Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 1, 2025

798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $282.82/cwt -13.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,588/hd at 561 lb · 72 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $262.66/cwt +27.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,780/hd at 678 lb · 67 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $290.33/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,504/hd at 518 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	798	738	2,300
Feeder cattle	706	627	2,019
Slaughter cattle	46	69	182
Replacement cattle	46	42	99

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295 fancy	295	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,254	+22.50
310–335	327	3	360.00–370.00	$363.16	$1,188	-19.34
335 fancy	335	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,357	—
370–395	383	6	365.00–375.00	$368.68	$1,412	—
402–430 fancy	413	5	394.00–400.00	$396.29	$1,637	+1.29
400–445	424	9	365.00–378.00	$371.82	$1,577	+14.32
455–488 fancy	480	4	360.00–390.00	$367.11	$1,762	-4.65
460–492	481	3	335.00–345.00	$341.81	$1,644	-7.76
512 fancy	512	2	341.00	$341.00	$1,746	—
530–542	539	8	314.00–325.00	$318.01	$1,714	+1.26
555 value added	555	12	320.00	$320.00	$1,776	-7.06
550–587	575	3	310.00–314.00	$312.72	$1,798	+7.92
610–637	628	3	298.00–299.00	$298.32	$1,873	+19.54
655–697	683	8	267.50–277.50	$273.58	$1,869	+6.07
709 value added	709	12	279.00	$279.00	$1,978	+6.98
760–795	790	7	255.00–265.00	$260.97	$2,062	+8.16
820	820	6	264.00	$264.00	$2,165	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,248	—
465–490	476	4	310.00–332.50	$321.99	$1,533	+19.99
515–535	525	2	289.00–300.00	$294.60	$1,547	—
580–595	588	2	287.50–294.00	$290.71	$1,709	+16.55
600–633	626	5	260.00–270.00	$261.92	$1,640	—
767	767	2	244.00	$244.00	$1,871	+14.00
800	800	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,776	—
1055	1055	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,004	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	277.50	$277.50	$971	—
415	415	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,100	-35.00
458	458	3	287.50	$287.50	$1,317	—
510–540	525	2	250.00–287.50	$268.21	$1,408	—
575	575	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,581	—
615	615	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,292	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	1	172.50	$172.50	$2,018	—

