Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 2, 2025

916 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $298.56/cwt -9.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,383/hd at 798 lb · 68 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $334.50/cwt +29.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,676/hd at 800 lb · 66 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $337.74/cwt +18.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,905/hd at 860 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	916	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	502.50	$502.50	$1,106	—
330–345	335	13	450.00–460.00	$455.79	$1,527	+27.77
365–390	377	6	410.00–455.00	$434.13	$1,637	+4.33
400–440	423	11	410.00–422.50	$415.20	$1,756	+3.20
480 thin fleshed	480	1	427.50	$427.50	$2,052	+20.00
470–492	488	5	372.50–392.50	$376.36	$1,837	+10.03
525–535	529	6	355.00–375.00	$361.30	$1,911	+3.18
555–580 value added	568	4	400.00–402.50	$401.28	$2,279	+4.40
565–580	570	3	360.00–375.00	$369.91	$2,108	+23.91
600–645	623	3	345.00–360.00	$351.62	$2,191	+17.49
627 value added	627	6	368.00	$368.00	$2,307	-7.96
650–685	672	5	325.00–347.50	$332.39	$2,234	—
722	722	4	334.00	$334.00	$2,411	+18.00
713–749 value added	745	56	350.00–361.00	$359.68	$2,680	—
755	755	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,265	—
800 value added	800	66	334.50	$334.50	$2,676	—
857–875 value added	860	61	321.00–341.50	$337.74	$2,905	+18.74
1151–1168 value added	1160	95	266.00–273.75	$270.11	$3,133	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	6	354.00	$354.00	$1,720	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,560	+17.45
465–492	479	4	360.00–367.50	$363.04	$1,739	+16.91
510	510	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,683	-2.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,022	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,210	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	213	2	410.00–440.00	$424.82	$905	+9.82
263–275	268	5	400.00–412.00	$404.52	$1,084	+19.52
300–346	334	9	395.00–410.00	$397.71	$1,328	+13.39
362–397	375	10	387.50–405.00	$399.38	$1,498	+7.06
405–420 fancy	410	3	397.50–400.00	$398.35	$1,633	—
400–442	421	12	375.00–392.50	$384.60	$1,619	+6.13
465–495	476	8	355.00–374.00	$364.81	$1,736	-0.63
485 value added	485	11	382.00	$382.00	$1,853	—
500–530	519	4	320.00–330.00	$324.95	$1,686	-4.18
507–538 value added	519	15	350.00–365.00	$356.54	$1,850	+2.79
551–565 value added	554	24	338.00–359.00	$351.40	$1,947	+4.49
570	570	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,525	-48.28
555–585	576	4	309.00–330.00	$315.84	$1,819	+0.06
605–623	617	5	293.00–314.00	$300.49	$1,854	-10.26
655	655	3	307.00	$307.00	$2,011	+7.00
650–685	667	9	280.00–299.00	$291.17	$1,942	+19.99
705–742	726	5	270.00–280.00	$276.97	$2,011	-13.49
750–799 value added	798	68	298.50–303.00	$298.56	$2,383	-16.94
805	805	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,053	—
956 value added	956	56	273.50	$273.50	$2,615	—
1055	1055	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,426	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	367.50	$367.50	$1,102	—
370	370	1	339.00	$339.00	$1,254	-9.15
435–440	438	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,599	+22.30
455–497	483	13	330.00–350.00	$341.66	$1,650	-7.73
547	547	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,696	—
595	595	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,755	-5.00
643	643	4	282.50	$282.50	$1,816	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,071	—
350	350	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,120	—
445	445	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,491	+35.00
475	475	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,484	+32.87

