Cattle Market Pulse

Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 10, 2021

1,421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.27/cwt +4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 469 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.91/cwt +8.03 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 566 lb · 52 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $156.31/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 417 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,421 925 1,020
Feeder cattle 1,143 705 869
Slaughter cattle 133 145 105
Replacement cattle 145 75 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend due to holiday. A stronger undertone was felt in the market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 291 6 165.00–177.00 $174.06 $507 -0.09
305–330 319 7 166.00–187.50 $175.35 $559 —
375–385 380 14 165.00–181.00 $176.48 $671 +16.48
407–448 431 40 160.00–178.00 $169.22 $729 +5.21
477 477 3 151.00 $151.00 $720 -10.38
505–532 value added 513 21 156.00–166.00 $163.12 $837 —
500–530 517 17 153.00–170.00 $160.20 $828 +6.53
555–588 570 38 144.50–165.00 $153.47 $875 +7.47
609–612 value added 611 7 154.00–158.00 $156.86 $958 —
625–635 629 16 142.00–155.00 $150.33 $946 +10.33
675–680 677 5 144.00–149.00 $146.01 $988 +1.51
715–741 733 18 135.00–139.00 $136.20 $998 —
736 value added 736 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,052 +8.00
1006 value added 1006 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,298 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 150.00 $150.00 $390 +2.00
311–345 326 15 132.00–154.00 $144.00 $469 —
365 value added 365 3 155.00 $155.00 $566 —
350–390 372 15 130.00–150.00 $136.91 $509 -13.41
410–448 437 42 135.00–149.00 $143.84 $629 +5.14
450–490 469 52 131.00–148.00 $143.27 $672 +4.72
500–545 525 43 138.00–145.00 $142.28 $747 +12.35
550–592 566 52 132.00–142.00 $134.91 $764 +8.03
611–648 627 20 128.00–134.00 $131.37 $824 +14.15
648 value added 648 8 132.00 $132.00 $855 —
650–692 679 30 124.50–135.00 $127.53 $866 +2.52
715–735 723 9 122.00–125.00 $122.99 $889 +12.19
750 750 3 130.00 $130.00 $975 —
800 800 3 124.00 $124.00 $992 —
843 value added 843 12 118.00 $118.00 $995 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 324 13 162.50–170.00 $168.24 $545 —
350–385 376 4 161.00–172.00 $163.56 $615 +7.62
401–435 417 43 146.00–165.00 $156.31 $652 -2.16
450–485 466 30 145.00–165.00 $154.85 $722 +5.25
510–539 526 29 140.00–158.00 $144.27 $759 +0.40
550–575 559 29 141.00–165.00 $153.50 $858 +9.35
625–630 627 9 140.00–143.00 $141.66 $888 +10.23
650–685 669 40 129.00–143.00 $135.94 $909 +13.98
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 +5.00
850 850 10 103.00–116.00 $109.50 $931 —
1100 1100 3 97.00 $97.00 $1,067 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1400 1343 75-80% 14 67.00–71.00 $69.62 $935 +0.45
1300–2100 1617 75-80% 9 72.00–78.00 $75.58 $1,222 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1315 1193 80-85% 14 75.00–80.00 $77.26 $922 -1.61
1100–1280 1205 80-85% 8 67.00–70.00 $68.94 $831 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 85-90% 2 49.00 $49.00 $539 —
1000–1150 1106 85-90% 8 59.00–63.00 $61.55 $681 —
1110 1110 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $810 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1515 1468 6 100.00–101.00 $100.48 $1,475 +9.27
1535–2100 1700 9 106.00–110.00 $106.95 $1,818 —
1750–1755 1751 4 90.00–93.00 $90.75 $1,589 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–1100 896 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 18 700.00–885.00 $795.16
980–1340 1189 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 885.00–1,150.00 $984.06
1220–1609 1441 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 1,075.00–1,210.00 $1,152.66

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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
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1100–1796 1486 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 39 1,300.00–1,600.00 $1,412.36 —
1730 1730 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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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.