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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	300.00	$300.00	$675	-50.00
270–295	283	9	300.00–335.00	$322.61	$913	+22.61
300–345	323	9	307.00–327.50	$319.76	$1,033	+14.76
353–392 fancy	366	6	322.50–335.00	$328.52	$1,202	-0.60
365–395	379	18	300.00–322.00	$314.75	$1,193	+15.94
420–445	432	8	290.00–310.00	$298.19	$1,288	+0.69
436 value added	436	16	324.00	$324.00	$1,413	—
445 fancy	445	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,402	—
450–455 fancy	453	2	317.50–345.00	$331.17	$1,500	+33.67
450–487	466	14	295.00–315.00	$303.10	$1,412	+17.61
500–545	518	23	270.00–300.00	$283.32	$1,468	+3.63
518 value added	518	11	305.00	$305.00	$1,580	+10.00
554 value added	554	50	289.00	$289.00	$1,601	-10.22
550–591	578	22	260.00–285.00	$268.79	$1,554	+4.42
600–640	618	9	257.50–267.50	$263.59	$1,629	-4.03
676 value added	676	56	264.50	$264.50	$1,788	-10.50
685–690	687	11	240.00–255.00	$253.27	$1,740	+22.14
710–725	713	10	230.00–250.00	$244.70	$1,745	+13.45
770–796	793	9	230.00–244.00	$242.49	$1,923	-2.27
805–847	827	6	210.00–235.00	$223.25	$1,846	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	275.00	$275.00	$564	—
255–285	270	2	285.00–295.00	$289.72	$782	+17.22
320	320	2	245.00–267.50	$256.25	$820	-28.75
390	390	1	250.00	$250.00	$975	-22.20
430–447	444	11	260.00–287.50	$268.33	$1,191	-6.70
460–495	481	6	270.00–290.00	$281.50	$1,354	+16.39
510–525	515	3	260.00–265.00	$263.35	$1,356	+5.73
555–587	576	3	250.00–257.50	$252.41	$1,454	+29.88
640–642	641	7	240.00–255.00	$244.28	$1,566	—
651–690	666	6	225.00–245.00	$236.67	$1,576	—
740	740	2	200.00–225.00	$212.50	$1,572	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	220.00	$220.00	$649	—
450	450	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,035	+10.00
570–585	578	2	200.00–230.00	$215.19	$1,244	—
735	735	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,360	—
760	760	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,368	—
840	840	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,512	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	350.00	$350.00	$682	—
225–235	230	2	355.00–360.00	$357.55	$822	—
270	270	1	370.00	$370.00	$999	—
288–290 fancy	289	4	395.00–412.50	$408.10	$1,179	—
300–345 fancy	325	3	384.00–385.00	$384.65	$1,250	—
325–340	333	2	350.00–360.00	$355.11	$1,183	+7.61
420–435	428	2	325.00–335.00	$329.91	$1,412	-12.66
405–441 fancy	437	11	370.00–395.00	$387.58	$1,694	+31.61
460–480 fancy	470	2	365.00–380.00	$372.34	$1,750	+36.53
470–490	475	7	325.00–337.00	$334.66	$1,590	+20.21
507–545	523	10	300.00–317.50	$311.18	$1,627	+1.09
565 fancy	565	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,709	—
575–590	581	6	275.00–287.50	$280.31	$1,629	-13.11
600–645	617	8	269.00–284.00	$275.78	$1,702	+35.78
653–685	668	10	245.00–270.00	$259.88	$1,736	+2.57
700–740	714	13	240.00–267.00	$258.23	$1,844	—
752–793	775	13	230.00–242.00	$235.98	$1,829	+6.48
805–810	809	4	222.50–229.00	$227.38	$1,840	+8.62
1015	1015	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,472	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	320.00	$320.00	$848	+20.00
305–345	325	2	300.00–320.00	$309.38	$1,005	-8.12
380–395	388	2	316.00–320.00	$317.96	$1,234	+16.72
400–425	418	6	292.50–310.00	$296.73	$1,240	-5.11
460–490	477	6	290.00–307.50	$293.70	$1,401	—
540	540	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,512	-7.50
580–585	583	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,574	+0.75
630–635	633	3	230.00–260.00	$250.05	$1,583	—
655–670	660	3	230.00–240.00	$233.38	$1,540	-1.62
745	745	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,751	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	275.00	$275.00	$619	—
265	265	1	280.00	$280.00	$742	—
315	315	1	285.00	$285.00	$898	—
410–425	418	2	270.00–275.00	$272.46	$1,139	—
450–455	453	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,291	+25.00
515	515	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,210	—
595	595	2	220.00–240.00	$230.00	$1,368	—
875	875	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,488	—
920	920	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,610	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,200	—
730	730	1	100.00	$100.00	$730	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045	1045	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,672	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055	1055	80-85%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,160	—
985–1260	1108	80-85%	3	124.00–126.00	$124.92	$1,384	—
1000–1335	1168	80-85%	7	130.00–143.00	$135.92	$1,588	—
1195–1550	1373	80-85%	2	153.00–159.00	$155.61	$2,137	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,008	—
925–1085	998	85-90%	5	95.00–105.00	$101.29	$1,011	—
1000–1215	1092	85-90%	3	107.00–116.00	$112.72	$1,231	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1555	1405	75-80%	2	119.00–128.00	$123.98	$1,742	—
1360–1557	1491	75-80%	3	130.00–136.00	$134.18	$2,001	—
1615–1725	1670	75-80%	2	152.00–158.00	$155.10	$2,590	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,981	-1.23
1175–1900	1453	3	119.00–127.00	$121.63	$1,767	—
1850–1855	1853	2	155.00–165.00	$160.01	$2,965	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–990	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	153.00–170.00	$162.20	$1,484
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,740

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1130	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,650.00	$1,393.04
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1095	1095	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1085–1330	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,700.00–2,400.00	$1,858.62
1130–1290	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,475.00	$2,096.81
1110–1345	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,725.00–2,025.00	$1,926.70
1280	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00
1065–1605	1379	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,375.00–2,125.00	$1,862.91
1550	1550	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,985.00	$1,985.00

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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
1137	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,475.00	$2,475.00	—
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	85-90%	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,085	—
1090–1320	1233	80-85%	3	104.00–113.00	$108.91	$1,343	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,075	—
707	707	6	207.00	$207.00	$1,463	—
842	842	11	199.00	$199.00	$1,676	—
895	895	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,092	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,540	—

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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.