Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 22, 2025

753 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $296.59/cwt -30.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,726/hd at 919 lb · 112 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $282.55/cwt ≈ $2,563/hd at 907 lb · 111 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $318.90/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 570 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	753	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	410.00	$410.00	$902	—
303–335	308	6	370.00–400.00	$375.43	$1,156	-74.57
442	442	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,635	-19.75
471–492	478	7	310.00–330.00	$322.42	$1,541	-66.56
505–525	515	2	320.00–330.00	$325.10	$1,674	-49.17
546 value added	546	4	355.00	$355.00	$1,938	-41.71
585	585	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,814	-49.02
585–596 value added	587	14	350.00–354.00	$353.13	$2,073	-20.87
625–631	630	4	320.00–332.00	$329.02	$2,073	-17.21
670–690	680	4	300.00–321.00	$306.44	$2,084	-24.35
747	747	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,353	-20.58
800	800	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,480	±0.00
900–939 value added	919	112	290.00–303.00	$296.59	$2,726	-31.66
1040 value added	1040	48	277.50	$277.50	$2,886	—
1186 value added	1186	47	238.00	$238.00	$2,823	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,281	—
510–540	525	2	295.00–300.00	$297.57	$1,562	-47.43
795	795	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,226	-20.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,610	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	273	4	320.00–345.00	$332.78	$908	-54.48
300–347	314	8	330.00–345.00	$336.85	$1,058	-38.67
355–395	371	4	335.00–340.00	$337.53	$1,252	-21.63
421–443	434	9	317.50–318.00	$317.66	$1,379	-21.81
450–492	472	16	300.00–323.00	$310.57	$1,466	-25.42
505–540	521	9	300.00–315.00	$307.97	$1,605	-24.70
552–582	570	21	310.00–321.00	$318.90	$1,818	-3.07
602–645	626	10	265.00–286.00	$270.13	$1,691	-34.40
705–745	725	3	240.00–255.00	$248.29	$1,800	—
785	785	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,962	—
902–912 value added	907	111	279.00–286.00	$282.55	$2,563	—
1040 value added	1040	42	240.00	$240.00	$2,496	—
1135 value added	1135	45	244.50	$244.50	$2,775	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	317.50	$317.50	$857	—
315	315	1	290.00	$290.00	$914	—
361–395	377	9	300.00–317.50	$309.79	$1,168	-26.18
410–440	425	2	285.00–300.00	$292.76	$1,244	-27.24
515–530	523	2	270.00–290.00	$280.14	$1,465	-32.30
566–595	580	7	255.00–275.00	$267.98	$1,554	-21.36
612	612	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,561	-29.50
735	735	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,690	-20.00
760–785	773	2	200.00–220.00	$209.84	$1,622	-40.16

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–382	371	6	270.00–275.00	$273.43	$1,014	-44.73
458	458	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,214	-29.32
520	520	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,378	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,400	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	2	375.00	$375.00	$694	—
325–335	330	2	355.00–372.50	$363.62	$1,200	-38.30
330 fancy	330	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,287	-65.00
352–370	360	8	355.00–370.00	$362.53	$1,305	-30.46
410–446	428	6	352.00–365.00	$356.63	$1,526	-23.61
450–475	470	12	320.00–345.00	$328.13	$1,542	-27.82
520–525	521	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,667	-15.15
575–587	583	3	300.00–310.00	$303.29	$1,768	-15.70
600–645	618	3	280.00–290.00	$286.20	$1,769	-25.30
663	663	4	271.00	$271.00	$1,797	-29.88
705	705	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,762	-9.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	300.00–320.00	$310.21	$745	—
375–395	390	5	302.50–345.00	$334.80	$1,306	—
400–435	415	7	322.50–335.00	$327.35	$1,359	-17.65
470–492	483	7	280.00–305.00	$292.94	$1,415	-35.98
520–540	535	4	290.00–300.00	$292.43	$1,565	-12.57
567	567	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,559	-8.42
605–645	623	3	260.00–265.00	$261.66	$1,630	—
675–690	678	5	230.00–250.00	$240.04	$1,627	-39.96
715	715	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,788	—
840	840	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,470	—
850	850	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,700	—
995	995	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,393	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
941	941	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,066	—
690	690	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,449	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,140	-56.91
420	420	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,260	-1.87

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1060	947	85-90%	5	90.00–100.00	$95.96	$909	—
785–1400	1038	85-90%	6	110.00–118.00	$114.33	$1,187	-24.95
900–1320	1087	85-90%	12	121.00–145.00	$133.52	$1,451	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1365	1209	80-85%	5	135.00–140.00	$138.24	$1,671	+0.68
1150–1366	1262	80-85%	9	142.00–157.00	$148.92	$1,879	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1585	1457	75-80%	7	130.00–145.00	$139.77	$2,036	—
1300–1815	1531	75-80%	5	150.00–160.00	$153.60	$2,352	-22.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1705	1705	1	180.00	$180.00	$3,069	—
1535–2200	1898	4	165.00–172.00	$169.57	$3,218	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1041	1041	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1375–1625	1500	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,400.00–2,425.00	$2,413.54
1630	1630	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,725.00	$2,725.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690	690	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,900.00	$1,900.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–745	710	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,525.00	$1,249.56

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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
1383	1383	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935	935	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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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.