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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report, Somerset, KY

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 10, 2026

1,016 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $362.08/cwt -8.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,433/hd at 672 lb · 125 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $342.08/cwt +8.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,247/hd at 657 lb · 85 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $310.00/cwt ≈ $2,558/hd at 825 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,016 1,097 893
Feeder cattle 852 978 704
Slaughter cattle 62 60 109
Replacement cattle 102 59 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 350 lbs and under appeared stronger with a lite test, while the 400-700 lbs steers were steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and good demand for quality cattle. Yearling steers appeared stronger as well, but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 300 lbs and under were sharply higher with a moderate supply, while the 400-600 lbs heifers were steady to 4.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality cattle, while discounting off colored and bawling calves severely and increasing the price spreads in most weight classes. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,484 —
283 fancy 283 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,556 —
330 fancy 330 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,832 +49.03
360 thin fleshed 360 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,836 —
380 380 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,786 +2.01
380 fancy 380 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,881 -3.35
427–436 434 8 425.00–435.00 $432.54 $1,877 +5.91
453–455 fancy 453 5 440.00–455.00 $451.99 $2,048 —
460–486 474 7 400.00–425.00 $413.50 $1,960 -9.23
502–512 506 6 380.00–405.00 $392.42 $1,986 +17.42
505–520 value added 513 3 410.00–420.00 $414.97 $2,129 +25.08
560 value added 560 7 400.00 $400.00 $2,240 -40.00
562–593 577 20 360.00–383.00 $373.86 $2,157 +3.72
630–640 635 2 330.00–340.00 $335.04 $2,128 -1.56
650–678 671 16 315.00–332.50 $321.93 $2,160 -4.94
665–690 value added 672 109 354.00–374.00 $367.97 $2,473 -3.99
705–745 738 6 315.00–345.00 $340.23 $2,511 -1.38
780 780 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,418 -21.32
800–818 810 17 310.00–330.00 $326.76 $2,647 —
855 855 2 300.00–315.00 $307.50 $2,629 -2.50
932 932 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,936 +25.00
950–955 953 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,859 —
961 value added 961 54 308.25 $308.25 $2,962 +15.75
1020 1020 1 287.00 $287.00 $2,927 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,382 —
442 442 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,591 —
497 497 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,814 -13.43
575–597 587 4 320.00–335.00 $331.30 $1,945 -4.06
637 637 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,975 -5.00
675 675 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,924 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,936 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 520.00 $520.00 $884 —
250 fancy 250 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,175 +13.02
283–287 285 6 432.00–455.00 $444.44 $1,267 +13.91
305–325 316 4 370.00–400.00 $385.14 $1,217 +12.03
330 fancy 330 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,419 +2.50
360–390 fancy 368 4 410.00–420.00 $414.90 $1,527 —
355–390 371 6 370.00–400.00 $383.33 $1,422 -11.63
412 fancy 412 9 410.00 $410.00 $1,689 +26.78
410–445 429 15 355.00–380.00 $364.66 $1,564 -7.72
470–495 486 8 350.00–370.00 $355.56 $1,728 -10.46
500–545 522 19 325.00–350.00 $337.02 $1,759 -2.52
525–535 value added 528 9 360.00–370.00 $366.62 $1,936 +1.25
555–590 574 8 310.00–332.50 $325.63 $1,869 -8.03
585 585 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,755 -33.66
600–610 601 14 330.00–340.00 $331.45 $1,992 +7.63
605–630 617 11 305.00–325.00 $314.97 $1,943 -8.85
654 value added 654 77 345.00 $345.00 $2,256 +10.00
652–698 683 8 300.00–320.00 $313.97 $2,144 -5.52
713–715 714 8 315.00–317.00 $315.75 $2,254 +19.64
713–730 716 5 283.00–285.00 $283.41 $2,029 -12.70
755–770 762 3 287.50–290.00 $289.17 $2,203 -10.83
785 785 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,434 +10.00
825 value added 825 62 310.00 $310.00 $2,558 —
865 865 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,508 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–287 281 3 370.00–400.00 $390.40 $1,097 +20.40
320–335 328 2 400.00–405.00 $402.56 $1,320 +52.56
