00–925.00 $873.87

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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
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 720.00 $720.00 —
1320–1350 1342 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,242.45 +357.45

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–271 270 12 99.00–105.00 $103.53 $280 —
565 565 2 99.00 $99.00 $559 —

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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.