Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 20, 2025

964 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $323.75/cwt ≈ $2,509/hd at 775 lb · 70 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $318.02/cwt -0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,658/hd at 836 lb · 65 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $357.80/cwt -16.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,692/hd at 473 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	964	—	—

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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	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,512	+5.00
305 fancy	305	2	545.00	$545.00	$1,662	+12.56
315	315	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,528	+5.40
350–388	373	10	450.00–475.00	$466.30	$1,739	-6.25
400–430	413	3	440.00–475.00	$454.60	$1,877	+4.44
415 fancy	415	1	485.00	$485.00	$2,013	+10.00
455–485	467	6	395.00–420.00	$414.69	$1,937	-2.76
510–543	535	16	370.00–385.00	$379.38	$2,030	-5.58
555–582	569	8	380.00–385.00	$383.11	$2,180	+26.51
555–595 fancy	575	2	390.00–392.50	$391.29	$2,250	—
603–635	619	12	355.00–380.00	$373.08	$2,309	+98.08
625 fancy	625	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,438	—
650–695	670	11	345.00–360.00	$354.19	$2,373	+14.19
705	705	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,397	+7.47
757–790	768	3	310.00–327.50	$316.00	$2,427	—
855–865	860	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,709	—
886–892 value added	888	7	325.00	$325.00	$2,886	—
1045 value added	1045	50	307.00	$307.00	$3,208	+7.05
1065 value added	1065	50	298.50	$298.50	$3,179	—
1135 value added	1135	50	284.00	$284.00	$3,223	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	427	8	420.00–430.00	$422.85	$1,806	+7.02
490–497	494	4	385.00–386.00	$385.50	$1,904	+8.25
520–540	528	7	360.00–370.00	$362.73	$1,915	+9.74
570–585	580	4	340.00–350.00	$342.50	$1,986	+12.50
900	900	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,610	—
962	962	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,790	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,352	—
365–368	368	6	420.00–430.00	$421.66	$1,552	+71.66
435	435	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,718	+38.37
475–485	481	4	360.00–370.00	$367.51	$1,768	+2.51
523–548	538	8	315.00–350.00	$338.28	$1,820	—
580	580	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,740	-5.00
605	605	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,996	+30.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,420	—
475–495	485	2	320.00–365.00	$342.04	$1,659	—
560	560	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,848	—
695	695	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,294	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,764	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	1	270.00	$270.00	$3,348	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,195	-35.00
318 fancy	318	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,336	—
310–343	336	5	385.00–395.00	$386.84	$1,300	-33.73
365–395	387	7	355.00–400.00	$393.86	$1,524	-8.98
405–415	408	3	370.00–382.50	$375.89	$1,534	-7.66
435 fancy	435	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,740	—
455–492	473	43	350.00–375.00	$357.80	$1,692	+107.80
502–535	513	12	337.50–360.00	$347.38	$1,782	-11.05
558–590	568	11	320.00–330.00	$324.03	$1,840	-14.83
600–645	627	8	310.00–330.00	$318.82	$1,999	+11.62
657–677	667	4	300.00–315.00	$307.61	$2,052	+7.61
716 value added	716	5	328.00	$328.00	$2,348	±0.00
742–745	743	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,229	±0.00
775 value added	775	70	323.75	$323.75	$2,509	—
830	830	1	297.00	$297.00	$2,465	—
836 value added	836	64	318.35	$318.35	$2,661	-0.15
885	885	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,478	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	400.00	$400.00	$860	—
260–290	281	4	370.00–385.00	$377.34	$1,060	+68.14
315–337	330	3	330.00–335.00	$333.41	$1,100	+19.24
355–392	382	5	330.00–350.00	$337.81	$1,290	-12.19
435–445	443	5	320.00–343.00	$334.67	$1,483	+14.67
474–490	477	7	300.00–320.00	$314.93	$1,502	—
500–520	513	4	300.00–315.00	$307.50	$1,577	-7.50
555–570	563	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,689	-12.50
640–645	643	2	255.00–280.00	$267.45	$1,720	+7.45
655–685	665	4	245.00–280.00	$260.19	$1,730	—
715	715	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,788	+10.00
765	765	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,066	—
870	870	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,349	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,197	+10.00
355–395	381	10	370.00–375.00	$371.44	$1,415	-8.91
400–437	423	13	350.00–365.00	$355.46	$1,504	+2.97
460–490	470	8	330.00–345.00	$336.86	$1,583	-15.46
545	545	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,798	-3.22
565	565	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,780	-3.35
620–635	628	2	290.00–305.00	$297.59	$1,869	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–480	475	3	320.00–330.00	$326.70	$1,552	—
530	530	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,537	—
595	595	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,785	—
665	665	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,796	—
765	765	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,066	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,365	—
485	485	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,576	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1162	1162	2	200.00	$200.00	$2,324	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,175	-20.00
250–290	274	5	486.00–522.50	$507.66	$1,391	+0.50
295 fancy	295	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,652	—
310–345	324	13	445.00–485.00	$461.50	$1,495	+11.50
350–390	373	5	447.50–475.00	$462.54	$1,725	+22.74
410–430	416	9	430.00–437.50	$436.11	$1,814	+27.44
450–475	467	4	390.00–405.00	$397.60	$1,857	+4.33
507 fancy	507	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,952	-5.00
502–512	508	5	350.00–375.00	$360.09	$1,829	-5.95
550–592	564	15	327.50–355.00	$342.92	$1,934	-4.75
575	575	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,725	-47.67
617–645	631	5	325.00–340.00	$333.00	$2,101	+10.07
635 fancy	635	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,191	-6.27
655–685	667	11	300.00–320.00	$311.30	$2,076	+3.16
805–847	827	4	260.00–275.00	$268.79	$2,223	+7.67
850	850	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,210	+50.06
1150	1150	1	217.50	$217.50	$2,501	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	430.00–440.00	$434.95	$1,013	—
280–285	283	2	435.00–465.00	$450.13	$1,274	+84.32
345	345	3	350.00–360.00	$353.33	$1,219	+3.33
355–390	373	3	352.50–375.00	$365.49	$1,363	-10.79
400–442	419	7	370.00–395.00	$381.12	$1,597	—
455–490	473	11	330.00–355.00	$343.02	$1,622	—
500–547	529	14	300.00–330.00	$315.65	$1,670	+20.65
555–585	570	2	285.00–305.00	$295.26	$1,683	—
600	600	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,740	+10.00
685	685	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,712	-37.57
805	805	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,992	—
935	935	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,104	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	380	4	415.00–430.00	$422.55	$1,606	+8.64
460–497	484	17	360.00–375.00	$364.05	$1,762	-0.01
515	515	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,777	+18.12
550–593	569	11	317.50–325.00	$322.57	$1,835	-7.56
605–615	610	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,922	+7.50
650–665	657	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,872	—
785	785	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,159	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	418	2	290.00–305.00	$297.28	$1,243	—
480	480	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,608	—
510	510	2	315.00–325.00	$320.00	$1,632	—
600	600	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,650	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,622	—
555–575	565	2	295.00–300.00	$297.54	$1,681	—
640	640	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,824	—
690	690	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,966	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1515	1388	75-80%	7	140.00–149.00	$144.33	$2,003	—
1105–1665	1391	75-80%	17	150.00–160.00	$153.35	$2,133	—
1190–1655	1452	75-80%	9	163.00–175.00	$166.78	$2,422	+19.84

