Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 25, 2026

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $362.89/cwt -5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,600/hd at 716 lb · 154 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $353.13/cwt ≈ $2,275/hd at 644 lb · 88 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $259.69/cwt ≈ $2,477/hd at 954 lb · 17 head

Somerset, KY 7-weight steers sold at $363/cwt, right in line with the KY average ($363), but $11/cwt under Russell Springs, KY ($374). The class is down $28/cwt from its mid-June peak of $390. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	681	617	1,028
Feeder cattle	542	551	943
Slaughter cattle	60	42	47
Replacement cattle	79	24	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 450 lbs and under were sharply lower, while the 500-700 lbs steers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were sharply lower, while heifers 500 lbs and over were steady to 4.00 lower with a good supply and spotty demand. Buyers were active today, however bawling, off colored, and plainer quality cattle received heavy discounts. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with good demand.

▼ Feeder heifers: while heifers 500 lbs and over were steady to 4.00 lower with a good supply and spotty demand
▼ Feeder steers: while the 500-700 lbs steers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with good demand
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with good demand

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	505.00	$505.00	$1,288	—
345–347	346	3	450.00–460.00	$453.32	$1,568	-96.68
396	396	3	465.00	$465.00	$1,841	-47.34
425–426	426	5	470.00–490.00	$486.01	$2,070	-25.31
460–475	468	2	455.00–465.00	$459.92	$2,152	+26.55
510	510	3	425.00–435.00	$431.67	$2,202	-3.33
560	560	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,184	-29.67
620	620	2	375.00–400.00	$387.50	$2,402	—
670–693	683	7	345.00–375.00	$354.18	$2,419	—
713–719 value added	716	148	358.50–368.50	$363.59	$2,603	-4.40
710–730	726	6	330.00–351.00	$345.75	$2,510	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,200	-100.00
490	490	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,058	—
535	535	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,033	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1655–1740	1698	2	200.00–217.50	$208.97	$3,548	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,530	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257–270	261	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,096	-80.00
345	345	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,484	-41.75
366–390	382	10	430.00–442.00	$435.32	$1,663	-17.79
412–440	422	6	410.00–435.00	$421.60	$1,779	-2.10
460–475	470	4	400.00–420.00	$409.89	$1,926	-16.69
505–530	521	10	365.00–390.00	$372.95	$1,943	-10.01
525	525	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,575	-82.96
525 value added	525	1	415.00	$415.00	$2,179	—
575–580	578	2	360.00–380.00	$370.04	$2,139	-0.41
600–625	610	4	320.00–345.00	$331.20	$2,020	—
603–648 value added	646	84	352.50–354.25	$354.17	$2,288	—
650–675	656	5	300.00–310.00	$305.95	$2,007	-4.05
735–740	737	3	280.00–290.00	$286.65	$2,113	—
765–790	778	2	270.00–280.00	$275.08	$2,140	—
952–990	954	17	255.00–260.00	$259.69	$2,477	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	400.00	$400.00	$960	-53.81
275–290	282	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,128	-30.00
300–340	324	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,296	-44.22
395	395	1	402.50	$402.50	$1,590	-11.74
410–445	427	7	380.00–400.00	$391.40	$1,671	-6.07
460–495	477	6	360.00–380.00	$371.54	$1,772	-24.85
515–545	530	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,696	—
556–595	572	7	320.00–345.00	$334.63	$1,914	—
680	680	1	288.00	$288.00	$1,958	+8.00
900	900	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,980	—

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	-10.00
415–430	423	2	330.00–350.00	$339.82	$1,437	—
540	540	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,539	-15.00
565	565	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,695	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	475.00	$475.00	$1,140	—
307–327	320	6	470.00–500.00	$490.42	$1,569	-25.86
370	370	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,480	-111.35
382–395	386	3	455.00–465.00	$461.59	$1,782	-49.76
417–445	422	6	450.00–475.00	$466.47	$1,969	-23.26
455–480	471	4	410.00–425.00	$418.07	$1,969	-55.59
510–535	525	12	380.00–412.00	$395.79	$2,078	+45.79
550	550	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,145	+7.65
600–645	617	13	350.00–370.00	$362.97	$2,240	+12.08
658	658	3	345.00	$345.00	$2,270	+18.34
705–715	710	2	300.00–320.00	$309.93	$2,201	-7.57
905–935	915	3	250.00–275.00	$258.24	$2,363	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	291	4	420.00–455.00	$443.80	$1,291	-26.20
335–340	337	4	450.00	$450.00	$1,516	+13.39
365–385	375	3	430.00–450.00	$439.91	$1,650	-6.87
430–440	435	2	430.00–435.00	$432.47	$1,881	-17.53
451–490	462	8	400.00–415.00	$403.85	$1,866	-28.53
500–540	529	10	350.00–372.50	$368.46	$1,949	-12.95
566–575	569	6	340.00–355.00	$349.99	$1,991	—
600–640	614	4	306.00–325.00	$312.71	$1,920	+22.71
800–805	803	2	245.00–260.00	$252.48	$2,027	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	400.00	$400.00	$860	—
250	250	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,000	—
430–440	435	2	365.00–377.50	$371.32	$1,615	-28.68
775	775	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,821	—
845	845	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,859	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1655–1710	1683	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,400.00–4,850.00	$4,136.85	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,044	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1315	1195	80-85%	13	172.00–184.00	$177.91	$2,126	—
1150–1295	1256	80-85%	5	187.00–193.00	$190.21	$2,389	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–945	760	85-90%	3	145.00–160.00	$152.32	$1,158	+32.35
850–965	908	85-90%	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,271	—
865–1080	973	85-90%	2	90.00–100.00	$95.55	$930	—
955–1165	1061	85-90%	7	165.00–180.00	$172.35	$1,829	+27.30

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1360	1353	75-80%	3	187.00–188.00	$187.33	$2,535	—
1370–2040	1642	75-80%	7	170.00–185.00	$177.60	$2,916	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1680	1413	4	179.00–200.00	$193.85	$2,739	—
1375–1690	1536	6	208.00–225.00	$215.10	$3,304	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,936
935 fancy	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,945
910–1360	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	189.00–225.00	$202.63	$2,265

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1285	1059	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,596.87
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1230–1270	1262	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,400.00–2,800.00	$2,477.97
1105–1422	1316	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,800.00–3,400.00	$3,232.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1135–1290	1209	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,203.31

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00

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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
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1220–1390	1285	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00–3,500.00	$3,341.76	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1197–1660	1465	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	3,800.00–4,450.00	$4,162.23	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1360–1415	1388	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00–3,500.00	$3,401.98	—

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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.