Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 3, 2025

986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $311.72/cwt +28.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 622 lb · 87 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $285.94/cwt ≈ $2,488/hd at 870 lb · 69 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $259.00/cwt ≈ $2,274/hd at 878 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	986	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,263	—
310 fancy	310	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,504	-15.00
320–325	323	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,437	—
357 fancy	357	2	480.00	$480.00	$1,714	-20.00
380	380	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,653	-7.51
420 fancy	420	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,764	-11.72
415–445	435	3	390.00–400.00	$395.00	$1,718	-11.40
465 fancy	465	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,930	+4.40
450–481	467	13	380.00–387.50	$381.11	$1,780	-1.22
509 value added	509	11	387.50	$387.50	$1,972	+28.88
520–535	530	3	347.50–355.00	$349.95	$1,855	+17.45
553–575	560	5	320.00–340.00	$332.88	$1,864	-0.92
568–585 value added	572	12	352.50–370.00	$365.75	$2,092	-15.84
600–645	620	5	310.00–335.00	$322.39	$1,999	-2.61
616–649 value added	638	12	350.00–360.00	$353.22	$2,254	+1.40
655–680 value added	674	11	317.00–330.00	$327.02	$2,204	—
700–745	713	6	290.00–310.00	$300.82	$2,145	+10.82
752–766 value added	763	14	300.00–305.00	$302.28	$2,306	—
770–785	778	2	277.50–290.00	$283.81	$2,208	-8.69
805–838	827	6	265.00–280.00	$269.46	$2,228	+3.29
859–871 value added	870	69	270.00–288.00	$285.94	$2,488	—
940 value added	940	9	269.00	$269.00	$2,529	—
991 value added	991	44	266.00	$266.00	$2,636	—
1095 value added	1095	48	250.50	$250.50	$2,743	—
1151 value added	1151	45	234.50	$234.50	$2,699	—
1215 value added	1215	44	229.75	$229.75	$2,791	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	365	2	355.00–365.00	$360.14	$1,315	-44.84
410–445	433	3	350.00–365.00	$354.73	$1,536	-25.27
455–485	470	2	360.00–370.00	$364.84	$1,715	+7.33
520–530	523	3	325.00–330.00	$328.31	$1,717	—
600	600	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,800	—
830	830	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,075	—
1083 value added	1083	48	230.85	$230.85	$2,500	—
1095	1095	1	219.00	$219.00	$2,398	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	4	337.50	$337.50	$1,974	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,328	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235 fancy	235	1	410.00	$410.00	$964	+10.00
275–277 fancy	276	4	410.00–415.00	$412.51	$1,139	-12.65
313	313	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,158	-27.45
320 fancy	320	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,344	-16.73
350–395	378	20	375.00–400.00	$384.36	$1,453	-10.09
402–410 fancy	407	5	388.00–395.00	$390.77	$1,590	+3.65
412–437	421	11	350.00–375.00	$363.05	$1,528	+10.16
445	445	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,468	-22.89
450–476 fancy	466	10	360.00–380.00	$367.63	$1,713	+15.80
455–490	472	18	330.00–355.00	$337.38	$1,592	+7.26
501–545 value added	512	27	329.00–342.50	$337.48	$1,728	-0.01
500–530	518	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,554	-25.84
555–575	563	6	292.50–310.00	$302.12	$1,701	+19.15
550–591 value added	568	25	313.00–335.00	$320.49	$1,820	+1.07
600–623 value added	620	74	300.00–317.00	$315.94	$1,959	—
610–647	631	13	275.00–294.00	$287.73	$1,816	+17.66
650–675	663	2	260.00–262.50	$261.23	$1,732	-5.94
670	670	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,976	+27.83
750–765	758	2	230.00–245.00	$237.57	$1,801	-25.38
761	761	4	270.00	$270.00	$2,055	+7.05
805–830	807	11	240.00–242.00	$241.81	$1,951	—
805–847	827	4	240.00–250.00	$247.55	$2,047	—
878 value added	878	63	259.00	$259.00	$2,274	—
1085	1085	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,170	+15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	2	345.00–367.50	$356.39	$1,390	-12.03
410–445	428	2	337.50–340.00	$338.80	$1,450	+9.63
490	490	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,592	+25.00
550	550	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,719	—
628	628	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,664	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1113	1109	5	190.00–203.00	$200.43	$2,223	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,000	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235 fancy	235	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,175	+10.00
310–320	315	2	397.50–415.00	$406.11	$1,279	-24.99
335 fancy	335	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,541	-36.29
360 fancy	360	2	480.00	$480.00	$1,728	+56.52
350–390	368	9	410.00–435.00	$419.76	$1,545	+20.20
400–410 fancy	406	5	395.00–415.00	$404.08	$1,641	-10.02
428–445	431	10	370.00–387.00	$383.51	$1,653	-8.06
460	460	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,472	-39.85
465–485	479	17	345.00–367.50	$357.75	$1,714	-2.10
500–540	519	15	332.50–350.00	$342.44	$1,777	+14.72
557–570 fancy	559	14	324.00–332.50	$331.26	$1,852	-8.74
590	590	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,770	-14.37
630	630	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,890	-12.55
630–640 fancy	633	6	310.00–317.50	$315.01	$1,994	—
680–685	683	2	270.00–275.00	$272.49	$1,861	-40.01
720	720	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,944	-6.44
820–845	836	4	246.00–252.50	$249.02	$2,082	—
885	885	2	227.50–232.50	$230.00	$2,036	-8.00
933	933	3	223.00	$223.00	$2,081	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,088	-40.00
305–345	325	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,300	±0.00
380–398	394	5	380.00–390.00	$388.07	$1,529	+10.60
410–440	425	2	330.00–350.00	$340.35	$1,446	-29.65
450–485	471	4	320.00–330.00	$325.15	$1,531	-7.02
500–535	518	2	300.00–310.00	$305.17	$1,581	—
765	765	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,027	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	265.00	$265.00	$848	-80.00
410	410	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,230	—
470	470	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,410	—
565	565	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,582	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1105	1078	80-85%	2	134.00–140.00	$136.92	$1,476	—
1015–1265	1149	80-85%	12	143.00–155.00	$149.57	$1,719	—
1045–1230	1163	80-85%	4	158.00–178.00	$164.71	$1,916	+5.13