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,404	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,302	-14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	2	525.00	$525.00	$945	—
210	210	2	475.00	$475.00	$998	—
215 fancy	215	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,096	-90.00
260–262 fancy	261	3	490.00	$490.00	$1,279	—
287–290	288	3	420.00–435.00	$425.03	$1,224	+25.03
332–338	336	7	400.00	$400.00	$1,344	-21.85
325–347 fancy	340	3	445.00–452.50	$450.11	$1,530	-14.89
350–370 fancy	365	4	440.00–445.00	$441.20	$1,610	+24.72
395	395	2	410.00–417.50	$413.75	$1,634	+22.88
405–421 fancy	418	8	417.50–420.00	$419.69	$1,754	+10.12
435	435	3	395.00–400.00	$398.33	$1,733	+6.68
455–480	466	4	377.50–397.50	$383.63	$1,788	+5.11
480	480	1	351.00	$351.00	$1,685	-27.52
500–548	524	15	332.00–350.00	$342.79	$1,796	+12.62
556–577 fancy	563	6	362.50–370.00	$367.44	$2,069	—
555–595	569	11	322.50–347.50	$334.40	$1,903	+10.99
600–608 fancy	605	7	340.00–355.00	$345.16	$2,088	—
615–640	629	5	316.00–334.00	$322.22	$2,027	-1.18
655–660 fancy	658	4	318.00–332.50	$326.98	$2,152	—
690	690	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,932	+5.02
700–710	705	3	275.00–295.00	$284.18	$2,003	-3.32
710 fancy	710	1	307.00	$307.00	$2,180	—
755	755	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,114	—
800–830	815	4	250.00–264.00	$254.66	$2,075	+4.66
830 fancy	830	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,324	—
905	905	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,538	-54.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,106	—
300–340	320	2	375.00–395.00	$385.63	$1,234	-9.37
375	375	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,462	+34.18
425–445	435	3	357.50–367.50	$361.74	$1,574	-2.75
465–490	483	12	350.00–370.00	$361.51	$1,746	+19.33
500–545	523	2	297.50–315.00	$306.63	$1,604	+6.60
562–590	571	3	305.00–310.00	$308.28	$1,760	—
640	640	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,888	—
650	650	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,804	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,386	-15.00
452	452	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,469	-5.00
545	545	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,553	+20.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,251	—
465–470	468	2	330.00–345.00	$337.54	$1,580	+2.54

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,645	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1375	1153	80-85%	21	154.00–168.00	$162.63	$1,875	—
1030–1340	1168	80-85%	5	170.00–177.00	$172.31	$2,013	—
1515	1515	80-85%	1	144.00	$144.00	$2,182	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1160	978	85-90%	10	130.00–146.00	$139.27	$1,362	-16.09
905–1080	1003	85-90%	3	120.00–125.00	$122.09	$1,225	+40.09
895–1225	1051	85-90%	7	150.00–164.00	$156.40	$1,644	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1565	1418	75-80%	2	161.00–164.00	$162.66	$2,307	—
1500–1765	1604	75-80%	4	170.00–184.00	$176.83	$2,836	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1735	1397	3	160.00–177.00	$169.96	$2,374	—
1275–1945	1655	4	200.00–203.00	$201.54	$3,335	—
1640–2015	1820	4	180.00–190.00	$184.67	$3,361	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1655–1770	1713	2	210.00	$210.00	$3,597	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1075	1037	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,750.00–1,800.00	$1,754.63
1195–1250	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,975.00–2,050.00	$2,008.07
1140–1465	1246	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,450.00–2,600.00	$2,479.41
1115–1490	1261	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,300.00–2,625.00	$2,436.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–952	952	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,550.00–1,625.00	$1,610.03

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1130–1405	1214	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,750.00–3,250.00	$3,050.03	—
1105–1355	1270	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	2,300.00–2,700.00	$2,531.11	—
1230–1370	1296	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,750.00–3,300.00	$2,934.69	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085	1085	85-90%	11	153.00	$153.00	$1,660	—
1155	1155	85-90%	1	92.50	$92.50	$1,068	—
1280–1605	1443	80-85%	2	163.00–165.00	$164.11	$2,368	—

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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.