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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 8, 2025

736 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $287.04/cwt +16.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,766/hd at 615 lb · 174 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $319.08/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,523/hd at 477 lb · 57 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $337.13/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,410/hd at 418 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 736 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 fancy 240 1 415.00 $415.00 $996 —
320 fancy 320 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,328 +10.00
345 345 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,328 +1.71
355–380 fancy 363 6 420.00–440.00 $433.24 $1,573 —
355–395 370 3 400.00–410.00 $406.76 $1,505 +23.72
400–445 fancy 429 12 400.00–415.00 $406.46 $1,744 +4.32
420–442 435 3 380.00–390.00 $383.22 $1,667 -7.62
454–487 fancy 461 13 390.00–407.50 $403.30 $1,859 +8.78
455–490 472 9 365.00–385.00 $370.40 $1,748 +11.91
495 495 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,708 -13.49
500–518 value added 516 17 355.00–362.50 $358.98 $1,852 +8.97
500–545 519 7 320.00–340.00 $327.18 $1,698 +4.44
567–585 value added 576 4 330.00–340.00 $334.92 $1,929 +4.91
562–592 577 5 300.00–312.50 $307.08 $1,772 -1.17
605–630 618 2 300.00–310.00 $304.90 $1,884 +3.42
600–647 value added 629 23 312.50–319.00 $317.02 $1,994 -3.82
660–675 value added 668 6 292.50–310.00 $298.30 $1,993 -4.07
690 690 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,915 -4.30
705–730 715 4 260.00–277.00 $269.19 $1,925 +1.95
750–795 760 10 250.00–273.00 $266.79 $2,028 +4.30
810–840 827 6 240.00–257.50 $250.77 $2,074 -7.23
855 855 1 244.00 $244.00 $2,086 +0.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 360.00 $360.00 $900 +45.00
310 310 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,194 +37.50
355 355 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,225 -8.38
407–445 422 4 345.00–365.00 $352.50 $1,488 -6.00
470–475 473 2 345.00–360.00 $352.54 $1,668 +25.86
540 540 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,512 -26.81
595 595 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,696 —
610 610 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,693 -0.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,155 —
490 490 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,494 +38.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 365.00 $365.00 $858 +17.34
300–335 fancy 322 5 335.00–350.00 $342.73 $1,104 -4.05
360–380 fancy 372 11 345.00–362.50 $350.96 $1,306 +7.09
350–390 373 5 325.00–340.00 $336.39 $1,255 +9.94
405–410 fancy 406 8 355.00–375.00 $363.14 $1,474 +19.18
410–445 423 20 312.50–335.00 $326.73 $1,382 +5.06
450–495 474 9 290.00–310.00 $297.52 $1,410 -13.67
453–495 fancy 478 48 315.00–330.00 $323.12 $1,545 -4.38
510–530 value added 516 4 300.00–309.00 $306.19 $1,580 -6.91
500–536 520 13 285.00–292.50 $289.24 $1,504 +1.45
553–565 value added 557 18 297.00–320.00 $306.21 $1,706 +19.61
550–595 564 7 270.00–282.50 $273.87 $1,545 +33.87
607–617 value added 613 158 285.50–294.50 $289.39 $1,774 —
600–635 620 7 245.00–260.00 $250.77 $1,555 -0.21
649 649 9 274.00 $274.00 $1,778 +23.02
652–697 667 10 250.00–265.00 $259.78 $1,733 +13.96
655–682 675 4 240.00–247.00 $241.76 $1,632 -4.06
735–745 740 2 217.00–237.50 $227.32 $1,682 -27.15
759 759 11 262.50 $262.50 $1,992 +32.50
750–795 768 3 234.00–237.50 $236.29 $1,815 +6.29
800–815 810 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,863 ±0.00
910 910 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,934 +32.50
1040 1040 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,976 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–287 280 3 280.00–300.00 $286.32 $802 -38.68
300 300 1 295.00 $295.00 $885 —
350–380 368 4 295.00–315.00 $301.34 $1,109 +5.22
415–445 428 3 280.00–300.00 $289.84 $1,241 -0.16
470–475 472 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,274 -10.97
515 515 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,288 -20.13
555–590 577 5 240.00–260.00 $253.24 $1,461 +7.59
