Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 6, 2025

1,096 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $316.69/cwt ≈ $2,640/hd at 833 lb · 65 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $299.61/cwt ≈ $2,748/hd at 917 lb · 62 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $336.50/cwt ≈ $3,133/hd at 931 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,096	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240 fancy	240	1	605.00	$605.00	$1,452	—
260–277 fancy	272	5	595.00–610.00	$599.87	$1,632	+34.87
292	292	2	515.00	$515.00	$1,504	-35.00
315 thin fleshed	315	1	605.00	$605.00	$1,906	—
320–337 fancy	331	3	565.00–575.00	$568.22	$1,881	—
335	335	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,725	-25.00
360–385 fancy	373	7	480.00–500.00	$494.11	$1,843	-5.89
380–393	390	6	435.00–450.00	$447.57	$1,746	-14.95
410–448	429	14	435.00–445.00	$439.59	$1,886	+14.18
460–480	465	15	410.00–432.50	$429.45	$1,997	+10.13
495 fancy	495	1	465.00	$465.00	$2,302	—
500–548	529	29	380.00–403.00	$395.00	$2,090	+3.76
540 value added	540	2	440.00–445.00	$442.50	$2,390	—
550–574 value added	569	13	390.00–400.00	$396.17	$2,254	—
550–590	575	16	355.00–376.00	$371.97	$2,139	-1.81
605 value added	605	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,360	—
605–637	620	7	350.00–362.00	$357.29	$2,215	-24.07
658–665	661	6	338.00–367.50	$361.71	$2,391	-16.83
655–683 value added	677	12	380.00–390.00	$387.14	$2,621	—
710	710	2	322.50–325.00	$323.75	$2,299	-41.25
720 value added	720	4	377.00	$377.00	$2,714	—
760–769 value added	765	12	360.00–370.00	$364.97	$2,792	—
765	765	2	332.00–332.50	$332.25	$2,542	—
800–802	801	6	347.50–355.00	$350.00	$2,804	+20.12
931 value added	931	62	336.50	$336.50	$3,133	—
1060 value added	1060	98	308.00–316.00	$311.92	$3,306	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	452.00	$452.00	$1,627	—
447	447	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,788	—
550 value added	550	11	388.00	$388.00	$2,134	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,574	+70.00
415–445	430	4	417.00–425.00	$421.06	$1,811	+2.67
490	490	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,813	-29.68
500–515	505	3	370.00–375.00	$373.30	$1,885	+1.27
660	660	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,178	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,340	—
400	400	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,480	-7.37
495	495	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,720	-2.76
535	535	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,792	-6.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	510.00	$510.00	$816	—
195 fancy	195	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,092	—
220	220	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,100	—
255 fancy	255	1	555.00	$555.00	$1,415	—
262–297	283	6	460.00–475.00	$466.38	$1,320	-33.62
325–330 fancy	328	2	460.00–470.00	$464.96	$1,525	+6.96
310–345	332	9	400.00–420.00	$416.49	$1,383	-5.78
350–379 fancy	372	8	425.00–445.00	$430.42	$1,601	—
360–395	382	19	400.00–420.00	$410.36	$1,568	-2.75
400–449	432	12	385.00–407.50	$394.86	$1,706	+14.63
457–487 fancy	467	27	390.00–400.00	$394.73	$1,843	—
450–496	469	28	370.00–386.00	$379.54	$1,780	+4.07
505–528	520	14	350.00–369.00	$363.12	$1,888	-6.25
505–536 value added	524	24	375.00–390.00	$380.67	$1,995	—
560–570	565	2	350.00–360.00	$354.96	$2,006	+21.29
570	570	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,596	-53.67
555–597	578	23	319.00–345.00	$333.48	$1,928	-0.19
600–630	616	9	305.00–330.00	$313.86	$1,933	-1.16
622–640	625	8	340.00–350.00	$342.49	$2,141	+27.47
660–672	671	11	338.00–340.00	$338.18	$2,269	—
650–685	681	9	315.00	$315.00	$2,145	—
707–710	707	7	325.00–335.00	$333.57	$2,358	+38.62
730	730	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,080	-9.95
750–795	773	2	265.00–285.00	$274.71	$2,124	—
800	800	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,120	—
834 value added	834	64	317.50	$317.50	$2,648	—
910	910	6	240.00	$240.00	$2,184	—
918 value added	918	56	306.00	$306.00	$2,809	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,294	-15.67
375–395	385	2	385.00–395.00	$390.13	$1,502	+12.42
415–430	425	8	360.00–380.00	$373.87	$1,589	+22.53
455–495	469	8	345.00–360.00	$355.43	$1,667	+8.96
525–540	533	2	310.00–335.00	$322.32	$1,718	-16.89
550–582	571	3	300.00–310.00	$306.79	$1,752	+1.73
600–620	614	5	285.00–300.00	$290.94	$1,786	—
750	750	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,905	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	315	2	340.00–350.00	$345.24	$1,088	-21.45
361	361	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,264	±0.00
400–405	403	2	280.00–300.00	$290.06	$1,169	—
465–485	478	3	330.00–350.00	$340.00	$1,625	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,470	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,273	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–195	187	3	555.00–580.00	$570.31	$1,066	—
230 fancy	230	1	640.00	$640.00	$1,472	—
260–285 fancy	278	4	602.00–625.00	$610.67	$1,698	+80.67
260–296	289	12	555.00–595.00	$582.46	$1,683	+72.46
315–340	328	2	465.00–475.00	$469.81	$1,541	-33.49
330 fancy	330	2	575.00	$575.00	$1,898	+35.00
354–370	358	13	450.00–480.00	$469.55	$1,681	+16.20
410–425 fancy	417	3	475.00–480.00	$476.66	$1,988	—
400–440	423	7	407.50–447.50	$419.48	$1,774	+10.16
450–495	467	9	390.00–417.50	$398.34	$1,860	-3.61
500–532 fancy	512	21	380.00–395.00	$384.76	$1,970	—
502–545	520	8	350.00–370.00	$356.12	$1,852	-18.92
557–573 fancy	568	21	365.00–375.00	$367.33	$2,086	—
550–597	575	20	345.00–353.00	$349.55	$2,010	-15.02
605–622 fancy	615	9	354.00–359.00	$357.03	$2,196	+0.03
601–640	616	8	325.00–345.00	$338.52	$2,085	-4.99
655	655	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,965	-12.56
695	695	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,294	+17.44
700–740	718	4	315.00–320.00	$316.22	$2,270	+7.04
755	755	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,265	+30.00
900–930	917	3	232.00–245.00	$237.73	$2,180	—
990	990	3	220.00–230.00	$223.33	$2,211	+3.33
1000	1000	1	227.50	$227.50	$2,275	—
1080	1080	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,538	+26.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	3	500.00–530.00	$518.04	$1,476	—
330–340	335	2	385.00–400.00	$392.39	$1,315	-30.97
382–395	386	3	402.00–420.00	$408.13	$1,575	-13.92
430–445	440	4	382.50–395.00	$388.78	$1,711	+13.73
458–492	472	5	350.00–370.00	$358.35	$1,691	-3.54
515–547	536	17	330.00–345.00	$336.51	$1,804	+1.06
625	625	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,938	+10.00
730	730	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,044	±0.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,276	+70.00
340	340	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,105	-55.00
460	460	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,518	±0.00
565	565	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,610	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,714	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,598	—
575	575	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,869	—

