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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 30, 2022

869 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.87/cwt ≈ $693/hd at 423 lb · 184 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.41/cwt ≈ $1,151/hd at 631 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.87/cwt -12.13 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 521 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 869 484 1,027
Feeder cattle 649 364 843
Slaughter cattle 90 65 87
Replacement cattle 130 55 97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 value added 340 5 205.00 $205.00 $697 —
355–380 368 10 185.00–200.00 $192.76 $709 -12.24
420–440 428 17 182.00–196.00 $188.22 $806 +9.38
450–485 464 20 185.00–205.00 $196.06 $910 +7.41
505–537 value added 521 10 185.00–190.00 $187.42 $976 —
509–534 521 34 164.00–185.00 $173.77 $905 -15.23
556 value added 556 16 197.00 $197.00 $1,095 —
557–590 574 10 165.00–173.00 $168.88 $969 +1.75
620–645 value added 628 25 188.00–188.50 $188.16 $1,182 —
615–640 634 25 172.00–192.00 $176.66 $1,120 —
723 value added 723 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,265 —
849 value added 849 10 160.00 $160.00 $1,358 —
855 value added 855 15 161.00 $161.00 $1,377 —
985 985 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,428 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 423 184 163.00–171.00 $163.87 $693 —
485 485 15 165.00 $165.00 $800 +5.66
505 value added 505 10 167.00–170.00 $168.50 $851 —
510–535 520 23 150.00–164.00 $157.43 $819 +7.43
562 562 6 155.00 $155.00 $871 +8.45
605–645 627 16 135.00–139.00 $137.71 $863 -0.83
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 122.00 $122.00 $531 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 7 175.00 $175.00 $560 -7.00
355–390 379 16 162.00–179.00 $174.02 $660 -8.48
420–440 427 22 161.00–175.00 $171.72 $733 -1.83
453–495 466 41 166.00–199.00 $178.31 $831 +17.36
505–535 517 38 155.00–181.00 $163.81 $847 +10.35
555–580 566 25 145.00–175.00 $160.86 $910 +7.45
615–640 622 20 157.00–177.00 $163.72 $1,018 +18.91
670 670 6 145.00 $145.00 $972 +3.00
775 775 2 119.00 $119.00 $922 —
815–830 823 10 111.00–124.00 $117.56 $968 +5.56

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1650 1490 75-80% 5 79.00–82.00 $80.73 $1,203 —
1650 1650 75-80% 7 87.00–90.00 $88.71 $1,464 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 80-85% 1 79.00 $79.00 $932 -1.99
1185–1700 1466 80-85% 10 79.00–106.00 $95.43 $1,399 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1195 1086 85-90% 10 65.00–70.00 $68.11 $740 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–2100 1757 7 110.00–119.00 $117.09 $2,057 —
1900–2115 1982 3 125.00–132.00 $128.86 $2,554 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1200–1255 1214 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 900.00–1,150.00 $1,085.38
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 910.00 $910.00
1415 1415 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
1100–1660 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 1,100.00–1,425.00 $1,207.45 -119.76

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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.