Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 1, 2025

1,290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $264.80/cwt ≈ $2,314/hd at 874 lb · 121 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $244.17/cwt ≈ $2,383/hd at 976 lb · 110 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $317.32/cwt +32.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 619 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,290	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	370.00	$370.00	$777	—
260–290	275	2	375.00–400.00	$386.82	$1,064	—
310 fancy	310	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,256	—
340–345	342	3	375.00–395.00	$383.29	$1,311	—
350–395	379	11	370.00–390.00	$383.04	$1,452	—
414–420 fancy	415	7	400.00–410.00	$402.14	$1,669	—
407–435	420	6	385.00–395.00	$390.84	$1,642	—
455–465 fancy	463	4	390.00–400.00	$394.52	$1,827	—
455–491	481	18	355.00–375.00	$358.49	$1,724	—
500–530	519	7	315.00–335.00	$322.74	$1,675	+17.74
505–528 value added	521	8	342.50–360.00	$350.01	$1,824	—
555–585 value added	572	17	319.00–337.50	$330.01	$1,888	—
565–597	586	14	300.00–315.00	$308.25	$1,806	—
602–635 value added	618	63	310.00–330.00	$320.84	$1,983	—
600–638	622	14	290.00–312.50	$301.48	$1,875	+16.48
657–685 value added	668	12	295.00–312.50	$302.37	$2,020	—
650–695	671	7	275.00–290.00	$281.80	$1,891	+21.80
710–721 value added	718	10	282.50–283.00	$282.85	$2,031	—
705–748	735	15	265.00–270.00	$267.24	$1,964	—
758 value added	758	58	280.00	$280.00	$2,122	—
772–790	775	6	260.00–263.00	$262.49	$2,034	—
828	828	3	258.00	$258.00	$2,136	—
855–865	862	3	241.00–250.00	$243.98	$2,103	—
854–893 value added	874	118	264.75–266.00	$265.33	$2,319	—
909–927 value added	917	26	236.00–248.00	$242.40	$2,223	—
974–979 value added	976	109	238.50–250.50	$244.35	$2,385	—
990	990	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,228	—
1028	1028	6	229.00	$229.00	$2,354	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	315.00	$315.00	$803	—
345	345	2	345.00–350.00	$347.50	$1,199	—
352–367	362	3	350.00–355.00	$353.38	$1,279	—
430–445	435	5	355.00–362.50	$358.50	$1,559	+38.50
450–495	477	3	322.50–332.50	$326.68	$1,558	+26.68
510–528	524	4	300.00–309.00	$306.81	$1,608	—
610–645	625	5	272.50–282.50	$278.02	$1,738	—
677–695	683	3	252.50–270.00	$258.44	$1,765	—
775–795	780	4	216.00–230.00	$219.57	$1,713	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	200.00	$200.00	$690	—
465–487	480	3	260.00–270.00	$266.77	$1,280	-20.72
585	585	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,580	—
620	620	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,395	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570–585	578	4	290.00–292.00	$290.99	$1,682	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,300	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	345.00–350.00	$347.66	$800	—
250–270	263	3	350.00–365.00	$354.75	$933	—
280–290 fancy	285	2	370.00–385.00	$377.37	$1,076	—
305–340	320	7	310.00–330.00	$320.20	$1,025	+23.59
300–343 fancy	328	15	333.00–355.00	$346.78	$1,137	—
351–395 fancy	367	12	335.00–355.00	$343.87	$1,262	—
352–390	373	10	313.00–330.00	$326.45	$1,218	+33.97
405–440 fancy	415	14	330.00–355.00	$343.96	$1,427	—
400–445	423	14	305.00–326.00	$321.67	$1,361	+35.03
450–498 fancy	472	24	320.00–337.50	$327.50	$1,546	—
455–492	474	13	297.00–317.50	$311.19	$1,475	+20.58
502–520 value added	506	17	300.00–317.50	$313.10	$1,584	—
500–545	519	20	280.00–297.50	$287.79	$1,494	+17.79
550–594 value added	573	15	285.00–295.00	$286.60	$1,642	—
575	575	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,380	—
561–598	579	36	255.00–275.00	$266.31	$1,542	—
604–613	606	36	274.00–279.00	$276.42	$1,675	+44.99
600–645	617	10	245.00–267.50	$250.98	$1,549	+19.55
650–695	675	9	240.00–252.50	$245.82	$1,659	+33.60
680	680	5	220.00–236.00	$232.40	$1,580	+20.18
710–745	720	4	217.50–237.50	$226.28	$1,629	—
706–740	725	15	243.00–259.00	$254.47	$1,845	—
752	752	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,730	+30.00
816–821	820	12	230.00	$230.00	$1,886	—
910	910	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,638	—
970	970	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,746	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	2	310.00–316.00	$312.86	$657	—
265	265	1	325.00	$325.00	$861	—
345	345	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,018	—
355–385	375	5	285.00–305.00	$296.12	$1,110	+23.62
440	440	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,276	+29.17
465–493	486	11	270.00–290.00	$280.97	$1,366	+11.06
510–540	526	4	265.00–275.00	$270.13	$1,421	+17.57
575–598	591	7	235.00–255.00	$245.65	$1,452	—
617–646	634	9	235.00–240.00	$238.04	$1,509	—
700	700	2	212.50	$212.50	$1,488	+46.65

