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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 7, 2026

1,093 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $363.57/cwt +11.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,676/hd at 736 lb · 81 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $346.66/cwt ≈ $2,915/hd at 841 lb · 64 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $325.00/cwt +37.50 vs last sale · ≈ $3,182/hd at 979 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,093 1,075 837
Feeder cattle 975 961 683
Slaughter cattle 66 82 107
Replacement cattle 52 32 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 350 lbs and under appeared stronger with a light test, while the 400-600 lbs steers were steady to 8.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 300-600 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 higher for the higher dressing cows, while the slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,260 —
255 255 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,530 —
300 thin fleshed 300 1 700.00 $700.00 $2,100 —
310–335 fancy 327 3 610.00–620.00 $613.16 $2,005 +30.21
345 345 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,915 —
355–385 374 4 500.00–515.00 $506.24 $1,893 —
380 fancy 380 2 547.50 $547.50 $2,080 -24.56
400–415 fancy 405 3 540.00–550.00 $546.58 $2,214 +24.08
410–445 429 8 480.00–505.00 $495.79 $2,127 +13.16
452–486 fancy 468 9 530.00–550.00 $538.58 $2,521 +26.08
450–490 474 13 460.00–490.00 $474.36 $2,248 -9.93
500–540 518 7 425.00–465.00 $443.27 $2,296 —
519–547 value added 532 23 470.00–500.00 $483.39 $2,572 -10.08
550–565 value added 556 10 450.00–475.00 $467.50 $2,599 +28.55
550–593 584 17 420.00–440.00 $433.25 $2,530 +68.25
610–615 612 3 385.00–400.00 $391.66 $2,397 +20.02
600–632 value added 625 12 425.00–450.00 $433.46 $2,709 +9.90
655–690 678 9 390.00–410.00 $399.37 $2,708 —
710–745 733 3 355.00–360.00 $357.46 $2,620 +12.46
705–738 value added 736 78 362.00–390.00 $363.81 $2,678 +3.81
750–775 756 5 350.00–362.50 $359.94 $2,721 +15.43
840 840 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,730 —
841 value added 841 63 347.00 $347.00 $2,918 —
979 value added 979 59 325.00 $325.00 $3,182 —
1075 value added 1075 50 288.75 $288.75 $3,104 —
1115 1115 1 270.00 $270.00 $3,010 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,328 —
341 341 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,534 —
375 375 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,706 —
410 410 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,845 —
480 480 1 407.00 $407.00 $1,954 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 fancy 145 2 640.00 $640.00 $928 —
205–220 215 4 480.00–490.00 $484.94 $1,043 —
265–291 277 12 477.50–500.00 $497.76 $1,379 —
290 fancy 290 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,537 -18.91
320 320 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,280 —
315–330 fancy 323 4 520.00–557.50 $539.36 $1,742 +13.24
300–346 331 16 470.00–502.50 $491.45 $1,627 —
352–385 fancy 365 16 475.00–500.00 $489.98 $1,788 +11.68
350–392 379 21 450.00–470.00 $464.30 $1,760 +44.30
400–447 fancy 428 23 465.00–480.00 $475.93 $2,037 +5.54
420–442 434 8 420.00–450.00 $440.66 $1,912 +48.62
456–482 fancy 463 24 450.00–470.00 $460.08 $2,130 +6.16
450–490 471 12 405.00–445.00 $423.54 $1,995 +10.54
500–533 value added 520 18 400.00–420.00 $410.95 $2,137 +0.75
515–526 522 7 370.00–385.00 $382.89 $1,999 +18.97
530 530 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,855 -13.92
550–587 573 12 360.00–380.00 $370.52 $2,123 +8.17
570–595 value added 585 30 387.50–400.00 $388.81 $2,275 -14.54
600–635 621 4 320.00–330.00 $325.95 $2,024 -9.79
600–646 636 9 350.00–375.00 $356.16 $2,265 +20.42
682 682 2 344.00 $344.00 $2,346 +19.43
660–693 685 6 310.00–335.00 $327.25 $2,242 +2.68
715–725 718 3 300.00–332.50 $319.08 $2,291 +3.65
760 760 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,394 +5.00
820–827 823 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,387 —
941 value added 941 55 286.25 $286.25 $2,694 -3.25
1270 1270 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,667 —
1360 1360 1 214.00 $214.00 $2,910 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 1 450.00 $450.00 $698 —
235 235 1 400.00 $400.00 $940 —
295 295 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,328 —
300–345 333 4 440.00–455.00 $447.78 $1,491 —
375–396 389 6 400.00–420.00 $413.48 $1,608 —
405–447 431 6 385.00–405.00 $395.81 $1,706 —
460–490 471 4 365.00–400.00 $382.65 $1,802 —
500–545 522 3 350.00–360.00 $353.32 $1,844 —
555–592 580 3 350.00–355.00 $351.60 $2,039 —
650–695 680 3 290.00–307.50 $299.15 $2,034 —
725–735 728 3 285.00–293.00 $287.69 $2,094 —
860 860 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,494 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 400.00 $400.00 $880 —
