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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 18, 2023

810 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.92/cwt +3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,401/hd at 829 lb · 82 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.51/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,468/hd at 866 lb · 69 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.69/cwt ≈ $1,490/hd at 905 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 810 1,294 1,584
Feeder cattle 729 1,112 1,384
Slaughter cattle 47 138 125
Replacement cattle 34 44 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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
225 225 1 220.00 $220.00 $495 —
335 335 1 222.50 $222.50 $745 +5.36
365–385 373 5 215.00–228.00 $223.11 $832 +4.11
365–395 fancy 389 5 233.00–237.00 $233.75 $909 -5.08
405–445 fancy 427 5 230.00–236.00 $233.03 $995 +3.06
420–442 436 4 210.00–217.50 $212.44 $926 +6.28
450–480 fancy 460 9 220.00–236.00 $225.13 $1,036 -5.19
475–498 491 8 201.00–217.50 $208.16 $1,022 +4.13
502–530 value added 508 10 214.00–217.50 $214.99 $1,092 +1.39
512–540 528 11 193.00–208.00 $199.57 $1,054 +5.76
550–598 576 14 184.00–195.00 $189.08 $1,089 -14.90
595 value added 595 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,196 —
620–642 633 11 170.00–186.00 $181.87 $1,151 +1.57
660–697 673 24 171.00–182.00 $177.81 $1,197 +11.47
674 value added 674 22 186.50 $186.50 $1,257 +2.50
706–747 723 16 163.50–173.50 $170.63 $1,234 +4.80
750–775 758 11 158.00–172.00 $168.78 $1,279 +4.77
812–839 827 22 164.00–168.00 $165.97 $1,373 —
830 value added 830 60 170.00 $170.00 $1,411 +4.25
865 value added 865 67 170.00 $170.00 $1,470 +7.00
890–895 893 2 152.50–154.00 $153.25 $1,369 -8.40
903 value added 903 56 165.75 $165.75 $1,497 —
915–940 926 4 142.00–156.00 $149.78 $1,387 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 185.00 $185.00 $768 —
490 490 1 187.50 $187.50 $919 —
520–540 530 2 183.00–184.00 $183.49 $972 +2.74
565 565 1 175.00 $175.00 $989 -10.00
620 620 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,023 +7.00
670 670 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,072 —
835 835 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,169 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1795 1795 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,759 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 197.50 $197.50 $474 +5.96
300–340 319 5 180.00–190.00 $184.47 $588 -2.86
360 fancy 360 1 200.00 $200.00 $720 +5.07
351–396 377 8 180.00–191.00 $186.48 $703 +5.13
404–445 416 31 170.00–191.00 $182.72 $760 +7.31
460–485 fancy 470 13 188.00–190.00 $188.92 $888 —
450–495 472 10 170.00–184.00 $176.63 $834 -0.94
508 value added 508 7 185.50 $185.50 $942 +9.31
500–540 522 25 160.00–177.00 $169.74 $886 +1.25
550–595 573 21 154.00–170.00 $165.23 $947 -1.04
600 value added 600 12 167.00 $167.00 $1,002 —
630–645 635 4 152.50–166.00 $159.37 $1,012 -3.71
659 value added 659 27 166.00 $166.00 $1,094 —
662–699 679 16 145.00–159.50 $153.39 $1,042 +0.51
706–745 713 9 144.00–153.00 $151.42 $1,080 +19.81
783 value added 783 23 153.50 $153.50 $1,202 —
835 835 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,190 +5.50
925 925 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 170.00 $170.00 $570 -3.30
390 390 1 165.00 $165.00 $644 +2.50
405–435 410 7 150.00–162.50 $158.84 $651 -5.66
455–495 485 12 150.00–164.00 $160.51 $778 -1.15
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 -15.00
555 555 1 140.00 $140.00 $777 -9.75
645 645 1 142.50 $142.50 $919 —
670–690 680 2 145.00 $145.00 $986 +15.73
785 785 1 114.00 $114.00 $895 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 2 182.50–197.50 $189.92 $433 —
262 262 2 215.00 $215.00 $563 +12.50
335 335 1 222.50 $222.50 $745 +9.33
358 fancy 358 3 225.00 $225.00 $806 -4.12
356–396 376 6 200.00 $200.00 $752 -10.06
410–445 428 2 195.00–212.50 $203.39 $871 -1.33
477–480 478 3 172.00–182.50 $178.99 $856 -8.73
520–545 533 4 177.50–186.00 $179.58 $957 -3.62
560–570 563 3 175.00–183.00 $180.30 $1,015 +7.36
635 635 1 155.00 $155.00 $984 -1.80
655 655 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,153 +26.41
730 730 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,095 -11.00
750 750 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 180.00 $180.00 $693 —
450 450 1 185.00 $185.00 $832 +9.41
565–570 567 3 152.50–162.50 $159.15 $902 —
605 605 2 142.50–145.00 $143.75 $870 —
690 690 3 134.00 $134.00 $925 -11.00
745 745 1 120.00 $120.00 $894 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 154.00 $154.00 $878 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 122.50 $122.50 $778 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1300 1102 80-85% 8 74.00–80.00 $77.38 $853 —
1020–1250 1144 80-85% 9 81.00–99.00 $89.45 $1,023 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1020 875 85-90% 2 50.00–54.00 $52.33 $458 —
870–925 898 85-90% 2 40.00–45.00 $42.58 $382 —
855–1065 989 85-90% 8 68.00–75.00 $72.40 $716 +18.87
875–1325 1032 85-90% 3 60.00–64.00 $62.58 $646 -0.43
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1780 1564 75-80% 5 81.00–89.00 $83.86 $1,312 ±0.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–2330 1598 3 100.00–104.00 $102.70 $1,641 —
1690–2155 1845 4 108.00–118.00 $114.51 $2,113 +3.54

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1250 1092 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 950.00–1,350.00 $1,205.52
1080–1135 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 850.00–1,035.00 $920.95
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,150.00 $1,150.00
1330 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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.