Cattle Market Pulse

Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 14, 2020

1,401 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Lake Cumberland Livestock report →

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.64/cwt +6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 679 lb · 97 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.18/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 575 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.54/cwt -3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 578 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,401 1,355 1,853
Feeder cattle 1,261 1,270 1,673
Slaughter cattle 90 55 125
Replacement cattle 50 30 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218–220 219 7 150.00–164.00 $158.03 $346 -9.97
305–345 339 16 172.00–189.00 $173.93 $590 +12.70
350–390 367 10 158.00–178.00 $167.33 $614 +6.33
415 value added 415 2 180.00 $180.00 $747 +10.37
415–437 423 19 141.00–150.00 $149.54 $633 -3.33
490–497 495 13 141.00–146.00 $142.52 $705 -13.58
515–525 value added 517 13 145.00–147.00 $146.69 $758 -13.07
502–545 524 15 130.00–144.00 $139.39 $730 -4.53
560–577 value added 569 8 134.00–145.00 $139.42 $793 -7.58
555–595 580 32 133.00–140.00 $135.82 $788 -2.87
623–648 634 17 128.00–134.00 $131.69 $835 -3.86
635 value added 635 2 138.00 $138.00 $876 -2.99
651–682 value added 677 85 132.00–137.50 $136.73 $926 +0.98
687–697 692 12 123.00–130.00 $127.93 $885 +6.68
702–740 value added 720 21 128.00–132.00 $130.97 $943 —
865 value added 865 23 128.50 $128.50 $1,112 —
900–940 927 6 110.00–120.00 $116.76 $1,082 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 110.00 $110.00 $412 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
221 221 3 137.00 $137.00 $303 +5.25
260–265 264 18 125.00–136.00 $126.80 $335 -1.39
304 value added 304 5 143.00 $143.00 $435 —
305–345 316 14 133.00–144.00 $137.25 $434 +9.15
350–385 362 30 118.00–132.00 $127.39 $461 -0.23
413–448 435 29 125.00–130.00 $128.69 $560 -0.52
515 value added 515 8 129.00 $129.00 $664 —
500–525 523 15 115.00–123.00 $122.49 $641 +3.44
550–590 575 40 113.00–125.00 $120.18 $691 +2.60
601 value added 601 7 125.25 $125.25 $753 —
600–625 620 27 110.00–120.00 $116.40 $722 +1.92
675 675 12 116.00 $116.00 $783 +4.33
688 value added 688 14 123.00 $123.00 $846 —
732 732 2 116.00 $116.00 $849 —
804–827 value added 809 34 111.50–119.00 $117.50 $951 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 136.00–150.00 $143.38 $401 —
305–320 310 10 130.00–175.00 $145.58 $451 -7.57
350–395 369 13 141.00–167.00 $151.39 $559 -1.52
401–440 421 23 135.00–152.00 $147.02 $619 +3.08
470–492 479 15 126.00–150.00 $139.15 $667 -0.49
520–548 537 22 125.00–144.00 $135.05 $725 +2.96
550–595 569 17 124.00–132.00 $128.95 $734 +4.76
615–645 631 19 115.00–128.00 $119.47 $754 -1.38
660–690 672 5 115.00–126.00 $123.45 $830 +12.06
720–730 727 11 103.00–110.00 $108.47 $789 —
850–852 851 6 94.00–95.50 $94.75 $806 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1410 1280 75-80% 18 55.00–57.00 $56.02 $717 +4.55
1300–1580 1454 75-80% 7 62.00–65.00 $62.81 $913 —
1200–1685 1499 75-80% 7 50.00–52.00 $51.39 $770 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1200 1140 80-85% 5 46.00–49.00 $47.26 $539 -5.10
930–1300 1169 80-85% 14 51.00–56.00 $53.66 $627 —
1200–1300 1267 80-85% 3 60.00–63.00 $62.05 $786 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 85-90% 1 36.00 $36.00 $304 —
845–1020 937 85-90% 5 44.00–46.00 $44.87 $420 —
975–1100 1075 85-90% 5 47.00–51.00 $49.46 $532 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1910 1680 3 84.00–89.00 $86.80 $1,458 —
1510–2040 1775 2 78.00–80.00 $78.85 $1,400 —
1550–2100 1815 3 99.00–101.00 $99.77 $1,811 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1182 1039 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 755.00–975.00 $880.20
1058 1058 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 735.00 $735.00
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00 $700.00
1180–1310 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 845.00–1,075.00 $924.43
1055–1605 1257 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 735.00–800.00 $761.93

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1425 1425 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.