Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report, Somerset, KY

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 12, 2026

1,115 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $377.19/cwt +32.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,428/hd at 644 lb · 170 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $320.31/cwt ≈ $2,959/hd at 924 lb · 169 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $333.02/cwt -2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,248/hd at 675 lb · 86 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,115	481	1,090
Feeder cattle	955	446	917
Slaughter cattle	58	29	63
Replacement cattle	102	6	110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 6.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand. Yearling steers and heifers appeared stronger as well but with limited comparisons. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for high quality feeders and weaned packages and groups. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand and slaughter bulls appeared firm, compared to last weeks lite test.

→ Feeder cattle: Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for high quality feeders and weaned packages and groups
▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 6.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 6.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand and slaughter bulls appeared firm
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand and slaughter bulls appeared firm

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,581	—
355 thin fleshed	355	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,952	—
350–390	374	4	460.00–480.00	$467.29	$1,748	—
407–441	422	9	400.00–425.00	$411.79	$1,738	-35.71
450–480	466	4	400.00–435.00	$421.16	$1,963	+13.63
465–482 fancy	476	3	450.00–455.00	$451.63	$2,150	—
509–545	516	17	350.00–370.00	$366.44	$1,891	—
512–535 value added	523	9	382.50–400.00	$391.84	$2,049	—
550–598	588	15	347.50–365.00	$356.48	$2,096	-8.52
610–642	631	3	320.00–334.00	$329.49	$2,079	-15.51
610–649 value added	644	167	371.00–385.50	$378.05	$2,435	—
653–685	659	18	340.00–355.00	$351.32	$2,315	—
700–717	711	3	300.00–345.00	$314.76	$2,238	—
770	770	2	323.00	$323.00	$2,487	—
900	900	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,700	—
918–932 value added	924	168	317.50–322.00	$320.43	$2,961	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	2	400.00–420.00	$410.34	$1,531	—
495	495	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,832	+32.50
510–535	523	2	327.50–335.00	$331.34	$1,733	—
630	630	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,890	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,798	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,330	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	470.00	$470.00	$987	—
260	260	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,209	+15.00
310–345	329	5	390.00–430.00	$417.04	$1,372	-6.53
330–337 fancy	335	3	455.00	$455.00	$1,524	—
365 fancy	365	2	430.00–432.00	$431.00	$1,573	—
370–395	385	4	390.00–415.00	$406.47	$1,565	+33.47
400–430 fancy	419	5	395.00–415.00	$404.93	$1,697	—
420–448	431	9	360.00–380.00	$370.18	$1,595	-4.82
463–465 fancy	463	7	395.00–400.00	$399.28	$1,849	—
455–491	480	11	355.00–370.00	$365.15	$1,753	+19.01
512–548 value added	522	20	357.50–390.00	$368.78	$1,925	+8.78
500–540	528	10	330.00–350.00	$343.50	$1,814	+5.73
565	565	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,723	-18.29
557–594	579	14	315.00–336.00	$329.19	$1,906	+5.90
600–630	615	31	310.00–332.50	$318.54	$1,959	-4.83
652	652	6	349.00	$349.00	$2,275	—
673	673	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,019	—
677 value added	677	76	333.50	$333.50	$2,258	-2.00
717–740	725	11	287.50–290.00	$289.30	$2,097	+11.98
731	731	3	330.00	$330.00	$2,412	+52.68
735	735	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,984	-7.32
750	750	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,212	—
798 value added	798	65	314.00	$314.00	$2,506	—
815–820	818	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,209	—
1070	1070	1	206.00	$206.00	$2,204	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,141	+7.35
325	325	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,170	—
370–395	380	3	345.00–360.00	$352.29	$1,339	-2.71
400–440	415	5	327.50–350.00	$343.26	$1,425	+23.26
450–495	472	3	300.00–320.00	$306.36	$1,446	-8.64
520–545	528	7	300.00–320.00	$310.60	$1,640	+2.60
570–590	580	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,740	—
620	620	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,798	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,564	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220 thin fleshed	220	—	—	1	610.00	$610.00	$1,342	—
225–240	230	—	—	3	500.00–540.00	$515.54	$1,186	+25.54
250–280	263	—	—	3	525.00–550.00	$535.00	$1,407	+30.00
305–345	323	—	—	3	450.00–500.00	$469.28	$1,516	—
370–375	373	—	—	3	437.50–460.00	$450.81	$1,682	+45.81
418	418	—	—	3	465.00	$465.00	$1,944	—
420	420	—	—	1	407.50	$407.50	$1,712	—
465	465	—	—	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,883	+64.13
500–524	518	—	—	13	365.00–385.00	$375.38	$1,944	+49.01
555–580	565	—	—	10	320.00–344.00	$328.73	$1,857	+18.87
615–635	621	—	—	5	300.00–317.50	$309.94	$1,925	-0.06
650–685	664	—	—	5	307.50–320.00	$311.57	$2,069	+22.57
705	705	—	—	5	310.00	$310.00	$2,186	+27.38
750	750	—	—	1	266.00	$266.00	$1,995	-19.00
800	800	—	—	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,240	+15.00
1030	1030	—	—	2	207.50–217.50	$212.50	$2,189	—
1100–1280	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	210.00–214.00	$211.85	$2,521	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	390.00–400.00	$394.91	$1,145	—
310	310	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,333	—
375–390	385	4	400.00–420.00	$406.83	$1,566	+6.83
405–435	425	3	350.00–361.00	$357.51	$1,519	+13.78
465–475	471	4	320.00–350.00	$334.92	$1,577	+20.97
500–525	515	3	335.00–345.00	$340.08	$1,751	+30.64
595	595	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,785	+26.62
610–635	627	3	280.00–289.00	$283.93	$1,780	—
700–735	723	3	270.00–280.00	$273.23	$1,975	+28.23
815–820	818	2	238.00–245.00	$241.51	$1,976	+21.51
880	880	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,112	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,254	—
355–380	368	2	380.00–385.00	$382.59	$1,408	+29.59
525	525	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,575	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$895	—
675–1265	1013	85-90%	5	110.00–124.00	$118.55	$1,201	—
900–1170	1082	85-90%	7	130.00–144.00	$135.93	$1,471	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	80-85%	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,798	—
1100–1230	1165	80-85%	2	142.00–143.00	$142.53	$1,660	—
1082–1365	1226	80-85%	7	147.00–160.00	$153.71	$1,884	+2.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1317–1325	1320	75-80%	3	154.00	$154.00	$2,033	—
1740	1740	75-80%	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,958	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1410	1277	6	160.00–178.00	$172.35	$2,201	-27.65
1605–2160	1836	9	185.00–200.00	$193.82	$3,559	—
2370	2370	1	220.00	$220.00	$5,214	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,522
1020–1210	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	165.00–247.50	$182.86	$1,990

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1325	1106	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	2,350.00–3,500.00	$2,743.20
1090–1162	1135	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	3,000.00–3,800.00	$3,423.38
1110–1210	1143	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,750.00–1,925.00	$1,811.73
1015–1270	1168	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,100.00–2,900.00	$2,677.27
1025–1240	1171	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,950.00–2,150.00	$2,093.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1060	1060	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1108–1160	1121	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,296.52

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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
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—
1030–1195	1119	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	3,400.00–4,200.00	$3,915.31	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055–1090	1073	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00–2,900.00	$2,290.21	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1610	1257	85-90%	3	120.00–130.00	$125.99	$1,584	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,436	—
605–620	613	2	242.50–255.00	$248.67	$1,524	—
810	810	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,701	—

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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.