440–445 443 4 330.00–335.00 $332.49 $1,473 —
455–490 471 16 320.00–342.50 $333.78 $1,572 +1.28
505–540 525 6 300.00–320.00 $313.49 $1,646 +53.63
550–595 573 2 305.00–308.00 $306.56 $1,757 +6.56
610–635 620 3 270.00–285.00 $274.92 $1,705 -15.08
660 660 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,881 -4.94
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,172 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–180 173 2 580.00–600.00 $590.43 $1,021 —
220 220 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,067 +15.00
255 255 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,352 +54.91
275 fancy 275 6 580.00 $580.00 $1,595 —
305 fancy 305 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,693 —
300–345 322 5 490.00–510.00 $502.73 $1,619 +47.73
350–370 fancy 355 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,775 —
361–385 366 6 465.00–485.00 $478.16 $1,750 +22.86
405 thin fleshed 405 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,924 —
402–425 417 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,668 -6.12
460–475 fancy 466 4 420.00–435.00 $428.74 $1,998 —
493–495 493 6 395.00–405.00 $403.33 $1,988 +12.45
505–540 fancy 521 9 385.00–400.00 $393.19 $2,049 +4.91
500–546 527 14 350.00–375.00 $358.61 $1,890 +2.36
555–570 fancy 563 2 360.00–367.50 $363.80 $2,048 —
550–585 577 15 330.00–355.00 $343.38 $1,981 +7.88
600–622 615 3 310.00–328.00 $315.86 $1,943 -10.54
650–697 674 12 300.00–323.00 $312.47 $2,106 -1.60
700–740 714 5 275.00–300.00 $288.93 $2,063 -8.89
750–765 760 4 270.00–275.00 $272.52 $2,071 —
835 835 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,422 +30.00
885 885 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,212 +10.14
1097 1097 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,633 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,408 +70.00
385 385 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,540 -10.26
416 416 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,539 +3.71
462–490 479 15 347.50–370.00 $359.16 $1,720 -1.64
500–545 523 2 312.50–330.00 $321.63 $1,682 -8.37
560–585 573 2 300.00–307.50 $303.67 $1,740 -6.54
640 640 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,824 -15.98
650–677 664 4 270.00–285.00 $276.12 $1,833 -19.24
823 823 3 255.00 $255.00 $2,099 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,807 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,102 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1520 1410 75-80% 3 141.00–142.00 $141.36 $1,993 —
1210–1780 1511 75-80% 12 120.00–135.00 $127.77 $1,931 -5.16
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1100 988 85-90% 2 100.00 $100.00 $988 —
815–1365 1084 85-90% 12 110.00–130.00 $115.91 $1,256 -15.40
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1355 1250 80-85% 5 127.00–135.00 $131.05 $1,638 -19.06
1145–1660 1297 80-85% 5 140.00–162.00 $152.32 $1,976 +2.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1920 1520 5 172.00–183.00 $176.68 $2,686 —
1540 1540 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,495 —
1665–2090 1878 2 190.00–191.00 $190.56 $3,579 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970–1225 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 165.00–242.00 $186.76 $2,008

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1025–1160 1098 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,800.00–2,700.00 $2,139.48
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,750.00 $3,750.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00
990–1295 1184 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,800.00 $2,339.81
1095–1310 1199 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 2,500.00–3,400.00 $2,847.03
1175–1285 1248 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,500.00–3,600.00 $3,568.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1100 1056 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,400.00 $2,201.18
1050–1150 1117 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,950.00–1,975.00 $1,967.16
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1025 1025 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00

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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
1325–1360 1348 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 3,400.00 $3,400.00 -1,300.00
1325–1410 1359 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 3,400.00–3,550.00 $3,462.25 -6.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1510 1425 85-90% 2 112.00–120.00 $116.24 $1,656 —

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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.