Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 23, 2025

997 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $351.26/cwt +63.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,609/hd at 743 lb · 70 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $422.91/cwt +14.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,221/hd at 525 lb · 65 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $301.10/cwt +7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,713/hd at 901 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	997	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	540.00	$540.00	$1,458	+45.00
345	345	2	500.00–510.00	$505.00	$1,742	±0.00
365–377	367	10	480.00–505.00	$485.13	$1,780	+17.02
405–415	409	14	450.00–482.50	$461.19	$1,886	+30.57
400–435 value added	415	3	490.00–517.50	$499.06	$2,071	—
453 value added	453	3	472.50	$472.50	$2,140	—
490	490	2	425.00–440.00	$432.50	$2,119	+19.91
501–541 value added	525	57	420.00–430.00	$424.29	$2,228	—
500–535	526	8	412.50–415.00	$413.09	$2,173	+13.09
562–572	566	13	375.00–390.00	$379.95	$2,151	+11.00
606 value added	606	8	421.00	$421.00	$2,551	+41.00
605–635	618	10	377.50–395.00	$382.99	$2,367	+25.95
653 value added	653	4	380.00	$380.00	$2,481	+9.73
670–675	672	3	347.50–350.00	$349.16	$2,346	-15.84
700–730	705	20	350.00–368.50	$358.14	$2,525	+12.99
706–710 value added	707	6	370.00–380.00	$373.35	$2,640	—
755–760	756	4	330.00–346.00	$340.48	$2,574	+12.98
906	906	6	315.00	$315.00	$2,854	—
1028–1040 value added	1034	104	309.00–314.00	$311.49	$3,221	+13.49
1053 value added	1053	55	309.50	$309.50	$3,259	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,716	—
405–425	423	9	415.00–435.00	$417.13	$1,764	+12.84
520–538	536	8	380.00	$380.00	$2,037	—
560–580	573	3	360.00–365.00	$361.63	$2,072	—
608–640	616	5	360.00–365.00	$363.48	$2,239	+34.73
730	730	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,409	±0.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,729	—
555	555	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,054	—
635	635	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,254	—
780	780	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,574	—
825	825	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,599	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,863	—
645	645	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,161	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,989	-4.97
635	635	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,191	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 fancy	200	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,040	—
260 fancy	260	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,209	—
260–265	262	3	430.00–435.00	$433.31	$1,135	+15.12
311–342	328	13	420.00–437.50	$424.00	$1,391	-1.00
360–397	376	12	410.00–420.00	$416.69	$1,567	+16.69
403–427	415	12	377.50–397.50	$386.64	$1,605	-3.88
450–481	474	39	365.00–387.50	$374.85	$1,777	-1.96
500–542	520	11	350.00–367.50	$358.50	$1,864	+0.68
507–548 value added	522	9	370.00–381.00	$376.03	$1,963	—
560–595	569	27	332.50–352.50	$341.38	$1,942	-0.21
600–645	618	4	310.00–330.00	$320.67	$1,982	+18.15
678	678	10	330.00	$330.00	$2,237	+35.12
735	735	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,205	+12.50
743 value added	743	69	352.00	$352.00	$2,615	—
800	800	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,320	+5.00
868	868	3	290.00	$290.00	$2,517	—
900	900	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,250	—
901 value added	901	57	302.00	$302.00	$2,721	+8.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	277	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,108	—
365–396	379	24	380.00–400.00	$386.42	$1,465	+11.42
420–440	430	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,505	-17.48
452–496	484	16	355.00–360.00	$355.62	$1,721	—
590	590	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,888	+2.47
675	675	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,059	+28.79

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,405	—
405–445	426	5	350.00–370.00	$364.87	$1,554	—
485–498	495	4	350.00–370.00	$365.10	$1,807	—
540	540	3	335.00–339.00	$337.67	$1,823	—
565–570	568	2	330.00–340.00	$334.98	$1,903	—
655	655	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,965	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–396	392	5	350.00–360.00	$358.09	$1,404	+3.08
455–480	468	2	337.50–340.00	$338.72	$1,585	+11.32
540	540	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,620	-13.90
610	610	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,738	+15.00
690	690	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,984	+30.71

