Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 19, 2025

873 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $276.61/cwt -5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,996/hd at 721 lb · 146 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $342.40/cwt +11.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,630/hd at 476 lb · 49 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $346.13/cwt -5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,641/hd at 474 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	873	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,226	—
325–345	333	3	395.00–405.00	$400.89	$1,335	-14.11
360	360	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,386	-1.51
395 fancy	395	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,639	+7.71
420–425 fancy	423	2	435.00–452.50	$443.70	$1,877	+31.23
415–446	433	13	385.00–415.00	$400.28	$1,733	+20.89
450–490 fancy	468	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,872	±0.00
455–480	470	3	352.00–381.00	$368.85	$1,734	+1.89
504–540	521	17	325.00–345.00	$335.46	$1,748	-3.80
506–531 value added	522	22	355.00–380.00	$371.98	$1,942	+13.82
550–560 value added	558	4	350.00–370.00	$365.07	$2,037	+5.65
560–595	583	15	320.00–340.00	$333.74	$1,946	+8.27
623 value added	623	6	355.00	$355.00	$2,212	+22.51
625–645	635	2	312.50–322.50	$317.42	$2,016	+9.92
685	685	4	295.00–315.00	$302.50	$2,072	+12.72
710–730	725	4	285.00–290.00	$288.78	$2,094	+19.68
735 value added	735	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,278	—
780–795	788	2	265.00–282.50	$273.67	$2,157	—
800–830	824	5	250.00–274.00	$265.14	$2,185	+30.14
865	865	2	265.00	$265.00	$2,292	+22.50

