Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 11, 2023

1,646 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $173.70/cwt -2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 686 lb · 127 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $190.88/cwt +6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,362/hd at 713 lb · 95 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $227.88/cwt +16.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,310/hd at 575 lb · 92 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,646	740	198
Feeder cattle	1,488	609	163
Slaughter cattle	102	97	35
Replacement cattle	56	34	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with feeder steers over 600lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher with feeder heifers over 650lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand for all classes of feeders. 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
295	295	1	240.00	$240.00	$708	—
310–333 fancy	327	4	265.00–273.00	$271.11	$887	—
315–340	331	6	232.50–250.00	$241.26	$799	+28.76
380	380	2	242.50–257.50	$250.00	$950	+11.16
380–387 fancy	386	6	260.00–271.00	$269.19	$1,039	+3.86
407–425 fancy	415	18	250.00–267.50	$258.46	$1,073	+6.74
400–445	429	16	222.50–246.00	$237.44	$1,019	+7.10
451–487	470	20	214.00–231.00	$221.09	$1,039	+12.23
471–487 fancy	475	18	237.00–243.00	$239.12	$1,136	+5.12
500–540	518	30	207.50–228.00	$220.88	$1,144	—
506–549 value added	531	42	232.00–243.50	$238.00	$1,264	+10.08
559–592 value added	574	70	229.00–241.00	$232.84	$1,337	—
556–592	578	22	200.00–225.00	$212.09	$1,226	+0.26
605–645	620	13	195.00–213.00	$204.39	$1,267	+10.62
606–632 value added	623	24	218.00–224.50	$219.93	$1,370	+13.75
660–695	680	34	190.00–200.00	$195.22	$1,327	+10.09
710–720 value added	713	74	192.00–193.00	$192.01	$1,369	+6.13
707–735	715	21	186.00–191.00	$186.90	$1,336	+12.33
755–792	773	12	170.00–182.00	$178.23	$1,378	+4.73
810–830	816	14	170.00–174.50	$173.85	$1,419	+11.85
850–895	868	4	157.00–167.00	$161.46	$1,401	-0.54
905 value added	905	61	170.50	$170.50	$1,543	—
919	919	6	163.00	$163.00	$1,498	—
953 value added	953	4	164.00	$164.00	$1,563	—
975–990	981	4	146.00–152.00	$149.51	$1,467	—
1121 value added	1121	45	155.75	$155.75	$1,746	—
1188 value added	1188	48	154.00	$154.00	$1,830	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	215.00	$215.00	$828	+5.00
430	430	1	190.00	$190.00	$817	-22.50
480	480	1	203.00	$203.00	$974	—
520–548	545	10	195.00–200.00	$199.52	$1,087	—
550–595	573	2	187.00–197.50	$192.04	$1,100	-3.56
615–642	634	5	182.50–190.00	$186.32	$1,181	+21.32
770	770	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,290	—
815	815	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,231	—
951	951	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,388	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	182.50	$182.50	$630	—
645	645	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,096	—
655	655	2	189.00	$189.00	$1,238	—
725	725	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,218	—
785	785	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,256	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	185.00	$185.00	$990	+10.00
645	645	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,064	+20.00
815	815	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,060	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	287	5	197.50–205.00	$202.98	$583	—
300–347	325	11	190.00–210.00	$202.09	$657	—
318–342 fancy	329	6	215.00–220.00	$216.20	$711	—
355–395	376	16	197.50–216.00	$211.19	$794	+11.68
380 fancy	380	4	220.00–225.00	$223.75	$850	+13.75
405–447	426	38	197.50–212.00	$205.35	$875	+2.53
425–445 fancy	433	6	214.00–217.50	$215.72	$934	+0.72
450–496	472	30	192.00–210.00	$200.33	$946	-6.08
463–495 fancy	486	11	212.00	$212.00	$1,030	-5.00
503–533 value added	513	17	200.00–205.00	$203.47	$1,044	+8.35
500–547	532	66	184.00–196.00	$189.92	$1,010	+19.08
550–566 value added	554	21	193.00–195.00	$193.85	$1,074	—
550–585	569	21	174.00–182.50	$176.73	$1,006	-3.26
605–635 value added	621	7	180.00–189.00	$185.96	$1,155	+7.96
606–645	626	19	161.00–176.00	$168.16	$1,053	+1.41
660–691	682	5	160.00–169.00	$166.27	$1,134	-1.16
659–690 value added	686	122	170.50–176.00	$174.00	$1,194	-2.75
705–718	712	8	170.00–172.00	$170.99	$1,217	—
755–796	769	12	150.00–165.00	$155.11	$1,193	+3.32
810 value added	810	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,215	—
810	810	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,012	-25.00
