Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 30, 2025

717 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $335.00/cwt ≈ $2,667/hd at 796 lb · 65 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $386.44/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,639/hd at 424 lb · 42 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $422.05/cwt -26.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,604/hd at 380 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	717	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265 fancy	265	1	565.00	$565.00	$1,497	—
275	275	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,512	+10.00
310	310	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,674	+35.00
360 fancy	360	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,800	—
390–395	393	2	460.00–465.00	$462.52	$1,818	-22.61
405–425	417	5	422.50–430.00	$425.41	$1,774	-35.78
460–490	476	6	417.00–425.00	$419.32	$1,996	-13.18
500–547	518	12	381.00–400.00	$391.24	$2,027	-21.85
550–590	563	10	365.00–390.00	$373.78	$2,104	-6.17
615–633	627	9	372.50–400.00	$381.36	$2,391	-1.63
660–680	670	2	365.00–392.50	$378.54	$2,536	+29.38
712	712	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,599	+6.86
807–840	824	5	320.00–340.00	$329.88	$2,718	—
850–885	865	3	310.00–330.00	$316.55	$2,738	—
980–995	988	2	277.50–300.00	$288.84	$2,854	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,280	—
390	390	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,677	-10.00
410–435	425	3	415.00–420.00	$418.39	$1,778	+1.26
450–485	463	6	390.00–410.00	$399.68	$1,851	—
500–535	522	3	370.00–376.00	$372.03	$1,942	-7.97
555–595	574	4	350.00–357.50	$354.38	$2,034	-7.25
600–625	613	2	360.00–362.50	$361.28	$2,215	-2.20
730	730	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,336	-10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,295	—
400–440	426	4	360.00–385.00	$377.37	$1,608	—
460–495	476	4	330.00–375.00	$350.26	$1,667	—
525–530	527	3	330.00–350.00	$341.69	$1,801	-23.31
695	695	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,668	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
547	547	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,696	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–255	253	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,265	+66.69
321 fancy	321	4	458.00	$458.00	$1,470	—
332–342	338	7	410.00–435.00	$422.27	$1,427	-1.73
355–391	371	21	390.00–430.00	$413.11	$1,533	-3.58
409 fancy	409	7	417.50	$417.50	$1,708	—
400–445	427	35	370.00–400.00	$380.23	$1,624	-6.41
450–497	477	19	365.00–390.00	$375.47	$1,791	+0.62
510–535	524	20	355.00–385.00	$369.37	$1,935	+10.87
550–595	573	10	320.00–340.00	$333.67	$1,912	-7.71
600–635	614	10	310.00–325.00	$315.02	$1,934	-5.65
710–725	718	2	290.00–300.00	$294.95	$2,118	-5.05
796 value added	796	65	335.00	$335.00	$2,667	—
885	885	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,522	-5.00
1007 value added	1007	52	296.50	$296.50	$2,986	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	448.00	$448.00	$1,299	+48.00
310–345	333	9	380.00–400.00	$390.67	$1,301	—
350–398	377	8	370.00–385.00	$377.71	$1,424	-8.71
405–447	434	8	340.00–355.00	$351.34	$1,525	+1.34
450–495	484	11	336.00–360.00	$346.47	$1,677	-9.15
510–545	525	8	320.00–350.00	$339.21	$1,781	—
575–590	583	2	300.00–310.00	$305.06	$1,778	-14.94
656–690	665	4	280.00–300.00	$294.81	$1,960	-10.19
715–735	725	2	270.00–280.00	$274.93	$1,993	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257	257	5	425.00	$425.00	$1,092	—
300–345	325	3	365.00–370.00	$366.69	$1,192	—
380	380	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,330	-8.09
555	555	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,498	—
750	750	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,875	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,575	—
605–630	618	2	290.00–300.00	$294.90	$1,822	—
655	655	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,834	—
790	790	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,054	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	415.00	$415.00	$954	—
325–345	339	5	410.00–440.00	$423.36	$1,435	-21.84
350–397	380	23	400.00–430.00	$422.05	$1,604	-26.98
405–447	429	15	345.00–390.00	$375.05	$1,609	-47.54
450–490	468	17	340.00–380.00	$361.89	$1,694	-41.66
505–540	521	9	325.00–350.00	$335.45	$1,748	-12.01
555–590	567	7	311.00–340.00	$329.13	$1,866	-12.50
645	645	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,935	-7.95
660–690	677	3	280.00–300.00	$293.20	$1,985	-4.36
715	715	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,002	—
835	835	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,088	—
875	875	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,100	±0.00
900	900	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,980	—
955	955	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,910	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	540.00	$540.00	$810	—
205	205	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,004	-5.00
285	285	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,454	+57.48
285 fancy	285	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,510	—
307–315	310	3	500.00–505.00	$503.30	$1,560	+6.82
315 fancy	315	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,701	+12.14
360–385	373	3	450.00–460.00	$453.35	$1,691	-30.56
405–445	414	12	400.00–430.00	$409.32	$1,695	-51.88
450–485	460	9	390.00–416.00	$401.95	$1,849	-58.05
505–545	517	14	357.00–382.00	$375.04	$1,939	-1.21
550–570	565	10	350.00–371.00	$364.57	$2,060	+11.28
600–637	618	10	330.00–350.00	$343.51	$2,123	+16.06
630 fancy	630	1	357.00	$357.00	$2,249	+5.03
650–685 value added	662	3	350.00–367.50	$356.04	$2,357	—
660–695	678	2	310.00–315.00	$312.56	$2,119	-3.03
705–730	713	3	302.50–315.00	$309.18	$2,204	+39.18
770	770	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,079	-22.50
855	855	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,565	+34.93
995	995	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,189	—
1055	1055	1	209.00	$209.00	$2,205	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	370.00	$370.00	$999	—
340	340	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,292	—
430	430	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,054	—
465	465	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,534	-38.79
795	795	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,908	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,592	—
630	630	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,048	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1240	1130	80-85%	2	120.00–124.00	$121.81	$1,376	—
915–1435	1152	80-85%	14	144.00–159.00	$153.68	$1,770	—
995–1425	1195	80-85%	12	160.00–174.00	$166.17	$1,986	—
1060–1465	1341	80-85%	4	178.00–187.00	$182.11	$2,442	+0.63

