Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 21, 2023

1,170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.58/cwt ≈ $1,931/hd at 830 lb · 64 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $212.32/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,208/hd at 569 lb · 55 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.37/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 522 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,170	1,042	1,422
Feeder cattle	904	912	1,222
Slaughter cattle	190	101	145
Replacement cattle	76	29	55

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	230.00	$230.00	$667	+15.00
315–330 fancy	322	3	265.00–267.50	$265.83	$856	+18.83
325	325	1	247.50	$247.50	$804	+27.50
355–395 fancy	380	5	265.00–277.00	$271.81	$1,033	+9.44
380–395	388	2	241.00–250.00	$245.59	$953	—
400–447 fancy	425	10	255.00–282.50	$265.87	$1,130	+1.08
430	430	1	225.00	$225.00	$968	-0.35
455–458 fancy	457	4	273.00	$273.00	$1,248	+26.38
450–485	470	4	220.00–242.50	$226.70	$1,065	-2.16
502–535	513	6	224.00–242.50	$234.19	$1,201	+6.04
510–540 value added	525	19	254.00–270.00	$261.75	$1,374	+6.96
555–592	571	22	222.00–245.00	$236.65	$1,351	+4.14
550–588 value added	583	7	251.00–262.50	$252.55	$1,472	+10.33
606–632	621	13	224.00–238.00	$233.41	$1,449	+0.93
645 value added	645	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,548	-2.58
657–678	671	8	217.50–239.00	$228.12	$1,531	+14.12
656–686 value added	677	18	240.00–242.00	$240.32	$1,627	—
705 value added	705	3	233.00	$233.00	$1,643	—
705–747	734	5	205.00–220.00	$213.51	$1,567	-11.85
760–797	785	3	200.00–220.00	$206.46	$1,621	-13.54
830 value added	830	60	234.50	$234.50	$1,946	—
826–845	831	4	203.00–204.00	$203.75	$1,693	—
855 value added	855	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,966	—
910–930	911	15	190.00–204.00	$202.58	$1,846	—
965–995	980	3	192.50–193.00	$192.84	$1,890	-11.16
1085–1095	1090	2	172.00–173.00	$172.50	$1,880	+4.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	195.00	$195.00	$517	—
435	435	1	190.00	$190.00	$826	-12.56
450–495	475	4	179.00–212.50	$200.29	$951	-4.70
527–545	532	4	198.00–215.00	$208.21	$1,108	+3.21
560	560	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,190	—
630	630	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,323	—
655	655	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,271	—
800	800	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,380	-10.00
922	922	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,567	-10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
247	247	2	220.00	$220.00	$543	-6.52
255–297	282	12	220.00–239.00	$225.55	$636	+3.39
300–345	325	18	220.00–237.50	$229.09	$745	+11.50
370–395 fancy	379	11	240.00–257.00	$251.07	$952	+7.07
365–395	386	19	215.00–237.00	$227.21	$877	+3.97
402–407 fancy	405	4	241.00–243.00	$242.01	$980	—
403–445	425	29	215.00–233.00	$224.29	$953	+3.97
450–497	471	40	215.00–237.50	$222.18	$1,046	+6.32
500–548	522	46	200.00–221.00	$213.40	$1,114	-2.27
510–533 value added	525	6	228.00–231.00	$230.50	$1,210	-2.50
551–590	569	55	200.00–224.00	$212.32	$1,208	+3.77
610 value added	610	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,318	—
600–645	621	14	190.00–210.00	$199.47	$1,239	+2.04
655–695	673	6	190.00–209.00	$196.43	$1,322	+6.35
665–675 value added	673	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,447	-14.70
717	717	8	194.00	$194.00	$1,391	+11.49
752	752	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,406	—
840	840	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,596	—
931	931	8	180.00	$180.00	$1,676	—
970	970	9	174.00	$174.00	$1,688	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–232	228	3	180.00–200.00	$186.43	$425	-18.57
260–295	273	5	187.50–213.00	$199.58	$545	-6.22
305–345	325	2	207.50–210.00	$208.83	$679	—
350–385	363	9	185.00–210.00	$199.11	$723	+15.33
405–447	436	7	182.50–212.50	$200.53	$874	+21.69
455–490	473	5	192.50–212.00	$201.85	$955	+20.70
500–545	523	2	182.50–195.00	$189.02	$989	+2.76
550–595	578	5	180.00–195.00	$185.51	$1,072	+2.81
630–640	635	2	170.00–172.00	$171.01	$1,086	-2.13
660–670	665	2	182.50–185.00	$183.74	$1,222	+3.12
800	800	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,220	—
890	890	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,357	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395	1395	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,395	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	220.00	$220.00	$440	-7.62