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1215	1093	80-85%	10	150.00–160.00	$154.82	$1,692	—
1115	1115	80-85%	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,528	—
1150	1150	80-85%	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,012	—
1095–1375	1235	80-85%	8	145.00–149.00	$146.08	$1,804	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890	890	85-90%	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,433	—
890–1170	1011	85-90%	5	142.00–150.00	$144.81	$1,464	—
850–1160	1020	85-90%	7	132.00–140.00	$137.43	$1,402	—
995–1115	1055	85-90%	2	117.00–125.00	$121.23	$1,279	-9.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–2145	1630	7	168.00–184.00	$177.45	$2,892	—
1605–2005	1818	5	197.00–210.00	$202.82	$3,687	—
1730–2265	2000	7	188.00–195.00	$192.26	$3,845	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045 thin fleshed	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1120–1140	1127	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,500.00–2,150.00	$1,749.11
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1160	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1145–1240	1193	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,525.00–2,600.00	$2,561.01
1110–1277	1206	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,775.00–2,100.00	$1,880.51
1275–1310	1293	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,050.00	$2,000.68
1225–1520	1321	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,000.00–2,750.00	$2,383.51
1225–1520	1373	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,250.00–2,800.00	$2,554.55

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
887 thin fleshed	887	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00
890–900	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,100.00–2,450.00	$2,275.98
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
927–1035	957	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,550.00	$2,293.34
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1025–1075	1058	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,575.00–1,600.00	$1,591.93
1070–1100	1087	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,800.31
975–1210	1092	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,550.00–1,850.00	$1,735.27

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
775	775	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1350	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00

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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
1045–1385 fancy	1232	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,500.00–3,700.00	$3,590.34	—
1155–1390	1273	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,250.00–3,300.00	$3,272.69	+22.69
1330 thin fleshed	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1290–1460	1381	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,425.00–3,200.00	$2,798.39	-126.28
1575 fancy	1575	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080 thin fleshed	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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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.