860 value added	860	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,316	—
875	875	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,199	—
930–945	940	3	110.00–126.00	$115.28	$1,084	—
971	971	3	122.00	$122.00	$1,185	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	182.50–185.00	$183.68	$593	—
355–380	368	2	180.00–182.50	$181.29	$667	—
402–447	417	7	185.00–190.00	$187.78	$783	—
495	495	1	195.00	$195.00	$965	+8.71
560–585	577	5	160.00–172.50	$165.96	$958	+24.96
624–630	625	6	145.00–154.00	$146.51	$916	—
655–670	663	2	150.00	$150.00	$994	±0.00
730–740	735	2	127.50–130.00	$128.74	$946	+3.74
885	885	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,062	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	162.50–167.50	$165.04	$536	—
400	400	1	152.50	$152.50	$610	—
460–490	475	2	152.50–155.00	$153.79	$731	-21.21
530	530	1	174.00	$174.00	$922	—
585	585	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,024	—
615–635	625	2	145.00–160.00	$152.38	$952	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	160.00	$160.00	$464	-16.25
345	345	1	185.00	$185.00	$638	—
370	370	1	170.00	$170.00	$629	—
420	420	1	170.00	$170.00	$714	—
455–485	465	3	170.00–180.00	$173.48	$807	—
530	530	1	150.00	$150.00	$795	—
560	560	1	155.00	$155.00	$868	+25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	227	3	200.00–205.00	$203.42	$462	—
260–272	268	3	190.00–200.00	$196.77	$527	—
337	337	2	232.50	$232.50	$784	+20.00
360–390 fancy	372	19	240.00–262.50	$246.92	$919	—
365–385	375	4	220.00–235.00	$227.94	$855	+6.61
400–420 fancy	405	15	240.00–252.00	$248.95	$1,008	—
415–445	429	8	215.00–232.50	$223.62	$959	+6.12
450–465 fancy	458	2	222.50–232.50	$227.42	$1,042	—
465–497	487	14	203.00–217.50	$212.68	$1,036	+2.64
510–523 fancy	520	5	210.00–214.00	$213.22	$1,109	—
510–545	528	9	187.00–207.00	$193.81	$1,023	-15.69
552–595	574	9	180.00–195.00	$188.70	$1,083	-1.01
605 fancy	605	3	199.00	$199.00	$1,204	—
600–635	614	8	182.50–196.00	$190.02	$1,167	+12.44
665 fancy	665	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,277	—
650–690	670	2	175.00–180.00	$177.57	$1,190	+15.80
710–745	736	4	164.00–178.00	$172.94	$1,273	—
765	765	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,308	+31.00
800–835	818	2	145.00–155.00	$150.11	$1,228	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	192.50	$192.50	$520	—
345	345	1	200.00	$200.00	$690	—
368–370	369	4	205.00	$205.00	$756	—
430–440	435	2	200.00–208.00	$204.05	$888	+6.55
485	485	3	192.50	$192.50	$934	—
550	550	1	175.00	$175.00	$962	+2.50
610–635	623	2	170.00–172.50	$171.28	$1,067	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	170.00–175.00	$172.60	$549	—
375	375	1	180.00	$180.00	$675	—
400–430	415	2	157.50–167.50	$162.68	$675	—
475–480	478	2	182.50–184.00	$183.25	$876	+13.25
540	540	1	175.00	$175.00	$945	+12.50
575	575	1	165.00	$165.00	$949	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	200.00	$200.00	$640	—
430	430	1	182.50	$182.50	$785	—
550–580	565	2	162.50–175.00	$168.58	$952	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1375	1227	80-85%	9	70.00–75.00	$73.37	$900	-1.98
1095–1460	1255	80-85%	16	78.00–86.00	$82.71	$1,038	—
1075–1525	1281	80-85%	16	88.00–107.00	$92.37	$1,183	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1105	967	85-90%	6	54.00–60.00	$57.36	$555	+4.29
930–1260	1034	85-90%	11	65.00–73.00	$69.59	$720	—
970–1090	1041	85-90%	6	78.00–84.00	$80.84	$842	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1580	1476	75-80%	4	88.00–89.00	$88.73	$1,310	—
1430–1595	1528	75-80%	3	83.00–85.00	$83.70	$1,279	-4.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–2080	1769	10	113.00–131.00	$119.74	$2,118	—

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Bred Cows

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	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1082	1082	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	860.00	$860.00
945–1270	1134	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	875.00–1,025.00	$962.10
1000–1385	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	800.00–1,175.00	$1,023.17
1100–1295	1231	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	750.00–1,000.00	$879.42
1340	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
1125	1125	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	-135.00
1100–1290	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,215.36	—
1160–1205	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,075.00	$990.52	—

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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.