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1245	1022	85-90%	9	125.00–136.00	$129.65	$1,325	-18.06
940–1165	1060	85-90%	4	143.00–150.00	$146.44	$1,552	—
1200	1200	85-90%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,380	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1475	1465	75-80%	2	160.00–170.00	$165.03	$2,418	—
1390–1990	1566	75-80%	9	144.00–155.00	$150.59	$2,358	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–2130	1591	5	169.00–177.00	$174.42	$2,775	—
1475–1975	1693	3	181.00–186.00	$183.91	$3,114	—
1660–1855	1755	3	158.00–164.00	$160.31	$2,813	-6.88

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1245	1133	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00–1,750.00	$1,734.49
1025–1275	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,900.00–1,925.00	$1,911.14
1040–1560	1224	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,950.00–2,425.00	$2,162.53
1120–1620 fancy	1326	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,500.00–2,675.00	$2,604.31
1070–1805	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,575.00–2,700.00	$2,619.95

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00

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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
880–1080	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,300.00–3,775.00	$3,462.63	—
1137 fancy	1137	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	4,025.00	$4,025.00	—
1175–1410 fancy	1253	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	4,100.00–4,125.00	$4,115.63	—
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
1290–1400	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,125.00–3,900.00	$3,496.65	—
1335–1515	1425	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,525.00	$3,525.00	—
1555–1760	1638	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,450.00–3,700.00	$3,541.79	—
2300 fancy	2300	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	4,060.00	$4,060.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	85-90%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,456	—
1325–1385	1355	85-90%	2	100.00–114.00	$107.15	$1,452	—

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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.