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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 15, 2022

1,325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.61/cwt +11.18 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 507 lb · 51 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.41/cwt -2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 465 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $162.12/cwt +7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 467 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,325 1,495 815
Feeder cattle 1,098 1,325 685
Slaughter cattle 117 145 85
Replacement cattle 110 25 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher;

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 10 179.00 $179.00 $456 -6.18
300–330 306 24 177.50–200.00 $194.95 $597 +10.43
365–380 372 25 179.00–190.00 $185.05 $688 +2.44
400–420 409 34 170.00–182.00 $176.56 $722 —
450–475 461 32 155.00–180.00 $168.73 $778 -3.24
500–520 507 27 172.00–175.00 $173.81 $881 +15.95
500–540 value added 508 24 178.00–183.00 $181.89 $924 -3.11
550–565 556 28 160.00–182.00 $167.20 $930 -2.24
600–615 605 31 136.00–152.00 $150.10 $908 —
683 683 11 150.00 $150.00 $1,024 -9.14
730 value added 730 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,168 —
890 890 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,210 —
1078 value added 1078 56 146.00 $146.00 $1,574 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 365 15 155.00–161.00 $158.56 $579 +5.84
400–445 421 20 130.00–155.00 $143.40 $604 -6.46
450–497 465 50 133.00–152.00 $146.41 $681 -2.34
540–545 541 23 136.00–145.00 $137.97 $746 -3.17
550–585 559 22 131.00–150.00 $142.11 $794 -1.99
602–640 629 26 126.00–141.00 $133.75 $841 —
700 700 5 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
790 790 6 113.00 $113.00 $893 —
855 855 5 119.00 $119.00 $1,017 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 3 114.00 $114.00 $656 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 182.00 $182.00 $673 +14.42
430–445 438 15 165.00–188.00 $176.54 $773 +10.70
450–495 467 38 151.00–172.00 $162.12 $757 +7.12
539–540 539 17 139.00–155.00 $144.65 $780 -16.64
550 550 24 131.00–155.00 $150.00 $825 -6.22
615–620 616 24 130.00–139.00 $137.11 $845 -16.73
650–675 668 19 125.00–135.00 $127.56 $852 -4.37
760 760 5 126.00 $126.00 $958 —
835 835 5 116.00 $116.00 $969 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1200 1197 80-85% 3 68.00–69.00 $68.67 $822 —
1090–1350 1243 80-85% 12 70.00–75.00 $71.69 $891 -21.05
1185–1650 1348 80-85% 13 81.00–90.00 $85.61 $1,154 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1500 1450 75-80% 2 63.00–65.00 $64.03 $928 —
1190–1655 1500 75-80% 3 77.00–80.00 $77.79 $1,167 —
1300–1700 1529 75-80% 9 69.00–72.00 $70.45 $1,077 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1190 1081 85-90% 9 58.00–66.00 $63.05 $682 —
1300–1375 1338 85-90% 2 71.00–75.00 $73.06 $978 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1311–1500 1420 3 101.00–105.00 $103.64 $1,472 —
1350–1850 1500 4 90.00–93.00 $91.03 $1,365 —
1550–2100 1983 9 111.00–117.00 $115.80 $2,296 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,155.00 $1,155.00
1100–1400 1223 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 900.00–1,250.00 $1,029.74
1200–1300 1233 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 975.00–1,250.00 $1,071.62

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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
1100–1600 1364 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 25 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,313.12 —

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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.