Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 15, 2025

1,005 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $315.50/cwt +9.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,417/hd at 766 lb · 71 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $352.47/cwt +45.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,699/hd at 766 lb · 69 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $304.35/cwt ≈ $2,676/hd at 879 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,005	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,516	+23.80
355–395	364	5	405.00–410.00	$407.51	$1,483	-3.13
400–435	423	5	385.00–405.00	$389.75	$1,649	-16.30
450–497	473	12	380.00–405.00	$388.98	$1,840	+8.46
502–542	519	21	360.00–380.00	$374.27	$1,942	+13.71
515–526 value added	521	6	390.00–400.00	$396.71	$2,067	+25.45
561–590	571	16	350.00–370.00	$359.02	$2,050	+17.01
598 value added	598	3	374.00	$374.00	$2,237	+4.91
620–640	630	2	345.00–347.50	$346.23	$2,181	+13.98
610–648 value added	631	17	355.00–370.00	$367.01	$2,316	—
667–675 value added	670	3	350.00–355.00	$351.68	$2,356	—
650–690	681	9	325.00–344.00	$330.79	$2,253	-1.21
705–745	728	10	325.00–338.00	$335.58	$2,443	+17.58
750–772	761	5	310.00–328.00	$320.09	$2,436	+12.78
766 value added	766	64	355.00	$355.00	$2,719	—
811	811	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,514	+10.00
860 value added	860	62	325.00	$325.00	$2,795	+4.50
900	900	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,520	—
929 value added	929	58	328.25	$328.25	$3,049	—
1086 value added	1086	46	279.00	$279.00	$3,030	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,482	-10.00
450–480	465	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,674	—
525	525	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,811	+0.86
570–585	578	2	340.00–342.00	$341.01	$1,971	—
620–635	628	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,947	±0.00
685	685	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,124	—
775	775	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,325	+5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,122	+60.00
625	625	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,781	+7.52
695	695	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,016	+40.00
760	760	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,128	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,856	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
211 fancy	211	3	455.00	$455.00	$960	—
200–240	224	4	405.00–435.00	$420.60	$942	+95.60
270 fancy	270	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,215	+65.00
270–295	285	4	375.00–400.00	$387.26	$1,104	+27.51
300–340	321	9	365.00–385.00	$375.52	$1,205	+37.38
300–336 fancy	328	7	390.00–402.50	$393.20	$1,290	+20.70
350–395	374	4	350.00–375.00	$359.16	$1,343	+12.58
380 fancy	380	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,520	+24.25
400–438	420	15	328.00–355.00	$339.47	$1,426	+18.71
422 fancy	422	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,561	+22.01
452–492	476	15	320.00–340.00	$335.99	$1,599	+8.93
460–495 fancy	485	4	350.00–355.00	$353.81	$1,716	+8.81
505 value added	505	4	350.00	$350.00	$1,768	—
500–548	530	17	315.00–337.50	$332.67	$1,763	-9.20
557–585	566	12	315.00–330.00	$321.97	$1,822	+5.55
620 value added	620	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,984	—
600–642	621	18	290.00–315.00	$304.53	$1,891	+12.15
655	655	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,030	—
718 value added	718	12	300.00	$300.00	$2,154	-12.00
766 value added	766	71	315.50	$315.50	$2,417	+7.75
860	860	2	255.00	$255.00	$2,193	—
880 value added	880	60	306.00	$306.00	$2,693	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	350.00	$350.00	$805	—
260	260	1	345.00	$345.00	$897	+90.00
305–340	325	3	345.00–350.00	$348.44	$1,132	+33.44
365–396	384	12	270.00–340.00	$318.16	$1,222	-4.32
405–445	432	5	285.00–310.00	$295.69	$1,277	-0.99
455–490	467	8	260.00–310.00	$294.32	$1,374	-20.68
570–585	580	3	250.00–301.00	$273.70	$1,587	-16.07
600–605	602	3	235.00–270.00	$256.61	$1,545	-17.11
657	657	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,774	±0.00
795	795	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,868	—
890	890	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,780	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	376	5	335.00–340.00	$335.97	$1,263	+0.97
410–445	423	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,354	+19.34
460–470	465	2	310.00–312.50	$311.26	$1,447	+1.61
505–530	518	2	310.00–315.00	$312.44	$1,618	-2.56
575–597	584	7	270.00–300.00	$289.34	$1,690	-10.66
635–642	640	4	283.00–285.00	$284.50	$1,821	+7.05
665	665	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,928	—
705	705	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,762	±0.00
780	780	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,950	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	286	5	395.00–445.00	$407.82	$1,166	-24.98
290 fancy	290	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,348	+10.00
308 fancy	308	3	455.00	$455.00	$1,401	—
312–345	329	8	390.00–415.00	$401.92	$1,322	-8.08
360–383	372	9	385.00–415.00	$392.99	$1,462	-20.56
376 fancy	376	6	425.00	$425.00	$1,598	-50.00
415–420 fancy	418	2	395.00–400.00	$397.51	$1,662	-14.99
425–440	434	9	365.00–387.50	$380.24	$1,650	-4.76
450 fancy	450	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,732	+30.00
450–490	476	12	340.00–375.00	$355.95	$1,694	+15.75
500–545	512	12	325.00–345.00	$335.15	$1,716	+9.44
527 fancy	527	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,844	-15.84
555 fancy	555	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,915	—
580–590	585	5	310.00–325.00	$318.99	$1,866	-5.39
610–645	615	13	300.00–320.00	$311.50	$1,916	+3.39
650–660	657	3	292.50–305.00	$300.88	$1,977	+12.10
710–740	725	4	250.00–270.00	$259.79	$1,883	-25.21
895	895	2	223.00	$223.00	$1,996	—
965	965	1	217.50	$217.50	$2,099	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,190	+40.00
355–375	368	4	350.00–365.00	$356.91	$1,313	-23.09
420–440	428	3	275.00–320.00	$301.87	$1,292	-60.63
450–460	455	2	255.00–300.00	$277.75	$1,264	—
505–540	524	5	270.00–300.00	$283.21	$1,484	+3.21
557–590	578	7	275.00–282.00	$279.10	$1,613	-4.93
635	635	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,588	-50.00
785	785	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,806	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,302	-24.00
425	425	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,466	-45.00
476–487	480	5	320.00–335.00	$328.92	$1,579	+28.92
515	515	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,571	-5.00
550–580	565	3	270.00–300.00	$283.42	$1,601	—
660–665	663	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,856	—
1005	1005	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,759	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920–1050	967	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	1,900.00–2,450.00	$2,162.59	+199.02

