Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 18, 2024

950 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $249.16/cwt +14.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,669/hd at 670 lb · 96 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $285.18/cwt -2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,357/hd at 476 lb · 54 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $213.75/cwt +27.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,114/hd at 989 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	950	790	890
Feeder cattle	802	638	744
Slaughter cattle	116	106	91
Replacement cattle	32	46	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
250	250	1	300.00	$300.00	$750	-50.00
295 fancy	295	2	382.50	$382.50	$1,128	—
310–333 fancy	325	11	360.00–380.00	$370.54	$1,204	-6.11
340	340	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,148	-4.50
365–397 fancy	380	7	354.00–360.00	$358.05	$1,361	—
390	390	3	332.50	$332.50	$1,297	-18.20
400–425 fancy	408	3	345.00–352.50	$347.45	$1,418	-8.55
420–435	422	7	330.00–337.50	$336.40	$1,420	+3.18
485 fancy	485	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,564	—
455–496	487	44	315.00–334.00	$325.55	$1,585	+2.32
510–545 value added	525	34	317.50–332.00	$322.45	$1,693	—
515–540	530	5	290.00–308.00	$301.14	$1,596	-10.74
550–595	574	23	282.50–295.00	$289.67	$1,663	-2.75
555–595 value added	578	3	302.50–310.00	$305.40	$1,765	-4.36
602–603 value added	602	12	300.00	$300.00	$1,806	—
603–647	622	12	275.00–286.00	$281.32	$1,750	-10.90
653–699	671	44	262.50–285.00	$276.00	$1,852	+1.27
710 value added	710	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,846	—
720	720	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,710	-8.50
904–905 value added	904	28	225.00–228.00	$227.03	$2,052	—
989 value added	989	54	213.75	$213.75	$2,114	—
1085	1085	1	194.00	$194.00	$2,105	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–545	530	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,431	—
587–595	590	3	255.00–273.00	$266.95	$1,575	—
690	690	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,642	—
880	880	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,782	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,519	+5.00
660	660	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,683	+10.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1177	1177	2	175.00	$175.00	$2,060	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	305.00	$305.00	$686	—
280–297	289	4	300.00–310.00	$305.15	$882	-5.55
310–345	318	7	280.00–300.00	$284.22	$904	-23.78
315–340 fancy	328	6	310.00–320.00	$316.18	$1,037	-10.41
350–397	382	10	287.50–308.00	$299.64	$1,145	-0.12
380–397 fancy	395	19	314.00–320.00	$319.39	$1,262	-4.36
412–445 fancy	430	16	295.00–315.00	$302.51	$1,301	-3.69
425–447	440	11	270.00–290.00	$279.66	$1,231	-12.76
460–475 fancy	468	12	302.00–305.00	$303.27	$1,419	+3.27
457–496	478	42	270.00–293.00	$280.01	$1,338	-0.19
500–548	521	28	267.00–285.00	$278.02	$1,448	+10.05
507–545 value added	535	12	290.00–295.00	$290.79	$1,556	-4.21
550–590	564	13	260.00–277.00	$264.13	$1,490	-1.81
615 value added	615	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,538	—
600–625	617	9	220.00–240.00	$229.44	$1,416	-2.60
661–679 value added	669	85	245.00–252.50	$251.26	$1,681	—
650–698	675	11	220.00–240.00	$232.96	$1,572	-1.73
722–723	723	10	230.00–234.00	$233.20	$1,686	+8.20
810–830	820	2	180.00–182.50	$181.27	$1,486	—
881–890	883	5	180.00–195.00	$191.98	$1,695	+4.98
930	930	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,581	—
1020	1020	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,581	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	280.00	$280.00	$756	—
335	335	1	265.00	$265.00	$888	—
400–435	421	5	230.00–256.00	$248.04	$1,044	—
455–480	466	4	240.00–250.00	$244.91	$1,141	—
505–545	523	3	220.00–240.00	$230.16	$1,204	+17.66
565–598	582	8	230.00–245.00	$241.00	$1,403	—
615–645	630	2	200.00–210.00	$205.12	$1,292	—
685–695	690	2	210.00–212.50	$211.26	$1,458	—
750	750	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,500	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,056	+9.30
400–445	425	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,105	—
455–480	467	8	260.00–266.00	$263.13	$1,229	-3.17
505	505	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,288	+4.94
565–585	575	2	252.50–255.00	$253.77	$1,459	+16.46

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	169.00	$169.00	$2,028	+20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
237 fancy	237	2	345.00	$345.00	$818	—
245	245	1	305.00	$305.00	$747	—
260 fancy	260	2	350.00–397.50	$373.75	$972	—
315	315	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,008	-22.50
340–347 fancy	345	3	345.00–352.50	$347.47	$1,199	—
352–380 fancy	363	9	335.00–360.00	$351.24	$1,275	-21.26
400–428 fancy	421	6	329.00–350.00	$333.32	$1,403	-19.18
407–435	425	10	295.00–324.00	$313.52	$1,332	-16.41
450–495	464	12	297.50–320.00	$309.26	$1,435	-11.04
505–535	523	4	272.50–291.00	$285.25	$1,492	+6.21
500–547 fancy	524	10	295.00–316.00	$299.31	$1,568	—
550–555 fancy	553	6	290.00–294.00	$291.34	$1,611	—
557–580	566	5	267.50–284.00	$272.28	$1,541	-4.72
600–630	614	4	250.00–252.50	$250.64	$1,539	-24.84
600–630 fancy	615	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,630	—
650–680	663	10	237.50–257.50	$250.01	$1,658	-18.99
700–745	721	4	222.50–235.00	$227.45	$1,640	—
820–840	830	2	192.50–199.00	$195.71	$1,624	-2.29
1060	1060	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,484	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,126	—
580	580	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,450	—
632	632	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,469	—
665–695	680	2	202.50–222.50	$212.72	$1,446	—
820	820	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,394	—
940	940	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,128	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,188	-23.19
475–490	483	2	272.00–282.50	$277.33	$1,340	-15.78
500	500	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	85-90%	1	75.00	$75.00	$446	—
755	755	85-90%	1	95.00	$95.00	$717	—
675–1355	981	85-90%	32	120.00–147.00	$128.07	$1,256	+6.00
830–1295	1017	85-90%	19	108.00–118.00	$115.06	$1,170	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1170	1085	80-85%	2	115.00–116.00	$115.46	$1,253	—
965–1415	1205	80-85%	21	119.00–129.00	$124.45	$1,500	+0.78
1100–1425	1215	80-85%	18	130.00–150.00	$135.90	$1,651	+12.23

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1785	1493	75-80%	8	134.00–144.00	$138.53	$2,068	—
1300–1730	1515	75-80%	2	118.00–124.00	$121.43	$1,840	-13.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1840	1518	3	120.00–135.00	$130.87	$1,987	—
1170–2005	1574	8	142.50–155.00	$151.00	$2,377	—
1650–1970	1826	6	160.00–176.00	$164.53	$3,004	+16.59

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–1010	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	155.00–160.00	$157.23	$1,431

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
855–920	888	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,184.30
800–1060	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,250.00–1,510.00	$1,370.60
795–1145	1006	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–1,550.00	$1,347.95
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1155	1155	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1185	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1175–1230	1203	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,575.57
1220	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1295–1320	1308	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,575.00–1,585.00	$1,579.95

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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
695–980	838	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,625.00–2,325.00	$2,034.55	—
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1020–1205	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,275.00–2,650.00	$2,475.19	—
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.