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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 11, 2021

1,065 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.42/cwt +16.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,134/hd at 735 lb · 73 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.50/cwt ≈ $1,400/hd at 930 lb · 54 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.12/cwt -12.18 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 626 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,065 517 1,591
Feeder cattle 850 338 1,414
Slaughter cattle 135 115 122
Replacement cattle 80 64 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend from last week due to sale not getting reported.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–340 333 7 169.00–175.00 $171.63 $572 —
352–360 value added 354 14 190.00–198.00 $196.26 $695 —
375–390 385 24 165.00–184.00 $174.05 $670 +2.05
410–439 426 23 161.00–172.00 $166.23 $708 +3.87
475 475 2 168.00 $168.00 $798 +12.22
510–533 value added 520 24 157.00–173.00 $166.16 $864 +3.16
542 542 4 156.00 $156.00 $846 -4.00
560–593 571 40 149.00–166.00 $156.79 $895 +8.20
600–630 622 25 135.00–153.00 $146.39 $911 —
618–639 value added 630 21 155.00–160.50 $158.95 $1,001 -5.35
655–665 660 5 142.00–150.00 $144.39 $953 +1.83
698 value added 698 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,033 —
700 700 3 141.00 $141.00 $987 +9.00
736 value added 736 70 155.00 $155.00 $1,141 +14.43
760 value added 760 31 149.00 $149.00 $1,132 —
817 817 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,078 —
850–880 861 8 135.00–138.00 $136.15 $1,172 —
868–869 value added 869 24 143.00–144.00 $143.12 $1,244 —
930 value added 930 54 150.50 $150.50 $1,400 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 152.00 $152.00 $520 —
660 660 3 126.00 $126.00 $832 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 5 144.00 $144.00 $353 —
292 292 4 132.00 $132.00 $385 -13.00
300–330 311 24 139.00–158.00 $144.52 $449 +2.30
355–395 380 34 135.00–147.50 $143.23 $544 +2.26
405 value added 405 8 153.00 $153.00 $620 +1.00
400–447 429 29 141.00–147.00 $143.35 $615 +2.89
475–498 490 18 133.00–141.00 $137.44 $673 +0.21
530 value added 530 3 141.00 $141.00 $747 -0.78
510–538 531 21 132.00–140.00 $136.88 $727 —
550–588 567 31 126.00–140.00 $134.11 $760 +2.79
581 value added 581 6 148.00 $148.00 $860 +9.00
605–646 626 28 126.00–138.00 $131.14 $821 —
680 680 5 135.00 $135.00 $918 +12.00
703–740 721 18 119.00–132.00 $125.63 $906 +0.63
761–779 value added 769 20 138.00–149.00 $143.99 $1,107 —
816 value added 816 4 120.00 $120.00 $979 —
915 915 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,080 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–640 623 6 94.00–102.00 $97.89 $610 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 110.00 $110.00 $698 —
650 650 3 122.00 $122.00 $793 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–396 390 9 160.00–176.00 $167.22 $652 +6.90
405–435 418 13 156.00–163.00 $159.03 $665 -2.57
458–477 465 16 150.00–155.00 $152.83 $711 +1.67
503–515 508 11 145.00–148.00 $146.38 $744 +8.16
555–595 564 32 131.00–150.00 $141.19 $796 +0.12
630 630 5 139.00 $139.00 $876 +4.00
655–660 658 11 135.00 $135.00 $888 +3.00
740 740 4 131.00 $131.00 $969 +9.75
835 835 3 108.00 $108.00 $902 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1185 1164 80-85% 4 51.00–52.00 $51.76 $602 —
1100–1300 1184 80-85% 7 63.00–67.00 $64.43 $763 —
1100–1380 1235 80-85% 14 55.00–60.00 $58.25 $719 +5.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1600 1375 75-80% 13 58.00–59.00 $58.73 $808 —
1390–1505 1415 75-80% 7 61.00–65.00 $62.99 $891 +2.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $534 —
935–1220 1062 85-90% 3 41.00–51.00 $44.82 $476 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 34.00 $34.00 $374 -20.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1895 1674 4 101.00–109.00 $104.70 $1,753 +2.23
1650–1700 1675 2 82.00–85.00 $83.52 $1,399 -18.95
1700–2100 1825 4 93.00–99.00 $95.29 $1,739 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1110 1108 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 635.00–685.00 $647.42
1085–1265 1188 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 600.00–975.00 $828.20
860–1470 1202 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 14 700.00–1,020.00 $892.21
1051–1575 1209 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 900.00–1,100.00 $960.15
1105–1485 1231 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 795.00–925.00 $844.28

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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
965 965 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 775.00 $775.00 —
1337–1470 1380 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,150.00–1,450.00 $1,341.72 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 108.00 $108.00 $486 —

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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.