325–345 335 2 350.00–400.00 $374.25 $1,254 —
400–415 410 3 340.00–350.00 $346.75 $1,422 -28.25
505 505 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,515 -27.08
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,386 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190–195 191 4 530.00–585.00 $546.14 $1,043 —
245 245 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,360 +85.00
268–295 fancy 273 6 600.00–617.50 $603.16 $1,647 +23.16
270–290 280 4 500.00–510.00 $502.41 $1,407 —
300–322 fancy 315 3 555.00–570.00 $565.23 $1,780 -34.85
300–330 320 7 500.00–527.50 $512.47 $1,640 +22.47
350–390 372 5 480.00–515.00 $490.91 $1,826 —
355–388 fancy 381 20 550.00–580.00 $562.62 $2,144 +0.61
400–425 thin fleshed 406 8 535.00–555.00 $542.53 $2,203 —
405–425 fancy 417 7 500.00–510.00 $505.70 $2,109 +13.09
405–447 425 12 470.00–490.00 $480.32 $2,041 +38.25
452–495 471 14 440.00–472.50 $464.42 $2,187 +30.83
455–494 fancy 484 11 485.00–500.00 $497.83 $2,409 +16.35
500–541 520 12 410.00–445.00 $430.72 $2,240 +65.72
510–545 fancy 531 5 457.50–490.00 $466.96 $2,480 -10.37
550 550 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,200 —
600–615 611 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,322 —
600–637 fancy 616 8 404.00–410.00 $407.81 $2,512 +17.96
654–665 fancy 658 10 400.00–403.00 $401.21 $2,640 +41.21
655–695 673 10 355.00–377.50 $368.02 $2,477 +34.30
705 705 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,397 +12.50
750–760 755 2 330.00–332.50 $331.26 $2,501 —
815–820 817 3 315.00–320.00 $318.33 $2,601 —
930 930 3 272.50 $272.50 $2,534 —
950 950 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,351 —
1075 1075 1 242.50 $242.50 $2,607 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,116 —
280 280 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,260 —
325–345 335 2 450.00–455.00 $452.57 $1,516 —
350–395 373 2 440.00–450.00 $445.30 $1,661 —
425 425 2 445.00–460.00 $452.50 $1,923 —
520–536 528 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,112 —
585 585 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,252 —
630 630 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,252 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,312 —
360 360 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,440 —
400–440 427 3 385.00–400.00 $394.84 $1,686 —
540 540 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,944 —
555 555 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,818 -43.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1460 1204 80-85% 12 158.00–171.00 $163.98 $1,974 —
1090–1350 1223 80-85% 7 174.00–183.00 $177.52 $2,171 —
1095–1380 1238 80-85% 2 150.00–151.00 $150.44 $1,862 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–900 858 85-90% 3 95.00–104.00 $99.60 $855 —
700–1180 1008 85-90% 5 155.00–171.00 $164.55 $1,659 +56.81
915–1410 1084 85-90% 8 130.00–142.00 $136.43 $1,479 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1345 1343 75-80% 2 185.00–187.00 $186.00 $2,498 —
1165–1780 1478 75-80% 13 160.00–172.00 $167.06 $2,469 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,269 —
1365–2130 1854 4 180.00–194.00 $187.88 $3,483 —
2170 2170 1 211.00 $211.00 $4,579 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1000 970 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 240.00–280.00 $259.52 $2,517
1105–1270 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 189.00–225.00 $204.21 $2,406

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–950 937 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,450.00–2,700.00 $2,593.37
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1185–1225 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,100.00–2,200.00 $2,150.83
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1135–1320 1295 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,850.00–3,200.00 $3,136.24
1155–1680 1340 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,650.00–3,550.00 $3,199.28
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
810–995 895 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,375.00–1,900.00 $1,561.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145–1175 1160 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,150.00–2,350.00 $2,251.29
1255 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1035 thin fleshed 1035 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
1030–1160 1095 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 2,800.00–3,100.00 $2,941.10 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215 1215 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1490 1490 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,650.00 $3,650.00 —

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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.