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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, June 18, 2022

705 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.33/cwt -5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 418 lb · 49 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.06/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 474 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.38/cwt -10.58 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 517 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 705 1,253 895
Feeder cattle 465 1,023 692
Slaughter cattle 195 145 129
Replacement cattle 45 85 74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 315 12 190.00–199.00 $193.58 $610 +4.00
405–432 415 17 179.00–190.00 $185.95 $772 +1.20
482 482 11 166.00 $166.00 $800 -19.96
506–545 512 20 155.00–174.00 $168.73 $864 -10.82
557 value added 557 4 186.00 $186.00 $1,036 —
550–583 565 11 165.00–172.00 $168.72 $953 -3.18
600 600 6 155.00–160.00 $157.50 $945 -6.76
605 value added 605 9 170.00–173.50 $172.33 $1,043 -1.84
657 value added 657 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,097 —
655–680 663 9 150.00–160.00 $156.58 $1,038 —
815 815 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,157 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 169.00 $169.00 $431 -7.00
315–325 318 16 160.00–165.00 $163.40 $520 -5.60
350–385 369 16 155.00–165.00 $161.61 $596 -3.55
400–447 418 49 145.00–162.00 $153.33 $641 -3.39
455–499 473 41 145.00–165.00 $152.24 $720 -8.82
491 value added 491 3 179.00 $179.00 $879 —
500–535 510 26 143.00–149.00 $145.24 $741 -6.26
549 value added 549 6 146.00 $146.00 $802 -12.19
550–582 563 18 135.00–150.00 $143.36 $807 -2.33
622–630 626 13 139.00–141.00 $139.93 $876 -5.07
650–682 670 14 130.00–139.00 $133.66 $896 +0.58
960 960 3 99.00 $99.00 $950 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 10 169.00–186.00 $177.31 $590 —
370–375 373 8 163.00–165.00 $164.26 $613 -9.66
403–435 419 26 160.00–184.00 $169.49 $710 -1.97
515–520 517 17 145.00–160.00 $152.29 $787 -9.37
550 550 6 159.00 $159.00 $874 +0.55
605 605 5 140.00 $140.00 $847 -9.66
685 685 5 145.00 $145.00 $993 -4.22
745 745 3 125.00 $125.00 $931 -18.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 85-90% 8 61.00 $61.00 $607 —
990–1135 1067 85-90% 29 70.00–81.00 $75.97 $811 -5.04
1100 1100 85-90% 17 84.00–98.00 $90.59 $996 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1290 1186 80-85% 15 83.00–85.00 $83.98 $996 —
1030–1510 1316 80-85% 27 102.00–109.00 $104.82 $1,379 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 75-80% 6 89.00 $89.00 $1,068 —
1425–1600 1483 75-80% 12 94.00–106.00 $98.31 $1,458 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1875 1733 10 125.00–135.00 $129.59 $2,246 —
1545–2025 1785 18 116.00–121.00 $118.84 $2,121 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 900.00 $900.00
955 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00 $700.00
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1145 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
1175–1395 1289 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,110.00–1,350.00 $1,237.50 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 117.00 $117.00 $380 —
387 387 5 119.00 $119.00 $461 —

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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.