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,636	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,519	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1225	1160	80-85%	6	125.00–128.00	$125.53	$1,456	-6.24
935–1340	1185	80-85%	6	165.00–175.00	$169.19	$2,005	+37.42
1065–1410	1225	80-85%	15	130.00–142.00	$137.56	$1,685	-2.82
1025–1515	1309	80-85%	17	144.00–160.00	$148.90	$1,949	-15.04

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1100	967	85-90%	9	121.00–129.00	$124.83	$1,207	—
695–1170	989	85-90%	9	90.00–118.00	$106.96	$1,058	—
885–1140	1033	85-90%	6	130.00–147.50	$139.28	$1,439	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1555	1523	75-80%	2	163.00–188.00	$175.77	$2,677	+34.70
1495–1705	1594	75-80%	7	150.00–160.00	$154.36	$2,460	—
1905	1905	75-80%	1	145.00	$145.00	$2,762	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600	1600	1	200.00	$200.00	$3,200	—
1290–2145	1621	7	178.00–194.00	$184.05	$2,983	—
1390–1920	1643	8	160.00–176.00	$169.61	$2,787	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,635

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1570	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,600.00–2,550.00	$2,318.04
1025–1195	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,200.00–3,000.00	$2,630.63
875–1430	1166	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	1,725.00–2,400.00	$2,173.24
885–1540	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,975.00–2,400.00	$2,244.90
1115–1290	1225	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,535.00–1,825.00	$1,675.59
1340	1340	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–980	948	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,025.00–2,125.00	$2,093.89

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890	890	85-90%	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,317	—
955	955	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,146	—
1215–1235	1225	80-85%	2	124.00–138.00	$131.06	$1,605	—
1105–1780	1296	80-85%	9	142.00–159.00	$144.96	$1,879	—

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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.