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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 26, 2022

507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $176.13/cwt -13.87 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 413 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $199.98/cwt -3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 432 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.76/cwt +3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 433 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 507 1,584 1,190
Feeder cattle 393 1,384 965
Slaughter cattle 69 125 135
Replacement cattle 45 75 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 3 206.00 $206.00 $754 +13.15
415–446 value added 430 16 195.00–209.00 $201.51 $866 -1.53
400–445 435 9 180.00–202.00 $197.26 $858 -6.69
451–470 458 17 190.00–194.00 $191.39 $877 +0.42
494 value added 494 5 174.00 $174.00 $860 -19.97
517–538 value added 522 13 166.00–192.00 $185.95 $971 +0.78
570–580 575 11 153.00–166.00 $160.15 $921 -4.85
593 value added 593 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,038 -9.17
620 620 3 145.00 $145.00 $899 -7.27
625–645 value added 637 9 163.00–169.00 $167.35 $1,066 +10.03
655–662 value added 658 10 155.00–158.00 $156.21 $1,028 -7.76
690–695 693 6 139.00–149.00 $144.02 $998 —
710–711 value added 711 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,066 -4.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 155.00 $155.00 $527 -8.60
385 385 5 161.50 $161.50 $622 +2.70
410 value added 410 3 166.00 $166.00 $681 +2.75
420–443 436 20 155.00–165.00 $159.97 $697 +4.50
450–495 464 21 154.00–164.00 $159.44 $740 +7.39
515 515 5 154.00 $154.00 $793 +0.51
517–538 value added 530 13 148.00–153.50 $150.06 $795 -12.25
555 value added 555 3 149.00 $149.00 $827 -9.35
570–585 578 10 140.00–158.00 $149.12 $862 +0.90
605 605 8 129.00–135.00 $131.25 $794 -16.84
670 670 3 135.00 $135.00 $904 -8.87
735 735 4 124.00 $124.00 $911 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 5 187.00 $187.00 $739 -0.90
400–430 413 26 152.00–197.00 $176.13 $727 -13.87
450–480 471 10 160.00–178.00 $166.12 $782 -15.88
500–532 520 20 156.00–165.00 $159.19 $828 -12.37
550–560 553 9 154.00–162.00 $159.30 $881 -1.59
637 637 5 148.00 $148.00 $943 —
730 730 5 130.00 $130.00 $949 —
787 787 5 125.00 $125.00 $984 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 5 135.00 $135.00 $824 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1225 1179 80-85% 5 65.00–68.00 $67.19 $792 —
1065–1435 1281 80-85% 7 67.00–78.00 $72.58 $930 —
1155–1590 1335 80-85% 5 79.00–85.00 $82.19 $1,097 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545 1545 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,190 +4.82
1545–1565 1555 75-80% 2 73.00–74.00 $73.50 $1,143 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–990 938 85-90% 2 58.00–66.00 $62.22 $584 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1700 1490 5 98.00–105.00 $100.64 $1,500 —
1700–1915 1808 2 111.00–121.00 $116.30 $2,103 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1320 1069 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,020.00–1,100.00 $1,064.48
940–1328 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 875.00–1,100.00 $935.92
1320 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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
702–1290 954 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,155.00–1,200.00 $1,173.92 —
1198 1198 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.