Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 21, 2026

1,209 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $456.00/cwt +53.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,988/hd at 655 lb · 78 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $340.66/cwt +27.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,455/hd at 721 lb · 76 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $378.21/cwt -9.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,676/hd at 707 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,209	1,191	1,315
Feeder cattle	1,113	1,073	1,112
Slaughter cattle	49	49	118
Replacement cattle	47	69	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were sharply higher across all weight classes with a good supply and strong demand for weaned and thinner conditioned calves. Yearling steers appeared firm with a good supply but limited comparisons. Feeder heifers 300 lbs and under were sharply higher with strong demand, while the 400-600 lbs heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand. Buyers were active today and willing to increase the premiums paid for quality cattle and harder conditioned feeders, while discounting the fatter new crop calves and increasing the price spreads in most weight classes. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand.

→ Feeder cattle: Buyers were active today and willing to increase the premiums paid for quality cattle and harder conditioned feeders
▲ Feeder heifers: while the 400-600 lbs heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were sharply higher across all weight classes with a good supply and strong demand for weaned and thinner conditioned calves
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 fancy	230	1	630.00	$630.00	$1,449	—
240	240	1	590.00	$590.00	$1,416	—
300 thin fleshed	300	1	750.00	$750.00	$2,250	+106.22
300–345	325	3	590.00–615.00	$602.77	$1,959	—
310–340 fancy	329	4	635.00–655.00	$643.42	$2,117	+63.42
365–380 thin fleshed	370	3	600.00–610.00	$606.58	$2,244	+33.02
378–390	381	4	540.00–560.00	$545.12	$2,077	+20.12
350–398 fancy	382	12	570.00–580.00	$576.15	$2,201	+30.16
420–427 fancy	423	5	540.00	$540.00	$2,284	+3.33
400–447 thin fleshed	425	4	595.00–610.00	$599.72	$2,549	+29.72
420–448	432	26	500.00–530.00	$522.10	$2,255	+8.37
460–470 fancy	462	9	540.00–560.00	$553.27	$2,556	+20.99
455–470	465	3	490.00–505.00	$498.64	$2,319	-13.81
500–520	514	8	475.00–505.00	$483.69	$2,486	+13.69
505–528 value added	517	39	517.50–530.00	$527.90	$2,729	+11.56
550–577 value added	567	18	480.00–510.00	$485.97	$2,755	+23.84
557–597	576	6	447.00–475.00	$459.53	$2,647	—
610–629 value added	622	11	452.50–485.00	$467.80	$2,910	+23.41
643	643	3	435.00	$435.00	$2,797	+13.00
651–655 value added	655	76	450.00–459.00	$458.53	$3,003	—
662	662	2	360.00	$360.00	$2,383	-42.99
707 value added	707	72	378.50	$378.50	$2,676	—
740	740	1	357.50	$357.50	$2,646	-30.50
755–760 value added	755	63	366.00–381.00	$380.52	$2,873	—
775–793	789	5	335.00–352.50	$349.06	$2,754	+1.52
806–825	813	6	330.00–349.00	$343.61	$2,794	—
865–885	875	2	328.00–330.00	$328.99	$2,879	-1.00
1003 value added	1003	53	302.50	$302.50	$3,034	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	363	2	470.00–500.00	$485.10	$1,761	+24.69
470–490	480	2	450.00–475.00	$462.24	$2,219	+17.80
505–535	520	2	425.00–445.00	$435.29	$2,264	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	2	378.00	$378.00	$2,514	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,950	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	610.00	$610.00	$1,098	—
205–240 fancy	220	3	620.00–650.00	$638.67	$1,405	+72.16
230	230	1	575.00	$575.00	$1,322	+105.00
265–280	273	3	490.00–510.00	$499.94	$1,365	+2.46
285 thin fleshed	285	2	640.00	$640.00	$1,824	+61.19
265–293 fancy	286	5	590.00–615.00	$607.37	$1,737	+66.99
305 thin fleshed	305	1	620.00	$620.00	$1,891	+38.30
305–337 fancy	325	13	550.00–580.00	$564.27	$1,834	+26.40
335–345	341	4	480.00–500.00	$486.15	$1,658	+6.00
358 thin fleshed	358	3	565.00	$565.00	$2,023	—
350–395	372	11	480.00–501.00	$490.16	$1,823	+21.39
355–395 fancy	373	13	507.50–535.00	$513.94	$1,917	-16.06
380	380	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,710	-18.77
408–430 fancy	419	10	470.00–505.00	$491.85	$2,061	+7.46
405–437 thin fleshed	424	16	510.00–520.00	$514.45	$2,181	—
405–440	432	20	425.00–462.00	$444.18	$1,919	+11.49
456–482 fancy	466	19	465.00–480.00	$469.12	$2,186	+6.68
470–490	478	6	420.00–455.00	$439.87	$2,103	+33.16
501–546 value added	523	18	415.00–430.00	$422.21	$2,208	+2.82
505–543	527	25	390.00–410.00	$395.54	$2,084	+5.32
551 value added	551	13	430.00	$430.00	$2,369	+30.00
550–597	581	3	360.00–400.00	$372.61	$2,165	+3.95
617	617	4	382.50	$382.50	$2,360	+12.50
603–640	626	11	350.00–370.00	$362.10	$2,267	-7.90
