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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 21, 2023

1,120 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.52/cwt -0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 571 lb · 74 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $205.44/cwt +8.68 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 477 lb · 70 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $171.79/cwt +7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 424 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,120 918 849
Feeder cattle 985 815 684
Slaughter cattle 90 19 85
Replacement cattle 45 84 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 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
320–343 fancy 334 5 210.00–220.00 $215.32 $719 +0.39
362 fancy 362 2 219.00 $219.00 $793 -6.18
370 370 1 197.50 $197.50 $731 -0.80
411–425 fancy 419 15 210.00–220.00 $214.58 $899 +1.71
412–440 429 7 195.00–206.00 $201.98 $866 +8.13
458–498 474 23 185.00–200.00 $195.64 $927 +4.75
453–494 fancy 479 47 201.00–215.50 $210.24 $1,007 +0.76
507–517 value added 514 10 191.00–195.00 $193.71 $996 -10.13
500–545 522 20 174.00–187.00 $181.46 $947 -8.40
555 value added 555 13 195.00 $195.00 $1,082 -0.39
550–588 572 30 170.00–187.00 $179.68 $1,028 -3.53
607 value added 607 16 180.00 $180.00 $1,093 -0.54
615–640 630 6 162.50–176.00 $171.09 $1,078 ±0.00
650–680 669 10 163.00–172.50 $169.86 $1,136 +0.53
700 value added 700 6 168.00 $168.00 $1,176 —
700–745 728 20 154.00–165.00 $162.80 $1,185 +2.97
750–795 762 27 157.00–166.00 $161.98 $1,234 -1.04
840 840 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,277 —
895 895 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,253 -15.00
910 910 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,183 -4.00
1025 1025 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,363 —
1070 1070 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–530 528 2 164.00–170.00 $167.01 $882 -2.99
610 610 1 154.00 $154.00 $939 —
785–797 793 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,150 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 153.00 $153.00 $597 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 3 165.00 $165.00 $368 +15.00
260–295 276 5 167.50–172.50 $169.89 $469 +16.15
300–340 312 12 165.00–176.00 $170.19 $531 +4.04
355–390 371 15 165.00–178.00 $172.03 $638 +2.06
355–385 fancy 374 9 182.00–183.00 $182.68 $683 +2.68
400–435 fancy 421 7 181.00–184.00 $182.54 $768 +2.06
400–448 425 38 160.00–179.00 $169.81 $722 +10.68
460–476 fancy 471 5 172.50–174.00 $173.09 $815 -11.65
453–496 475 40 157.50–171.00 $163.68 $777 +0.59
504 value added 504 5 166.00 $166.00 $837 -4.00
500–545 525 37 150.00–164.00 $159.06 $835 +0.20
555–595 571 61 145.00–159.50 $154.29 $881 -2.05
567–573 value added 571 13 161.00–162.00 $161.31 $921 —
600–615 607 5 140.00–150.00 $143.28 $870 -6.29
630 value added 630 9 154.00 $154.00 $970 -4.00
652–680 672 10 142.00–148.00 $146.39 $984 +1.10
715–718 717 8 144.00–147.00 $145.50 $1,043 +10.50
750–760 755 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 -2.00
757 value added 757 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,196 —
800 800 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,032 —
960 960 1 100.00 $100.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 157.50 $157.50 $438 —
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 -5.00
370 370 2 145.00–150.00 $147.50 $546 -4.50
400–430 406 5 140.00–151.00 $147.56 $599 —
510–545 520 5 135.00–146.00 $137.89 $717 +0.03
555–570 563 2 135.00 $135.00 $760 -6.00
625–630 628 2 130.00–134.00 $132.01 $829 -0.02
665–683 679 5 131.00–133.00 $131.69 $894 +1.69
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–510 505 2 122.50–125.00 $123.76 $625 —
567–575 570 3 120.00–122.00 $121.33 $692 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 140.00 $140.00 $378 —
330 330 1 125.00 $125.00 $412 -19.00
430 430 1 120.00 $120.00 $516 —
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 180.00 $180.00 $378 +10.00
282–290 285 3 170.00–182.50 $178.26 $508 +8.26
300–340 320 2 180.00–194.00 $187.44 $600 +11.64
330–342 fancy 336 5 197.50–210.00 $205.09 $689 +0.66
363–397 fancy 381 13 205.00–218.00 $214.50 $817 +8.72
365–395 382 5 185.00–200.00 $194.52 $743 +1.56
400–415 fancy 405 9 203.00–220.00 $214.72 $870 +23.72
405–443 425 9 183.00–200.00 $194.77 $828 +17.61
450–496 478 19 176.00–192.50 $185.36 $886 -0.86
488 fancy 488 3 196.00 $196.00 $956 -3.38
500–545 521 18 150.00–176.00 $163.95 $854 -8.60
542 fancy 542 2 180.00 $180.00 $976 -6.42
552–597 568 18 154.00–169.00 $161.55 $918 -8.98
615 fancy 615 1 162.00 $162.00 $996 -3.00
608–640 620 12 145.00–160.00 $155.61 $965 +2.35
657–687 672 4 152.00–160.00 $156.09 $1,049 +11.84
700–735 713 3 133.00–142.50 $138.42 $987 +3.42
760–770 763 3 133.00–135.00 $134.00 $1,022 +3.63
815 815 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,043 +2.00
855–890 873 2 102.00–117.00 $109.65 $957 -6.35
905 905 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 175.00 $175.00 $648 +15.00
410–445 428 2 177.50–180.00 $178.70 $765 —
490 490 1 158.00 $158.00 $774 —
505–527 520 3 146.00–147.50 $147.01 $764 —
560–591 586 6 135.00–147.00 $140.38 $823 -8.34
725 725 2 125.00 $125.00 $906 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 175.00 $175.00 $508 —
390 390 2 135.00 $135.00 $526 +5.00
415–445 430 2 162.00–167.50 $164.65 $708 —
495 495 1 130.00 $130.00 $644 —
642 642 2 128.00 $128.00 $822 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1400 1205 80-85% 5 77.00–84.00 $80.70 $972 +9.06
1150–1410 1256 80-85% 7 61.00–66.00 $64.17 $806 —
1075–1495 1282 80-85% 15 67.50–76.50 $71.24 $913 -12.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–920 915 85-90% 2 54.00–58.00 $55.99 $512 —
880–985 923 85-90% 3 68.00–72.00 $70.37 $650 —
840–1145 993 85-90% 8 60.00–67.00 $61.54 $611 -2.36
955–1160 1073 85-90% 4 35.00–45.00 $39.45 $423 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1510 1483 75-80% 2 80.50–85.00 $82.79 $1,228 +14.79
1250–2080 1519 75-80% 10 71.50–74.50 $73.23 $1,112 -6.92
1390–1695 1519 75-80% 4 66.00–69.00 $67.79 $1,030 -12.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–2630 1551 7 78.00–90.00 $84.47 $1,310 —
1585–2010 1773 4 94.00–98.00 $96.00 $1,702 —
1565–1900 1785 3 103.00–109.00 $106.89 $1,908 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1080 963 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–725.00 $710.97
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 860.00 $860.00
1100–1660 1231 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 775.00–1,300.00 $1,007.44
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1110–1860 1477 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 900.00–1,325.00 $1,131.43
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–945 878 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 575.00–600.00 $586.54

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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
920–965 938 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,475.00 $1,330.11 —
1045–1120 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1410 1410 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1585 1585 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,485.00 $1,485.00 —

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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.