Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 3, 2026

1,734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $402.29/cwt +50.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,483/hd at 617 lb · 113 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $332.52/cwt ≈ $3,086/hd at 928 lb · 113 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $344.51/cwt +24.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,849/hd at 827 lb · 92 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,734	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235 fancy	228	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,254	—
240	240	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,044	+43.01
250–295 fancy	268	5	500.00–615.00	$557.00	$1,493	+106.46
250–290	272	3	450.00–485.00	$460.74	$1,253	+60.74
315	315	2	410.00–430.00	$420.00	$1,323	+15.00
318–348 fancy	336	13	470.00–550.00	$504.60	$1,695	+79.60
380–385	383	2	410.00–420.00	$415.03	$1,590	—
350–398 fancy	387	24	450.00–555.00	$476.59	$1,844	+19.71
402–447 fancy	428	37	425.00–500.00	$472.18	$2,021	+20.46
432–435	433	3	395.00–405.00	$401.65	$1,739	+26.42
450–492 fancy	470	45	420.00–490.00	$455.76	$2,142	+29.51
452–495	473	14	380.00–415.00	$399.23	$1,888	+25.18
520	520	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,924	+10.75
505–548 value added	527	48	380.00–455.00	$433.44	$2,284	+41.20
550–597 value added	573	20	380.00–425.00	$404.33	$2,317	-7.72
570–577	576	6	370.00–373.00	$372.51	$2,146	+12.70
600–645 value added	617	110	365.00–420.00	$403.86	$2,492	+48.24
610–645	623	3	335.00–355.00	$344.81	$2,148	+5.62
665–680 value added	672	19	365.00–392.50	$383.52	$2,577	+14.52
670–695	681	16	340.00–360.00	$351.22	$2,392	+21.22
704–745	710	18	320.00–345.00	$339.41	$2,410	+9.33
704–748 value added	722	71	350.00–370.00	$361.44	$2,610	—
750–780	762	9	320.00–345.00	$331.79	$2,528	—
777–789 value added	789	65	350.00–380.00	$379.09	$2,991	+45.09
825	825	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,702	+7.50
816–831 value added	827	91	342.50–350.00	$344.70	$2,851	—
910–944 value added	928	113	330.00–334.75	$332.52	$3,086	—
957	957	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,967	—
1000	1000	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,850	—
1132 value added	1132	45	289.75	$289.75	$3,280	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,880	—
550	550	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,870	+5.00
700	700	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,065	—
780	780	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,340	—
825–845	831	4	250.00–310.00	$292.48	$2,431	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245 fancy	238	5	465.00–490.00	$476.93	$1,135	—
265–275 fancy	270	3	445.00–485.00	$468.09	$1,264	+53.09
270–295	280	3	405.00–425.00	$416.85	$1,167	+21.85
310–345	325	10	385.00–415.00	$407.16	$1,323	+29.66
300–345 fancy	331	11	420.00–465.00	$445.25	$1,474	+40.25
370–385	379	14	390.00–415.00	$410.40	$1,555	+28.21
365–389 fancy	383	20	420.00–450.00	$435.30	$1,667	+19.93
402–445 fancy	425	22	385.00–425.00	$407.93	$1,734	+13.06
447	447	6	370.00–375.00	$371.67	$1,661	+7.13
450–495 fancy	471	27	385.00–420.00	$403.46	$1,900	—
455–495	477	11	355.00–375.00	$371.40	$1,772	+6.44
502–546 value added	524	68	360.00–400.00	$387.41	$2,030	+34.91
500–549	534	21	340.00–357.50	$350.70	$1,873	+7.76
550–595	568	25	332.50–357.50	$351.75	$1,998	+16.13
555–592 value added	578	41	359.00–384.00	$370.11	$2,139	+21.11
601–645	618	34	320.00–340.00	$331.88	$2,051	-3.12
600–643 value added	619	47	345.00–357.50	$349.17	$2,161	—
650–675	656	12	320.00–327.50	$321.63	$2,110	—
700–725	713	6	300.00–320.00	$314.94	$2,246	—
801	801	3	265.00	$265.00	$2,123	+52.50
897	897	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,422	—
919 value added	919	56	307.25	$307.25	$2,824	—
922–925	923	3	220.00–235.00	$229.99	$2,123	—
1162 value added	1162	46	249.50	$249.50	$2,899	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,122	-5.00
440	440	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,474	+10.14
460–495	478	2	335.00–337.50	$336.30	$1,608	+18.90
555–590	572	3	310.00–322.00	$317.45	$1,816	+15.73
620–640	633	5	300.00–310.00	$303.00	$1,918	—
670–695	685	4	265.00–310.00	$293.64	$2,011	+33.64
762–785	772	6	250.00–280.00	$269.87	$2,083	—
835	835	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,920	—
