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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 29, 2023

705 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $267.47/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,666/hd at 623 lb · 100 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $236.63/cwt +12.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 534 lb · 23 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $223.10/cwt +11.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,722/hd at 772 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 705 920 869
Feeder cattle 549 765 649
Slaughter cattle 143 112 90
Replacement cattle 13 43 130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, over 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 fancy 231 4 270.00–290.00 $274.43 $634 —
295 fancy 295 1 292.50 $292.50 $863 +13.77
340–345 fancy 341 5 259.00–260.00 $259.80 $886 -12.96
360–390 fancy 374 4 272.50–281.00 $277.13 $1,036 +14.74
402–435 fancy 413 3 270.00–290.00 $277.02 $1,144 +21.72
425–435 428 3 230.00–250.00 $240.08 $1,028 +4.01
455–480 fancy 468 8 245.00–258.00 $248.68 $1,164 -30.82
505–545 value added 535 10 238.00–260.00 $242.77 $1,299 -31.64
525–545 535 2 216.00–218.00 $217.02 $1,161 -22.84
540 fancy 540 8 274.00 $274.00 $1,480 —
555–585 value added 570 2 240.00–241.00 $240.49 $1,371 -32.40
555–585 570 2 234.00–236.00 $234.97 $1,339 -7.62
604–640 value added 611 21 232.50–265.00 $257.01 $1,570 -20.52
626 fancy 626 79 270.25 $270.25 $1,692 —
653 value added 653 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,691 —
665–666 666 4 203.00–224.00 $218.76 $1,457 -19.24
710 710 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,526 —
766–797 772 23 214.00–224.00 $223.10 $1,722 +11.43
807 807 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,775 —
935 935 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,870 —
1004 value added 1004 55 216.75 $216.75 $2,176 —
1020 1020 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,989 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,395 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,464 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 225.00 $225.00 $652 +13.09
300–325 315 3 224.00–229.00 $226.04 $712 +9.35
325 fancy 325 3 233.00–234.00 $233.33 $758 -0.42
350–365 358 2 206.00–220.00 $212.85 $762 -4.41
350–385 fancy 368 13 230.00–235.00 $231.89 $853 +0.69
405–440 417 6 218.00–225.00 $222.10 $926 +9.67
400–435 fancy 421 10 230.00–234.00 $231.57 $975 -0.22
455–490 473 9 207.00–228.00 $219.16 $1,037 -2.23
455–489 fancy 481 9 244.00 $244.00 $1,174 +9.69
522–545 530 3 220.00–227.00 $222.40 $1,179 +12.90
520–540 value added 535 20 229.00–243.00 $238.77 $1,277 +9.44
562–585 value added 570 9 229.00–233.00 $229.68 $1,309 -2.51
590 590 2 211.00–219.00 $215.00 $1,268 -2.74
600 600 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,260 -7.72
600–636 value added 615 7 227.00–233.00 $230.34 $1,417 —
660 660 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,426 +9.34
672 value added 672 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,485 -20.00
705 705 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,354 -23.00
908 908 11 175.00 $175.00 $1,589 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 3 200.00 $200.00 $496 —
260–295 273 3 185.00–200.00 $191.65 $523 —
305–340 328 3 200.00 $200.00 $656 +16.28
375–380 378 2 185.00–200.00 $192.55 $728 +16.08
425–435 430 3 170.00–200.00 $181.76 $782 -1.68
460–485 473 2 185.00–190.00 $187.43 $887 -0.20
550–595 578 3 170.00–190.00 $181.48 $1,049 -9.35
620 620 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,141 +2.21
670 670 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,266 +9.00
700 700 3 163.50 $163.50 $1,144 -16.50
770–775 773 2 135.00–150.00 $142.48 $1,101 —
873 873 3 132.50 $132.50 $1,157 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,539 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 215.00–242.50 $229.14 $614 +7.12
295 fancy 295 1 292.50 $292.50 $863 +14.58
320 320 1 230.00 $230.00 $736 ±0.00
345 fancy 345 1 278.00 $278.00 $959 +4.47
355–390 376 5 225.00–235.00 $228.92 $861 -1.00
370–390 fancy 377 13 248.00–257.00 $253.09 $954 -14.47
425 fancy 425 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,067 -4.89
405–441 426 10 216.00–240.00 $232.98 $992 +11.21
450–495 466 17 218.00–238.00 $231.21 $1,077 +8.94
503–522 510 6 220.00–230.00 $224.24 $1,144 -2.05
515 fancy 515 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,210 -16.00
568–595 fancy 573 5 234.00–239.00 $235.04 $1,347 -3.96
600–626 fancy 621 9 229.00–230.00 $229.11 $1,423 -7.86
605–645 627 6 213.00–225.00 $220.27 $1,381 +3.27
650–690 670 2 201.00–208.00 $204.40 $1,369 -13.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 190.00 $190.00 $636 —
405 405 1 200.00 $200.00 $810 +26.89
470–480 475 2 187.00–200.00 $193.57 $919 +24.61
515 515 1 180.00 $180.00 $927 +10.40
685 685 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,233 —
745 745 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,192 -15.24
835 835 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,194 —
860 860 1 116.00 $116.00 $998 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1162–1440 1244 80-85% 4 80.00–88.00 $84.71 $1,054 -9.55
1175–1495 1312 80-85% 15 90.50–104.00 $100.90 $1,324 -9.37
1090–1495 1347 80-85% 38 105.00–120.00 $109.60 $1,476 +29.60
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1140 997 85-90% 6 71.00–75.00 $73.75 $735 -9.72
850–1140 1029 85-90% 17 90.00–101.00 $96.86 $997 —
1010–1070 1038 85-90% 3 105.00–115.00 $111.76 $1,160 —
885–1150 1047 85-90% 5 80.00–88.00 $83.79 $877 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,540 +9.00
1430–1895 1620 75-80% 16 106.00–116.00 $110.77 $1,794 -4.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1500 1373 2 105.00–115.00 $110.46 $1,517 +1.69
1410–2035 1618 4 123.00–128.00 $125.01 $2,023 —
1555–2170 1890 3 130.00–146.50 $136.31 $2,576 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–970 905 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–975.00 $881.22
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
955–1640 1212 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 850.00–1,700.00 $1,273.56

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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
1172 1172 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 -212.37
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 -241.55
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 135.00 $135.00 $837 —

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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.