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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 31, 2026

291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $355.50/cwt +1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,798/hd at 787 lb · 70 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $307.00/cwt ≈ $2,720/hd at 886 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 291 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 fancy 208 2 740.00 $740.00 $1,539 —
260 fancy 260 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,820 —
370 fancy 370 1 600.00 $600.00 $2,220 +55.00
390 390 1 560.00 $560.00 $2,184 +80.00
430 430 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,150 +59.91
490 490 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,303 +36.29
572 572 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,431 +7.01
787 value added 787 70 355.50 $355.50 $2,798 +1.36
980 980 1 312.50 $312.50 $3,062 —
1147 1147 46 274.00 $274.00 $3,143 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 fancy 280 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,400 -10.00
330 330 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,436 -40.00
370 370 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,665 +23.00
405–425 411 4 410.00–440.00 $429.77 $1,766 +19.92
521 value added 521 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,084 -10.00
540 540 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,079 +2.81
886 value added 886 60 307.00 $307.00 $2,720 —
1156 1156 48 254.00 $254.00 $2,936 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,740 —
480 480 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,704 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,375 -50.00
355 fancy 355 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,917 -7.55
357 357 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,785 +10.21
457–476 468 5 410.00–420.00 $413.90 $1,937 —
530–540 535 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,140 +5.73
555 555 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,942 -42.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,305 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 385.00 $385.00 $886 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1100 1085 80-85% 2 170.00–192.00 $181.15 $1,965 —
1025–1355 1144 80-85% 6 154.00–168.00 $162.97 $1,864 —
1170–1270 1220 80-85% 2 140.00–144.00 $142.08 $1,733 +19.54
1225 1225 80-85% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,348 -12.54
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–910 878 85-90% 3 84.00–90.00 $85.99 $755 —
800–1025 924 85-90% 4 127.00–135.00 $130.87 $1,209 -15.77
965–1065 1015 85-90% 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,421 +15.93
1100 1100 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,210 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680 1680 75-80% 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,806 —
1700 1700 75-80% 1 190.00 $190.00 $3,230 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,891 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1410 1410 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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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.