Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 18, 2025

1,741 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $235.47/cwt +18.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,916/hd at 814 lb · 153 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $275.28/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,578/hd at 573 lb · 93 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $263.99/cwt +10.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,091/hd at 792 lb · 85 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,741	1,343
Feeder cattle	1,620	1,215
Slaughter cattle	95	106
Replacement cattle	26	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends due to market being closed last week because of snow. However, both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared stronger and buyers were active and showed good demand for all classes of livestock.

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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	245	1	390.00	$390.00	$956	+35.00
285	285	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,069	—
285 fancy	285	1	397.50	$397.50	$1,133	—
310–323 fancy	322	10	400.00	$400.00	$1,288	—
373–395	379	7	365.00–377.50	$374.92	$1,421	+8.12
404–440 fancy	409	8	380.00–390.00	$388.65	$1,590	+10.38
400–445	415	11	357.00–371.00	$364.63	$1,513	+12.64
450–475 fancy	467	12	350.00–360.00	$351.66	$1,642	-28.34
460–495	479	8	320.00–330.00	$322.74	$1,546	-7.37
511–537 value added	517	20	337.50–353.00	$348.24	$1,800	+24.48
502–545	526	34	310.00–332.50	$322.17	$1,695	+37.74
555–573 value added	572	19	322.00–322.50	$322.03	$1,842	+10.97
565–596	591	27	285.00–302.50	$290.38	$1,716	-2.26
602–645 value added	623	49	290.00–309.00	$302.66	$1,886	+13.01
602–642	627	35	270.00–289.00	$283.15	$1,775	+1.12
654–680 value added	667	36	280.00–294.00	$285.22	$1,902	+6.44
670–690	679	4	257.50–274.00	$268.54	$1,823	+9.23
702–710 value added	705	39	268.00–276.50	$273.68	$1,929	+5.68
711–748	738	26	250.00–265.00	$262.14	$1,935	+20.58
750–796	790	22	240.00–257.00	$254.39	$2,010	+1.28
759–799 value added	793	63	260.00–269.00	$267.34	$2,120	—
800–830	805	16	242.50–255.00	$253.07	$2,037	+8.13
851 value added	851	59	263.25	$263.25	$2,240	—
855–895	884	18	229.00–248.00	$241.47	$2,135	+6.47
910–929	919	24	235.50–239.50	$237.35	$2,181	+27.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	350.00	$350.00	$980	+30.00
360	360	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,242	—
420–421	421	5	330.00–347.50	$333.49	$1,404	—
465–486	478	5	292.50–305.00	$297.37	$1,421	-10.72
500–542	534	5	282.50–287.50	$286.56	$1,530	—
555–565	560	2	279.00–280.00	$279.50	$1,565	+12.00
605–635	615	5	242.50–265.00	$250.61	$1,541	—
665	665	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,596	+2.50
760	760	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,786	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
627	627	2	267.50	$267.50	$1,677	—
685 value added	685	5	277.00	$277.00	$1,897	—
762 value added	762	9	258.00	$258.00	$1,966	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,228	+35.00
430	430	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,075	—
509	509	5	260.00	$260.00	$1,323	—
570	570	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,396	—
870	870	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,644	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,562	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	282	3	305.00–325.00	$311.86	$879	+8.42
310–335	323	4	300.00–317.00	$307.76	$994	+1.92
325–340 fancy	333	3	322.00–335.00	$326.58	$1,088	-11.67
351–376 fancy	367	14	317.50–338.00	$326.60	$1,199	—
355–395	381	10	290.00–310.00	$296.52	$1,130	-9.90
402–445	430	17	280.00–300.00	$287.24	$1,235	-2.76
400–445 fancy	434	14	317.00–325.00	$319.66	$1,387	+16.98
440 value added	440	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,595	—
450–490 fancy	463	15	300.00–307.50	$304.56	$1,410	-5.21
450–498	477	49	275.00–293.50	$283.53	$1,352	-3.59
500–541 value added	516	48	284.00–300.00	$290.55	$1,499	-1.47
509–545	530	32	273.00–282.50	$277.97	$1,473	+8.23
555–597 value added	573	85	270.00–280.00	$276.78	$1,586	-3.17
550–590	575	8	250.00–267.50	$259.40	$1,492	-3.17
610–632	617	8	230.00–247.50	$240.47	$1,484	+7.62
605–642	629	8	252.50–260.00	$255.98	$1,610	+23.13
655–681	669	11	247.00–252.00	$248.18	$1,660	-7.97
652–693	682	31	255.00–256.00	$255.41	$1,742	+11.41
705–717	710	5	242.00–245.00	$243.21	$1,727	+38.28
710–740	733	4	220.00–225.00	$221.26	$1,622	-21.24
752–786	772	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,776	+30.00
