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.

Cattle 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 14	$403.07
Blue Grass South StockyardsStanford, KY	31	Oct 12	$412.05
Blue Grass StockyardsAlbany, KY	40	Oct 14	$385.83
Blue Grass StockyardsCampbellsville, KY	45	Oct 14	$391.67
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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