Cattle Market Pulse

Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 4, 2024

926 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $302.04/cwt +17.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,393/hd at 461 lb · 92 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $337.53/cwt +3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 442 lb · 90 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $210.00/cwt ≈ $2,092/hd at 996 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 926 779 913
Feeder cattle 765 646 737
Slaughter cattle 98 94 77
Replacement cattle 63 39 99

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly steady to stronger in spots with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 300-600 lbs were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Light weight heifers 300-400 lbs were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with strong demand, while the 400-600 lbs heifers were steady to 3.00 lower in spots with a good supply. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 390.00 $390.00 $682 +80.00
207 fancy 207 2 402.50 $402.50 $833 —
235 235 1 355.00 $355.00 $834 —
260 fancy 260 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,046 —
285 285 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,012 -5.00
300 300 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,005 -2.28
330–341 fancy 337 6 357.50–377.50 $365.29 $1,231 —
350–386 fancy 377 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,357 —
355–395 381 4 337.50–348.00 $339.94 $1,295 -10.06
410 fancy 410 1 349.00 $349.00 $1,431 —
420–448 442 89 319.00–338.00 $337.40 $1,491 +3.10
460 fancy 460 2 342.50 $342.50 $1,576 —
455–480 468 3 315.00–321.00 $318.37 $1,490 +4.37
520–532 value added 523 8 329.00–332.50 $331.61 $1,734 +1.17
535–547 538 7 300.00–319.00 $315.17 $1,696 +3.13
555–575 565 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,695 -5.42
655–690 684 41 267.50–283.00 $269.81 $1,846 -10.53
850 850 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,921 —
996 value added 996 57 210.00 $210.00 $2,092 —
1162 value added 1162 47 173.50 $173.50 $2,016 —
1252 value added 1252 46 181.75 $181.75 $2,276 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 290.00 $290.00 $928 —
382–395 386 3 322.50–327.50 $325.80 $1,258 +9.18
500–525 513 2 270.00–295.00 $282.20 $1,448 —
620 620 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,736 —
680–685 683 2 262.00–265.00 $263.49 $1,800 +16.49
750 750 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,650 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,620 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 153.00 $153.00 $2,295 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 405.00 $405.00 $526 —
260–270 fancy 263 3 327.50–345.00 $339.02 $892 —
275–296 289 6 290.00–310.00 $297.44 $860 —
300–347 fancy 335 7 315.00–327.00 $321.80 $1,078 +4.13
305–342 338 11 297.50–305.00 $300.71 $1,016 +4.11
352–365 357 6 300.00–308.00 $305.80 $1,092 +11.65
357–385 fancy 367 5 310.00–325.00 $319.19 $1,171 +11.02
407–427 fancy 417 8 300.00–314.00 $304.68 $1,271 -0.26
410–445 433 26 280.00–297.50 $286.81 $1,242 -5.83
460 value added 460 86 292.00–304.00 $303.86 $1,398 —
460–495 477 6 267.50–283.00 $276.00 $1,317 -4.93
513–546 530 16 260.00–275.00 $267.60 $1,418 -6.89
550–580 560 4 240.00–257.50 $250.48 $1,403 -6.26
604 value added 604 6 254.00 $254.00 $1,534 +1.81
600–635 609 11 230.00–246.00 $241.49 $1,471 +1.81
652–690 655 16 220.00–239.00 $236.69 $1,550 +11.69
702–741 719 15 210.00–228.00 $218.81 $1,573 -0.41
801 801 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,394 —
880 880 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,518 -18.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 428 2 272.50–277.50 $275.04 $1,177 +1.04
453–495 468 7 250.00–267.50 $254.44 $1,191 -10.56
513–545 521 4 250.00–255.00 $253.69 $1,322 +3.45
600–640 610 5 204.00–220.00 $209.74 $1,279 -11.61
676–680 678 5 200.00–218.00 $213.79 $1,449 —
770 770 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 +7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 7 200.00 $200.00 $992 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 195.00 $195.00 $907 —
600 600 1 165.00 $165.00 $990 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 320.00 $320.00 $752 —
300–330 fancy 318 5 355.00–362.50 $359.47 $1,143 —
330–345 340 3 330.00–340.00 $336.76 $1,145 -5.24
370 fancy 370 3 361.00 $361.00 $1,336 +27.43
365–397 389 10 320.00–339.00 $331.14 $1,288 +15.37
400–440 418 9 310.00–325.00 $319.11 $1,334 -1.84
455–495 473 3 319.00–321.00 $319.70 $1,512 +13.25
500–547 522 7 293.00–310.00 $301.57 $1,574 +8.59
580–595 587 3 270.00–274.00 $271.35 $1,593 -13.92
600–645 620 5 250.00–270.00 $259.93 $1,612 -16.01
650–670 655 4 237.50–250.00 $240.70 $1,577 +6.51
707–715 711 4 227.00–244.00 $232.28 $1,652 +2.28
750 750 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,635 —
850–860 855 2 197.50–205.00 $201.23 $1,721 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,203 —
410–425 415 3 295.00–305.00 $301.59 $1,252 -7.79
455–457 456 3 280.00–303.00 $295.36 $1,347 +6.18
515 515 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,494 —
550 550 2 252.50–270.00 $261.25 $1,437 +4.93
740 740 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1145 1145 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,056 +20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1395 1170 80-85% 5 105.00–115.00 $110.56 $1,294 -26.12
855–1470 1180 80-85% 28 116.00–128.00 $122.46 $1,445 -14.22
1150–1310 1260 80-85% 4 133.00–140.00 $136.87 $1,725 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1025 905 85-90% 3 120.00–128.00 $122.62 $1,110 —
935–1085 1011 85-90% 8 90.00–100.00 $96.24 $973 -13.95
900–1200 1044 85-90% 8 103.00–117.00 $111.72 $1,166 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1650 1481 75-80% 5 123.00–128.00 $125.22 $1,855 +0.88
1310–1615 1482 75-80% 8 130.00–142.00 $133.67 $1,981 +9.33
1520–1765 1599 75-80% 4 111.00–116.00 $114.27 $1,827 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1765 1605 2 130.00–136.00 $132.70 $2,130 -27.30
1360–2105 1652 11 140.00–155.00 $147.04 $2,429 —
1740–1925 1851 4 160.00–170.00 $164.31 $3,041 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895–910 903 (<2 yrs)Open 2 132.00–138.00 $134.98 $1,219

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–850 843 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,450.00–1,500.00 $1,475.22
910 910 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
920–1035 983 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,325.00–1,575.00 $1,488.60
945–1500 1139 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,450.00–1,875.00 $1,749.25
900–1415 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,250.00–1,600.00 $1,459.17
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
850 850 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00
875 875 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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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
890–975 928 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,825.00–2,125.00 $2,007.65 —
1100–1295 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,700.00–2,450.00 $2,050.07 —
1175–1185 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,775.00–2,000.00 $1,887.98 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 185.00 $185.00 $847 -5.00

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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.