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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 30, 2022

1,155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.94/cwt +5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 526 lb · 85 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.70/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 616 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.71/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 480 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,155 1,366 1,044
Feeder cattle 948 1,121 899
Slaughter cattle 129 138 60
Replacement cattle 78 107 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold fully steady this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 200.00 $200.00 $540 -18.00
310 310 1 197.00 $197.00 $611 +5.36
350–392 371 10 181.00–195.00 $187.60 $696 -13.62
400–435 427 24 172.00–195.00 $180.51 $771 —
460–480 471 35 170.00–200.00 $182.51 $860 -3.03
510–531 value added 520 21 190.00–191.00 $190.57 $991 -8.55
515–545 526 25 156.00–180.00 $164.88 $867 -11.70
550 value added 550 11 188.00 $188.00 $1,034 -2.71
555–560 559 21 166.00–179.00 $175.93 $983 +8.62
610–645 622 21 163.00–165.00 $164.15 $1,021 +3.91
685–689 687 10 145.00–150.00 $147.51 $1,013 -9.49
700 700 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,015 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 6 190.00 $190.00 $446 —
280 280 6 181.00 $181.00 $507 +17.64
325–330 326 25 166.00–174.00 $171.74 $560 +12.80
368–395 387 23 146.00–160.00 $156.13 $604 -0.82
410–440 419 51 155.00–170.00 $165.16 $692 +11.64
452–496 480 62 150.00–165.00 $157.71 $757 -0.40
505–545 value added 520 19 159.00–161.00 $159.66 $830 -0.34
505–545 528 66 144.00–155.00 $149.72 $791 +4.67
550–592 569 50 134.00–149.00 $143.31 $815 -0.51
600–630 611 19 135.00–143.00 $137.08 $838 -2.92
613–628 value added 618 45 144.00–146.00 $145.07 $897 -8.93
650–675 661 27 133.00–148.00 $141.26 $934 -1.74
770 value added 770 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,032 —
810 810 3 122.00 $122.00 $988 —
915 915 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,061 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 6 129.00–137.00 $133.00 $658 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 10 180.00–195.00 $187.44 $605 +5.44
390–395 393 27 167.00–180.00 $171.30 $673 -7.04
427–445 441 23 165.00–185.00 $169.21 $746 +2.74
455–493 469 35 150.00–175.00 $164.34 $771 -4.66
520–540 530 26 146.00–165.00 $152.28 $807 -6.48
552–597 570 42 149.00–163.00 $154.23 $879 -13.98
620–622 620 23 145.00–150.00 $146.09 $906 -1.81
653–675 663 18 135.00–145.50 $142.00 $941 -3.01
705 705 5 139.00 $139.00 $980 +8.38
750–785 776 19 135.00–140.00 $136.27 $1,057 —
825 825 5 119.00 $119.00 $982 -6.23
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 5 130.00 $130.00 $800 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1775 1556 75-80% 12 81.00–82.00 $81.52 $1,268 -5.13
1465–1790 1691 75-80% 14 85.00–87.00 $86.51 $1,463 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1100 1057 80-85% 17 74.00–80.00 $76.04 $804 —
1000–1400 1224 80-85% 6 85.00–95.00 $89.40 $1,094 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $429 —
950–1100 1018 85-90% 3 73.00–74.00 $73.64 $750 +9.44
875–1105 1074 85-90% 8 68.00–71.00 $69.33 $745 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–2000 1793 6 108.00–116.00 $112.46 $2,016 -14.20
2150–2250 2200 8 118.00–127.00 $122.40 $2,693 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1390 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 910.00–1,350.00 $1,120.11

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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
1125–1245 1181 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 1,050.00–1,300.00 $1,179.62 -273.51
1150–1300 1214 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 34 1,100.00–1,600.00 $1,352.49 —

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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.