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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 23, 2022

1,366 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.64/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,198/hd at 828 lb · 94 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.87/cwt +16.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,204/hd at 753 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.68/cwt +9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 575 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,366 686 905
Feeder cattle 1,121 496 675
Slaughter cattle 138 110 105
Replacement cattle 107 80 125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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
205 205 5 247.50 $247.50 $507 —
275 275 2 218.00 $218.00 $600 +19.00
300–340 324 12 179.00–202.00 $191.64 $621 —
350–390 374 37 183.00–210.00 $201.22 $753 -1.59
426–440 value added 431 16 199.00–200.00 $199.62 $860 —
450–461 457 8 180.00–195.00 $185.54 $848 -2.12
485–496 value added 491 11 185.00–204.00 $195.47 $960 —
525–542 529 19 170.00–179.00 $176.58 $934 -9.09
530–537 value added 534 9 198.00–200.00 $199.12 $1,063 —
565–576 value added 568 25 179.00–195.00 $190.71 $1,083 -3.53
571–591 581 28 159.00–176.00 $167.31 $972 —
605–642 value added 627 32 165.00–177.00 $169.67 $1,064 +2.33
617–640 627 13 155.00–170.00 $160.24 $1,005 +0.24
680 680 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,068 —
665–689 value added 688 25 160.50–162.00 $160.56 $1,105 —
725 value added 725 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,124 —
753 753 6 148.00 $148.00 $1,114 +4.50
753 value added 753 63 161.00 $161.00 $1,212 —
824–830 value added 828 94 143.75–146.75 $144.64 $1,198 +0.64
983 983 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,278 +8.00
1150 value added 1150 51 131.00 $131.00 $1,506 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 276 14 160.00–170.00 $163.36 $451 —
300–345 328 45 152.50–167.00 $158.94 $521 +3.26
355–397 388 22 150.00–177.00 $156.95 $609 —
400–440 425 39 145.00–162.00 $153.52 $652 -5.41
458–491 value added 469 15 164.00–169.00 $167.26 $784 —
455–498 475 39 152.00–168.00 $158.11 $751 -2.36
502 value added 502 7 160.00 $160.00 $803 +1.98
510–545 532 51 135.00–150.00 $145.05 $772 -2.24
557–580 570 19 141.00–145.00 $143.82 $820 +7.54
577–583 value added 577 48 137.00–154.50 $153.40 $885 +3.40
605 value added 605 5 154.00 $154.00 $932 +10.00
615–617 616 8 140.00 $140.00 $862 —
655 655 3 143.00 $143.00 $937 +4.49
666 value added 666 31 149.00 $149.00 $992 —
725–735 730 6 124.00–132.00 $127.97 $934 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 125.00 $125.00 $425 —
725 725 5 121.00 $121.00 $877 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 124.00 $124.00 $880 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 10 205.00–208.00 $206.50 $568 +31.50
325 325 5 182.00 $182.00 $592 ±0.00
360–365 363 18 169.00–190.00 $178.34 $647 +9.26
405–435 423 23 155.00–185.00 $166.47 $704 -20.58
467 467 5 169.00 $169.00 $789 +9.38
521–530 525 11 145.00–175.00 $158.76 $833 -7.25
555–580 567 31 161.00–182.00 $168.21 $954 +4.03
602–645 614 10 140.00–150.00 $147.90 $908 -6.07
650–665 658 10 144.00–146.00 $145.01 $954 +0.54
700–737 719 19 126.00–135.00 $130.62 $939 —
810–825 816 9 119.00–126.00 $125.23 $1,022 —
965 965 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,013 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 150.00 $150.00 $548 —
425 425 3 140.00 $140.00 $595 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1495 1411 75-80% 14 80.00–82.00 $80.76 $1,140 —
1400–1755 1573 75-80% 8 85.00–89.00 $86.65 $1,363 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1275 1028 85-90% 13 50.00–70.00 $64.20 $660 —
1200–1250 1225 85-90% 6 76.00–77.50 $76.73 $940 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $627 —
1100–1305 1161 80-85% 5 77.00–82.00 $80.31 $932 —
1200–1390 1334 80-85% 9 89.00–95.00 $91.28 $1,218 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725–1870 1783 9 124.00–131.00 $126.66 $2,258 —
1760–2165 1895 3 110.00–115.00 $111.90 $2,121 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,210.00 $1,210.00
1070–1350 1176 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 800.00–1,285.00 $1,004.30

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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
1020 1020 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 8 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
1106 1106 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 975.00 $975.00 —
1025–1255 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 1,350.00–1,575.00 $1,453.13 +26.67
1785 1785 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 2 106.00 $106.00 $779 —

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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.