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	-37.57
420–445	434	4	360.00–377.50	$364.24	$1,581	+6.01
460–495	485	11	320.00–345.00	$341.00	$1,654	+11.31
510–548	530	6	300.00–320.00	$315.16	$1,670	-4.84
555–575	565	2	300.00–315.00	$307.63	$1,738	-2.37
622–640	627	5	280.00–287.50	$282.99	$1,774	—
750	750	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,912	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	250.00	$250.00	$900	—
690	690	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,283	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,270	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205 fancy	205	1	425.00	$425.00	$871	+10.00
258–290	264	5	400.00–405.00	$401.10	$1,059	—
310–335 fancy	324	4	405.00–420.00	$410.50	$1,330	—
300–336	325	8	372.50–395.00	$382.07	$1,242	+20.42
360–384 fancy	375	14	395.00–405.00	$400.46	$1,502	+7.34
380–395	386	8	360.00–385.00	$371.50	$1,434	+7.01
400–445	422	7	325.00–350.00	$342.23	$1,444	-5.85
403–442 fancy	422	29	355.00–372.00	$363.97	$1,536	+0.56
455–485 fancy	467	19	345.00–364.00	$354.40	$1,655	+14.47
475	475	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,354	-26.65
450–499	482	29	315.00–340.00	$336.52	$1,622	+24.87
500–526 value added	513	17	324.00–347.50	$335.47	$1,721	+5.76
505–540	523	18	295.00–320.00	$313.13	$1,638	+6.08
550–567 value added	558	12	313.00–324.00	$321.21	$1,792	+9.59
555–592	575	12	290.00–305.00	$296.65	$1,706	+8.88
610–625	618	4	260.00–280.00	$270.14	$1,669	-23.36
617–635	627	5	284.00–300.00	$291.00	$1,825	-2.50
650–670	660	4	240.00–265.00	$253.64	$1,674	-16.36
672	672	4	287.00	$287.00	$1,929	+17.00
700–745	714	10	250.00–270.00	$261.16	$1,865	-21.34
722 value added	722	136	277.75	$277.75	$2,005	—
781	781	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,913	-0.03
850–857	855	3	242.00–242.50	$242.33	$2,072	—
878	878	3	249.00	$249.00	$2,186	—
960	960	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,968	—
1030	1030	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,214	+15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	370.00	$370.00	$796	+25.00
290	290	1	330.00	$330.00	$957	-10.00
325–335	330	2	355.00–360.00	$357.46	$1,180	—
350–375	363	2	330.00–350.00	$340.34	$1,235	—
405–445	431	4	300.00–320.00	$307.22	$1,324	-11.11
452–495	472	8	300.00–314.00	$305.60	$1,442	+25.60
505–540	519	4	270.00–287.50	$279.34	$1,450	—
560	560	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,512	—
630–646	642	4	250.00–255.00	$253.77	$1,629	—
680	680	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,496	-15.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	300.00	$300.00	$525	—
395	395	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,244	—
500	500	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,250	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,456	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,971	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
241–245	242	4	400.00–425.00	$418.67	$1,013	+18.67
265–295	277	6	440.00–460.00	$445.27	$1,233	—
290 fancy	290	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,421	+57.56
312 fancy	312	2	460.00	$460.00	$1,435	+31.67
305–327	323	6	415.00–417.50	$417.11	$1,347	+18.98
350–390	377	11	380.00–397.50	$387.43	$1,461	-0.85
350–395 fancy	381	20	400.00–420.00	$406.28	$1,548	—
405–435	414	6	350.00–375.00	$367.75	$1,522	+2.53
410–442 fancy	422	13	380.00–390.00	$384.73	$1,624	-10.27
450–495	474	34	330.00–350.00	$342.62	$1,624	-9.02
474 fancy	474	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,754	—
505–547	525	25	320.00–338.00	$325.78	$1,710	+1.00
557–590	571	10	300.00–325.00	$314.35	$1,795	+10.29
610 fancy	610	1	326.00	$326.00	$1,989	+11.00
605–645	623	6	300.00–317.50	$312.17	$1,945	+32.82
666–675	670	6	262.50–281.00	$277.58	$1,860	+8.60
705–745	724	5	275.00–290.00	$284.47	$2,060	—
755–760	758	2	250.00–275.00	$262.54	$1,990	+7.54
820	820	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,784	—
855	855	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,710	-20.00
910–947	935	3	207.50–210.00	$208.31	$1,948	+13.31
985	985	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–337	336	4	375.00–380.00	$376.25	$1,264	+11.25
350–395	373	2	365.00–370.00	$367.65	$1,371	+12.44
415–445	436	4	340.00–350.00	$347.62	$1,516	+2.62
525–541	537	4	295.00–300.00	$296.22	$1,591	-21.78
635	635	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,588	—
685–695	690	2	240.00–250.00	$245.04	$1,691	—
910	910	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,547	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	310.00	$310.00	$698	—
265	265	1	320.00	$320.00	$848	-15.00
428	428	4	338.00	$338.00	$1,447	+38.00
530	530	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,325	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,458	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1585	1585	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,025.00	$3,025.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–1040	892	85-90%	8	100.00–118.00	$108.23	$965	—
680–1540	1005	85-90%	25	120.00–139.00	$128.89	$1,295	+19.55
745–1270	1006	85-90%	9	140.00–150.00	$143.60	$1,445	+34.26

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1535	1159	80-85%	17	130.00–149.50	$142.69	$1,654	+2.26
995–1475	1184	80-85%	15	150.00–165.00	$154.97	$1,835	+14.54
1655	1655	80-85%	1	127.00	$127.00	$2,102	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1415	1377	75-80%	3	143.50–145.00	$144.17	$1,985	+3.44
1325–1645	1451	75-80%	7	157.00–168.00	$162.75	$2,362	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–2245	1708	8	165.00–180.00	$174.72	$2,984	—
1860	1860	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,418	—
1375–2240	1929	4	188.00–205.00	$196.01	$3,781	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–885	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	171.00–189.00	$180.18	$1,564

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885 thin fleshed	885	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00
875–935	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,925.00–2,150.00	$2,041.23
915	915	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
915 thin fleshed	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00
910–1145	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,375.00–1,775.00	$1,619.26
1085 thin fleshed	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00
935–1410	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,875.00–2,475.00	$2,067.24
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
955–1320	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,725.00–2,700.00	$2,144.88

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
790	790	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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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
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—
995 thin fleshed	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	+175.00
1480	1480	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	215.00	$215.00	$376	—

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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.