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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 22, 2022

1,422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.75/cwt +33.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,450/hd at 854 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.82/cwt +16.09 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 472 lb · 52 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $135.14/cwt +7.58 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 657 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,422 1,325 1,086
Feeder cattle 1,222 1,098 902
Slaughter cattle 145 117 118
Replacement cattle 55 110 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 321 13 190.00–200.00 $194.34 $624 -0.61
360–396 374 15 190.00–200.00 $194.86 $729 +9.81
400–435 418 24 172.00–195.00 $185.27 $774 +8.71
450–488 470 38 180.00–192.00 $185.05 $870 +16.32
465–486 value added 477 14 175.00–196.00 $184.19 $879 —
500–510 506 24 180.00–182.00 $180.74 $915 +6.93
528–535 value added 531 11 179.00–190.00 $184.04 $977 +2.15
550–590 575 32 149.00–175.00 $165.09 $949 -2.11
588 value added 588 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,053 —
602–645 621 9 162.50–164.00 $163.31 $1,014 +13.21
660 value added 660 12 174.00 $174.00 $1,148 —
670–690 685 22 155.00–168.00 $157.89 $1,082 +7.89
700 700 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,071 —
735 value added 735 6 165.50 $165.50 $1,216 +5.50
783 value added 783 25 166.75 $166.75 $1,306 —
795 795 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,192 —
800 800 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,240 —
854 value added 854 65 169.75 $169.75 $1,450 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 5 170.00 $170.00 $434 —
386–396 392 17 159.00–168.00 $163.19 $640 +4.63
410–443 436 22 143.00–165.00 $147.71 $644 +4.31
450–479 457 40 139.00–156.00 $152.48 $697 +6.07
508 value added 508 8 160.50 $160.50 $815 —
513–537 524 34 137.00–153.00 $146.86 $770 +8.89
576–585 578 29 151.00–155.00 $153.69 $888 +11.58
615–648 value added 625 14 154.00–158.00 $155.40 $971 —
620–640 630 13 140.00–149.00 $144.62 $911 +10.87
650 value added 650 7 146.00 $146.00 $949 —
780–791 787 9 115.00–119.00 $116.32 $915 +3.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 5 178.00 $178.00 $552 —
396 396 6 195.00 $195.00 $772 +13.00
415–442 431 20 179.00–188.00 $182.17 $785 +5.63
460–495 487 21 173.00–175.00 $173.45 $845 +11.33
510–527 516 24 145.00–169.00 $163.08 $841 +18.43
565–595 579 21 148.00–164.00 $154.66 $895 +4.66
650–675 657 42 130.00–145.00 $135.14 $888 +7.58
810 810 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,256 +39.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1400 1322 75-80% 9 68.00–69.00 $68.76 $909 —
1350–1750 1620 75-80% 9 70.00–75.00 $72.91 $1,181 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1100 1063 85-90% 8 64.00–65.00 $64.24 $683 +1.19
1250–1350 1310 85-90% 5 70.00–72.00 $71.24 $933 -1.82
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1295 1231 80-85% 5 67.00–70.00 $68.26 $840 -3.43
1300–1400 1350 80-85% 3 76.00–81.00 $78.63 $1,062 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1650 1517 3 90.00–92.00 $90.73 $1,376 -0.30
1450–1950 1667 3 109.00–117.00 $112.12 $1,869 —
1750–1850 1800 4 98.00–103.00 $101.27 $1,823 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1100 1011 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 800.00–925.00 $865.67
935–1200 1041 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 960.00–1,225.00 $1,084.03
1455 1455 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,020.00 $1,020.00

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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
1145–1550 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,329.98 —

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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.