225 fancy	225	1	255.00	$255.00	$574	-10.00
257–298 fancy	284	6	265.00–282.50	$276.35	$785	+1.35
300–335	314	4	250.00–260.00	$254.86	$800	—
305–340 fancy	325	5	270.00–287.50	$275.07	$894	+12.44
360–380	374	4	240.00–252.00	$246.70	$923	+20.06
395 fancy	395	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,076	+17.07
410–430 fancy	418	8	255.00–287.50	$271.44	$1,135	+22.21
415–445	433	16	240.00–250.00	$247.22	$1,070	+19.49
466–495 fancy	469	11	254.00–257.50	$254.34	$1,193	+6.74
450–497	478	22	231.00–250.00	$241.70	$1,155	+23.77
500–545	519	8	212.50–230.00	$221.90	$1,152	-0.83
554–590	571	28	214.00–236.00	$224.56	$1,282	+9.15
600–647	613	14	200.00–224.00	$215.54	$1,321	-1.72
656–686	670	16	200.00–217.00	$209.25	$1,402	+2.62
700–745	728	5	185.00–202.50	$193.06	$1,405	+1.55
752–790	765	4	179.00–186.00	$182.69	$1,398	+3.69
820	820	2	175.00–179.00	$177.00	$1,451	—
955	955	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,499	—
1050	1050	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,418	—
1110–1140	1125	2	132.00–135.00	$133.52	$1,502	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	185.00–190.00	$187.41	$506	—
320	320	1	200.00	$200.00	$640	—
360	360	1	170.00	$170.00	$612	—
405–445	426	6	181.00–210.00	$187.37	$798	—
450–495	472	9	182.00–222.50	$199.64	$942	+3.83
500–540	513	4	195.00–205.00	$198.78	$1,020	+5.31
560–585	574	4	180.00–205.00	$192.58	$1,105	+11.99
615–645	634	5	172.50–194.00	$183.65	$1,164	+2.89
655–670	664	4	172.50–192.50	$183.70	$1,220	-1.39
725–730	728	2	172.50–177.50	$174.99	$1,274	+8.33
845	845	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,394	+8.71
930–935	933	2	141.00–147.50	$144.24	$1,346	—
1135–1145	1140	2	100.00–130.00	$115.07	$1,312	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
698–900	805	85-90%	30	96.00–105.00	$101.19	$815	—
570–1120	901	85-90%	11	45.00–65.00	$57.21	$515	-4.27
840–1460	1012	85-90%	33	80.00–89.00	$82.57	$836	—
875–1245	1055	85-90%	21	90.00–105.00	$95.29	$1,005	-14.71
655–1460	1104	85-90%	22	70.00–79.00	$74.95	$827	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1450	1212	80-85%	14	80.00–88.00	$84.53	$1,025	-1.97
1085–1415	1266	80-85%	10	100.00–117.50	$105.34	$1,334	+11.61
1030–1745	1267	80-85%	36	90.00–98.00	$93.50	$1,185	-0.23
1420	1420	80-85%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,108	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1475	1438	75-80%	2	100.00–103.00	$101.46	$1,459	—
1440	1440	75-80%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,181	—
1420–1940	1708	75-80%	9	90.00–98.00	$93.33	$1,594	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1925	1478	8	90.00–107.50	$98.81	$1,460	—
1395–2300	1856	11	110.00–123.00	$113.77	$2,112	—
1935	1935	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,516	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00
885–1095	951	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	650.00–1,000.00	$832.93
910–995	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–710.00	$704.78
750–1235	1024	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00–1,300.00	$975.63
860–1215	1041	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	550.00–1,175.00	$847.88
1000–1110	1046	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	700.00–875.00	$812.96
1090–1100	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00–1,275.00	$1,038.58
665–1400	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	450.00–1,125.00	$863.63
980–1250	1115	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–800.00	$734.08
1118	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00	$900.00
1125	1125	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
990–1325	1158	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–1,050.00	$900.32
1150–1185	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00–925.00	$900.37
995–1435	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–1,100.00	$950.07

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00
810	810	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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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
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1260–1495	1357	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,300.00–1,875.00	$1,624.29	—
1130–1540	1397	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,545.58	—

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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.