Lake Cumberland Livestock

Somerset, Kentucky · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Sat, Oct 10, 2026. 48 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Saturday.

Receipts

1,016 head

Last reported: 1,097 (Oct 3, 2026)
Year ago: 893

500-599 lb steers

$385.46/cwt

36 head, M&L 1-2
▲ +$3.02 vs last week
▼ -$6.70 vs Oct 18, 2025

700-799 lb steers

$335.91/cwt

7 head, M&L 1-2
▼ -$2.07 vs last week
▼ -$25.16 vs Oct 18, 2025

Reports

48 in 12 mo

Since Oct 18, 2025
Usual day: Saturday

Prices, Oct 10, 2026 sale

Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.

Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	280280	530.00530.00	$1,484
3	283283	550.00550.00	$1,556	Fancy
1	330330	555.00555.00	$1,832	Fancy
1	360360	510.00510.00	$1,836	Thin Fleshed
2	380380	470.00470.00	$1,786
1	380380	495.00495.00	$1,881	Fancy
8	434427-436	432.54425.00-435.00	$1,877
5	453453-455	451.99440.00-455.00	$2,048	Fancy
7	474460-486	413.50400.00-425.00	$1,960
6	506502-512	392.42380.00-405.00	$1,986
3	513505-520	414.97410.00-420.00	$2,129	Value Added
7	560560	400.00400.00	$2,240	Value Added
20	577562-593	373.86360.00-383.00	$2,157
2	635630-640	335.04330.00-340.00	$2,128
16	671650-678	321.93315.00-332.50	$2,160
109	672665-690	367.97354.00-374.00	$2,473	Value Added
6	738705-745	340.23315.00-345.00	$2,511
1	780780	310.00310.00	$2,418
17	810800-818	326.76310.00-330.00	$2,647
2	855855	307.50300.00-315.00	$2,629
2	932932	315.00315.00	$2,936
2	953950-955	300.00300.00	$2,859
54	961961	308.25308.25	$2,962	Value Added
1	1,0201020	287.00287.00	$2,927

Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	335335	412.50412.50	$1,382
2	442442	360.00360.00	$1,591
2	497497	365.00365.00	$1,814
4	587575-597	331.30320.00-335.00	$1,945
2	637637	310.00310.00	$1,975
1	675675	285.00285.00	$1,924

Feeder steers, Large 1
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	605605	320.00320.00	$1,936

Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	170170	520.00520.00	$884
1	250250	470.00470.00	$1,175	Fancy
6	285283-287	444.44432.00-455.00	$1,267
4	316305-325	385.14370.00-400.00	$1,217
2	330330	430.00430.00	$1,419	Fancy
4	368360-390	414.90410.00-420.00	$1,527	Fancy
6	371355-390	383.33370.00-400.00	$1,422
9	412412	410.00410.00	$1,689	Fancy
15	429410-445	364.66355.00-380.00	$1,564
8	486470-495	355.56350.00-370.00	$1,728
19	522500-545	337.02325.00-350.00	$1,759
9	528525-535	366.62360.00-370.00	$1,936	Value Added
8	574555-590	325.63310.00-332.50	$1,869
1	585585	300.00300.00	$1,755	Fleshy
14	601600-610	331.45330.00-340.00	$1,992	Guaranteed Open
11	617605-630	314.97305.00-325.00	$1,943
77	654654	345.00345.00	$2,256	Value Added
8	683652-698	313.97300.00-320.00	$2,144
8	714713-715	315.75315.00-317.00	$2,254	Guaranteed Open
5	716713-730	283.41283.00-285.00	$2,029
3	762755-770	289.17287.50-290.00	$2,203
2	785785	310.00310.00	$2,434	Guaranteed Open
62	825825	310.00310.00	$2,558	Value Added
1	865865	290.00290.00	$2,508

Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
3	281270-287	390.40370.00-400.00	$1,097
2	328320-335	402.56400.00-405.00	$1,320
4	443440-445	332.49330.00-335.00	$1,473
16	471455-490	333.78320.00-342.50	$1,572
6	525505-540	313.49300.00-320.00	$1,646
2	573550-595	306.56305.00-308.00	$1,757
3	620610-635	274.92270.00-285.00	$1,705
1	660660	285.00285.00	$1,881

Feeder heifers, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	335335	350.00350.00	$1,172

Feeder bulls, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	173165-180	590.43580.00-600.00	$1,021
1	220220	485.00485.00	$1,067
1	255255	530.00530.00	$1,352
6	275275	580.00580.00	$1,595	Fancy
1	305305	555.00555.00	$1,693	Fancy
5	322300-345	502.73490.00-510.00	$1,619
4	355350-370	500.00500.00	$1,775	Fancy
6	366361-385	478.16465.00-485.00	$1,750
1	405405	475.00475.00	$1,924	Thin Fleshed
6	417402-425	400.00400.00	$1,668
4	466460-475	428.74420.00-435.00	$1,998	Fancy
6	493493-495	403.33395.00-405.00	$1,988
9	521505-540	393.19385.00-400.00	$2,049	Fancy
14	527500-546	358.61350.00-375.00	$1,890
2	563555-570	363.80360.00-367.50	$2,048	Fancy
15	577550-585	343.38330.00-355.00	$1,981
3	615600-622	315.86310.00-328.00	$1,943
12	674650-697	312.47300.00-323.00	$2,106
5	714700-740	288.93275.00-300.00	$2,063
4	760750-765	272.52270.00-275.00	$2,071
1	835835	290.00290.00	$2,422
1	885885	250.00250.00	$2,212
2	1,0971097	240.00240.00	$2,633

Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	320320	440.00440.00	$1,408
1	385385	400.00400.00	$1,540
1	416416	370.00370.00	$1,539
15	479462-490	359.16347.50-370.00	$1,720
2	523500-545	321.63312.50-330.00	$1,682
2	573560-585	303.67300.00-307.50	$1,740
1	640640	285.00285.00	$1,824
4	664650-677	276.12270.00-285.00	$1,833
3	823823	255.00255.00	$2,099

Feeder bulls, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	290290	380.00380.00	$1,102

Feeder bulls, Large 1
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	495495	365.00365.00	$1,807

Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
5	1,5201230-1920	176.68172.00-183.00	$2,686	Average dressing
1	1,5401540	162.00162.00	$2,495	Low dressing
2	1,8781665-2090	190.56190.00-191.00	$3,579	High dressing

Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
3	1,4101325-1520	141.36141.00-142.00	$1,993	High dressing
12	1,5111210-1780	127.77120.00-135.00	$1,931	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
5	1,2501140-1355	131.05127.00-135.00	$1,638	Average dressing
5	1,2971145-1660	152.32140.00-162.00	$1,976	High dressing

Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	988875-1100	100.00100.00	$988	Low dressing
12	1,084815-1365	115.91110.00-130.00	$1,256	Average dressing

Slaughter dairy cows, Lean 85-90%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	1,4251340-1510	116.24112.00-120.00	$1,656	Average dressing

52-week trend

Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1-2 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 48 weeks with data.

500-599 lb700-799 lb

Show the weekly numbers

Week of	500-599 lb	700-799 lb
Oct 5, 2026	$385.46	$335.91
Sep 28, 2026	$382.44	$337.98
Sep 21, 2026	$378.22	$355.81
Sep 14, 2026	$364.87	$325.00
Sep 7, 2026	$368.37	$318.06
Aug 31, 2026	$365.00	-
Aug 24, 2026	$377.50	$317.50
Aug 17, 2026	$421.07	$346.94
Aug 10, 2026	$392.81	$328.57
Aug 3, 2026	$449.42	$363.29
Jul 27, 2026	$411.60	$379.93
Jul 20, 2026	$421.25	$362.89
Jul 13, 2026	$422.74	$367.55
Jul 6, 2026	$460.61	$380.31
Jun 22, 2026	$449.92	$383.20
Jun 15, 2026	$490.98	$412.36
Jun 8, 2026	$450.13	$389.44
Jun 1, 2026	$456.48	$391.72
May 25, 2026	$475.29	$400.33
May 18, 2026	$472.84	$394.50
May 11, 2026	$482.64	$380.36
May 4, 2026	$466.71	$400.71
Apr 27, 2026	$488.88	-
Apr 20, 2026	$476.49	$389.50
Apr 13, 2026	$496.77	$383.57
Apr 6, 2026	$494.18	$384.37
Mar 30, 2026	$512.55	$397.01
Mar 23, 2026	$481.08	$382.30
Mar 16, 2026	$506.51	$378.21
Mar 9, 2026	$511.01	$361.03
Mar 2, 2026	$460.72	$363.36
Feb 23, 2026	$466.36	$364.36
Feb 16, 2026	$491.20	$381.70
Feb 9, 2026	$460.29	$375.63
Feb 2, 2026	$432.82	$360.45
Jan 26, 2026	$425.00	$355.50
Jan 12, 2026	$422.70	$353.62
Jan 5, 2026	$419.06	$354.33
Dec 29, 2025	$419.30	$364.41
Dec 8, 2025	$399.23	$333.58
Dec 1, 2025	$390.32	$312.94
Nov 24, 2025	$345.27	$322.54
Nov 17, 2025	$348.76	$315.00
Nov 10, 2025	$371.88	$350.33
Nov 3, 2025	$358.84	$309.45
Oct 27, 2025	$365.77	$329.58
Oct 20, 2025	$403.93	$326.44
Oct 13, 2025	$392.16	$361.07

Price slide, Oct 10, 2026

Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1-2 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.

SteersHeifers

Weight	Steers	Heifers
300-399 lb	$500.00	$397.51
400-499 lb	$430.74-69.26	$375.14-22.37
500-599 lb	$385.46-45.28	$340.76-34.38
600-699 lb	$361.65-23.81	$338.02-2.74
700-799 lb	$335.91-25.74	$301.70-36.32
800-899 lb	$324.73-11.18	$309.68+7.98
900-999 lb	$308.20-16.53	-

Nearby barns

Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.

Barn	Mi	Latest	500-599 lb
Russell Co. StockyardRussell Springs, KY	26	Oct 7	$395.66
Blue Grass South StockyardsStanford, KY	31	Oct 12	$412.05
Blue Grass StockyardsAlbany, KY	40	Oct 7	$379.25
Blue Grass StockyardsCampbellsville, KY	45	Oct 10	$407.00
Blue Grass StockyardsRichmond, KY	47	Oct 9	$387.50

Source

As of Sat, Oct 10, 2026. Prices are USDA/state Market News reports; verify with the barn before selling.

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY (USDA PDF, report date Oct 10, 2026)
Latest AMS_2194 report on ams.usda.gov

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