Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 8, 2023

1,424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $209.75/cwt ≈ $1,686/hd at 804 lb · 69 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.85/cwt ≈ $1,897/hd at 815 lb · 67 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.70/cwt -3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 426 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,424	733	1,505
Feeder cattle	1,233	596	1,215
Slaughter cattle	122	91	75
Replacement cattle	69	46	215

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245 fancy	245	1	301.00	$301.00	$737	—
285–295 fancy	290	4	242.50–285.00	$267.98	$777	-29.52
295	295	1	218.00	$218.00	$643	—
300–320	307	3	220.00–227.00	$222.43	$683	—
300–345 fancy	321	16	242.50–282.50	$260.25	$835	+5.25
355–390	369	4	210.00–227.50	$218.77	$807	-5.62
365–395 fancy	380	6	250.00–280.00	$269.82	$1,025	+29.82
405–445 fancy	419	34	243.00–276.00	$263.91	$1,106	+21.61
413–445	426	5	207.50–225.00	$214.82	$915	—
450–498 fancy	474	18	230.00–253.00	$240.21	$1,139	-0.16
490–495	493	2	212.00–215.00	$213.49	$1,053	-14.03
503–546 value added	522	22	236.00–264.00	$255.94	$1,336	+11.93
500–545	524	7	208.00–225.00	$216.96	$1,137	-14.72
555–585 value added	569	4	234.00–250.00	$242.96	$1,382	-13.39
560–595	577	13	211.00–227.00	$218.19	$1,259	-8.28
600–645 value added	612	19	227.50–260.50	$247.92	$1,517	-5.08
600–645	627	9	200.00–217.00	$206.98	$1,298	-19.00
660–675 value added	665	3	230.00–244.00	$239.26	$1,591	-10.74
690	690	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,442	-5.51
725 value added	725	4	225.00–227.00	$226.00	$1,638	+6.00
732	732	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,603	+11.55
750	750	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,522	—
750 value added	750	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,695	+5.00
814 value added	814	60	235.10	$235.10	$1,914	—
805–831	820	7	201.00–219.00	$213.60	$1,752	—
880	880	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,839	—
903	903	3	204.00	$204.00	$1,842	—
1023 value added	1023	52	211.50	$211.50	$2,164	—
1040	1040	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,997	—
1106–1146 value added	1123	145	188.50–202.50	$195.15	$2,192	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	200.00	$200.00	$630	—
390	390	1	204.00	$204.00	$796	—
415	415	1	200.00	$200.00	$830	—
587–597	592	4	200.00–203.00	$201.51	$1,193	-8.49
628–645	632	4	193.00–194.00	$193.26	$1,221	-6.74
890	890	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,691	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	162.50	$162.50	$431	—
400	400	2	160.00–192.50	$176.25	$705	-4.99
455–492	485	5	152.50–190.00	$182.96	$887	+1.37
570–580	575	2	145.00–180.00	$162.65	$935	-27.35
1145	1145	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,821	—
1180	1180	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,499	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	210.00–222.50	$216.25	$519	—
245 fancy	245	2	231.00–233.00	$232.00	$568	—
250–260	255	2	215.00–221.00	$217.94	$556	+15.44
250–295 fancy	274	4	227.50–232.50	$229.35	$628	-12.49
300–335 fancy	314	17	222.00–232.50	$229.67	$721	-8.37
300–345	337	8	200.00–220.00	$211.37	$712	—
350–385 fancy	360	24	224.00–236.00	$231.70	$834	+0.80
350–397	378	27	200.00–220.00	$214.85	$812	+1.92
400–445	426	33	200.00–220.00	$211.81	$902	-3.70
400–442 fancy	427	31	221.00–241.00	$230.17	$983	+4.08
455–495 fancy	471	23	222.50–240.00	$229.40	$1,080	-0.71
450–496	474	25	206.00–220.00	$217.47	$1,031	+4.00
500–545	517	13	200.00–220.00	$211.89	$1,095	-2.03
500–540 value added	526	16	221.00–230.00	$225.46	$1,186	-4.75
550–552 value added	552	5	222.00–227.00	$226.00	$1,248	—
550–597	574	17	200.00–220.00	$207.59	$1,192	+3.44
610–630	619	11	197.00–210.50	$206.46	$1,278	+10.90
660	660	2	194.00–198.00	$196.00	$1,294	+12.00
745	745	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,423	+10.37
760	760	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,459	—
804 value added	804	69	209.75	$209.75	$1,686	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–287	284	4	185.00–195.00	$188.73	$536	-6.27
310–335	323	2	160.00–162.50	$161.20	$521	—
380–390	383	3	170.00–197.00	$187.84	$719	+11.44
405–445	431	12	170.00–192.50	$179.66	$774	+18.99
460–486	478	12	152.50–185.00	$174.70	$835	+10.15
500–540	514	4	160.00–182.50	$168.67	$867	-14.76
565–575	572	3	140.00–199.00	$175.87	$1,006	-14.43
620–627	625	4	150.00–184.00	$167.06	$1,044	-10.28
665–685	671	8	160.00–188.50	$176.30	$1,183	+4.96
705–745	729	5	150.00–170.00	$160.50	$1,170	—
815	815	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,304	+7.50
855	855	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,282	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202–245 fancy	222	4	235.00–280.00	$253.35	$562	-25.23
265	265	1	207.00	$207.00	$549	-30.50
280–290 fancy	285	4	242.50–265.00	$254.47	$725	-22.26
302–345 fancy	326	8	242.50–257.50	$250.69	$817	-4.74
310–345	335	5	222.50–235.00	$228.40	$765	+0.17
350–395 fancy	378	27	240.00–272.50	$254.71	$963	+6.12
390	390	2	212.00–235.00	$223.50	$872	-7.04
407–435	421	11	210.00–223.00	$214.50	$903	+0.59
405–445 fancy	432	16	230.00–280.00	$238.94	$1,032	+2.42
450–498	471	21	210.00–229.00	$220.99	$1,041	+3.22
452–495 fancy	475	19	230.00–242.50	$237.27	$1,127	-2.80
500–527 fancy	509	11	230.00–240.00	$232.91	$1,186	-7.11
515–540	528	3	209.00–227.50	$220.50	$1,164	+1.11
551–583 fancy	564	16	230.00–236.00	$233.46	$1,317	-1.33
565–585	577	9	210.00–227.50	$217.50	$1,255	-1.31
615–640	625	7	215.00–226.00	$221.12	$1,382	+12.89
660–670	662	6	200.00–219.00	$213.63	$1,414	+9.88
710–745	727	6	184.00–207.00	$195.13	$1,419	+13.73
770	770	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,409	+9.25
915	915	2	164.00	$164.00	$1,501	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	170.00	$170.00	$468	—
385–390	388	2	154.00–170.00	$161.95	$628	-23.85
410–445	431	5	170.00–195.00	$183.81	$792	-1.60
450–495	478	5	172.50–197.50	$189.07	$904	+9.02
510–535	523	2	162.50	$162.50	$850	—
550–595	575	4	162.50–190.00	$180.29	$1,037	+18.19
615–620	618	2	172.50–199.00	$185.80	$1,148	—
650–680	663	6	155.00–199.00	$175.13	$1,161	-15.32
720–725	723	2	154.00–155.00	$154.50	$1,117	-8.50
845	845	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,098	—
865–890	877	3	140.00–157.50	$148.80	$1,305	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–317	313	3	200.00–205.00	$201.62	$631	-10.88
375–385	378	3	200.00–205.00	$201.70	$762	-3.26
415	415	1	200.00	$200.00	$830	—
495	495	2	202.50–205.00	$203.75	$1,009	—
500–545	519	9	200.00–204.00	$201.42	$1,045	-1.08

