Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 4, 2023

740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $193.57/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 547 lb · 94 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $176.06/cwt +14.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 674 lb · 81 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.39/cwt +7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,355/hd at 735 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	740	997	1,986
Feeder cattle	609	854	1,666
Slaughter cattle	97	104	175
Replacement cattle	34	39	145

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 500lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	212.50	$212.50	$659	-8.82
350–375 fancy	362	8	250.00–270.00	$265.33	$960	+26.33
375–392	385	8	230.00–242.50	$238.84	$920	+27.62
400–430	418	8	222.50–236.00	$230.34	$963	+15.06
427–444 fancy	439	7	251.00–252.00	$251.72	$1,105	+15.24
470 fancy	470	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,100	+4.55
470–490	477	5	200.00–217.00	$208.86	$996	-9.28
515–546 value added	541	18	226.00–232.50	$227.92	$1,233	+7.09
550–574	569	8	202.00–215.00	$211.83	$1,205	+15.71
612–635 value added	617	5	203.00–207.00	$206.18	$1,272	+3.66
605–648	640	13	187.00–200.00	$193.77	$1,240	+8.41
650–696	679	14	180.00–187.00	$185.13	$1,257	+3.32
700–730	709	5	170.00–178.00	$174.57	$1,238	+4.58
715–742 value added	739	33	185.00–186.00	$185.88	$1,374	+7.39
750–775 value added	766	13	178.00–180.00	$179.07	$1,372	—
755–792	780	6	173.50	$173.50	$1,353	+3.74
825	825	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,336	-4.00
850	850	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,377	+10.80

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	190.00	$190.00	$627	-3.69
395	395	1	210.00	$210.00	$830	—
405	405	1	212.50	$212.50	$861	+21.36
577–578	578	5	195.00–196.00	$195.60	$1,131	+17.18
605	605	1	165.00	$165.00	$998	-7.00
650	650	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,124	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	2	170.00	$170.00	$910	—
560	560	1	170.00	$170.00	$952	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	197.00	$197.00	$778	—
505	505	1	175.00	$175.00	$884	+15.00
615	615	1	145.00	$145.00	$892	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–360	357	10	195.00–202.50	$199.51	$712	-1.67
382–398 fancy	392	5	210.00	$210.00	$823	-5.40
413 fancy	413	12	215.00	$215.00	$888	+12.73
410–430	418	7	200.00–205.00	$202.82	$848	+12.93
450–489	469	21	200.00–215.00	$206.41	$968	+18.35
474 fancy	474	4	217.00	$217.00	$1,029	+17.00
505–548	531	6	165.00–180.00	$170.84	$907	-12.34
512–549 value added	548	88	189.00–195.25	$195.12	$1,069	-0.97
550–588	573	13	172.50–185.00	$179.99	$1,031	+9.83
610 value added	610	4	178.00	$178.00	$1,086	+9.35
600–630	613	8	160.00–170.00	$166.75	$1,022	+4.64
674 value added	674	75	176.75	$176.75	$1,191	—
655–690	678	6	160.00–172.00	$167.43	$1,135	+6.03
753–760	756	5	147.00–154.00	$151.79	$1,148	—
835	835	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,252	+14.99
1005	1005	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,226	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	474	7	180.00–192.50	$186.29	$883	+13.02
520	520	1	162.50	$162.50	$845	+3.30
590	590	2	141.00	$141.00	$832	-10.86
695	695	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,042	+9.00
740	740	1	125.00	$125.00	$925	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496	496	3	175.00	$175.00	$868	—
675	675	1	135.00	$135.00	$911	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	175.00–177.50	$176.25	$511	—
570	570	1	130.00	$130.00	$741	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	4	212.50	$212.50	$659	-12.15
332 fancy	332	2	240.00	$240.00	$797	—
368–380	370	7	217.50–232.50	$221.33	$819	-4.27
445	445	2	217.50	$217.50	$968	+5.85
460–498	483	21	205.00–225.00	$210.04	$1,014	+1.46
510	510	2	209.00–210.00	$209.50	$1,068	+10.12
550–590	575	4	182.50–196.00	$189.71	$1,091	+12.51
630–635	634	5	170.00–187.50	$177.58	$1,126	+0.32
655–685	675	3	155.00–165.00	$161.77	$1,092	-10.84
700	700	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,204	+18.66
795	795	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,113	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	197.50	$197.50	$839	—
555	555	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	$957	+12.50

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	170.00	$170.00	$799	—
545	545	1	162.50	$162.50	$886	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	165.00	$165.00	$833	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1405	1191	80-85%	14	88.00–112.00	$93.22	$1,110	—
1115–1282	1226	80-85%	3	75.00–75.50	$75.35	$924	+2.68
1075–1410	1230	80-85%	18	78.00–86.00	$83.28	$1,024	+1.73

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–900	830	85-90%	2	44.00–45.00	$44.54	$370	—
720–1170	939	85-90%	11	62.00–74.00	$68.55	$644	-9.96
810–1040	947	85-90%	10	75.00–85.00	$80.08	$758	+1.57
840–1310	963	85-90%	6	50.00–60.00	$53.07	$511	+9.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1680	1540	75-80%	8	86.00–95.00	$88.09	$1,357	-2.39
1590–1720	1655	75-80%	2	84.00	$84.00	$1,390	+5.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–2145	1663	5	100.50–109.00	$105.67	$1,757	+0.32
1540–1825	1666	4	115.00–127.00	$122.52	$2,041	+17.17

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1020–1105	1063	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	725.00–925.00	$829.00
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1135–1385	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	950.00–1,150.00	$1,064.60
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	985.00	$985.00
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,285.00	$1,285.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	4	134.50	$134.50	$713	—

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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.