615 615 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,322 -23.04
740 740 2 200.00–210.00 $205.00 $1,517 —
800 800 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,600 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 270.00 $270.00 $999 —
450 450 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,238 —
542 542 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,463 +7.50
830 830 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,826 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 270.00 $270.00 $594 -15.11
420 420 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,155 —
815 815 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,386 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,288 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 326 —— 4 382.50–387.50 $385.61 $1,257 +14.48
350 fancy 350 —— 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,418 +20.00
365–390 375 —— 3 377.50–380.00 $379.19 $1,422 +12.47
405 fancy 405 —— 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,600 —
410–435 423 —— 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,523 -4.02
472 472 —— 2 357.00 $357.00 $1,685 +11.25
505 fancy 505 —— 2 332.50–335.00 $333.75 $1,685 —
500–545 521 —— 8 300.00–320.00 $309.61 $1,613 -8.02
550–575 560 —— 6 295.00–306.00 $299.27 $1,676 -1.40
600–648 638 —— 5 270.00–280.00 $277.98 $1,774 +10.71
700–725 710 —— 3 240.00–255.00 $244.93 $1,739 +4.40
750–790 768 —— 8 237.00–250.00 $244.61 $1,879 +3.50
815 815 —— 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,842 +1.09
990 990 —— 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,980 -2.00
1055 1055 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,983 +16.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 330.00 $330.00 $891 -20.00
325 325 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,056 -25.00
420–440 430 2 330.00–335.00 $332.56 $1,430 -1.86
477–480 478 3 320.00–330.00 $323.35 $1,546 -0.16
520–535 528 2 290.00–297.50 $293.80 $1,551 +4.97
565–580 573 3 270.00–280.00 $273.34 $1,566 -4.95
665 665 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,629 -7.50
830–845 838 2 200.00–205.00 $202.52 $1,697 —
875 875 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,750 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 250.00–280.00 $264.71 $1,027 -10.29
465–485 475 2 270.00–280.00 $275.11 $1,307 —
690 690 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,518 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,526 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1345 1178 80-85% 23 130.00–145.00 $136.81 $1,612 -29.48
1045–1340 1187 80-85% 14 120.00–129.00 $124.78 $1,481 -12.79
1075–1375 1192 80-85% 3 148.00–163.00 $152.72 $1,820 +15.15
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–915 851 85-90% 6 80.00–93.00 $83.21 $708 -0.72
855–1285 1041 85-90% 11 100.00–115.00 $105.92 $1,103 —
935–1175 1065 85-90% 5 120.00–129.00 $125.08 $1,332 +14.63
980–1245 1093 85-90% 3 133.00–144.00 $137.05 $1,498 +26.60
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1395 1380 75-80% 2 146.00–153.00 $149.46 $2,063 —
1335–1635 1475 75-80% 15 130.00–145.00 $136.85 $2,019 —
1455–1725 1580 75-80% 3 117.00–127.00 $122.70 $1,939 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1695–1835 1765 2 143.00–144.00 $143.48 $2,532 —
1650–2020 1873 3 175.00–184.00 $179.70 $3,366 —
1525–2260 1923 6 160.00–168.00 $164.09 $3,155 -12.80

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,637

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1365 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,550.00–2,150.00 $1,859.95
1460 1460 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1295–1860 1567 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,975.00–2,675.00 $2,336.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
1110 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,100.00 $2,100.00 -200.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,200.00 $2,200.00 -525.00
Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 260.00 $260.00 $689 —
363–375 366 4 215.00–235.00 $229.88 $841 —
520 520 1 170.00 $170.00 $884 —

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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.