Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report, Somerset, KY

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 27, 2025

995 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $351.41/cwt +43.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,388/hd at 680 lb · 88 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $294.25/cwt ≈ $2,842/hd at 966 lb · 53 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $394.03/cwt -42.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,695/hd at 430 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	995	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,162	-95.00
270 fancy	270	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,323	—
315–345	330	2	445.00–460.00	$452.84	$1,494	-32.16
330–345 fancy	338	2	465.00–480.00	$472.33	$1,596	-72.67
350–381	375	5	445.00–455.00	$447.88	$1,680	-18.42
420 fancy	420	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,953	-20.00
435–439	438	7	400.00–420.00	$414.32	$1,815	-40.28
470–475 fancy	473	2	435.00–460.00	$447.57	$2,117	—
450–495	484	14	400.00–420.00	$409.65	$1,983	-5.04
505–530	509	6	375.00–390.00	$381.73	$1,943	+2.35
512–547 value added	522	12	398.00–400.00	$398.68	$2,081	—
551	551	6	370.00–380.00	$375.00	$2,066	-8.11
610–645	624	4	345.00–360.00	$353.68	$2,207	-19.40
657–661	660	7	352.50–360.00	$354.63	$2,341	+0.44
707–709 value added	709	17	359.00–360.00	$359.76	$2,551	—
740	740	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,516	±0.00
775–790	779	4	330.00–345.00	$341.20	$2,658	+25.20
852–865	856	3	310.00–325.00	$319.95	$2,739	+4.95
858 value added	858	21	346.00	$346.00	$2,969	+21.00
910	910	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,912	—
1041 value added	1041	49	313.00	$313.00	$3,258	+6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	3	368.00	$368.00	$1,439	-53.66
445	445	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,424	-75.00
490	490	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,617	-37.51
558–588	573	6	330.00	$330.00	$1,891	+30.00
680	680	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,142	—
720–745	737	3	265.00–270.00	$268.37	$1,978	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,168	—
315	315	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,260	—
390	390	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,599	—
430	430	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,656	-37.85
480–490	485	2	385.00–390.00	$387.53	$1,880	+2.03
540	540	1	357.50	$357.50	$1,930	-5.23
580	580	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,030	+7.50
695	695	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,224	—

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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	200	1	425.00	$425.00	$850	—
212 fancy	212	2	450.00	$450.00	$954	—
260 fancy	260	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,170	—
275–285	280	2	400.00–405.00	$402.46	$1,127	-2.54
305–345	328	8	360.00–382.50	$369.56	$1,212	-17.28
320–335 fancy	328	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,312	-20.00
355–397	367	17	365.00–380.00	$370.93	$1,361	-22.93
376–395 fancy	384	5	390.00–400.00	$395.88	$1,520	—
412–435 fancy	428	14	380.00–390.00	$388.10	$1,661	-11.90
405–445	435	17	345.00–367.50	$351.04	$1,527	-24.85
450–495	477	31	340.00–360.00	$347.89	$1,659	-9.91
465–496 fancy	479	16	370.00–372.00	$370.73	$1,776	—
501–543 value added	520	21	364.00–375.00	$367.09	$1,909	—
505–548	528	29	335.00–355.00	$346.59	$1,830	-0.79
551–588	570	21	325.00–350.00	$339.79	$1,937	+15.76
600–645	622	4	300.00–327.50	$307.13	$1,910	-11.69
605–628 value added	623	12	340.00–347.50	$342.70	$2,135	—
650	650	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,950	-7.61
680 value added	680	87	352.00	$352.00	$2,394	—
701	701	3	290.00	$290.00	$2,033	—
966 value added	966	53	294.25	$294.25	$2,842	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	304	4	345.00–355.00	$351.25	$1,068	-28.75
365–393	387	5	350.00–355.00	$354.06	$1,370	-17.38
405–432	423	8	330.00–337.50	$332.55	$1,407	-22.91
485	485	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,625	-1.86
505–540	519	4	320.00–325.00	$323.78	$1,680	-6.22
565–591	585	9	315.00–320.00	$317.42	$1,857	+2.42

