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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 16, 2022

885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.62/cwt -11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 568 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.68/cwt -4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,008/hd at 567 lb · 51 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.21/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 615 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 885 1,505 749
Feeder cattle 718 1,215 570
Slaughter cattle 145 75 89
Replacement cattle 22 215 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 175.00 $175.00 $665 -14.65
420–430 422 28 165.00–189.00 $169.37 $715 -15.59
475–485 477 28 166.00–189.00 $184.65 $881 +6.40
515–547 526 31 175.00–190.00 $184.07 $968 +8.71
550–580 562 28 166.00–177.00 $175.10 $984 +6.11
558–587 value added 574 23 175.00–185.00 $180.82 $1,038 -5.92
605–610 609 22 165.00–181.00 $167.17 $1,018 +1.42
610–646 value added 621 24 175.00–183.00 $180.67 $1,122 +0.10
680 680 9 148.00 $148.00 $1,006 -30.89
678–694 value added 685 12 168.00–177.50 $173.49 $1,188 —
701 701 11 159.00 $159.00 $1,115 -2.10
730 value added 730 15 145.00–150.00 $146.33 $1,068 —
760–792 776 10 155.00–159.00 $156.96 $1,218 +8.96
772–779 value added 777 18 151.00–158.00 $153.32 $1,191 —
820–840 826 7 150.00–157.00 $154.41 $1,275 +7.41
950 950 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,349 —
1000 value added 1000 56 151.75 $151.75 $1,518 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 165.00 $165.00 $553 +5.86
380–393 391 21 155.00–166.00 $164.47 $643 +4.26
400–420 408 26 150.00–165.00 $156.53 $639 -2.09
460–495 487 21 152.00–155.00 $154.59 $753 +1.16
515–545 527 15 135.00–158.00 $149.84 $790 -3.50
552–573 value added 558 19 160.00–162.00 $160.54 $896 -12.96
555–595 573 38 138.00–158.00 $147.16 $843 -1.34
602–615 612 23 145.00–152.00 $146.80 $898 +4.79
665–695 676 29 135.00–152.00 $140.82 $952 +0.50
730 730 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,007 ±0.00
875 875 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,172 +9.00
900 900 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,125 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 5 175.00 $175.00 $446 -8.50
430–445 433 14 165.00–175.00 $167.20 $724 -8.01
452–485 468 20 155.00–175.00 $162.95 $763 -4.11
500–535 521 37 150.00–170.00 $157.73 $822 -4.94
555–595 573 25 135.00–154.00 $146.45 $839 -13.88
602–627 610 27 142.00–150.00 $147.99 $903 -6.01
650–695 664 33 139.00–150.00 $144.41 $959 -1.33
740 740 5 138.00 $138.00 $1,021 -3.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1495 1323 75-80% 2 66.00–73.00 $69.96 $926 —
1365–1515 1435 75-80% 13 81.00–90.00 $85.31 $1,224 —
1300–1600 1455 75-80% 15 74.00–81.00 $78.17 $1,137 -8.87
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1035 1008 85-90% 14 62.00–67.00 $62.97 $635 —
1055 1055 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $570 —
1200 1200 85-90% 3 85.00 $85.00 $1,020 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1150 1140 80-85% 4 70.00–75.00 $71.22 $812 —
1250–1625 1376 80-85% 5 87.00–93.00 $90.60 $1,247 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1695 1627 7 100.00–108.00 $102.38 $1,666 —
1715–1875 1822 3 116.00–130.00 $120.39 $2,194 +0.39

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 910.00 $910.00

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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
1235–1565 1355 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 1,195.00–1,525.00 $1,382.15 —

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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.