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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report, Somerset, KY

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 25, 2023

1,122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $207.56/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 474 lb · 73 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.75/cwt ≈ $1,375/hd at 845 lb · 67 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.00/cwt ≈ $1,420/hd at 882 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,122 604 1,352
Feeder cattle 931 474 1,040
Slaughter cattle 134 88 231
Replacement cattle 57 42 81

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher with feeder steers over 550lbs steady. Feeders heifers under 500lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 3 252.50–267.00 $261.44 $889 +0.53
350–385 fancy 367 6 255.00–261.00 $259.70 $953 +3.80
380–392 386 7 235.00–247.00 $241.72 $933 -0.06
405–445 421 16 232.50–250.00 $242.93 $1,023 -5.44
460–492 475 19 230.00–249.00 $241.66 $1,148 +10.30
505–513 value added 506 19 242.00 $242.00 $1,225 +3.00
521–547 540 15 215.00–222.50 $216.84 $1,171 -14.94
567–585 value added 568 14 235.00–237.00 $236.85 $1,345 —
550–590 569 17 210.00–228.00 $221.61 $1,261 -5.92
607–631 value added 622 19 220.00–224.00 $221.50 $1,378 —
607–645 625 6 200.00–217.00 $206.50 $1,291 -12.19
655–685 673 4 192.50–205.00 $197.88 $1,332 -12.11
705–735 715 3 182.50–185.00 $184.14 $1,317 -7.79
765–780 767 13 183.00–190.00 $184.85 $1,418 -3.48
848 848 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,442 —
850–885 868 2 155.00–160.00 $157.55 $1,368 -6.45
915 915 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,327 -15.00
990 990 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,386 -15.00
1070 1070 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,498 —
1245 1245 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,556 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 222.50 $222.50 $990 +16.50
450–490 468 4 215.00–225.00 $221.78 $1,038 —
580 580 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,160 -8.74
605 605 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,180 -5.00
665–695 678 3 185.00–190.00 $187.51 $1,271 +7.51
795 795 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,352 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,080 +7.50
760 760 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,349 —
975 975 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,268 —
1067 1067 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,387 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 195.00 $195.00 $751 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–242 235 5 217.00–227.50 $222.15 $522 —
270 fancy 270 1 242.50 $242.50 $655 —
250–295 274 16 207.50–226.00 $217.34 $596 -7.52
300 fancy 300 2 235.00 $235.00 $705 +9.49
300–340 330 19 207.50–225.00 $218.04 $720 +11.20
350–396 378 25 206.00–220.00 $214.39 $810 +10.27
400–435 421 19 200.00–215.00 $206.72 $870 +3.85
450–499 474 70 200.00–213.00 $207.07 $982 +5.03
478 fancy 478 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,047 +8.00
500–540 509 22 182.50–198.00 $191.92 $977 -3.78
507–545 value added 525 7 200.00–205.00 $203.58 $1,069 —
558–590 572 9 177.00–188.00 $181.69 $1,039 -3.41
587 value added 587 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,203 —
600–637 620 13 162.00–177.50 $169.34 $1,050 +1.51
650–684 673 12 161.50–175.00 $168.71 $1,135 +4.34
700 700 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,085 -9.00
780 780 4 152.50 $152.50 $1,190 —
845 value added 845 67 162.75 $162.75 $1,375 —
882 value added 882 61 161.00 $161.00 $1,420 —
1030 1030 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,174 —
1105 1105 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,359 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 200.00 $200.00 $500 —
306 306 4 200.00 $200.00 $612 —
360–390 372 8 195.00–200.00 $197.77 $736 —
410 410 1 185.00 $185.00 $758 -5.00
465–480 470 4 186.00–195.00 $191.52 $900 +1.52
580 580 1 170.00 $170.00 $986 —
655 655 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,009 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 167.50 $167.50 $469 —
315 315 1 180.00 $180.00 $567 —
525 525 2 173.00 $173.00 $908 +11.19
590 590 2 155.00 $155.00 $914 -13.00
695 695 1 130.00 $130.00 $904 —
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 —
753 753 3 120.00 $120.00 $904 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 373 3 170.00–180.00 $176.79 $659 —
405–430 418 2 155.00 $155.00 $648 —
590 590 1 155.00 $155.00 $914 —
650 650 2 140.00 $140.00 $910 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 192.50 $192.50 $857 —

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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 1 235.00 $235.00 $494 —
260–295 280 4 232.00–242.50 $238.54 $668 -2.77
295 fancy 295 2 250.00 $250.00 $738 -20.00
310–345 fancy 328 4 260.00 $260.00 $853 -20.00
320–345 332 10 232.50–252.50 $246.78 $819 +5.53
375 fancy 375 3 252.50 $252.50 $947 +3.11
355–393 384 6 230.00–246.00 $240.92 $925 +11.47
405 fancy 405 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,002 +0.29
405–440 422 15 222.00–240.00 $231.55 $977 -0.44
450–487 467 29 220.00–237.50 $228.11 $1,065 -3.05
506–545 518 17 201.00–212.50 $206.74 $1,071 -6.97
550–580 560 7 195.00–211.00 $204.44 $1,145 -3.36
600–643 631 10 195.00–203.00 $198.99 $1,256 +14.22
705–740 723 2 167.50–171.00 $169.29 $1,224 -5.24
805 805 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,175 —
945 945 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,257 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 210.00 $210.00 $514 —
390 390 1 222.50 $222.50 $868 +20.00
427–440 431 3 200.00–209.00 $205.94 $888 +3.97
470–487 482 4 210.00–215.00 $212.27 $1,023 -0.28
500–545 523 2 185.00–189.00 $186.91 $978 +1.91
565–575 570 2 185.00–187.00 $186.01 $1,060 -4.39
605 605 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,059 —
685 685 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,130 -10.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 435 3 195.00 $195.00 $848 —
510–535 527 3 152.50 $152.50 $804 —
605 605 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,059 +12.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 200.00 $200.00 $680 —
350–360 355 2 200.00 $200.00 $710 —
495 495 1 195.00 $195.00 $965 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1115 1115 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–875 783 85-90% 3 40.00 $40.00 $313 ±0.00
780–1155 960 85-90% 5 50.00–60.00 $54.86 $527 -26.08
790–1290 987 85-90% 24 64.00–75.00 $69.34 $684 -11.60
835–1215 1038 85-90% 17 77.00–88.00 $80.22 $833 +30.22
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1300 1215 80-85% 8 73.00–80.00 $78.10 $949 —
1145–1360 1251 80-85% 15 83.00–93.00 $86.40 $1,081 -16.31
1150–1455 1304 80-85% 6 94.00–107.00 $99.18 $1,293 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1645 1521 75-80% 7 80.00–90.00 $85.83 $1,305 -16.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,170 —
1190–1860 1519 9 105.00–117.00 $111.75 $1,697 —
1130–2155 1755 10 120.00–141.00 $129.47 $2,272 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–985 903 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–1,025.00 $980.40
865–1060 951 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,050.00–1,150.00 $1,114.91
955 955 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
950–1175 1063 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1155–1190 1162 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 900.00–1,025.00 $949.70
1140–1450 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,325.00 $1,181.95

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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
910 910 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00–1,150.00 $1,137.50 —
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1095–1365 1189 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,450.00–1,650.00 $1,532.93 -142.07
960–1420 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,435.00 $1,380.55 -294.45
1120–1300 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00–2,150.00 $1,800.83 —
1215–1310 1262 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,275.00–1,625.00 $1,466.69 —
1420 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 140.00–172.50 $155.67 $436 —

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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.