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–1220	897	85-90%	17	50.00–78.00	$66.43	$596	—
635–1455	949	85-90%	25	80.00–88.50	$84.05	$798	—
715–1260	1041	85-90%	10	100.00–113.50	$107.00	$1,114	+37.15
795–1410	1097	85-90%	21	91.00–98.00	$94.71	$1,039	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1190	1155	80-85%	3	80.00–87.00	$84.26	$973	—
1115–1275	1221	80-85%	4	90.00–99.00	$96.43	$1,177	—
1140–1845	1300	80-85%	20	100.00–136.00	$109.04	$1,418	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1525	1483	75-80%	5	104.00–117.00	$111.56	$1,654	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1440	1292	5	104.00–115.00	$109.49	$1,415	+6.82
1670–1995	1800	4	127.00–130.00	$128.71	$2,317	—
1640–2165	1911	8	120.00–124.00	$121.84	$2,328	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970–1255	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	130.00–136.00	$133.38	$1,485

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
820–1165	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,125.00	$1,042.38
990–1180	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–1,200.00	$1,085.94
825–1470	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	750.00–1,450.00	$1,076.55
1060–1150	1105	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,025.00	$989.03
1130	1130	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00
890–1317	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	775.00–1,400.00	$1,249.85
1085–1365	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,272.86
1230–1242	1238	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,310.00–1,425.00	$1,370.19

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
801–945	845	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	875.00–1,075.00	$945.65
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00

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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
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
745–1375	1117	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–1,975.00	$1,276.96	+26.96
925–1421	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	760.00–2,210.00	$1,631.81	+731.81
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1296–1565	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,975.00–2,325.00	$2,243.84	—
1135–1502	1371	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,285.00–1,760.00	$1,578.57	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	75.00	$75.00	$248	—
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	3	150.00	$150.00	$492	—
502	502	2	158.00	$158.00	$793	—

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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.