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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report, Somerset, KY

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 24, 2026

938 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $382.83/cwt +14.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,546/hd at 665 lb · 84 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $335.50/cwt +40.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,561/hd at 763 lb · 70 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $316.50/cwt ≈ $2,655/hd at 839 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 938 904 1,394
Feeder cattle 809 770 1,220
Slaughter cattle 67 58 105
Replacement cattle 62 76 69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sharply higher, over 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 5.00 higher, Very good demand for lite weight steers and good demand for middle weight and yearling steers, Good demand for feeder and yearling heifers, Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 fancy 283 4 570.00–700.00 $650.93 $1,842 —
305–320 313 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,565 +20.00
312–325 fancy 316 3 560.00–650.00 $619.18 $1,957 +9.18
355–360 fancy 358 2 565.00–600.00 $582.62 $2,086 —
355–365 360 2 450.00–480.00 $464.79 $1,673 -33.24
415 415 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,743 +5.00
405–446 fancy 420 13 470.00–510.00 $493.29 $2,072 +48.29
460–490 479 4 410.00–440.00 $419.39 $2,009 +4.68
502 fancy 502 10 462.00 $462.00 $2,319 —
505–545 value added 534 16 380.00–430.00 $408.95 $2,184 -11.75
505–545 534 4 350.00–365.00 $359.92 $1,922 -36.52
557–595 value added 570 8 390.00–412.00 $401.42 $2,288 -8.58
565–597 590 15 350.00–375.00 $364.36 $2,150 -14.87
610–636 value added 633 22 370.00–402.50 $390.70 $2,473 -4.30
663–664 value added 664 80 380.00–385.00 $384.81 $2,555 +12.70
680–695 684 4 337.50–358.00 $343.33 $2,348 +4.06
700–745 723 2 342.50–350.00 $346.13 $2,503 +28.63
758 value added 758 7 352.00 $352.00 $2,668 +6.00
948 value added 948 58 320.25 $320.25 $3,036 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,615 +25.00
455–480 470 3 350.00–407.50 $385.40 $1,811 +0.40
500 500 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,650 —
550–565 560 8 320.00–340.00 $334.41 $1,873 —
653 653 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,122 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,104 —
250–260 fancy 255 2 450.00–470.00 $459.80 $1,172 —
301–340 fancy 311 10 440.00–470.00 $451.75 $1,405 -13.20
320–349 342 8 400.00 $400.00 $1,368 -36.34
351–383 fancy 367 6 445.00–455.00 $449.78 $1,651 +21.51
375–390 383 4 392.50–412.50 $399.24 $1,529 +6.96
407–436 fancy 421 14 385.00–410.00 $395.62 $1,666 -12.94
420–445 431 8 350.00–370.00 $361.72 $1,559 -8.39
453–468 fancy 462 16 380.00–390.00 $383.77 $1,773 —
450–497 484 12 350.00–375.00 $364.10 $1,762 +7.40
502–540 520 11 320.00–340.00 $336.34 $1,749 -14.26
502–530 value added 521 36 350.00–390.00 $370.84 $1,932 -9.16
552–565 value added 561 3 355.00–362.00 $357.30 $2,004 —
552–580 564 18 325.00–345.00 $337.34 $1,903 +11.34
605–607 606 3 320.00–324.00 $321.33 $1,947 +13.29
632 value added 632 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,149 —
650–675 663 2 310.00–320.00 $314.91 $2,088 +10.34
722–745 737 7 290.00–315.00 $305.80 $2,254 +15.78
763 value added 763 68 336.50 $336.50 $2,567 —
770–780 775 2 290.00–313.00 $301.43 $2,336 +6.43
839 value added 839 62 316.50 $316.50 $2,655 —
975 975 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,632 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,240 —
365–390 380 4 350.00–382.50 $371.48 $1,412 +6.62
435 435 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,392 -25.20
455–465 460 2 300.00–335.00 $317.69 $1,461 -22.35
570–593 585 7 310.00–316.00 $313.03 $1,831 —
635 635 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,905 —
690 690 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,070 —
795 795 1 284.00 $284.00 $2,258 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1270 1162 3 180.00–240.00 $204.76 $2,379 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,593 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 —— 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,152 -60.00
295 295 —— 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,328 -45.19
