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Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 10

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Light weight steers 250-450 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, while the 500-700 lbs steers were 2.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages, while discounting off colored and heavier conditioned bawling calves. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower in spots with a good supply and slaughter bulls appeared 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.45/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −130.23 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.

Average price

$256.45

56 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$28.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.96

vs KY average

+11.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	262.12	1,416	45
Medium and Large 2	541	233.25	1,263	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.87/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

256.45

—

KY average25 barns · 968 hd

250.48

+5.96

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+11.38

This barn, trailing median34 sales

386.68

−130.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.00, low $327.00, median $386.68 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,534	157.54	2,416	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	140.45	1,765	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	139.70	2,098	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	988	114.73	1,134	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,128	161.10	1,817	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,787	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,496	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Aug 10, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 471Year ago 859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 54Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 26Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	275	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	360	290.00–300.00	295.94
7	400–450	420	280.00–295.00	285.67
7	450–500	481	280.00–295.00	290.22
6	500–550	524	278.00–297.00	285.07
9	550–600

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 10

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

532 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 471▼ 327 vs year ago 859 · −38.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 54▼ 80 vs year ago 140 · −57.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 26▼ 29 vs year ago 48 · −60.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.45/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −130.23 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.

Average price

$256.45

56 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$28.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.96

vs KY average

+11.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	262.12	1,416	45
Medium and Large 2	541	233.25	1,263	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.87/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

256.45

—

KY average25 barns · 968 hd

250.48

+5.96

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+11.38

This barn, trailing median34 sales

386.68

−130.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.00, low $327.00, median $386.68 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,534	157.54	2,416	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	140.45	1,765	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	139.70	2,098	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	988	114.73	1,134	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,128	161.10	1,817	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,787	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,496	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Aug 10, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 471Year ago 859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 54Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 26Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	275	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	360	290.00–300.00	295.94
7	400–450	420	280.00–295.00	285.67
7	450–500	481	280.00–295.00	290.22
6	500–550	524	278.00–297.00	285.07
9	550–600

Every lot

107 lots · USDA AMS · Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	598	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	257	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	816	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	928	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	930	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	285.23/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,052	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	305.63/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,131	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	309.92/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,305	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	290.72/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,259	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,294	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	295.01/cwt	292.50–301.00	1,407	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	263.98/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,367	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	301.41/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,604	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	292.45/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,655	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	268.75/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,586	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,898	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,859	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	258.72/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,718	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,646	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	257.89/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,883	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	237.88/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,820	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,004	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,189	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	185	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	509	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	218	243.71/cwt	240.00–247.50	531	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	294.39/cwt	292.50–295.00	765	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	261.85/cwt	255.00–270.00	720	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	255.49/cwt	250.00–267.50	800	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	290.34/cwt	285.00–300.00	923	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	322	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,005	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	702	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	886	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	295.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,065	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	325.57/cwt	323.00–326.00	1,188	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	261.50/cwt	253.00–270.00	968	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	285.67/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,200	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	253.87
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,128	161.10/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,817	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	133.67/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,758	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	162.59/cwt	157.50–167.00	2,496	5
Bulls	—	—	1,965	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,537	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	102.86/cwt	100.00–110.00	992	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	124.10/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,230	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	137.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,398	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	990	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	135.68/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,691	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	154.77/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,997	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	148.77/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,162	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	136.91/cwt	125.00–145.00	2,077	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,662.44/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,662	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,495.93/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,496	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	1,786.68/head	1,300.00–2,025.00	1,787	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	328	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	370	253.00–270.00	261.50
4	400–450	426	250.00–265.00	253.87
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	530	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	595	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	835	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	880	147.50	147.50
2	900–950	915	140.00–150.00	144.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	473	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	323.00–326.00	325.57
3	400–450	432	307.50–314.00	311.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	524	265.00–279.00	271.46
8	550–600	561	267.50–270.00	268.18
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
7	650–700	659	235.00–240.00	237.00
65	750–800	794	220.50	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	275.00	275.00
2	200–250	218	240.00–247.50	243.71
3	250–300	275	255.00–270.00	261.85
6	300–350	313	250.00–267.50	255.49
3	350–400	381	250.00–274.00	266.66
10	400–450	422	262.50–270.00	268.99
9	450–500	481	250.00–265.00	258.21
6	500–550	515	233.00–240.00	236.74
5	550–600	573	215.00–235.00	229.06
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	690	216.00	216.00
1	750–800	755	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	895	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	185.00	185.00
1	250–300	260	220.00	220.00
4	300–350	340	235.00–240.00	238.79
3	350–400	390	200.00–210.00	203.29
2	400–450	435	220.00–235.00	227.67
4	450–500	482	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	292.50–295.00	294.39
3	300–350	318	285.00–300.00	290.34
6	350–400	375	280.00–300.00	293.54
14	400–450	425	275.00–290.00	279.74
2	450–500	483	267.00–270.00	268.51
12	500–550	520	247.50–260.00	253.69
8	550–600	584	240.00–257.50	248.85
11	600–650	631	220.00–237.00	228.88
12	700–750	714	215.00–225.00	223.92
1	750–800	785	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	835	190.00	190.00
3	900–950	908	170.00–172.50	170.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	638	297.50	297.50
3	650–700	658	282.50	282.50
54	1000–1050	1,004	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	260.00	260.00
12	300–350	332	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	369	280.00–292.50	285.23
7	400–450	433	290.00–295.00	290.72
2	450–500	462	280.00	280.00
6	500–550	518	255.00–285.00	263.98
2	550–600	590	265.00–272.50	268.75
2	650–700	680	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	257	317.50	317.50
8	350–400	370	300.00–325.00	305.63
8	400–450	421	300.00–319.00	309.92
11	450–500	477	292.50–301.00	295.01
11	500–550	532	295.00–313.00	301.41
9	550–600	566	285.00–300.00	292.45
3	600–650	635	265.00	265.00
8	650–700	664	250.00–270.00	258.72
12	700–750	730	247.50–262.50	257.89
2	750–800	765	232.00–244.00	237.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	185.00	185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,181	1,300.00–2,025.00	1,786.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,105	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,495.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	2,375.00	2,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,115	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,662.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,453	147.00–151.00	148.77
13	—	1,517	125.00–145.00	136.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,290	148.00–161.00	154.77
12	—	1,246	130.00–143.00	135.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	135.00–140.00	137.06
8	—	991	120.00–129.50	124.10
1	—	1,100	90.00	90.00
8	—	964	100.00–110.00	102.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,128	155.00–170.00	161.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,535	157.50–167.00	162.59
1	—	1,965	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,315	125.00–144.00	133.67

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Lake Cumberland Livestock · Sat, Aug 10

Somerset Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

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Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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Somerset Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Feeder Cattle

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