855–865	857	5	210.00–240.00	$232.95	$1,996	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1127	1127	2	215.00	$215.00	$2,423	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,598	—
540	540	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,620	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	435.00–440.00	$437.61	$1,028	—
262–270 fancy	267	5	460.00–470.00	$463.93	$1,239	+3.93
300–345	325	7	400.00–417.50	$409.16	$1,330	+24.16
325–335 fancy	330	2	430.00–455.00	$442.69	$1,461	—
355–390	367	3	400.00–420.00	$413.55	$1,518	+36.93
365–380 fancy	376	8	430.00–475.00	$435.69	$1,638	+5.84
400	400	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,480	—
410–447 fancy	429	11	410.00–485.00	$444.21	$1,906	-5.79
450–470 fancy	456	12	417.50–425.00	$422.69	$1,927	+22.69
457–495	482	13	370.00–405.00	$385.66	$1,859	+23.86
505–525 fancy	513	22	390.00–420.00	$401.09	$2,058	+9.09
517–545	526	5	355.00–380.00	$368.66	$1,939	+22.64
577–597	589	12	360.00–380.00	$368.22	$2,169	+24.07
617–645	626	3	345.00–352.50	$349.93	$2,191	—
600–647 fancy	629	14	355.00–367.50	$357.28	$2,247	-12.72
660–695	678	2	335.00–345.00	$339.87	$2,304	+16.73
703 fancy	703	10	340.00	$340.00	$2,390	—
725–732	728	5	305.00–330.00	$316.97	$2,308	+9.47
750–774	770	6	305.00–310.00	$305.81	$2,355	+20.81
805	805	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,294	+65.00
1112	1112	2	217.00	$217.00	$2,413	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	378	5	350.00–385.00	$374.25	$1,415	+21.72
550–595	572	5	322.00–345.00	$336.16	$1,923	+26.22
680	680	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,176	+25.00
715	715	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,074	—
970	970	1	236.00	$236.00	$2,289	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1107	1107	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
1840	1840	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1040	959	85-90%	12	80.00–113.00	$99.76	$957	-30.24
775–1185	1006	85-90%	25	114.00–130.00	$124.09	$1,248	+12.64
855–1195	1065	85-90%	19	132.00–149.00	$140.46	$1,496	—
905–1205	1074	85-90%	21	151.00–170.00	$159.72	$1,715	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	80-85%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,342	—
1210–1290	1261	80-85%	5	127.50–132.00	$129.93	$1,638	—
1190–1510	1281	80-85%	5	138.00–148.00	$143.24	$1,835	—
1050–1760	1304	80-85%	33	150.00–190.00	$163.63	$2,134	+16.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1765	1582	75-80%	13	155.00–170.00	$162.66	$2,573	—
1500–1700	1600	75-80%	2	144.00–150.00	$146.81	$2,349	—
1835	1835	75-80%	1	110.00	$110.00	$2,018	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–2130	1603	9	160.00–186.00	$173.76	$2,785	+10.14
1325–2340	1736	6	190.00–197.00	$194.08	$3,369	—
1830–1975	1903	2	200.00–207.00	$203.37	$3,870	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,708
855–1380	1052	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	184.00–208.00	$200.62	$2,111

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1095	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1045–1130	1087	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,250.00–2,750.00	$2,551.53
1040–1435	1204	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,875.00–2,400.00	$2,244.14
1175–1275	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–3,450.00	$2,994.39
1030–1621	1367	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	2,000.00–3,400.00	$2,728.00
1540	1540	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–810	800	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,575.00–1,700.00	$1,636.72

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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
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
1750	1750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,215	—
417	417	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,168	—
462	462	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,294	—
535	535	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,391	—
570–575	572	5	253.00–265.00	$260.17	$1,488	—
642	642	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,637	—
687	687	4	258.50	$258.50	$1,776	—
745	745	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,416	—

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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.