320–345 fancy 329 —— 8 525.00–620.00 $590.68 $1,943 +60.62
350 350 —— 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,575 -25.05
350–390 fancy 365 —— 3 502.00–545.00 $526.49 $1,922 —
403–436 421 —— 8 400.00–430.00 $418.62 $1,762 +14.90
440 fancy 440 —— 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,958 +2.16
455–485 463 —— 6 400.00–422.00 $414.25 $1,918 +36.31
502–525 514 —— 12 340.00–374.00 $361.08 $1,856 +3.07
510–518 fancy 515 —— 6 380.00–395.00 $389.98 $2,008 +8.32
550–582 567 —— 7 350.00–366.00 $359.08 $2,036 -13.42
600–640 625 —— 5 315.00–335.00 $326.67 $2,042 +21.01
635–647 fancy 643 —— 3 342.50–351.00 $348.20 $2,239 —
655–685 674 —— 9 320.00–337.50 $330.69 $2,229 +26.23
700–730 715 —— 8 300.00–328.00 $311.96 $2,231 +15.69
765–780 775 —— 3 270.00–280.00 $276.71 $2,145 -18.91
825 825 —— 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,186 —
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 214.00 $214.00 $2,589 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,100 —
390–395 393 2 370.00–400.00 $385.10 $1,513 —
415–435 425 4 320.00–380.00 $342.68 $1,456 -14.44
460–497 482 10 345.00–385.00 $359.84 $1,734 —
512–547 528 7 317.50–338.00 $330.09 $1,743 —
565–590 577 13 300.00–338.00 $327.07 $1,887 —
600 600 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,620 —
685–688 687 4 288.00–300.00 $297.01 $2,040 —
740 740 3 260.00–290.00 $280.00 $2,072 —
790 790 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,817 —
850–860 855 2 190.00–220.00 $204.91 $1,752 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,312 —
512 512 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,536 —
640 640 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,664 —
715 715 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,295 —
575 575 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,610 —
805 805 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,610 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1430 1430 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–1370 1153 80-85% 9 113.00–121.00 $118.38 $1,365 —
1205–1455 1327 80-85% 7 122.00–130.00 $126.51 $1,679 —
1195–1420 1333 80-85% 8 134.00–155.00 $143.19 $1,909 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1100 1031 85-90% 5 111.00–120.00 $115.93 $1,195 —
1055–1060 1059 85-90% 4 128.00–130.00 $128.50 $1,361 +20.61
945–1150 1061 85-90% 6 75.00–100.00 $89.43 $949 -18.46
1010–1135 1073 85-90% 3 134.00–147.50 $142.38 $1,528 +34.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,944 —
1685 1685 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,685 -42.19
1720 1720 75-80% 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,064 —
1875 1875 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,906 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1610 1550 2 194.00–200.00 $196.88 $3,052 —
1425–1880 1741 4 170.00–177.00 $173.46 $3,020 -9.67
1745 1745 1 180.00 $180.00 $3,141 -3.13

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
680 680 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,496
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 212.50 $212.50 $2,114

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
1075–1230 1153 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,150.00–2,300.00 $2,219.96
1025–1370 1242 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,450.00–3,000.00 $2,812.95
1268–1340 1282 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,400.00–2,750.00 $2,473.14
1236–1550 1317 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 29 2,100.00–3,250.00 $2,858.05
1402–1600 1451 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,800.00–3,000.00 $2,881.71
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–955 868 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,950.00–2,850.00 $2,247.98

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,170 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,680 —

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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
1095–1300 1199 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 3,000.00–3,800.00 $3,367.05 —
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
1670 1670 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,200.00 $4,200.00 +500.00

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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.