760–795	778	2	200.00–210.00	$205.11	$1,596	+5.11
808–837	811	17	217.50–223.00	$222.33	$1,803	+5.12
806–823 value added	814	136	236.75–237.50	$237.11	$1,930	—
855–887	876	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,796	—
981 value added	981	50	217.75	$217.75	$2,136	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	290.00	$290.00	$928	—
350–397	381	3	274.00–280.00	$275.84	$1,051	-4.37
405–440	421	4	267.00–275.00	$269.81	$1,136	—
470–485	478	3	255.00–270.00	$261.71	$1,251	-6.73
505–525	517	3	239.00–247.50	$242.20	$1,252	-12.74
575–590	585	3	234.00–238.00	$236.69	$1,385	+26.69
620	620	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,240	-25.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,169	—
522	522	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,357	—
581	581	8	265.00	$265.00	$1,540	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	250.00–255.00	$252.40	$803	—
370	370	1	255.00	$255.00	$944	+5.00
440	440	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,034	-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
260–275	268	2	377.50–387.50	$382.36	$1,025	+32.36
295 fancy	295	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,165	—
350–387	373	5	362.50–375.00	$367.33	$1,370	-0.17
400–445	415	10	320.00–337.50	$326.71	$1,356	-8.75
460–495	474	8	309.00–337.00	$324.06	$1,536	+0.12
500–545	528	16	292.50–310.00	$303.01	$1,600	+1.48
550–575	568	6	277.50–288.00	$282.77	$1,606	+8.84
605–640	616	11	255.00–270.00	$261.26	$1,609	-11.48
660–695	670	11	247.50–257.00	$252.20	$1,690	+5.58
700–745	727	8	227.50–242.50	$236.60	$1,720	+14.10
780–795	785	4	217.50–234.00	$224.73	$1,764	-0.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	305.00	$305.00	$884	+5.00
310–315	313	2	330.00–337.50	$333.78	$1,045	+3.78
375–390	385	5	320.00–335.00	$329.03	$1,267	+1.38
445	445	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,402	+15.55
480	480	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,452	+4.42
500–535	506	6	260.00–285.00	$272.64	$1,380	+0.14
615–640	635	5	235.00–245.00	$237.98	$1,511	+13.06
780	780	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,638	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,112	—
415–440	428	2	270.00–280.00	$274.85	$1,176	—
770	770	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,232	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1265	1087	85-90%	5	110.00–119.00	$115.86	$1,259	—
995–1200	1119	85-90%	8	120.00–127.00	$123.37	$1,381	—
920–1370	1126	85-90%	7	90.00–95.00	$90.83	$1,023	—
1165–1255	1210	85-90%	3	130.00–136.00	$132.00	$1,597	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1350	1205	80-85%	15	126.00–140.00	$132.15	$1,592	+18.53
1135–1380	1216	80-85%	4	110.00–122.00	$118.44	$1,440	+4.82
1130–1610	1377	80-85%	3	144.00–155.00	$148.18	$2,040	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1885	1505	75-80%	14	129.00–141.00	$136.02	$2,047	—
1470–1720	1573	75-80%	5	144.00–160.00	$150.36	$2,365	+25.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1710	1511	4	130.00–148.00	$142.71	$2,156	—
1045–2355	1559	15	151.00–165.00	$158.68	$2,474	—
1930–2220	2062	3	175.00–181.00	$178.49	$3,680	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1045–1215	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	170.00–175.00	$172.69	$1,951

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–925	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,800.00–1,875.00	$1,841.05
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1135 fancy	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1140 thin fleshed	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1190 fancy	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,425.00	$2,425.00
1045–1430	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,800.00–2,050.00	$1,998.16

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1050	953	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,850.00–1,875.00	$1,863.78

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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
1195	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—
1370	1370	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1490	1490	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	200.00	$200.00	$440	—
650	650	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,144	—
1016	1016	16	143.00	$143.00	$1,453	—
1154	1154	23	160.00	$160.00	$1,846	—
1256	1256	3	160.00	$160.00	$2,010	—
1465	1465	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,344	—

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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.