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1200	999	85-90%	5	140.00–144.00	$141.28	$1,411	—
845–1185	1053	85-90%	9	128.00–139.00	$134.63	$1,418	+16.76
905–1250	1110	85-90%	3	110.00–124.00	$113.80	$1,263	—
1040–1185	1117	85-90%	3	149.00–154.00	$152.32	$1,701	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1455	1435	75-80%	2	150.00–153.00	$151.48	$2,174	—
1310–1630	1471	75-80%	6	156.00–165.00	$160.38	$2,359	-11.19
1505	1505	75-80%	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,851	—
1515–1865	1690	75-80%	2	171.00–180.00	$175.03	$2,958	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1595	1463	3	156.00–165.00	$160.19	$2,344	—
1085–2340	1661	9	182.00–195.00	$188.10	$3,124	-14.12
1685–2190	1933	5	203.00–212.00	$206.17	$3,985	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	1	240.00	$240.00	$3,096	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,325

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	205.00	$205.00	$2,132

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
860–1160	996	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,300.00–2,450.00	$1,767.69
970–1030	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,050.00–2,400.00	$2,133.62
1120	1120	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1000–1260	1129	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,500.00–2,400.00	$2,009.97
920–1315	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,200.00–2,600.00	$2,174.49
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1145–1385	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,800.00–3,000.00	$2,890.51
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1305	1305	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00
1365	1365	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,485.00	$1,485.00
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,535.00	$1,535.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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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
960–1050	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00–2,350.00	$2,015.67	—
1540	1540	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1070	983	85-90%	3	120.00–151.00	$139.15	$1,368	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1050	988	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,680	—

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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.