Cattle Market Pulse

Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 6, 2021

1,666 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.46/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 577 lb · 90 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.21/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 513 lb · 83 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.18/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 420 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,666 909 1,355
Feeder cattle 1,428 744 1,270
Slaughter cattle 136 105 55
Replacement cattle 102 60 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves below 600 pounds sold steady to 2.00 lower. Above 600 pounds steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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
205 205 5 165.00 $165.00 $338 —
290–295 291 10 153.00–175.00 $166.38 $484 —
315–340 331 22 169.00–179.00 $172.53 $571 —
380–395 390 16 155.00–173.00 $167.52 $653 -9.39
404 value added 404 22 179.50 $179.50 $725 —
400–447 426 60 149.00–171.00 $157.20 $670 -4.71
450–475 456 32 155.00–166.00 $161.68 $737 -7.31
465–478 value added 468 23 166.00–168.00 $166.53 $779 —
500–530 521 11 135.00–154.00 $144.70 $754 -14.02
554–597 576 56 143.00–162.00 $149.13 $859 -2.16
573–593 value added 585 19 147.00–162.00 $153.19 $896 —
612–618 614 29 135.00–145.00 $138.82 $852 -5.14
622–641 value added 632 28 148.00–152.00 $149.97 $948 +0.97
652–685 668 40 132.00–145.00 $140.17 $936 -3.83
712–741 720 18 132.00–139.00 $137.00 $986 +13.01
772–780 778 22 130.00–134.00 $133.10 $1,036 —
815 815 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,051 —
825 value added 825 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,114 —
855 value added 855 19 140.50 $140.50 $1,201 —
907 907 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,170 —
1145 value added 1145 3 105.00 $105.00 $1,202 —
1235 1235 3 104.00 $104.00 $1,284 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 5 121.00 $121.00 $692 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 14 139.00 $139.00 $341 —
310–346 321 22 135.00–140.00 $138.00 $443 —
355–385 370 31 134.00–138.00 $135.19 $500 -5.37
400–447 420 60 129.00–145.00 $135.23 $568 +3.23
452 value added 452 9 146.00 $146.00 $660 -6.00
450–495 472 64 128.00–142.00 $132.83 $627 -2.92
500–537 512 78 125.00–140.00 $134.65 $689 +2.42
525 value added 525 5 144.00 $144.00 $756 -0.50
550–598 577 90 122.00–140.00 $132.46 $764 +2.50
600–635 616 31 118.00–131.00 $124.84 $769 -0.72
660–690 679 20 111.00–125.00 $116.61 $792 —
715 715 3 122.00 $122.00 $872 +1.62
766–786 776 27 123.00–130.00 $128.69 $999 +10.02
803 803 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,004 +10.00
900 900 3 111.00 $111.00 $999 —
995 995 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,015 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 132.00 $132.00 $561 —
565–576 573 8 110.00 $110.00 $630 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 100.00 $100.00 $380 —
515 515 3 110.00 $110.00 $566 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 6 145.00–165.00 $154.90 $392 —
310 310 11 160.00–173.00 $167.09 $518 —
350–395 379 32 149.00–168.00 $156.11 $592 —
402–435 415 48 136.00–155.00 $149.69 $621 -4.42
450–499 477 63 134.00–150.00 $143.00 $682 -4.50
500–546 526 71 135.00–156.00 $143.56 $755 +6.67
550–590 566 45 130.00–140.00 $135.97 $770 -2.91
600–645 617 56 129.00–140.00 $131.96 $814 -2.41
650–685 676 20 129.00–143.00 $139.64 $944 —
715–735 725 10 110.00–119.00 $114.44 $830 —
785 785 19 110.00–115.00 $113.68 $892 +5.05
850 850 5 105.00 $105.00 $892 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1600 1305 75-80% 10 56.00–60.00 $57.70 $753 —
1400–1700 1545 75-80% 19 62.00–64.00 $63.72 $984 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1250 1119 80-85% 9 66.00–72.00 $69.34 $776 —
1180–1250 1214 80-85% 12 54.00–61.00 $58.62 $712 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–905 902 85-90% 3 35.00–37.00 $35.67 $322 —
1100–1465 1191 85-90% 4 48.00–52.00 $49.23 $586 -7.14
1300–1360 1330 85-90% 6 54.00–60.00 $56.93 $757 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1800 1700 2 73.00–78.00 $75.35 $1,281 —
1690–1750 1728 5 101.00–109.00 $107.43 $1,856 +17.07
1700–1890 1803 6 91.00–92.00 $91.84 $1,656 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755–1300 946 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 18 665.00–925.00 $763.74
1047 1047 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00 $600.00
850–1285 1109 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 750.00–1,155.00 $866.51
1125–1215 1172 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 635.00–775.00 $674.81
1252 1252 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 975.00 $975.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1130–1280 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,177.93 —
1130–1280 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 825.00–890.00 $859.52 —

↑ 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.