Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 3, 2024

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.21/cwt -3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 626 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $267.15/cwt -10.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,389/hd at 520 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $252.22/cwt +0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 469 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	551	1,030	1,374
Feeder cattle	471	882	1,172
Slaughter cattle	54	92	149
Replacement cattle	26	56	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was softer with a average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 3.00 to 8.00 lower in spots with moderate demand. Lower receipts and negative pressure on the futures market tightened buyers selection pressure and premiums buyers were willing pay today, and increased discounts on smaller framed, off colored calves. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls appeared steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	320.00	$320.00	$720	±0.00
295	295	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,025	+47.50
311–322	315	5	342.50–355.00	$349.90	$1,102	+19.90
355 fancy	355	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,225	—
390	390	1	323.00	$323.00	$1,260	-0.79
420–435	426	6	300.00–317.50	$312.08	$1,329	-16.16
430 fancy	430	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,462	—
450–480	460	11	298.00–316.00	$307.28	$1,413	+1.66
502–536	521	8	297.00–302.50	$299.74	$1,562	+7.16
575	575	1	284.00	$284.00	$1,633	-9.97
572–598 value added	588	10	300.00–305.00	$301.95	$1,775	—
610–645	622	3	267.50–277.50	$270.96	$1,685	-24.04
661–678 value added	668	13	279.00–285.00	$281.34	$1,879	—
710–735	729	4	242.50–243.00	$242.88	$1,771	-12.87
759–790	769	13	230.00–243.00	$241.13	$1,854	-14.87
825	825	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,898	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	300.00	$300.00	$825	—
345	345	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,000	—
370	370	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,110	—
425–445	435	2	270.00–290.00	$279.77	$1,217	-30.13
470–475	473	2	280.00–287.50	$283.77	$1,342	-7.23
505–540	522	6	255.00–280.00	$267.03	$1,394	+12.03
550–575	571	6	250.00–265.00	$260.91	$1,490	+0.89
625	625	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,375	-37.92
650	650	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,690	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	235.00	$235.00	$776	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	285.00–290.00	$287.33	$646	+4.89
290–295	293	3	280.00–285.00	$283.35	$830	-10.47
293 fancy	293	9	335.00	$335.00	$982	—
305–345	325	5	290.00–305.00	$297.75	$968	+8.51
367 fancy	367	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,138	—
360–393	378	7	280.00–300.00	$292.19	$1,104	+4.96
400–445	421	12	270.00–287.50	$277.26	$1,167	-9.26
450–480	461	7	273.00–295.00	$279.37	$1,288	-5.65
500–545	520	28	260.00–280.00	$267.15	$1,389	-4.83
553–565	558	5	254.00–267.50	$257.95	$1,439	+2.32
600–643	626	28	237.00–250.00	$247.07	$1,547	-2.96
640	640	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,421	-28.03
661–666	664	19	243.00–245.00	$244.37	$1,623	+1.62
737–740	738	6	233.50–234.00	$233.67	$1,724	+12.73
790	790	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,778	—
839 value added	839	24	223.00	$223.00	$1,871	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	267.50	$267.50	$562	—
280–295	290	3	255.00–280.00	$268.98	$780	+11.37
320	320	1	260.00	$260.00	$832	-2.46
360–385	370	3	250.00–260.00	$255.11	$944	-11.63
410–445	429	5	250.00–264.00	$257.71	$1,106	-8.86
450–492	469	26	240.00–270.00	$252.22	$1,183	+0.53
500–547	523	9	230.00–250.00	$239.49	$1,253	-3.48
560–595	575	11	227.50–247.00	$238.80	$1,373	+5.06
610–640	623	7	210.00–227.50	$218.52	$1,361	-9.55
660–665	663	4	210.00–223.00	$215.75	$1,430	-5.44
725	725	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,450	+10.00
785–795	790	2	190.00–195.00	$192.52	$1,521	-2.48

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	252.50–255.00	$253.76	$731	—
355–367	363	3	200.00–230.00	$220.22	$799	-1.61
440	440	1	206.00	$206.00	$906	-11.50
455–460	458	2	200.00–220.00	$209.95	$962	+8.28
715	715	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,180	—
840	840	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,176	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1101	1091	4	169.00–170.00	$169.24	$1,846	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	320.00	$320.00	$768	-32.50
295 fancy	295	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,018	-35.00
305 fancy	305	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,052	-8.73
310	310	1	300.00	$300.00	$930	-35.36
372–380 fancy	374	7	325.00–344.00	$336.52	$1,259	-15.96
412–445	427	4	280.00–293.00	$288.21	$1,231	-23.92
425–440 fancy	433	2	302.00–317.50	$309.62	$1,341	—
450–495	475	7	290.00–305.00	$296.73	$1,409	-0.19
510–545	525	15	281.00–302.50	$289.32	$1,519	+5.99
550–590	584	7	262.50–273.00	$266.87	$1,559	-16.24
600–641	627	12	257.50–274.00	$266.14	$1,669	-2.86
700	700	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,610	—
752	752	2	212.50	$212.50	$1,598	+2.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	370	4	255.00–285.00	$276.17	$1,022	-23.83
400	400	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,060	+2.68
465–485	475	2	270.00–277.00	$273.57	$1,299	+14.44
550	550	2	230.00–235.00	$232.50	$1,279	-25.00
635–640	638	2	240.00–245.00	$242.49	$1,547	+7.49
660–680	670	3	215.00–220.00	$218.33	$1,463	—
840	840	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,638	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	248.00	$248.00	$818	—
420	420	1	232.50	$232.50	$976	—
502–535	513	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,231	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,111	—
590	590	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,446	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1515	1455	75-80%	3	150.00–158.00	$153.58	$2,235	—
1355–1625	1496	75-80%	13	130.00–144.00	$136.24	$2,038	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1350	1141	80-85%	10	130.00–144.00	$135.82	$1,550	—
1190–1250	1220	80-85%	2	147.00–150.00	$148.54	$1,812	+22.54
1305–1385	1345	80-85%	2	120.00–128.00	$124.12	$1,669	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1060	900	85-90%	6	100.00–115.00	$110.38	$993	—
860–1060	960	85-90%	2	80.00–85.00	$82.24	$790	—
995–1180	1078	85-90%	4	126.00–130.00	$127.99	$1,380	—
1100	1100	85-90%	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,474	-4.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–1670	1595	2	169.00–170.00	$169.48	$2,703	—
1845–1970	1913	3	157.00–165.00	$160.75	$3,075	-14.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1195	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,945.22
1045–1310	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,650.00–1,975.00	$1,827.89
1510 fancy	1510	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00
1608 fancy	1608	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,400.00	$2,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135–1435	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,025.00–2,500.00	$2,349.08	+104.98

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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.