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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 3, 2022

809 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $168.73/cwt -22.71 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 511 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $186.90/cwt -4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 476 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.56/cwt -6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 457 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 809 1,559 526
Feeder cattle 669 1,305 450
Slaughter cattle 85 175 47
Replacement cattle 55 79 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold this week were fully steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 11 220.00 $220.00 $528 —
300 300 5 190.00 $190.00 $570 -22.24
370–383 379 19 163.00–203.00 $191.28 $725 -26.24
420–445 441 13 195.00–205.00 $196.46 $866 -6.16
450–460 456 15 175.00–203.00 $192.26 $877 -6.13
505–510 507 16 170.00–202.00 $191.93 $973 +6.66
555 555 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,027 +2.70
600–615 607 16 175.00–195.50 $182.79 $1,110 -3.54
770 770 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,263 —
805 805 11 145.00–159.00 $151.36 $1,218 —
965 965 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,438 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–398 387 21 173.00–175.00 $173.97 $673 -5.44
405–440 415 22 160.00–170.00 $164.85 $684 -1.00
450–470 457 26 160.00–175.00 $167.56 $766 -6.69
507–540 521 22 155.00–165.00 $159.67 $832 -5.20
563–597 573 18 160.00–170.00 $165.81 $950 +3.20
612–640 632 7 155.00 $155.00 $980 -2.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–397 379 10 175.00–200.00 $188.11 $713 -8.05
405–415 408 16 182.00–195.00 $190.87 $779 -4.62
460–495 476 30 175.00–195.00 $186.90 $890 -4.39
500–532 511 39 155.00–179.00 $168.73 $862 -22.71
551 551 5 175.00 $175.00 $964 -5.79
626–645 634 20 155.00–179.00 $166.98 $1,059 -8.38
650–653 652 11 169.00–175.00 $171.72 $1,120 —
815 815 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,508 +60.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 80-85% 1 76.00 $76.00 $885 —
1135–1200 1177 80-85% 6 79.00–88.00 $83.41 $982 —
1110–1400 1268 80-85% 6 89.00–101.50 $91.31 $1,158 -3.69
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1650 1503 75-80% 9 83.00–87.00 $85.01 $1,278 —
1550 1550 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,209 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1230 1147 85-90% 5 60.00–70.00 $65.01 $746 —
1190–1200 1195 85-90% 2 50.00–59.00 $54.52 $652 —
1200 1200 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $900 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1900 1663 4 110.00–120.00 $114.08 $1,897 -5.24
1750–1900 1863 4 125.00–130.00 $126.68 $2,360 —
2255 2255 1 99.00 $99.00 $2,232 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,020.00 $1,020.00
1155–1300 1222 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,250.00–1,400.00 $1,300.74

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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
1315 1315 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1182–1575 1375 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 19 1,185.00–1,700.00 $1,573.62 —

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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.