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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 17, 2022

1,095 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.00/cwt +16.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,270/hd at 683 lb · 71 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.25/cwt +17.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 776 lb · 57 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $193.70/cwt ≈ $728/hd at 376 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,095 1,496 1,385
Feeder cattle 982 1,206 1,142
Slaughter cattle 69 165 141
Replacement cattle 44 125 102

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–395 384 8 200.00 $200.00 $768 +9.75
400–442 416 8 186.00–190.00 $188.41 $784 -3.86
420–435 value added 428 10 195.00–201.00 $198.05 $848 -7.74
450–490 471 26 168.00–199.00 $185.67 $875 +3.34
505–540 519 5 165.00–178.00 $172.59 $896 -8.88
570–598 582 13 165.00–186.00 $174.67 $1,017 +7.45
618–635 628 19 160.00–179.00 $164.92 $1,036 +7.26
683 value added 683 71 186.00 $186.00 $1,270 +4.32
715 value added 715 5 163.00 $163.00 $1,165 —
776 value added 776 57 172.25 $172.25 $1,337 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 5 165.00 $165.00 $330 —
640 640 1 137.00 $137.00 $877 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 114.00 $114.00 $502 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 5 165.00 $165.00 $454 —
335–340 337 16 155.00–166.00 $162.53 $548 —
380 380 5 159.00 $159.00 $604 +3.29
400–438 424 38 149.00–165.00 $160.12 $679 +3.54
452–495 473 33 145.00–175.00 $158.59 $750 -3.18
512–527 516 34 139.00–160.00 $154.46 $797 -3.21
550–592 573 12 139.00–148.00 $143.89 $824 -13.03
605–640 624 8 138.00–152.00 $144.60 $902 +3.31
630 value added 630 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,008 —
650–688 670 14 142.00–155.00 $149.38 $1,001 +13.71
840 840 2 115.00 $115.00 $966 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 3 130.00 $130.00 $702 —
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 5 180.00 $180.00 $432 —
290 290 4 179.00 $179.00 $519 —
315 315 5 188.00 $188.00 $592 -6.00
352–392 376 41 189.00–199.00 $193.70 $728 —
402–445 429 20 156.00–180.00 $173.09 $743 -14.00
460–495 471 23 165.00–185.00 $178.14 $839 +1.92
500–527 520 32 145.00–185.00 $170.84 $888 +6.61
550–570 560 11 155.00–160.00 $157.41 $881 -1.56
630–645 632 13 145.00–160.00 $147.35 $931 -13.42
650 650 3 150.00 $150.00 $975 —
730 730 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,022 —
770–790 781 7 126.00–135.00 $129.80 $1,014 -0.20
800–810 808 6 120.00–132.00 $130.02 $1,051 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 136.00 $136.00 $660 —
685 685 1 116.00 $116.00 $795 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1190 1123 80-85% 4 72.00–74.00 $72.53 $815 —
1020–1400 1199 80-85% 9 77.00–81.00 $79.37 $952 -1.47
1200–1400 1342 80-85% 6 90.00–101.00 $94.35 $1,266 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1700 1469 75-80% 16 79.00–85.00 $83.23 $1,223 +0.57
1700–1800 1733 75-80% 3 90.00–95.00 $92.67 $1,606 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1100 992 85-90% 6 69.00–75.00 $72.46 $719 —
1200–1350 1275 85-90% 2 78.00–81.00 $79.41 $1,012 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1700 1550 2 95.00–100.00 $97.26 $1,508 —
1700–1900 1793 7 111.00–118.00 $115.76 $2,076 —
1905–2100 1985 3 125.00–128.00 $126.70 $2,515 —

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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) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1100–1450 1336 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,000.00–1,450.00 $1,251.07

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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
1190–1400 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,450.00–1,700.00 $1,625.44 +299.02

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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.