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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 8, 2022

603 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.61/cwt -6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 575 lb · 75 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.45/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 608 lb · 73 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.84/cwt +4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 481 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 603 695 1,985
Feeder cattle 478 531 1,860
Slaughter cattle 55 85 75
Replacement cattle 70 79 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend due to holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 value added 205 1 201.00 $201.00 $412 —
220 220 1 192.50 $192.50 $424 —
325 325 3 195.00 $195.00 $634 +23.97
360 360 4 180.00 $180.00 $648 —
430 430 2 169.00 $169.00 $727 -1.74
433 value added 433 6 195.50 $195.50 $847 +3.00
482–483 483 11 170.00–181.00 $174.99 $845 —
526 526 5 160.00 $160.00 $842 -12.21
560–595 value added 574 61 162.00–169.00 $166.20 $954 -11.80
560–588 578 14 155.00–159.00 $157.68 $911 -9.02
601 value added 601 5 160.00 $160.00 $962 —
605 605 1 152.00 $152.00 $920 +0.97
665 665 8 142.00 $142.00 $944 —
658–681 value added 670 18 150.00–156.00 $152.80 $1,024 —
750 750 13 138.00 $138.00 $1,035 -1.00
843 value added 843 5 142.00 $142.00 $1,197 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 4 145.00 $145.00 $355 —
270–280 272 14 155.00–163.00 $161.24 $439 —
300–325 308 16 150.00–153.00 $152.01 $468 +10.01
355 355 3 160.00 $160.00 $568 +21.00
405–440 value added 422 13 152.00–154.00 $153.04 $646 +0.97
462–495 481 27 140.00–150.00 $145.84 $701 +10.87
510 510 1 135.00 $135.00 $688 -0.06
563 value added 563 3 141.00 $141.00 $794 -0.16
602–613 value added 604 53 136.00–141.00 $138.55 $837 —
605–640 617 20 127.00–133.00 $130.89 $808 +0.03
650 650 1 132.00 $132.00 $858 +1.05
687 value added 687 7 135.50 $135.50 $931 —
713 value added 713 4 128.00 $128.00 $913 -14.57
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 140.00 $140.00 $392 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 5 165.00 $165.00 $495 -1.21
415–430 418 13 151.00–182.00 $166.26 $695 +14.33
560–585 574 11 143.00–148.00 $145.78 $837 +6.72
605 605 1 145.00 $145.00 $877 +9.21

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1485 1295 80-85% 9 54.00–58.00 $56.62 $733 —
1180–1345 1303 80-85% 5 63.00–71.00 $69.22 $902 —
1785 1785 80-85% 1 51.00 $51.00 $910 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $704 —
1225–1350 1294 85-90% 9 52.00–56.00 $53.68 $695 +7.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1300 1289 75-80% 4 58.00–60.00 $59.51 $767 —
1205–1900 1397 75-80% 5 64.00–68.00 $65.61 $917 —
1595 1595 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $861 -4.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1800 1575 4 90.00–95.00 $92.19 $1,452 —
1700–1705 1702 3 80.00–83.00 $81.00 $1,379 —
1800–2100 1900 3 101.00–106.00 $104.16 $1,979 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1005 942 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 720.00–800.00 $771.54
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00

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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
1100–1250 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 885.00–1,120.00 $1,010.74 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 935.00 $935.00 -190.00

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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.