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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 4, 2026

863 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $325.58/cwt ≈ $2,836/hd at 871 lb · 122 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $398.08/cwt +14.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,902/hd at 729 lb · 74 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $347.91/cwt +37.91 vs last sale · ≈ $3,147/hd at 905 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 863 1,398 507
Feeder cattle 763 1,239 431
Slaughter cattle 59 59 36
Replacement cattle 41 100 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 fancy 233 2 660.00–690.00 $674.52 $1,572 —
275–285 fancy 280 2 610.00–630.00 $619.82 $1,735 -66.02
300–325 fancy 311 7 600.00–730.00 $662.09 $2,059 +14.54
340 340 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,768 -99.03
355–375 fancy 364 5 600.00–620.00 $608.24 $2,214 —
375–387 383 3 500.00–530.00 $509.79 $1,952 -50.21
400–445 415 3 480.00–500.00 $493.57 $2,048 -24.89
410–445 fancy 428 16 535.00–620.00 $567.35 $2,428 +3.74
451–495 fancy 478 12 510.00–570.00 $536.18 $2,563 -9.49
480–495 487 3 485.00–500.00 $491.63 $2,394 -23.37
500 500 1 482.00 $482.00 $2,410 -3.73
500–535 value added 510 11 500.00–550.00 $532.30 $2,715 +2.30
550 value added 550 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,750 +7.52
560–595 583 3 440.00–467.50 $458.70 $2,674 -10.32
605–635 value added 616 5 405.00–460.00 $436.64 $2,690 -23.36
625 625 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,375 -48.32
650 value added 650 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,958 —
650–691 681 4 370.00–375.00 $373.81 $2,546 -11.19
700–730 value added 729 74 398.00–400.00 $398.08 $2,902 +13.58
750–765 758 2 350.00–365.00 $357.43 $2,709 —
904 value added 904 64 348.50 $348.50 $3,150 —
945 945 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,930 —
994 value added 994 52 324.00 $324.00 $3,221 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,328 —
365 365 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,460 —
425 425 2 385.00–450.00 $417.50 $1,774 —
495 495 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,203 —
565 565 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,430 +30.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1325 1227 3 210.00–247.50 $230.72 $2,831 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,034 -150.00
230–247 fancy 241 3 600.00–615.00 $610.23 $1,471 -21.36
265 265 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,113 -150.29
250–295 fancy 279 13 500.00–620.00 $557.66 $1,556 -57.39
315 315 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,418 -61.66
300–347 fancy 327 13 500.00–580.00 $527.11 $1,724 -29.24
350–360 fancy 355 2 530.00–545.00 $537.61 $1,909 +3.88
352–391 374 12 450.00–475.00 $469.07 $1,754 -25.98
410–447 426 11 440.00–460.00 $451.85 $1,925 -16.27
420–437 fancy 429 13 470.00–500.00 $481.63 $2,066 -20.23
450–485 460 11 440.00–460.00 $452.20 $2,080 +19.89
465 fancy 465 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,186 +6.18
500–536 value added 524 15 412.50–425.00 $421.18 $2,207 -8.03
505–545 530 3 380.00–400.00 $393.65 $2,086 -13.97
570–585 value added 577 4 405.00 $405.00 $2,337 -6.68
565–595 587 8 380.00–398.00 $390.75 $2,294 +9.59
600 600 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,100 -5.94
620–635 value added 630 4 382.50–390.00 $385.61 $2,429 +1.32
685 685 2 354.00 $354.00 $2,425 +0.05
701–740 711 4 335.00–347.50 $344.25 $2,448 +15.23
870 870 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,480 —
852–890 value added 871 121 320.00–332.00 $325.92 $2,839 —
1118 value added 1118 46 265.00 $265.00 $2,963 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 300.00 $300.00 $870 —
350–397 381 8 400.00–435.00 $414.86 $1,581 +15.26
405–430 418 2 415.00–435.00 $424.70 $1,775 +1.38
455–495 473 15 380.00–435.00 $413.41 $1,955 +38.41
590 590 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,183 —
710 710 2 310.00–315.00 $312.50 $2,219 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,412 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,050 -130.12
290 fancy 290 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,653 —
300–345 fancy 325 10 600.00–680.00 $642.90 $2,089 +37.90
325 325 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,625 -60.62
356–398 fancy 375 12 550.00–630.00 $585.62 $2,196 +15.62
390 390 1 535.00 $535.00 $2,086 -7.23
400–445 fancy 427 16 500.00–625.00 $555.61 $2,372 +30.66
415–445 430 5 490.00–495.00 $493.04 $2,120 -2.01
460–486 fancy 480 7 500.00–525.00 $504.98 $2,424 -23.86
473–495 484 9 480.00–495.00 $490.25 $2,373 +8.65
500–520 513 3 470.00–480.00 $476.62 $2,445 +27.74
500–528 fancy 517 6 485.00–501.00 $490.05 $2,534 +8.83
550 fancy 550 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,668 —
552 552 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,484 +30.26
600–640 fancy 619 10 380.00–425.00 $404.38 $2,503 -35.62
705–710 fancy 706 4 355.00–365.00 $357.51 $2,524 —
720 720 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,304 —
840–845 843 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,698 +5.04
900 900 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,700 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,620 —
400 400 2 430.00–470.00 $450.00 $1,800 —
455 455 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,729 -50.00
515 515 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,060 —
550–595 578 9 395.00–445.00 $411.78 $2,380 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,435 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,144 —
855–1020 938 85-90% 2 100.00–120.00 $110.88 $1,040 -3.70
805–1180 1017 85-90% 12 140.00–160.00 $152.50 $1,551 —
855–1175 1061 85-90% 8 165.00–190.00 $175.00 $1,857 +26.03
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1270 1230 80-85% 2 140.00–160.00 $149.67 $1,841 -35.72
1115–1485 1325 80-85% 15 165.00–209.00 $188.07 $2,492 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1745 1623 75-80% 4 170.00–190.00 $178.84 $2,903 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1400 1290 3 180.00–185.00 $183.20 $2,363 —
1120–1755 1518 4 190.00–194.00 $191.29 $2,904 —
1675–1875 1792 3 207.00–219.00 $211.39 $3,788 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1075 1003 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 198.00–260.00 $232.64 $2,333

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1115–1355 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 2,150.00–3,450.00 $3,075.28
1155–1330 1283 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,550.00–3,500.00 $3,187.59
1305–1375 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,650.00 $2,521.74

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–860 855 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,650.00–2,850.00 $2,750.58

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 502.50 $502.50 $1,834 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
1162 1162 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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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.