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	384	5	320.00–335.00	$323.80	$1,243	-14.01
410–425	418	2	300.00–320.00	$309.82	$1,295	-24.85
455–490	473	2	300.00–315.00	$307.22	$1,453	-7.71
540–545	543	2	285.00–300.00	$292.53	$1,588	-14.97
550–595	578	7	300.00–310.00	$305.72	$1,767	+5.72
605–630	618	2	280.00–285.00	$282.45	$1,746	+15.00
650–660	655	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,768	+9.81
720	720	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,944	+20.00
750–785	768	2	245.00–250.00	$247.56	$1,901	-22.44
825–840	833	2	225.00–250.00	$237.39	$1,977	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	305.00	$305.00	$976	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
187	187	2	540.00	$540.00	$1,010	—
225	225	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,114	-5.00
210–240 fancy	230	3	555.00–560.00	$558.48	$1,285	—
250 fancy	250	2	580.00–590.00	$585.00	$1,462	—
272–290	278	3	440.00–450.00	$446.52	$1,241	-61.14
320–332 fancy	325	6	460.00–475.00	$465.94	$1,514	—
315–345	328	3	370.00–385.00	$380.05	$1,247	-81.45
355	355	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,367	-77.54
355–390 fancy	367	13	425.00–465.00	$440.03	$1,615	—
400–445 fancy	424	20	400.00–445.00	$420.73	$1,784	—
407–445	434	31	370.00–395.00	$376.80	$1,635	-59.31
450–496	471	15	370.00–395.00	$386.20	$1,819	-11.40
465–492 fancy	477	6	401.00–410.00	$403.64	$1,925	—
500–530 fancy	518	9	385.00–400.00	$389.43	$2,017	+4.43
500–545	525	14	350.00–372.50	$358.77	$1,884	-1.32
571 fancy	571	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,113	—
551–598	572	16	335.00–358.00	$343.17	$1,963	+43.17
605–640	623	8	332.50–345.00	$336.87	$2,099	+3.87
665–680	675	4	315.00–330.00	$322.53	$2,177	+11.23
700–738	729	4	290.00–300.00	$292.40	$2,132	—
800	800	1	267.50	$267.50	$2,140	-1.29
895	895	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,193	—
900–910	905	2	242.50–247.50	$245.01	$2,217	—
1040	1040	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,950	—
1080	1080	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,998	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,154	—
360	360	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,260	-72.55
445	445	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,580	—
460–491	479	9	350.00–360.00	$353.86	$1,695	-10.19
500–540	518	8	320.00–345.00	$333.11	$1,726	-11.89
567–595	575	4	320.00–330.00	$324.95	$1,868	+2.38
605	605	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,815	-15.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	418	3	320.00–340.00	$326.45	$1,365	-54.67
475–490	482	5	315.00–335.00	$323.97	$1,562	-19.05
525	525	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,601	-10.65
550–595	566	7	300.00–315.00	$302.21	$1,711	+6.95
600–635	614	4	270.00–285.00	$276.38	$1,697	-13.62
650	650	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,918	+45.00
720–725	723	2	270.00–275.00	$272.51	$1,970	—
775	775	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,938	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,551	-50.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1360	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1380	1221	80-85%	14	138.00–148.00	$143.71	$1,755	-2.37
1115–1425	1265	80-85%	5	161.00–165.00	$163.15	$2,064	—
1160–1585	1342	80-85%	21	150.00–160.00	$153.50	$2,060	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–945	835	85-90%	2	100.00–110.00	$104.34	$871	—
860–1180	1025	85-90%	7	118.00–125.00	$121.92	$1,250	-15.51
925–1120	1048	85-90%	6	130.00–139.00	$134.67	$1,411	-2.76
1150	1150	85-90%	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,886	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1855	1651	75-80%	7	150.00–154.00	$150.88	$2,491	—
1695	1695	75-80%	1	147.00	$147.00	$2,492	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1850	1428	4	160.00–175.00	$170.78	$2,439	—
1685–1795	1740	2	200.00–203.00	$201.55	$3,507	—
1755–1885	1808	4	180.00–190.00	$185.01	$3,345	-17.81

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–1000	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	182.50–185.00	$183.89	$1,651

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1265	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,050.00–2,550.00	$2,265.50
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1110–1153	1132	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,100.00–3,500.00	$2,813.30
1105–1365	1196	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,800.00–2,850.00	$2,436.62
1100–1455	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,550.00–3,000.00	$2,778.53
1165–1235	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,650.00–3,000.00	$2,830.10
1120–1350	1216	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,150.00–2,800.00	$2,464.88
1050–1600	1286	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,950.00–3,100.00	$2,619.36
1260–1560	1389	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,150.00–3,000.00	$2,574.05
1440	1440	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1495	1495	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–972	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,300.00–3,600.00	$3,420.92
815–1077	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	3,000.00–3,750.00	$3,474.91

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,245	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975	975	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,755	—

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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
1140–1325	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,025.00–2,750.00	$2,414.71	—
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
1355	1355	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	-98.39
1255–1545	1397	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	2,900.00–3,600.00	$3,449.80	+651.41
1430	1430	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1490	1490	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1450–1600	1525	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,650.00–3,950.00	$3,792.62	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	7	310.00	$310.00	$1,916	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00	—

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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.