Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 19, 2025

622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $333.56/cwt -9.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,609/hd at 782 lb · 73 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $401.49/cwt +11.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,687/hd at 420 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $379.81/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 420 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	622	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 fancy	305	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,449	—
355	355	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,402	-22.53
370–390 fancy	377	3	440.00–450.00	$443.45	$1,672	+0.34
420 thin fleshed	420	2	425.00–445.00	$435.00	$1,827	—
437	437	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,704	—
450–492	481	4	395.00–400.00	$398.73	$1,918	+48.73
455–492 thin fleshed	485	5	410.00	$410.00	$1,988	—
510	510	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,810	-2.56
518–535 value added	520	7	400.00	$400.00	$2,080	+19.52
550 value added	550	4	390.00	$390.00	$2,145	—
560–592	583	7	338.00–360.00	$344.48	$2,008	-4.32
627 value added	627	2	374.00	$374.00	$2,345	+3.67
625–638	635	4	347.50	$347.50	$2,207	+11.74
650–680 value added	665	2	340.00–345.00	$342.44	$2,277	-2.56
650–675	667	5	310.00–320.00	$315.46	$2,104	+0.77
730–745	735	3	307.50–329.00	$321.74	$2,365	-1.67
750–790	769	4	300.00–320.00	$308.73	$2,374	-6.92
783 value added	783	69	335.00	$335.00	$2,623	-15.00
860–880	870	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,349	—
1066 value added	1066	55	275.25	$275.25	$2,934	—
1150 value added	1150	43	265.00	$265.00	$3,048	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	360.00	$360.00	$756	—
428	428	3	365.00	$365.00	$1,562	-10.09
470	470	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,598	-18.97
452–487	475	12	350.00–375.00	$367.67	$1,746	+8.70
510	510	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,683	±0.00
585	585	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,930	—
645	645	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,032	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	1	229.00	$229.00	$2,725	—

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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	430.00	$430.00	$1,010	—
235	235	1	395.00	$395.00	$928	-10.00
305–335	322	3	390.00–415.00	$400.36	$1,289	+0.36
371–395	377	5	375.00–390.00	$381.10	$1,437	-15.41
380 thin fleshed	380	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,558	—
400–437 fancy	418	8	390.00–410.00	$398.55	$1,666	+3.55
400–445	421	8	355.00–365.00	$361.08	$1,520	-14.13
455–475	468	5	355.00–362.50	$358.51	$1,678	-7.52
501–540	519	12	320.00–340.00	$332.05	$1,723	-3.38
550–596	578	6	310.00–325.00	$312.44	$1,806	-1.37
620	620	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,798	-30.19
620–625	623	2	320.00–335.00	$327.47	$2,040	+7.28
650–660	654	6	290.00–310.00	$301.64	$1,973	+28.27
655	655	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,768	-3.37
718–736	726	7	268.00–270.00	$268.87	$1,952	+10.58
755–795	768	3	260.00–280.00	$273.10	$2,097	—
810–830	820	2	235.00–260.00	$247.35	$2,028	—
965–975	968	3	210.00–235.00	$218.39	$2,114	—
1000	1000	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,000	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	345.00–355.00	$349.77	$937	-10.23
350–395	377	8	350.00–375.00	$362.38	$1,366	-5.19
400–447	431	3	347.50–355.00	$349.82	$1,508	-6.61
461–482	473	12	340.00–345.00	$340.82	$1,612	+0.40
500–537	527	6	300.00–310.00	$305.07	$1,608	-13.37
565	565	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,695	±0.00
610–625	618	2	262.50–275.00	$268.67	$1,660	+13.67
735	735	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,801	+12.50
765	765	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,664	—
965	965	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,621	—
1010	1010	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,717	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	345.00	$345.00	$742	—
333–345	336	4	285.00–287.50	$286.86	$964	-38.37
350–360	355	2	325.00–330.00	$327.54	$1,163	-7.46
465	465	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,395	-11.44

