Cattle Market Pulse

Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 17, 2021

749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.35/cwt ≈ $1,300/hd at 940 lb · 121 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.32/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 522 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.91/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 572 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 749 1,421 712
Feeder cattle 570 1,143 612
Slaughter cattle 89 133 63
Replacement cattle 90 145 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 6 167.00–171.00 $168.92 $529 -6.43
360 360 6 165.00 $165.00 $594 -11.48
411 value added 411 6 178.00 $178.00 $732 —
410–440 427 16 160.00–175.00 $165.30 $706 -3.92
480–485 483 7 139.00–159.00 $150.48 $727 -0.52
479–491 value added 488 22 167.50–168.50 $168.23 $821 —
505–530 521 17 147.00–158.00 $153.11 $798 -7.09
550–585 568 17 150.00–166.00 $156.24 $887 +2.77
565–587 value added 585 9 167.00–171.00 $167.43 $979 —
605–620 value added 613 17 151.00–163.00 $158.61 $972 +1.75
625–635 629 7 147.00–150.00 $148.30 $933 -2.03
653 value added 653 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,019 —
657–671 666 6 146.00–155.00 $148.96 $992 +2.95
710 710 1 135.00 $135.00 $958 -1.20
765–785 769 5 132.00–140.00 $138.37 $1,064 —
830 value added 830 6 132.50 $132.50 $1,100 —
845 845 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,082 —
939–941 value added 940 121 137.85–138.85 $138.35 $1,300 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 372 6 145.00–147.00 $145.71 $542 +8.80
400–445 429 24 135.00–145.00 $140.95 $605 -2.89
430–433 value added 431 13 150.00–152.00 $150.61 $649 —
470–490 477 3 147.00–151.00 $149.63 $714 +6.36
505–540 522 45 130.00–145.00 $140.32 $732 -1.96
560–586 572 41 122.00–145.00 $133.91 $766 -1.00
615–642 630 17 126.00–130.00 $128.66 $811 -2.71
760 760 2 117.00 $117.00 $889 -13.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 4 95.00 $95.00 $684 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 165.00 $165.00 $388 —
273 273 6 160.00 $160.00 $437 —
300–345 315 9 160.00–168.00 $165.08 $520 -3.16
351–355 352 9 151.00–161.00 $154.36 $543 -9.20
415–440 432 22 145.00–161.00 $149.24 $645 -7.07
467–485 476 16 142.00–153.00 $148.77 $708 -6.08
500–525 515 10 143.00–148.00 $144.94 $746 +0.67
555–585 572 20 131.00–150.00 $143.81 $823 -9.69
600–637 624 16 130.00–143.00 $138.35 $863 -3.31
660–695 673 23 125.00–140.00 $134.08 $902 -1.86
730 730 3 121.00 $121.00 $883 —
820 820 2 105.00 $105.00 $861 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 4 102.00 $102.00 $510 —
585 585 3 110.00 $110.00 $644 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $624 —
1200 1200 80-85% 6 67.00–69.00 $67.67 $812 -1.27
1130–1335 1244 80-85% 7 69.00–81.00 $74.04 $921 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1175 945 85-90% 4 47.00–50.00 $48.87 $462 —
1100–1330 1193 85-90% 4 66.00–71.00 $68.22 $814 —
1100–1385 1216 85-90% 5 58.00–61.00 $59.19 $720 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1200 1050 75-80% 2 64.00–66.00 $65.14 $684 —
1300–1650 1471 75-80% 10 67.00–73.00 $69.22 $1,018 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1800 1593 5 96.00–103.00 $98.77 $1,573 —
1220–2100 1803 6 104.00–110.00 $107.33 $1,935 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–985 941 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 675.00–710.00 $705.54
940–1020 996 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 760.00–825.00 $788.54
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 900.00 $900.00
1110 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 700.00 $700.00
960–1455 1146 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 855.00–1,295.00 $1,137.76
1200–1630 1385 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,350.00 $1,180.63

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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
1180–1650 1395 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 1,150.00–1,600.00 $1,367.16 —

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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.