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Lake Cumberland Livestock Market Report

Somerset, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, November 29, 2025

509 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $307.60/cwt +57.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,353/hd at 765 lb · 70 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $301.46/cwt +53.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,256/hd at 748 lb · 69 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $315.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,655/hd at 843 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 509 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 fancy 320 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,320 —
370 fancy 370 6 410.00 $410.00 $1,517 —
375–381 378 14 370.00–390.00 $381.51 $1,442 —
420 fancy 420 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,680 —
442–447 444 6 370.00–380.00 $373.36 $1,658 +3.36
450–492 481 22 360.00–376.00 $366.19 $1,761 +43.77
515–535 523 4 330.00–335.00 $332.54 $1,739 +7.44
553–598 571 22 337.50–356.00 $347.59 $1,985 +37.59
645–647 646 3 335.00–340.00 $336.66 $2,175 +7.64
710–726 722 4 315.00–325.00 $322.54 $2,329 +7.54
843 value added 843 60 315.00 $315.00 $2,655 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,435 —
470–490 474 5 330.00–340.00 $337.93 $1,602 —
525–526 526 5 260.00–300.00 $292.01 $1,536 —
555–595 575 3 250.00–285.00 $269.71 $1,551 —
627 627 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,693 —
670 670 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,395 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 355.00–365.00 $359.81 $953 +27.03
347 347 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,232 +18.15
350–382 370 16 340.00–365.00 $354.89 $1,313 +17.36
400–408 406 5 353.00–360.00 $358.62 $1,456 +40.96
450–497 475 6 335.00–343.00 $339.27 $1,612 +28.70
509 509 5 338.00 $338.00 $1,720 +30.03
550–580 577 17 317.50–325.00 $324.58 $1,873 +5.68
610–630 621 6 290.00–295.00 $292.36 $1,816 +22.23
660 660 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,848 —
700 700 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,855 +16.71
749 value added 749 68 302.00 $302.00 $2,262 —
750–775 763 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,984 +10.00
765 value added 765 68 309.00 $309.00 $2,364 —
800 800 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,960 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 305.00 $305.00 $610 —
285 285 1 265.00 $265.00 $755 —
425–445 437 7 290.00–334.00 $323.12 $1,412 —
450–485 469 14 290.00–332.50 $323.66 $1,518 +58.66
500–525 513 2 280.00–305.00 $292.20 $1,499 +27.20
575–585 578 7 280.00–307.50 $293.91 $1,699 —
655–670 663 2 230.00–250.00 $239.89 $1,590 —
705 705 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,657 —
780 780 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,677 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,210 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 380.00 $380.00 $969 —
350–385 359 4 340.00–360.00 $354.63 $1,273 -7.90
410–440 430 3 355.00–380.00 $367.50 $1,580 +10.87
461 461 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,637 +26.87
500 500 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,750 +30.00
591 591 3 324.00 $324.00 $1,915 +20.71
607 607 2 311.00 $311.00 $1,888 +24.80
685 685 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,850 -1.00
700 700 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,890 +20.00
780 780 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,911 —
800 800 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,760 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,015 —
365–395 380 3 310.00–330.00 $320.26 $1,217 +20.26
435–445 440 2 300.00–325.00 $312.64 $1,376 +12.64
485 485 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,637 —
540–545 542 4 265.00–290.00 $281.23 $1,524 —
560–580 572 3 280.00–313.00 $297.48 $1,702 —
687–690 688 3 252.50–255.00 $254.16 $1,749 —
720 720 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,764 —
795 795 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,868 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1370 1283 80-85% 3 154.00–156.00 $154.68 $1,985 +5.76
1180–1590 1286 80-85% 6 120.00–133.00 $128.90 $1,658 -20.02
1175–1405 1292 80-85% 12 135.00–150.00 $140.76 $1,819 -8.16
1320 1320 80-85% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,505 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1185 965 85-90% 6 84.00–115.00 $104.10 $1,005 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,407 +25.67
925–1185 1047 85-90% 9 118.00–132.00 $125.40 $1,313 +11.07
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1625 1598 75-80% 2 140.00–150.00 $145.09 $2,319 —
2000–2015 2008 75-80% 2 162.00–165.00 $163.51 $3,283 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1795 1605 4 160.00–176.00 $168.23 $2,700 —
1470–1950 1636 4 184.00–192.00 $189.00 $3,092 —
1790 1790 1 194.00 $194.00 $3,473 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,722

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1206–1260 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,700.00–1,985.00 $1,904.26
1230–1275 1253 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,875.00–1,960.00 $1,918.26
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
875 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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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
1355 1355 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 -500.00

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,218 —

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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.