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,295	—
485	485	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,600	—
595	595	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,889	—
627	627	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,850	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202 fancy	202	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,091	—
215	215	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,064	-22.03
285–290	288	2	450.00–455.00	$452.52	$1,303	-45.11
300–330 fancy	315	2	520.00–535.00	$527.86	$1,663	—
300–340	320	4	490.00–510.00	$496.48	$1,589	—
351–395	356	15	475.00–485.00	$483.91	$1,723	+40.04
360–385 fancy	368	8	520.00–530.00	$525.60	$1,934	+28.15
410–428	414	24	455.00–465.00	$461.20	$1,909	+41.51
430 fancy	430	1	495.00	$495.00	$2,128	+25.03
455	455	4	460.00	$460.00	$2,093	+66.03
500–510	504	4	367.50–390.00	$376.25	$1,896	-17.51
555–574	571	19	350.00–375.00	$353.29	$2,017	+12.50
601–615 fancy	608	6	349.00–355.00	$351.97	$2,140	—
605–630	619	4	325.00–330.00	$327.45	$2,027	-10.76
662–693	683	10	310.00–330.00	$315.59	$2,155	-8.67
715	715	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,930	±0.00
772	772	2	292.50	$292.50	$2,258	+25.03
820	820	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,173	—
850–875	863	2	260.00–270.00	$265.07	$2,288	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	339	4	430.00–450.00	$445.20	$1,509	—
370–391	383	5	447.50–450.00	$449.03	$1,720	+25.48
415–448	440	13	415.00–430.00	$422.59	$1,859	+37.63
455–475	466	7	402.50–405.00	$403.55	$1,881	+33.55
525–540	536	6	340.00–355.00	$347.46	$1,862	-6.62
566–580	569	5	340.00–348.00	$341.63	$1,944	+22.61
605–640	624	5	300.00–315.00	$307.95	$1,922	-12.05
650–680	665	2	295.00–300.00	$297.56	$1,979	-1.69
888	888	5	240.00	$240.00	$2,131	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,551	—
375	375	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,500	—
400	400	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,820	—
490–495	493	2	370.00–380.00	$374.97	$1,849	—
515	515	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,854	—
550	550	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,842	—
610–615	612	3	300.00–310.00	$306.65	$1,877	—
660–665	663	3	307.00–310.00	$307.99	$2,042	—
772–795	784	4	277.00–281.00	$278.97	$2,187	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,470	—
453–480	464	5	360.00–375.00	$368.79	$1,711	+22.92
520–525	523	2	317.50–330.00	$323.78	$1,693	-5.47
615–620	618	2	280.00–290.00	$284.98	$1,761	-1.53
655	655	2	287.50	$287.50	$1,883	+10.01

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,463	—
540	540	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,512	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,732	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,410	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1660	1497	75-80%	6	168.00–175.00	$171.57	$2,568	—
1310–1900	1560	75-80%	15	155.00–166.00	$162.00	$2,527	—
1445–1800	1623	75-80%	2	145.00–152.00	$148.88	$2,416	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1110	1025	85-90%	8	127.00–138.00	$132.16	$1,355	-9.49
1035–1120	1088	85-90%	3	110.00–124.00	$117.87	$1,282	-48.34
1090–1225	1158	85-90%	2	140.00–145.00	$142.65	$1,652	—
1055–1265	1161	85-90%	6	150.00–155.00	$152.13	$1,766	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1400	1232	80-85%	8	160.00–170.00	$164.57	$2,028	—
1155–1320	1248	80-85%	3	148.00–159.00	$152.75	$1,906	—
1230–1435	1348	80-85%	3	177.00–185.00	$181.48	$2,446	+41.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1350	1313	2	170.00–187.00	$178.26	$2,341	—
1405–2100	1687	7	199.00–208.00	$202.22	$3,411	+16.59
1710–1920	1815	2	217.00–220.00	$218.41	$3,964	+17.09

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
930–1110	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,500.00–2,250.00	$1,940.10
1045	1045	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,025.00	$3,025.00
1230–1400	1312	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,050.00–2,700.00	$2,398.98

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,225.00	$2,225.00
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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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.