Cattle Market Pulse

Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 23, 2024

470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $242.74/cwt +2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,265/hd at 521 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.70/cwt -6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 574 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $268.27/cwt +5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,400/hd at 522 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 470 904 346
Feeder cattle 386 728 224
Slaughter cattle 52 99 93
Replacement cattle 32 77 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand, however light weight steers 400 lbs and under and the yearling steers over 750 lbs appeared softer but with limited head comparisons. Feeder heifers 350-450 lbs were sharply higher with strong demand, while the rest of the feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 300.00 $300.00 $630 —
345 fancy 345 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,104 —
395 395 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,185 —
405 fancy 405 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,284 -13.00
440–445 443 2 285.00–299.00 $291.96 $1,293 -4.53
465 465 2 298.00–300.00 $299.00 $1,390 -8.85
507–545 522 8 275.00–290.00 $283.33 $1,479 -0.47
525 value added 525 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,601 +0.60
575 575 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,530 -0.71
600–643 618 13 257.50–274.00 $270.30 $1,670 +55.30
660–681 672 10 256.00–262.00 $257.68 $1,732 +8.36
705 705 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,762 -8.65
845 845 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,965 -7.50
895 895 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,835 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,240 -5.00
535 535 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,418 +11.22
640 640 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,584 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,364 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,188 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,298 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 fancy 295 2 305.00 $305.00 $900 —
320 fancy 320 4 295.00 $295.00 $944 ±0.00
360 360 2 262.50–280.00 $271.25 $976 +11.99
355–395 fancy 375 4 290.00–295.00 $292.63 $1,097 +0.71
400 fancy 400 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,180 +17.50
410–432 428 7 257.50–265.00 $261.81 $1,121 +16.71
455–490 473 11 244.00–265.00 $253.63 $1,200 +3.61
520 520 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,144 -20.27
500–545 521 20 235.00–254.00 $243.88 $1,271 +3.61
550 value added 550 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,414 -1.00
555–582 576 16 225.00–241.00 $233.31 $1,344 -0.97
610–640 628 6 207.00–220.00 $214.09 $1,344 +0.49
650–697 671 15 204.00–225.00 $218.21 $1,464 -21.46
725 725 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,610 +11.67
740 740 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,332 -30.33
790 790 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,643 -10.00
900 900 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,530 —
1020 1020 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 220.00–235.00 $227.50 $535 —
345 345 2 230.00 $230.00 $794 -14.26
365–390 378 2 225.00–245.00 $234.67 $887 -7.92
402–440 410 7 220.00–240.00 $227.29 $932 -3.99
495 495 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,089 -6.97
510–535 523 2 217.00–230.00 $223.34 $1,168 +5.54
570 570 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,140 -17.68
765 765 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,454 -2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 165.00 $165.00 $404 —
260 260 1 180.00 $180.00 $468 —
390 390 2 210.00 $210.00 $819 +0.07
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,072 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 302.50 $302.50 $938 -7.66
363–380 367 5 295.00–310.00 $305.98 $1,123 +14.76
425–447 441 6 280.00–292.50 $282.86 $1,247 -15.51
460–495 474 6 275.00–292.00 $279.45 $1,325 -6.57
505–530 522 11 252.50–270.00 $264.30 $1,380 +1.18
522 fancy 522 5 277.00 $277.00 $1,446 —
550–595 570 16 252.50–270.00 $259.63 $1,480 +14.76
605–640 614 10 232.50–255.00 $251.57 $1,545 +17.26
652–685 657 9 247.50–259.00 $254.86 $1,674 +8.36
700–740 732 10 200.00–220.00 $213.93 $1,566 -10.00
762 762 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,554 +19.00
825–845 838 3 172.00–179.00 $176.70 $1,481 -5.83
925 925 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,452 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 280.00 $280.00 $924 +10.00
365 365 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,004 ±0.00
450–490 478 4 264.00–273.00 $266.63 $1,274 +0.13
540 540 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,323 +5.07
635 635 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,460 +13.00
655 655 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,441 ±0.00
745 745 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,445 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 371 4 230.00–245.00 $236.25 $876 +6.25
455–465 460 2 240.00–250.00 $245.05 $1,127 +5.05
687 687 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,271 +5.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,154 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,040 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1130 991 85-90% 7 60.00–81.00 $73.11 $725 -36.20
780–1240 1085 85-90% 9 84.00–96.00 $90.60 $983 -3.01
1045–1500 1243 85-90% 4 99.00–107.00 $101.86 $1,266 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,421 —
1025–1395 1229 80-85% 7 117.00–124.00 $120.58 $1,482 +4.54
1080–1500 1309 80-85% 5 100.00–110.00 $107.38 $1,406 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1350 1335 75-80% 2 128.00–140.00 $133.93 $1,788 +16.90
1440 1440 75-80% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,570 +1.51
1335–1600 1468 75-80% 8 112.00–125.00 $119.13 $1,749 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–2085 1553 3 137.50–140.00 $139.34 $2,164 —
1225–2505 1690 8 120.00–134.00 $128.98 $2,180 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1040–1510 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,350.00–1,775.00 $1,544.46
1305–1370 1338 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,700.00 $1,651.21
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
1590 fancy 1590 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1005 960 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,375.00–1,725.00 $1,558.20

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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
1455–1460 1458 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00–1,950.00 $1,824.79 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
812 812 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,340 —

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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.