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,264	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,365	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145 thin fleshed	145	1	545.00	$545.00	$790	—
220–225	223	2	410.00–430.00	$419.89	$936	+21.50
260–265	263	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,026	—
315	315	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,260	+10.60
340 fancy	340	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,496	—
361–395 fancy	370	4	420.00–445.00	$426.68	$1,579	—
380–395	388	2	385.00–390.00	$387.45	$1,503	+3.12
400–406 fancy	405	4	410.00–415.00	$413.76	$1,676	—
400–436	425	13	395.00–400.00	$397.72	$1,690	+7.91
451–460	455	5	375.00–380.00	$377.02	$1,715	+0.12
500–546	521	11	330.00–340.00	$334.97	$1,745	+1.23
505–542 fancy	530	3	355.00–365.00	$358.18	$1,898	+3.18
560 fancy	560	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,960	-10.00
565–598	585	7	305.00–325.00	$310.52	$1,817	-3.63
610–637	627	4	280.00–300.00	$292.65	$1,835	-28.36
670	670	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,077	+14.92
715	715	2	280.00–290.00	$285.00	$2,038	+22.50
770–795	783	2	250.00–265.00	$257.62	$2,017	+2.62
770–796 fancy	785	7	273.00–280.00	$277.18	$2,176	-7.82
850–860	855	2	235.00–248.00	$241.54	$2,065	—
965	965	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,171	+27.00
1120	1120	1	198.00	$198.00	$2,218	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	355.00	$355.00	$958	-4.30
305	305	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,144	+3.96
380	380	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,425	—
400–445	427	9	350.00–370.00	$360.99	$1,541	-2.36
470–497	488	6	340.00–355.00	$344.12	$1,679	-7.04
500–535	518	2	285.00–290.00	$287.58	$1,490	-25.96
610–622	618	3	285.00–310.00	$301.77	$1,865	+1.77
655–681	672	5	270.00–275.00	$273.04	$1,835	-1.96
720	720	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,800	—
810	810	2	220.00–235.00	$227.50	$1,843	—
890–895	893	2	200.00–220.00	$209.97	$1,875	—
935	935	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,926	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,452	—
492	492	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,673	—
525	525	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,312	—
825	825	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,021	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	335.00	$335.00	$553	—
310–320	315	2	305.00–310.00	$307.46	$968	-15.04
355	355	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,065	—
595	595	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,547	+10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1265	1265	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1400	1363	75-80%	2	140.00–149.00	$144.38	$1,968	—
1310–1940	1539	75-80%	20	150.00–163.00	$156.38	$2,407	-3.10

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1240	1140	80-85%	3	164.00–170.00	$166.15	$1,894	—
1080–1325	1217	80-85%	12	150.00–161.00	$155.63	$1,894	—
1220–1305	1250	80-85%	3	138.00–145.00	$142.37	$1,780	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–910	855	85-90%	2	100.00–104.00	$102.13	$873	—
830–1230	994	85-90%	5	145.00–150.00	$147.49	$1,466	+5.16
1080	1080	85-90%	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,393	-26.74
950–1325	1104	85-90%	6	137.00–143.00	$140.53	$1,551	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1835	1490	3	192.00–195.00	$193.68	$2,886	—
1200–2300	1960	6	178.00–187.00	$182.20	$3,571	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1810–1940	1875	2	204.00–205.00	$204.52	$3,835	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–920	874	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	197.00–230.00	$209.02	$1,827

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1170	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,175.00	$1,982.99
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1065–1360	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,050.00–2,700.00	$2,342.85
1277	1277	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,075.00	$2,075.00
1115–1445	1339	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,900.00–3,500.00	$3,239.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,935.00	$1,935.00
970–995	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,525.00	$1,512.66

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–785	723	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,065.74
760	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,725.00	$1,725.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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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
1092	1092	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1145–1550	1273	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,550.00–3,450.00	$2,973.60	—
1355	1355	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,410.00	$1,410.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630	1630	85-90%	1	131.00	$131.00	$2,135	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	280.00	$280.00	$784	—
351–390	361	6	230.00–250.00	$240.09	$867	—
495	495	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,089	—

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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.