Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 26, 2025

965 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $307.66/cwt ≈ $3,016/hd at 980 lb · 122 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $307.93/cwt +34.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,413/hd at 784 lb · 80 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $288.00/cwt ≈ $2,454/hd at 852 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	965	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 thin fleshed	250	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,325	—
250	250	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,000	—
320–335	328	2	405.00–450.00	$428.02	$1,404	—
367 thin fleshed	367	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,835	—
375–385	380	2	415.00–445.00	$429.80	$1,633	+34.80
400 thin fleshed	400	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,720	-5.00
410	410	1	412.00	$412.00	$1,689	+22.00
455–475	465	2	362.50–370.00	$366.33	$1,703	-32.40
470 thin fleshed	470	2	407.50	$407.50	$1,915	-2.50
500–525 value added	518	5	382.50–400.00	$395.30	$2,048	-4.70
525–540	532	3	352.00–362.50	$358.12	$1,905	+3.12
560	560	3	346.00	$346.00	$1,938	+1.52
556–585 value added	562	5	385.00–400.00	$396.88	$2,230	+6.88
605–617 value added	612	5	365.00–390.00	$375.96	$2,301	+1.96
600–635	631	15	334.00–335.00	$334.13	$2,108	-13.37
653 value added	653	22	370.00	$370.00	$2,416	+27.56
700	700	1	316.00	$316.00	$2,212	-5.74
707 value added	707	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,474	—
783 value added	783	67	339.00	$339.00	$2,654	+4.00
830	830	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,532	—
851 value added	851	22	319.00	$319.00	$2,715	—
961	961	5	281.00	$281.00	$2,700	—
978–984 value added	981	117	307.50–310.00	$308.80	$3,029	—
1023	1023	5	255.00	$255.00	$2,609	—
1081 value added	1081	47	275.50	$275.50	$2,978	+0.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	390.00	$390.00	$916	+30.00
385–390	388	2	370.00–385.00	$377.55	$1,465	—
415	415	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,473	-10.00
465–495	480	2	342.50–350.00	$346.13	$1,661	-21.54
545	545	2	332.50	$332.50	$1,812	+2.50
555	555	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,693	-25.00
812	812	2	255.00	$255.00	$2,071	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,472	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–170 fancy	162	3	600.00–660.00	$635.88	$1,030	—
170 thin fleshed	170	1	485.00	$485.00	$824	—
195	195	1	430.00	$430.00	$838	—
207 thin fleshed	207	4	465.00	$465.00	$963	—
215	215	2	415.00	$415.00	$892	+20.00
255	255	1	385.00	$385.00	$982	—
325–340	337	9	380.00–400.00	$384.32	$1,295	-16.04
360–387	371	11	380.00–400.00	$392.32	$1,456	+11.22
350–390 fancy	378	6	405.00–415.00	$409.10	$1,546	—
410–440	426	14	367.50–390.00	$378.47	$1,612	+17.39
470	470	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,574	-23.51
455–491	479	15	360.00–375.00	$365.44	$1,750	+6.93
517 value added	517	4	350.00–357.50	$353.75	$1,829	—
510–547	529	8	317.50–335.00	$329.13	$1,741	-2.92
557–576 value added	561	52	339.00–352.50	$346.91	$1,946	—
550–582	571	7	307.50–320.00	$315.78	$1,803	+3.34
600–623	615	6	302.50–317.50	$310.75	$1,911	+20.75
653	653	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,959	-1.64
665–690	678	2	267.50–275.00	$271.18	$1,839	+1.18
704–730	706	19	284.00–292.00	$290.46	$2,051	+21.59
781 value added	781	68	315.50	$315.50	$2,464	—
799	799	12	265.00	$265.00	$2,117	-8.10
852 value added	852	67	288.00	$288.00	$2,454	—
946 value added	946	55	275.60	$275.60	$2,607	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	365.00	$365.00	$876	—
298	298	3	365.00	$365.00	$1,088	+15.23
340	340	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,224	—
377–395	383	5	340.00–365.00	$348.15	$1,333	-14.23
400–420	413	3	330.00–350.00	$342.70	$1,415	-7.12
470–490	481	4	347.50–350.00	$349.39	$1,681	+8.57
505	505	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,692	+29.93
560	560	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,680	±0.00
605	605	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,603	-3.67
730	730	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,460	-45.00
890	890	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,558	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	335.00	$335.00	$938	—
440	440	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,320	—
470–497	488	3	270.00–300.00	$279.63	$1,365	-20.37
605	605	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,437	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	2	324.00	$324.00	$1,335	—
655	655	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,506	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125 fancy	125	1	640.00	$640.00	$800	—
140	140	1	500.00	$500.00	$700	—
205 fancy	205	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,230	—
216 thin fleshed	216	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,080	—
270	270	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,080	+10.00
315 fancy	315	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,465	+25.00
312–345	321	16	410.00–435.00	$421.85	$1,354	+21.85
355–385	369	4	380.00–400.00	$390.87	$1,442	+3.42
355–380 fancy	372	3	412.50–425.00	$416.48	$1,549	-10.20
415–442 fancy	430	7	407.50–412.50	$409.57	$1,761	-4.19
430–445	436	4	379.00–400.00	$391.65	$1,708	-6.07
451–480	462	10	367.50–390.00	$378.52	$1,749	+1.50
500–540	522	11	320.00–342.50	$330.17	$1,723	-4.80
550–590	575	18	307.50–330.00	$323.41	$1,860	+12.89
605–637	620	8	317.00–330.00	$323.40	$2,005	+30.75
655–660	658	2	270.00–280.00	$274.98	$1,809	-35.02
740	740	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,128	+2.50
830	830	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,075	—
920–925	923	2	220.00–229.00	$224.49	$2,072	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–341	332	4	395.00	$395.00	$1,311	+20.00
350–390	376	4	350.00–375.00	$355.82	$1,338	-19.18
415–435	428	6	360.00–370.00	$364.49	$1,560	+3.50
460–495	469	8	335.00–350.00	$342.18	$1,605	-1.94
520–530	527	3	295.00–305.00	$300.03	$1,581	+12.45
770	770	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,694	—
810	810	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,620	-27.50

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,276	—
490	490	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,642	-5.00
513	513	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,488	+40.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,473	—
470	470	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,551	—
540	540	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,431	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,706	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	85-90%	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,085	+21.87
650–1115	878	85-90%	5	130.00–147.00	$139.94	$1,229	+37.81
805–1205	964	85-90%	6	150.00–165.00	$155.36	$1,498	+7.87
1000	1000	85-90%	1	82.00	$82.00	$820	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1365	1206	80-85%	4	165.00–169.00	$167.33	$2,018	+11.70
1095–1660	1268	80-85%	7	151.00–164.50	$161.47	$2,047	+19.10

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1565	1498	75-80%	3	171.50–175.00	$173.44	$2,598	—
1510–1750	1567	75-80%	5	155.00–163.00	$160.03	$2,508	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1670	1344	4	150.00–172.50	$161.17	$2,166	—
1325–2055	1617	5	180.00–188.00	$183.14	$2,961	—
1170–2150	1699	7	193.00–201.00	$196.29	$3,335	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1655–1910	1823	3	210.00–215.00	$211.74	$3,860	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1660	1124	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,825.00–2,600.00	$2,108.99
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00
930–1290	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,600.00–2,275.00	$2,085.89
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
535–815	675	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–1,100.00	$991.02

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
490	490	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	85-90%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,060	—
995–1270	1133	85-90%	2	122.00–135.00	$129.29	$1,465	—
1265	1265	80-85%	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,898	—

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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.