647	647	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,200	—
655–670	663	3	330.00–354.00	$338.08	$2,241	+0.79
713–722	717	5	310.00–317.50	$314.48	$2,255	+1.15
721 value added	721	71	342.50	$342.50	$2,469	—
796	796	3	302.50	$302.50	$2,408	—
820–825	823	2	290.00–300.00	$295.02	$2,428	-14.98
855	855	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,351	—
896 value added	896	56	300.25	$300.25	$2,690	—
965	965	2	260.00–265.00	$262.50	$2,533	—
1093 value added	1093	48	259.25	$259.25	$2,834	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,096	—
340	340	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,462	—
390	390	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,599	+10.00
400–440	418	4	395.00–400.00	$398.74	$1,667	+18.74
475–490	480	3	380.00–400.00	$388.25	$1,864	+3.12
602–630	608	5	322.00–340.00	$336.27	$2,045	+26.27
900	900	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,980	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,200	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,295	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,226	+30.00
215–235 fancy	225	2	630.00–670.00	$650.89	$1,465	—
262–285 fancy	272	4	640.00–650.00	$642.62	$1,748	+57.62
267–285	273	3	600.00–620.00	$606.96	$1,657	+81.69
295 thin fleshed	295	1	685.00	$685.00	$2,021	+45.00
317 thin fleshed	317	2	685.00	$685.00	$2,171	+70.00
305–335 fancy	321	9	620.00–650.00	$632.50	$2,030	+53.77
325–340	335	3	525.00–550.00	$534.78	$1,792	+5.05
360 thin fleshed	360	1	620.00	$620.00	$2,232	+30.00
355–370 fancy	363	8	550.00–585.00	$572.48	$2,078	+30.30
370–395	381	4	520.00–545.00	$536.44	$2,044	+63.03
400–448 fancy	422	14	520.00–550.00	$543.40	$2,293	+16.54
402–445 thin fleshed	422	12	560.00–590.00	$571.37	$2,411	—
420–445	430	5	485.00–490.00	$488.96	$2,103	-7.66
460–495 fancy	470	13	510.00–535.00	$525.90	$2,472	+35.94
455–487	476	16	485.00–500.00	$492.74	$2,345	—
497	497	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,988	—
501–548 fancy	524	16	480.00–505.00	$489.11	$2,563	+0.79
525–540	530	5	425.00–465.00	$453.84	$2,405	-1.18
565 fancy	565	1	465.00	$465.00	$2,627	—
550–595	569	4	417.50–440.00	$430.64	$2,450	-1.83
610–627	618	5	395.00–410.00	$401.93	$2,484	+4.51
720	720	7	353.00	$353.00	$2,542	—
775–780	778	2	330.00–335.00	$332.49	$2,587	+2.49
815	815	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,526	+10.00
1020	1020	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,652	—
1125	1125	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,138	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	2	470.00–500.00	$484.39	$1,792	—
430–440	433	3	445.00–457.00	$449.06	$1,944	-0.94
490	490	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,205	+22.46
500–540	513	3	420.00–440.00	$426.49	$2,188	—
570	570	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,280	—
631	631	3	365.00	$365.00	$2,303	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1585	1585	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,600.00–3,500.00	$3,050.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,118	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1265	1174	80-85%	7	175.00–197.00	$181.67	$2,133	—
920–1407	1214	80-85%	13	155.00–173.00	$162.04	$1,967	-2.16

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1070	884	85-90%	6	100.00–120.00	$112.33	$993	—
810–1165	1034	85-90%	8	132.50–150.00	$140.19	$1,450	—
1250	1250	85-90%	1	161.00	$161.00	$2,012	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1480	1428	75-80%	2	177.00–183.00	$179.89	$2,569	—
1350–1565	1438	75-80%	4	164.00–174.00	$171.17	$2,461	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1845	1567	3	180.00–197.00	$190.34	$2,983	—
1605–2030	1818	2	205.00–220.00	$211.62	$3,847	+41.62

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1005	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	200.00–220.00	$214.74	$1,982
1080–1245	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	189.00–203.00	$197.59	$2,253

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00
970–1375	1134	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,700.00–3,600.00	$3,062.16
925–1450	1161	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	3,450.00–3,800.00	$3,607.80
1250	1250	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1150	1123	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,450.00	$2,450.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
900	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

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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
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
850	850	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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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.