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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 14, 2022

1,091 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.72/cwt +2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 519 lb · 83 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.17/cwt +3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 561 lb · 64 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.04/cwt -3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 609 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,091 585 689
Feeder cattle 846 485 586
Slaughter cattle 155 65 54
Replacement cattle 90 35 49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 10 202.00–203.00 $202.50 $684 +12.50
399 399 5 203.00 $203.00 $810 —
405–445 424 35 180.00–202.00 $192.64 $817 —
445 value added 445 5 202.00 $202.00 $899 —
465–491 476 23 175.00–205.00 $192.24 $915 -7.29
500–531 value added 517 23 195.00–200.00 $197.35 $1,020 -0.51
532 532 6 192.00 $192.00 $1,021 +9.00
560–587 value added 571 28 175.00–193.00 $182.69 $1,043 -10.94
600–611 value added 606 32 169.00–182.00 $177.33 $1,075 —
606–640 615 18 159.00–162.00 $159.87 $983 -17.13
652–685 value added 668 11 160.00–163.00 $162.72 $1,087 —
708–746 723 13 147.00–151.00 $149.41 $1,080 -5.59
755 value added 755 8 159.00 $159.00 $1,200 +11.00
785–795 788 4 130.00–140.00 $132.52 $1,044 —
800 800 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,072 —
850 850 5 148.00 $148.00 $1,258 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 5 154.00 $154.00 $916 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 280 16 185.00–187.00 $186.35 $522 —
300–345 323 14 166.00–178.00 $172.31 $557 —
355–380 376 27 160.00–176.50 $171.46 $645 —
415–445 433 36 163.00–177.00 $168.93 $731 +6.04
455–495 473 32 149.00–164.00 $156.10 $738 -3.93
500–542 516 35 145.00–158.00 $150.97 $779 +2.45
500–538 value added 521 48 158.00–166.00 $160.91 $838 -4.09
550–590 561 26 130.00–155.00 $144.36 $810 -0.71
555–575 value added 561 38 155.00–159.00 $155.83 $874 +2.83
660 660 3 136.00 $136.00 $898 +4.00
701 value added 701 5 139.00 $139.00 $974 —
738 738 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,055 —
770 770 3 129.00 $129.00 $993 —
915 915 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,061 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 126.00 $126.00 $718 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 369 20 160.00–198.00 $181.57 $670 -6.15
430 430 5 175.00 $175.00 $752 -4.58
460–488 472 19 165.00–188.00 $173.14 $817 +0.14
520–535 527 27 159.00–180.00 $168.74 $889 -6.36
565–590 578 10 162.00–169.00 $165.42 $956 -5.25
600–642 620 29 145.00–155.00 $151.42 $939 +9.51
650–680 668 19 146.00–160.00 $153.55 $1,026 —
700–712 710 11 119.00–140.00 $129.97 $923 -0.13
793–795 793 11 117.00–125.00 $118.46 $939 -12.54
950 950 3 107.00 $107.00 $1,016 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1800 1593 75-80% 21 90.00–94.00 $93.16 $1,484 +14.16
1650–1700 1683 75-80% 9 83.00–88.00 $85.02 $1,431 —
1700 1700 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,326 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $825 -3.00
1077–1500 1198 80-85% 11 92.00–115.00 $102.34 $1,226 —
1100–1300 1213 80-85% 12 80.00–83.00 $82.37 $999 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–800 782 85-90% 5 52.00–60.00 $56.91 $445 —
900–960 920 85-90% 9 65.00–69.00 $67.70 $623 —
1200–1300 1250 85-90% 6 76.00–78.00 $76.96 $962 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590 1590 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,606 —
1450–1755 1653 3 106.00–114.00 $111.66 $1,846 -3.85
1465–2130 1696 12 115.00–136.00 $127.57 $2,164 +12.06

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 825.00 $825.00
835–1185 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 755.00–925.00 $854.73
935–1320 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 925.00–1,065.00 $961.18
1010–1320 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 965.00–1,250.00 $1,115.31

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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
1025–1600 1337 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 1,100.00–1,600.00 $1,388.73 —

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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.