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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 27, 2021

517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.30/cwt +3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 469 lb · 38 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.45/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 440 lb · 35 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $161.60/cwt +13.80 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 419 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 517 1,207 687
Feeder cattle 338 997 547
Slaughter cattle 115 145 85
Replacement cattle 64 65 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 7 160.00 $160.00 $448 —
397 397 6 172.00 $172.00 $683 -4.16
400–447 416 9 162.00–163.00 $162.36 $675 -0.27
455–495 469 10 152.00–165.00 $155.78 $731 +0.69
472 value added 472 11 166.00 $166.00 $784 —
520–525 value added 521 7 163.00 $163.00 $849 +2.74
535 535 5 160.00 $160.00 $856 +7.62
555–590 577 16 139.00–154.00 $148.59 $857 +10.27
610–620 value added 614 7 163.00–166.00 $164.30 $1,009 +13.61
657 value added 657 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,025 —
660–695 677 12 140.00–145.00 $142.56 $965 —
715 715 4 132.00 $132.00 $944 +4.00
725 value added 725 7 140.00–142.00 $140.57 $1,019 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 145.00 $145.00 $406 +0.97
338 338 18 140.00–145.00 $142.22 $481 +5.07
355–395 378 12 136.00–146.00 $140.97 $533 +7.08
435 value added 435 3 152.00 $152.00 $661 —
430–445 440 32 137.00–143.00 $140.46 $618 +2.38
467 value added 467 6 144.00 $144.00 $672 +4.00
450–491 469 32 130.00–141.00 $137.23 $644 +3.53
505–541 value added 522 12 140.00–143.00 $141.78 $740 —
565 value added 565 4 139.00 $139.00 $785 +4.09
555–590 570 12 129.00–135.00 $131.32 $749 +5.65
615–635 value added 625 6 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $816 +3.49
660 660 5 123.00 $123.00 $812 —
730 730 5 125.00 $125.00 $912 +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
200 200 4 150.00 $150.00 $300 —
391–395 392 9 155.00–163.00 $160.32 $628 +3.62
407–430 419 26 157.00–166.00 $161.60 $677 +13.80
455–495 481 19 146.00–156.00 $151.16 $727 +8.63
515–530 525 13 130.00–151.00 $138.22 $726 +0.60
555–595 581 23 136.00–144.00 $141.07 $820 +12.21
633 633 3 135.00 $135.00 $855 +8.56
650 650 5 132.00 $132.00 $858 +6.26
710 710 8 119.00–125.00 $121.25 $861 +7.23
960 960 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,114 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1600 1400 75-80% 3 60.00–61.00 $60.31 $844 —
1375–1510 1440 75-80% 7 53.00–56.00 $54.62 $787 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1265 1201 80-85% 7 51.00–57.00 $52.97 $636 -0.40
1225–1320 1273 80-85% 2 64.00–64.50 $64.26 $818 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1015 876 85-90% 4 44.00–48.00 $46.84 $410 —
1100–1150 1125 85-90% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.49 $613 -0.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1780 1626 5 90.00–93.00 $90.64 $1,474 —
1550–2000 1691 4 99.00–104.00 $102.47 $1,733 +14.44
1490–2275 1883 2 80.00–84.00 $82.42 $1,552 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1000 969 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 695.00–850.00 $815.00
1135–1425 1306 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 675.00–1,075.00 $879.57
1410–1490 1470 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 800.00–850.00 $838.01

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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
1225–1640 1421 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,100.00–1,375.00 $1,310.24 —

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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.