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	2,600.00	$2,600.00	+100.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1070	973	85-90%	2	177.50–180.00	$178.88	$1,741	+37.60
915–1045	1016	85-90%	6	120.00–134.00	$128.17	$1,302	—
1015–1090	1045	85-90%	3	100.00–104.00	$101.31	$1,059	—
805–1360	1109	85-90%	18	137.00–154.00	$148.66	$1,649	+34.86
865–1375	1176	85-90%	5	157.00–162.00	$159.10	$1,871	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1475	1413	75-80%	3	150.00–155.00	$151.74	$2,144	+0.26
1525	1525	75-80%	1	178.00	$178.00	$2,714	+55.00
1315–1900	1530	75-80%	18	158.00–168.00	$163.04	$2,495	+40.04

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1345	1212	80-85%	9	159.00–169.00	$163.75	$1,985	—
1065–1480	1250	80-85%	7	170.00–193.00	$177.98	$2,225	—
1090–1420	1264	80-85%	4	150.00–155.00	$153.01	$1,934	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1790	1611	7	170.00–183.00	$177.90	$2,866	—
1115–2125	1707	10	187.00–195.00	$191.31	$3,266	—
1595–2140	1758	4	200.00–203.00	$201.29	$3,539	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–1385	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	201.00–232.50	$217.47	$2,431

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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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00
898–1100	999	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,500.00–2,675.00	$2,578.65
965–1175	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,075.00–2,300.00	$2,214.86
1235	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1235	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00
1145–1560	1304	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,400.00–3,000.00	$2,712.36

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
895	895	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260	1260	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

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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
1145–1225	1185	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	4,150.00–4,200.00	$4,175.84	—

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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.