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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 25, 2026

937 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $311.27/cwt ≈ $2,711/hd at 871 lb · 120 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $389.50/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,832/hd at 727 lb · 72 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $336.75/cwt +26.75 vs last sale · ≈ $3,176/hd at 943 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 937 1,024 756
Feeder cattle 790 934 640
Slaughter cattle 106 54 81
Replacement cattle 41 36 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder classes sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with high dressing cows being sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 fancy 285 3 660.00–670.00 $663.10 $1,890 +13.46
293 293 4 640.00 $640.00 $1,875 +40.00
325–345 337 6 550.00–600.00 $575.12 $1,938 —
350–385 fancy 369 4 610.00–640.00 $622.14 $2,296 +7.95
376–396 385 21 520.00–575.00 $560.84 $2,159 +22.82
405–440 419 9 500.00–570.00 $530.29 $2,222 +15.29
402–433 fancy 427 10 595.00–605.00 $603.12 $2,575 +10.87
450–491 479 8 500.00–520.00 $509.12 $2,439 +9.12
450–487 fancy 485 18 530.00–535.00 $530.26 $2,572 -16.15
506–535 512 7 495.00–525.00 $513.05 $2,627 +56.65
515 value added 515 1 532.50 $532.50 $2,742 +16.34
550–580 574 36 440.00–470.00 $467.83 $2,685 +5.57
610 value added 610 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,714 +18.03
625–630 628 3 400.00–415.00 $410.03 $2,575 —
660–661 value added 661 5 425.00–427.50 $427.00 $2,822 +11.15
660–685 673 2 390.00–400.00 $395.09 $2,659 —
727 value added 727 72 389.50 $389.50 $2,832 +1.92
943 value added 943 58 336.75 $336.75 $3,176 —
1058 value added 1058 49 298.50 $298.50 $3,158 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,632 —
515–525 520 2 435.00–450.00 $442.43 $2,301 —
550–585 554 12 430.00–435.00 $430.85 $2,387 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,541 -40.00
380 380 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,862 -20.00
452–495 466 3 370.00–420.00 $402.31 $1,875 -36.01
515 515 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,112 -9.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,219 +60.00
240–245 fancy 242 3 620.00–635.00 $628.34 $1,521 +14.22
257–270 261 3 530.00–540.00 $536.56 $1,400 +45.27
250–275 fancy 263 2 600.00–630.00 $615.71 $1,619 +27.49
305–332 323 11 550.00–565.00 $561.11 $1,812 +71.11
353–387 373 15 485.00–535.00 $502.53 $1,874 +19.04
400–445 422 15 445.00–501.00 $477.12 $2,013 +12.15
451 fancy 451 9 495.00 $495.00 $2,232 +7.06
455–485 477 21 450.00–480.00 $468.03 $2,233 +11.20
503 value added 503 4 442.50 $442.50 $2,226 +19.60
500–530 509 4 380.00–430.00 $398.53 $2,029 —
552–556 value added 556 25 423.00–430.00 $423.56 $2,355 +10.75
565–575 570 2 380.00–385.00 $382.48 $2,180 -2.48
605–640 635 12 360.00–374.00 $369.86 $2,349 +24.79
635 value added 635 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,476 +3.17
660 660 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 —
864–877 value added 871 120 308.00–314.50 $311.27 $2,711 —
990 990 4 270.00 $270.00 $2,673 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 342 5 450.00–480.00 $460.93 $1,576 —
365–390 379 4 450.00–470.00 $460.03 $1,744 —
415 415 2 440.00–450.00 $445.00 $1,847 —
455–470 463 2 420.00–435.00 $427.38 $1,979 —
570 570 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,109 —
615–635 623 3 320.00–340.00 $328.28 $2,045 —
720 720 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,944 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,260 +50.00
460–480 470 3 360.00–395.00 $374.75 $1,761 -67.09
505 505 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,439 —
630 630 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,638 -40.00
730 730 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,716 -65.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,715 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,495 —
313 fancy 313 4 600.00 $600.00 $1,878 -42.17
315–345 333 3 535.00–560.00 $543.50 $1,810 +43.50
350 fancy 350 1 580.00 $580.00 $2,030 -14.21
360–395 379 14 500.00–565.00 $532.14 $2,017 +7.07
400 fancy 400 2 545.00 $545.00 $2,180 -41.29
405–418 414 3 500.00–520.00 $506.53 $2,097 +28.22
452–475 fancy 460 3 520.00–532.50 $524.31 $2,412 -3.38
455–495 471 6 450.00–490.00 $469.82 $2,213 -8.83
523 fancy 523 5 497.50 $497.50 $2,602 -2.96
540 540 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,403 -16.04
560–580 570 2 420.00–440.00 $429.82 $2,450 -25.18
615–647 637 6 380.00–387.50 $383.71 $2,444 +12.70
695 695 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,589 +1.20
710 710 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,414 —
765 765 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,716 +15.00
845 845 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,535 -15.00
940 940 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,585 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 475.00–485.00 $480.03 $1,887 —
405–445 425 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,912 —
545 545 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,180 —
565–590 578 3 370.00–385.00 $378.36 $2,187 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,640 -18.53
470–492 482 4 412.50 $412.50 $1,988 -1.40
535 535 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,113 -26.88
630 630 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,079 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,617 —
1055–1445 1194 80-85% 20 158.00–177.00 $169.94 $2,029 +11.56
1090–1575 1287 80-85% 28 180.00–225.00 $201.52 $2,594 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–975 792 85-90% 5 90.00–100.00 $97.33 $771 —
645–1075 926 85-90% 12 135.00–160.00 $149.64 $1,386 +32.42
880–1080 993 85-90% 8 162.00–189.00 $173.55 $1,723 +17.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1570 1489 75-80% 12 184.00–235.00 $214.37 $3,192 —
1595–1675 1622 75-80% 3 174.00–175.00 $174.33 $2,828 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1860 1616 5 220.00–230.00 $224.15 $3,622 —
1305–2160 1760 5 200.00–209.00 $204.33 $3,596 -18.60

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–1157 1024 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 214.00–270.00 $235.67 $2,413

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1070 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,300.00–2,600.00 $2,409.55
985–1085 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,300.00 $3,109.66
1040 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1180 1180 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
1140–1460 1243 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,300.00–3,200.00 $2,880.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1375 1375 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —

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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.