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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 21, 2022

844 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.36/cwt -10.88 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 526 lb · 59 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $194.45/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 476 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.75/cwt +8.65 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 473 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 844 1,091 1,133
Feeder cattle 664 846 1,013
Slaughter cattle 125 155 65
Replacement cattle 55 90 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 7 209.00 $209.00 $627 —
355–375 365 6 202.00–215.00 $208.32 $760 +5.32
415–431 423 24 199.00–211.00 $204.35 $864 +11.71
450–491 473 26 184.00–209.00 $192.90 $912 +0.66
475–490 value added 481 14 190.00–203.00 $197.33 $949 —
505–535 525 19 172.00–182.00 $176.04 $924 -15.96
512–537 value added 526 40 187.00–194.00 $189.79 $998 -7.56
565–587 575 27 165.00–171.50 $170.11 $978 —
606 value added 606 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,121 +7.67
600–638 616 24 162.00–180.00 $167.21 $1,030 +7.34
657–687 672 10 147.00–158.00 $152.38 $1,024 —
712 value added 712 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,061 —
725–735 728 3 150.00–154.00 $152.65 $1,111 +3.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 5 177.00 $177.00 $496 -9.35
305–330 313 16 158.00–175.00 $168.49 $527 -3.82
365–385 376 22 159.00–173.00 $164.06 $617 -7.40
403–430 415 11 159.00–164.00 $161.35 $670 -7.58
455–495 473 37 161.00–170.00 $164.75 $779 +8.65
500–549 529 27 144.00–160.00 $153.96 $814 +2.99
550–585 565 31 135.00–152.00 $147.47 $833 +3.11
600–645 623 12 131.00–144.00 $137.73 $858 —
615–645 value added 628 25 144.00–145.00 $144.75 $909 —
660–695 681 12 122.00–139.00 $131.15 $893 -4.85
730 730 3 130.00 $130.00 $949 -13.00
730 value added 730 29 133.00–137.00 $136.59 $997 -2.41
895 895 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,065 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 5 205.00 $205.00 $441 —
305–347 329 15 202.00–205.00 $203.39 $669 —
355–395 367 25 185.00–200.00 $192.93 $708 +11.36
415–445 433 30 165.00–185.00 $173.91 $753 -1.09
460–485 474 14 165.00–179.00 $170.04 $806 -3.10
506–547 523 21 165.00–188.00 $171.85 $899 +3.11
557–570 564 10 161.00–165.00 $162.98 $919 -2.44
600–625 613 15 145.00–157.00 $149.70 $918 -1.72
650–665 658 6 139.00–155.00 $146.91 $967 -6.64
700 700 5 140.00 $140.00 $980 +10.03
770 770 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,040 +16.54
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–1300 1014 85-90% 15 62.00–69.00 $67.70 $686 —
1300–1350 1338 85-90% 4 75.00–80.00 $76.21 $1,020 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1270 1206 80-85% 7 75.00–85.00 $78.20 $943 -4.17
1250–1570 1372 80-85% 10 75.00–116.50 $98.98 $1,358 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1392–1700 1524 75-80% 7 99.00–102.00 $100.43 $1,531 —
1585–1700 1649 75-80% 9 92.50–94.00 $93.36 $1,540 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1450 1300 5 98.00–102.00 $100.05 $1,301 —
1600–2100 1838 8 112.00–119.00 $117.48 $2,159 —
1650–2250 1935 3 126.00–138.00 $131.10 $2,537 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1020 1011 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 650.00–750.00 $707.63
910–1200 1051 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 825.00–1,275.00 $892.51

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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
1005–1175 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,300.00–1,450.00 $1,369.15 —
1050–1227 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 965.00–1,400.00 $1,098.96 —

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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.