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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 1, 2023

856 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $225.03/cwt +7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,376/hd at 612 lb · 60 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $209.21/cwt +2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 421 lb · 51 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $186.23/cwt +16.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 614 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 856 1,122 1,327
Feeder cattle 726 931 1,054
Slaughter cattle 53 134 131
Replacement cattle 77 57 142

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 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
255 255 1 237.50 $237.50 $606 —
290 fancy 290 1 262.50 $262.50 $761 —
320 fancy 320 2 260.00 $260.00 $832 —
315–340 325 3 237.50–250.00 $241.54 $785 -19.90
350–390 370 2 222.50–237.50 $229.59 $849 -12.13
370–395 fancy 384 7 262.50–272.50 $270.07 $1,037 +10.37
400–406 405 4 245.00 $245.00 $992 +2.07
435 fancy 435 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,142 —
455–460 fancy 457 4 252.50–267.50 $257.52 $1,177 —
455–477 472 22 221.00–237.50 $223.92 $1,057 -17.74
500–535 514 4 215.00–225.00 $221.78 $1,140 +4.94
503–530 value added 518 12 234.00–240.00 $236.98 $1,228 -5.02
552–590 value added 577 16 230.00–244.00 $234.36 $1,352 -2.49
550–595 583 5 214.00–225.00 $220.79 $1,287 -0.82
608–610 value added 609 53 225.00–228.50 $226.71 $1,381 +5.21
630–635 632 7 200.00–216.00 $212.28 $1,342 +5.78
663–685 675 10 200.00–210.00 $203.20 $1,372 +5.32
710–745 733 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,393 +5.86
764 value added 764 27 196.50 $196.50 $1,501 —
787 787 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,535 +10.15
840 840 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,386 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–545 542 3 190.00–205.00 $194.94 $1,057 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 215 2 200.00–207.50 $203.58 $438 -18.57
300 fancy 300 2 220.00 $220.00 $660 -15.00
305–330 314 7 200.00–212.50 $205.73 $646 -12.31
350–395 375 22 200.00–218.00 $212.19 $796 -2.20
401–445 421 51 202.50–217.50 $209.21 $881 +2.49
460–495 474 21 200.00–213.00 $207.98 $986 +0.91
505–530 value added 520 11 202.00–208.00 $204.40 $1,063 +0.82
510–547 531 21 184.00–200.00 $194.11 $1,031 +2.19
553–554 value added 554 23 199.00–202.50 $200.83 $1,113 -4.17
550–570 564 8 178.00–194.00 $186.96 $1,054 +5.27
605–630 614 26 167.50–182.50 $178.90 $1,098 +9.56
613–623 value added 614 24 192.00–194.50 $194.18 $1,192 —
650–692 678 13 162.00–175.00 $170.44 $1,156 +1.73
737 737 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,179 —
790 790 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,209 +0.50
1000 1000 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,200 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 172.50–180.00 $176.31 $511 —
415–445 435 3 185.00–190.00 $186.70 $812 —
455 455 1 190.00 $190.00 $864 —
505–540 515 4 172.50–180.00 $176.83 $911 —
570–585 578 2 170.00–174.00 $172.03 $994 —
675 675 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,080 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 2 175.00–177.00 $176.03 $762 —
475 475 1 175.00 $175.00 $831 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 164.00 $164.00 $918 +9.00
600 600 1 145.00 $145.00 $870 —
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 3 240.00 $240.00 $619 +1.46
300–345 327 12 230.00–245.00 $234.29 $766 -12.49
363–380 367 4 232.50–247.50 $243.62 $894 +2.70
425–443 438 14 221.00–235.00 $225.32 $987 -6.23
460–495 470 13 217.50–232.50 $224.65 $1,056 -3.46
500–545 525 15 200.00–215.00 $208.01 $1,092 +1.27
563–595 573 11 198.00–219.00 $210.78 $1,208 +6.34
615–645 629 4 207.00–212.50 $209.84 $1,320 +10.85
655–665 660 6 196.00–205.00 $201.56 $1,330 —
700–745 724 4 162.50–177.50 $172.39 $1,248 +3.10
800 800 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,000 -21.00
895 895 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,199 —
907–940 918 3 130.00–137.50 $132.56 $1,217 -0.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 200.00 $200.00 $466 —
385 385 2 225.00 $225.00 $866 —
410–435 423 2 215.00 $215.00 $909 —
470–490 479 7 208.00–210.00 $208.88 $1,001 —
501–510 503 4 188.00–197.50 $190.41 $958 —
615 615 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,107 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 3 165.00 $165.00 $945 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 202.50 $202.50 $648 +2.50
380 380 1 197.50 $197.50 $750 -2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1375 1375 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1360 1149 80-85% 11 94.00–101.00 $98.37 $1,130 —
940–1400 1152 80-85% 11 84.00–93.00 $87.55 $1,009 —
1170–1250 1210 80-85% 2 70.00–75.00 $72.58 $878 -5.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $272 —
755–920 849 85-90% 4 54.00–60.00 $58.46 $496 —
780–980 881 85-90% 9 63.00–74.00 $68.47 $603 —
827–1015 913 85-90% 7 80.00–90.00 $82.76 $756 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1600 1521 75-80% 4 93.00–97.00 $95.03 $1,445 +9.20
1405–1915 1669 75-80% 4 80.00–90.00 $86.13 $1,438 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1545 1406 4 107.00–116.00 $111.97 $1,574 —
1485 1485 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,485 —
1505–1970 1681 4 120.00–141.00 $130.15 $2,188 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
915–965 953 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–960.00 $945.59
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00
945–1045 994 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 750.00–900.00 $834.74
1015–1355 1147 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 975.00–1,100.00 $1,035.34
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1080–1300 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,150.00–1,325.00 $1,245.14
1190–1345 1242 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,085.00–1,225.00 $1,174.45

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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
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
955–1440 1226 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,275.00–2,225.00 $1,625.54 -175.29
1295–1350 1318 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,400.00 $1,243.43 —
1325–1530 1428 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00–1,825.00 $1,674.17 +224.17
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735 735 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.