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	275.00–295.00	$285.11	$679	—
260	260	1	280.00	$280.00	$728	—
320	320	1	265.00	$265.00	$848	—
365	365	1	245.00	$245.00	$894	—
460	460	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,127	—
590	590	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,298	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,365	—
552	552	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,463	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265 fancy	265	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,166	—
285	285	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,083	—
305 fancy	305	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,205	—
300–340	320	6	367.00–375.00	$371.13	$1,188	+36.13
350–397	372	8	355.00–375.00	$366.72	$1,364	+40.14
380 fancy	380	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,463	—
417 thin fleshed	417	8	405.00	$405.00	$1,689	—
410–425	421	5	360.00–367.50	$364.02	$1,533	+56.48
450–495	467	12	340.00–360.00	$345.75	$1,615	+45.62
510–545	523	15	305.00–324.00	$317.63	$1,661	+17.63
555–585	566	13	290.00–305.00	$300.67	$1,702	+34.52
605–640 fancy	623	2	292.50–295.00	$293.71	$1,830	—
610–645	626	7	257.50–277.50	$267.27	$1,673	—
660–680	672	8	262.50–275.00	$266.53	$1,791	+34.01
712–740	724	4	230.00–247.50	$240.53	$1,741	+10.24
750–775	763	2	232.50–250.00	$241.11	$1,840	—
805–835	820	2	220.00–230.00	$224.91	$1,844	+16.38
850–885	868	2	214.00–215.00	$214.49	$1,862	—
970	970	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,959	+47.00
1050–1070	1063	3	157.50–179.00	$171.92	$1,828	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,032	+43.81
315	315	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,102	—
350–397	378	8	300.00–325.00	$318.07	$1,202	+28.07
405–425	410	5	325.00–340.00	$334.42	$1,371	+64.42
450–495	467	9	300.00–335.00	$323.51	$1,511	—
510–545	526	8	284.00–295.00	$288.83	$1,519	+38.83
550–575	560	3	275.00–280.00	$278.29	$1,558	+18.29
660	660	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,666	—
747	747	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,576	—
995	995	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,617	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	270.00–275.00	$272.67	$600	—
265	265	1	315.00	$315.00	$835	—
335	335	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,038	—
385	385	2	270.00–280.00	$275.00	$1,059	—
500–520	510	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,326	—
550	550	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,348	—
875	875	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,400	—
905	905	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,154	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,215	—
465	465	6	317.50	$317.50	$1,476	—
565	565	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,582	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1560	1560	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1300	1171	80-85%	4	159.00–175.00	$166.29	$1,947	+23.20
905–1380	1195	80-85%	32	130.00–147.00	$137.57	$1,644	-5.52
1090–1330	1225	80-85%	7	120.00–128.00	$125.67	$1,539	+1.08

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590–1125	859	85-90%	8	70.00–92.00	$83.93	$721	—
810–1345	1062	85-90%	16	100.00–118.00	$110.45	$1,173	-23.00
905–1375	1140	85-90%	10	120.00–128.00	$122.94	$1,402	+39.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1595	1430	75-80%	11	135.00–145.00	$139.45	$1,994	—
1365–1530	1431	75-80%	4	150.00–166.00	$155.08	$2,219	—
1360–1770	1542	75-80%	6	126.00–132.00	$129.88	$2,003	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–2165	1528	5	135.00–146.00	$141.43	$2,161	—
1150–2120	1716	10	152.00–166.00	$160.64	$2,757	—
1680–2185	1916	7	170.00–184.00	$176.89	$3,389	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,755

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
995–1365	1148	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,400.00–2,000.00	$1,689.17
1010–1400	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	1,925.00–2,425.00	$2,204.31
1030–1522	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,425.00–2,000.00	$1,772.41

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
705–780	743	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,557.58
690–850	770	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,800.00	$1,654.38

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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
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
970–1415	1171	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,075.00–3,050.00	$2,547.79	—
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,725.00	$2,725.00	—

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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.