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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, August 29, 2026

685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $358.29/cwt -18.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,418/hd at 675 lb · 150 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $320.00/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,739/hd at 856 lb · 66 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $296.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,406/hd at 813 lb · 65 head
Somerset, KY 6-weight steers sold at $358/cwt, mid-pack for the state—$1/cwt below the KY average ($359) and $19/cwt under Lexington, KY (Monday) ($377). The class is down $65/cwt from its mid-July peak of $421. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 685 676 781
Feeder cattle 626 630 651
Slaughter cattle 48 27 75
Replacement cattle 11 19 55

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,290 —
225–245 235 2 525.00–530.00 $527.39 $1,239 —
346 346 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,557 —
355 355 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,544 -44.74
357 fancy 357 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,785 —
430–440 435 2 380.00–400.00 $389.89 $1,696 -10.11
450 fancy 450 3 452.00 $452.00 $2,034 —
455–495 477 6 390.00–420.00 $401.14 $1,913 -34.78
510 510 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,989 -39.93
590 590 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,154 -29.48
600 600 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,130 -15.00
666–683 value added 675 150 354.75–361.75 $358.29 $2,418 -19.21
700 700 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,240 -26.94
785 785 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,473 —
856 value added 856 66 320.00 $320.00 $2,739 —
994 value added 994 61 286.75 $286.75 $2,850 —
1183 value added 1183 47 256.00 $256.00 $3,028 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,462 —
470–497 492 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,673 —
545 545 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,935 +15.00
565 565 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,921 —
765 765 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,295 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,420 -8.92
400–440 420 2 360.00–370.00 $365.24 $1,534 -64.76
450 450 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,710 -12.35
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 1 215.00 $215.00 $3,408 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,066 —
250–270 260 2 425.00–445.00 $434.62 $1,130 -20.38
300 fancy 300 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,350 —
300–310 305 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,220 -30.00
350–380 363 3 385.00–405.00 $393.21 $1,427 —
400–430 413 8 370.00–382.50 $376.42 $1,555 -6.52
453–467 fancy 459 5 380.00–400.00 $391.85 $1,799 —
455–492 474 15 350.00–370.00 $356.80 $1,691 -29.87
510–541 531 7 325.00–330.00 $329.29 $1,749 -32.60
542 value added 542 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,978 -22.37
571 571 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,941 -8.43
618–635 622 9 300.00–320.00 $312.75 $1,945 +2.75
665–685 676 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,028 ±0.00
813 value added 813 65 296.00 $296.00 $2,406 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,314 —
415–430 423 2 345.00–350.00 $347.46 $1,470 +12.46
481–490 484 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,646 —
562–587 577 5 305.00–310.00 $308.99 $1,783 —
610–645 628 2 266.00–270.00 $267.94 $1,683 —
690 690 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,863 —
745 745 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,086 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 223 2 400.00–410.00 $404.94 $903 —
280 280 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,148 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,200 +20.00
290 290 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,436 —
330 fancy 330 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,650 —
367–370 368 3 430.00–440.00 $436.65 $1,607 -38.35
410–425 fancy 418 2 440.00–445.00 $442.46 $1,849 -35.04
430 430 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,720 -35.00
460 fancy 460 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,944 —
450–480 468 6 360.00–400.00 $375.40 $1,757 -28.94
500–520 fancy 511 6 375.00–400.00 $387.17 $1,978 —
500–545 525 10 340.00–355.00 $341.94 $1,795 -48.17
555 fancy 555 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,026 —
550–595 568 12 315.00–340.00 $325.31 $1,848 —
600–627 618 3 300.00–310.00 $306.76 $1,896 -42.34
672–690 676 6 300.00–320.00 $313.28 $2,118 -17.40
693 fancy 693 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,287 —
710 710 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,130 -15.00
760–772 768 3 250.00–260.00 $253.30 $1,945 —
810 810 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,288 —
855 855 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,308 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445–447 446 3 320.00–345.00 $336.69 $1,502 -18.31
480 480 3 320.00–330.00 $323.33 $1,552 —
515–520 518 2 300.00–320.00 $310.05 $1,606 —
560–590 581 7 300.00–307.00 $301.00 $1,749 —
650–670 660 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,848 —
795 795 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,789 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,218 —
355 355 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,420 —
420 420 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,533 -37.50
450–475 463 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,620 -33.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,562 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 80-85% 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $1,674 -10.41
1135–1395 1258 80-85% 3 169.00–180.00 $175.94 $2,213 —
1150–1475 1311 80-85% 14 150.00–166.00 $160.62 $2,106 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,400 —
950–1100 1040 85-90% 4 140.00–155.00 $147.24 $1,531 —
990–1091 1071 85-90% 5 130.00–138.00 $132.50 $1,419 -17.22
995–1150 1073 85-90% 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,180 -39.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 75-80% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,364 —
1550–1635 1593 75-80% 2 176.00–183.00 $179.41 $2,858 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1760 1468 2 173.00–187.00 $181.40 $2,663 —
1520–2135 1781 6 190.00–210.00 $200.98 $3,579 —
2135 2135 1 228.00 $228.00 $4,868 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1250–1420 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,900.00–2,500.00 $2,219.10
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
1125–1175 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00–2,350.00 $2,171.20 —
1420 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 245.00–260.00 $252.50 $871 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 197.00 $197.00 $2,630 —

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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.