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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report, Somerset, KY

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, September 19, 2026

760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $361.91/cwt +10.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,483/hd at 686 lb · 156 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $325.61/cwt ≈ $2,721/hd at 836 lb · 66 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $354.74/cwt -23.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,692/hd at 477 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 760 1,115 1,063
Feeder cattle 653 955 872
Slaughter cattle 39 58 101
Replacement cattle 68 102 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers over 400lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and bulls sold steady with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,625 +35.00
370–380 375 2 470.00–475.00 $472.53 $1,772 +5.24
395 fancy 395 1 515.00 $515.00 $2,034 —
410–432 422 13 405.00–447.50 $428.44 $1,808 +16.65
410–427 fancy 425 7 465.00–485.00 $467.76 $1,988 —
477 477 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,765 -51.16
528–542 533 11 360.00–375.00 $369.45 $1,969 +3.01
537 value added 537 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,148 +8.16
563–585 568 7 340.00–350.00 $347.63 $1,975 -8.85
645 645 1 334.00 $334.00 $2,154 +4.51
680 value added 680 77 368.00 $368.00 $2,502 —
660–693 692 79 355.00–356.00 $355.98 $2,463 +4.66
715 715 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,324 +10.24
805 805 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,415 —
836 value added 836 65 326.00 $326.00 $2,725 —
1067 value added 1067 50 295.00 $295.00 $3,148 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,654 —
487 487 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,778 -5.00
525–530 527 3 335.00–345.00 $338.35 $1,783 +7.01
577 577 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,731 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 360.00–400.00 $380.56 $1,020 -84.44
330–344 342 9 370.00–392.50 $386.42 $1,322 -30.62
360 fancy 360 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,485 -18.50
372–385 379 8 372.50–395.00 $386.81 $1,466 -19.66
405–425 409 15 365.00–387.50 $382.58 $1,565 +12.40
455–497 477 26 347.50–370.00 $354.74 $1,692 -10.41
520 value added 520 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,924 +1.22
500–545 521 9 325.00–340.00 $333.93 $1,740 -9.57
550–570 558 4 305.00–330.00 $321.10 $1,792 +16.10
606–630 614 10 300.00–330.00 $313.92 $1,927 -4.62
655–660 656 5 290.00–300.00 $293.99 $1,929 -55.01
750–785 768 2 290.00–295.00 $292.56 $2,247 -2.44
850 850 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,422 —
940 940 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,491 —
1007 value added 1007 48 289.00 $289.00 $2,910 —
1008 1008 4 260.00 $260.00 $2,621 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–395 373 5 350.00–400.00 $382.65 $1,427 +30.36
415–440 428 4 335.00–375.00 $356.99 $1,528 +13.73
490 490 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,568 +13.64
505–525 515 3 300.00–310.00 $303.40 $1,563 -7.20
585 585 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,755 ±0.00
635–640 638 2 275.00–290.00 $282.53 $1,803 -7.47
700 700 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,925 —
820 820 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,132 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,500 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,100 -15.54
258 258 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,290 -35.00
328 328 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,542 +0.72
355–395 376 6 410.00–455.00 $441.43 $1,660 -9.38
405–407 407 5 412.00–420.00 $413.59 $1,683 -51.41
465–497 485 6 340.00–362.50 $349.43 $1,695 -55.57
512 fancy 512 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,946 —
500–535 524 8 340.00–360.00 $352.23 $1,846 -23.15
550–575 561 4 330.00–340.00 $337.44 $1,893 +8.71
600 fancy 600 2 335.00–337.50 $336.25 $2,018 —
615–620 618 2 312.50 $312.50 $1,931 +2.56
650–688 676 9 310.00–317.50 $312.71 $2,114 +1.14
705–740 719 4 300.00–315.00 $307.36 $2,210 -2.64
795 795 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,345 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 388 3 350.00–370.00 $356.44 $1,383 -50.39
400–440 421 6 340.00–380.00 $364.03 $1,533 +6.52
455–490 481 4 322.00–335.00 $325.07 $1,564 -9.85
520 520 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,651 -22.58
585 585 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,755 ±0.00
650 650 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1475–1510 1493 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,650.00–3,050.00 $2,852.35 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,398 —
925 925 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,942 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–945 918 85-90% 3 150.00–186.00 $167.49 $1,538 —
775–1255 1019 85-90% 8 110.00–125.00 $117.98 $1,202 -0.57
1035 1035 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $828 -38.55
1025–1140 1083 85-90% 2 138.00–143.00 $140.63 $1,523 +4.70
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 80-85% 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,070 +37.47
1060–1240 1168 80-85% 4 124.00–144.00 $134.83 $1,575 -7.70
1215 1215 80-85% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,215 -53.71
1070–1385 1233 80-85% 3 148.00–155.00 $152.04 $1,875 -1.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 75-80% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,516 —
1465–1750 1543 75-80% 6 140.00–150.00 $144.61 $2,231 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–2080 1542 6 182.00–204.00 $189.86 $2,928 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–960 903 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 220.00–267.00 $242.00 $2,185

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
912–1300 978 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,310.00–3,900.00 $3,055.07
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00
970–1340 1216 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,500.00–2,900.00 $2,142.62
1105–1485 1339 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,700.00 $2,389.17
1215–1580 1398 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,975.00–2,500.00 $2,271.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 4,350.00 $4,350.00 —
1070–1420 1245 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00–3,250.00 $2,712.85 —
1320 1320 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
1670 1670 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —
1830 1830 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —

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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.