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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 10, 2022

795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.55/cwt +27.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,414/hd at 834 lb · 79 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.94/cwt +8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,502/hd at 879 lb · 62 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.10/cwt +6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 573 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 795 1,610 1,065
Feeder cattle 681 1,407 850
Slaughter cattle 85 155 135
Replacement cattle 29 48 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steer and heifer calves sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 5 192.00 $192.00 $614 -24.00
405–435 420 24 190.00–212.00 $201.85 $848 +7.88
473–475 474 18 170.00–191.00 $178.19 $845 —
500–535 516 22 163.00–186.00 $177.41 $915 +2.28
550 value added 550 5 165.00 $165.00 $908 -23.00
590 590 9 162.00–173.00 $165.67 $977 -7.50
615–631 value added 627 23 165.00–172.00 $169.82 $1,065 -3.66
636 636 5 166.00 $166.00 $1,056 +10.06
676–680 value added 677 25 165.00–167.00 $166.16 $1,125 -6.84
661–690 680 17 160.00–162.00 $160.69 $1,093 -6.06
725 725 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,109 —
760 value added 760 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,216 -3.00
760 760 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,178 —
812–839 value added 834 79 159.00–171.75 $169.55 $1,414 +27.55
870 value added 870 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,348 -10.00
879 879 59 171.75 $171.75 $1,510 +21.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 5 172.00 $172.00 $370 —
260 260 5 150.00 $150.00 $390 -22.00
328–345 337 10 165.00–175.00 $169.87 $572 —
430–441 437 17 135.00–165.00 $152.53 $667 -11.20
465–487 474 18 130.00–150.00 $142.98 $678 -13.54
505–545 521 14 149.00–181.00 $161.37 $841 +13.97
550–593 573 43 138.00–158.00 $151.10 $866 +6.23
600–610 604 13 135.00–152.00 $143.42 $866 -1.39
655–690 679 15 136.00–149.00 $140.09 $951 +4.99
715–735 728 8 133.00–139.00 $135.21 $984 -2.34
733 value added 733 18 147.00 $147.00 $1,078 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 5 185.00 $185.00 $546 -7.10
375 375 5 185.00 $185.00 $694 +8.01
415–440 428 10 175.00–198.00 $186.16 $797 +22.52
455–490 473 32 167.50–195.00 $175.42 $830 +10.84
507–535 524 15 152.00–170.00 $159.09 $834 +2.51
550–595 579 20 145.00–155.00 $149.23 $864 -9.53
600 600 5 145.00 $145.00 $870 -3.09
655–690 670 15 136.00–156.00 $149.15 $999 +1.11

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $693 —
1125–1355 1257 80-85% 9 66.00–70.00 $67.93 $854 —
1255–1355 1312 80-85% 6 73.00–80.00 $74.96 $983 -0.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1355 1320 75-80% 4 71.00–73.00 $72.27 $954 —
1235–1625 1412 75-80% 7 66.00–69.00 $67.36 $951 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–2150 1819 6 95.00–99.00 $97.11 $1,766 —
1655–2100 1847 3 109.00–114.00 $110.61 $2,043 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1355 1243 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 855.00–995.00 $956.72
1250–1300 1283 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,133.77
1450–1550 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,355.00 $1,274.92

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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
1375–1455 1395 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,325.00–1,555.00 $1,384.97 —

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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.