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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 12, 2022

879 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.75/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 521 lb · 65 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.22/cwt ≈ $1,415/hd at 851 lb · 65 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.14/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 630 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 879 1,625 1,185
Feeder cattle 799 1,355 911
Slaughter cattle 65 215 135
Replacement cattle 15 55 139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 5 185.00 $185.00 $500 -17.00
350–355 351 17 170.00–200.00 $194.64 $683 —
370 value added 370 5 202.00 $202.00 $747 —
450–480 value added 462 18 180.00–190.00 $185.96 $859 —
455–470 463 15 165.00–185.00 $176.27 $816 +2.90
516–520 value added 517 19 189.00–192.00 $189.48 $980 —
500–540 522 46 165.00–182.00 $172.90 $903 -2.87
590–595 594 22 165.00–169.00 $168.10 $999 +10.55
617–647 value added 630 63 156.00–171.00 $167.14 $1,053 -2.30
670–690 675 20 153.00–155.00 $154.49 $1,043 —
661–681 value added 677 41 160.00–165.50 $163.82 $1,109 +0.43
705–735 value added 717 11 155.00–160.00 $158.15 $1,134 —
801–841 value added 812 21 151.00–159.00 $156.63 $1,272 —
840 840 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,025 -20.00
851–875 value added 851 65 149.00–166.50 $166.22 $1,415 —
960 960 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,296 ±0.00
983 value added 983 19 144.50 $144.50 $1,420 —
1123 value added 1123 49 154.00 $154.00 $1,729 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 161.00 $161.00 $555 -16.50
420–445 431 21 145.00–158.00 $150.55 $649 -0.27
446 value added 446 5 173.00 $173.00 $772 —
485–488 487 26 150.00–161.00 $158.90 $774 +10.80
500–525 518 19 145.00–153.00 $150.97 $782 +5.95
520–527 value added 523 32 155.00–170.00 $160.30 $838 +6.37
566–580 value added 573 34 151.00–174.00 $162.64 $932 —
588 588 4 149.00 $149.00 $876 +8.10
609–618 value added 614 28 149.00–150.00 $149.50 $918 -3.75
626 626 6 142.00 $142.00 $889 +0.42
655 value added 655 11 145.00 $145.00 $950 —
730 730 3 120.00 $120.00 $876 -22.64
800 800 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,080 —
881 value added 881 13 145.25 $145.25 $1,280 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–437 431 10 160.00–165.00 $162.53 $701 -12.39
455–490 473 15 168.00–176.00 $172.92 $818 +10.13
505–545 532 15 149.00–165.00 $156.46 $832 -4.59
566–580 570 19 153.00–165.00 $161.78 $922 +1.26
680 680 34 150.00 $150.00 $1,020 +7.74
727 727 17 132.00 $132.00 $960 -7.00
900 900 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,035 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1700 1494 75-80% 8 67.00–69.00 $68.01 $1,016 -0.87
1400–1650 1525 75-80% 2 71.00–76.00 $73.70 $1,124 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1365 1323 80-85% 3 79.00–83.00 $81.06 $1,072 -0.81
1300–1450 1365 80-85% 5 66.00–69.00 $67.86 $926 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1200 1050 85-90% 2 61.00–64.00 $62.71 $658 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $671 —
1195–1200 1198 85-90% 2 66.00–71.00 $68.49 $821 -2.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1601 1551 3 103.00–105.00 $103.62 $1,607 +4.95
1550–2100 1825 2 117.00–118.00 $117.42 $2,143 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.