Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-01-18

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 18
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,620 head
▲ 405 vs last sale 1,215▲ 1,620 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 106▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 22▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed last week because of snow. However, both the feeder and slaughter markets appeared stronger and buyers were active and showed good demand for all classes of livestock.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.88/cwt on 189 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −108.80 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$277.88
189 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,530
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$40.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.87
vs KY average
−26.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549280.021,538173
Large 1-2569264.001,50310thin
Medium and Large 2551239.441,3196thin
One grade step is worth $40.57/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale189 hd
277.88
—
KY average25 barns · 2,196 hd
281.75
−3.87
National average192 barns · 30,803 hd
304.03
−26.15
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−108.80
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
446402357313median 386.6803/0705/0207/1109/0510/31
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.00, low $327.00, median $386.68 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,619158.482,56622
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,523139.792,12919
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,230131.841,62222
CowsLean 85-90%High1,126112.961,27223

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$2,0363thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,236$1,9295
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)895$1,1251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)953$1,8642thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,430$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,7251thin

Every lot

134 lots · USDA AMS · Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245390.00/cwt390.00–390.009561
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,1331
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0691
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,28810
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2421
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379374.92/cwt365.00–377.501,4217
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2291
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409388.65/cwt380.00–390.001,5908
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415364.63/cwt357.00–371.001,51311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421333.49/cwt330.00–347.501,4045
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467351.66/cwt350.00–360.001,64212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478297.37/cwt292.50–305.001,4215
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479322.74/cwt320.00–330.001,5468
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3509260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3235
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517348.24/cwt337.50–353.001,80020
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526322.17/cwt310.00–332.501,69534
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534286.56/cwt282.50–287.501,5305
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560279.50/cwt279.00–280.001,5652
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3971
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572322.03/cwt322.00–322.501,84219
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2591290.38/cwt285.00–302.501,71627
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615250.61/cwt242.50–265.001,5415
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623302.66/cwt290.00–309.001,88649
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627283.15/cwt270.00–289.001,77535
Steers600–650Large 1-2627267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,6772
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667285.22/cwt280.00–294.001,90236
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679268.54/cwt257.50–274.001,8234
Steers650–700Large 1-2Value Added685277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8975
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705273.68/cwt268.00–276.501,92939
Steers700–750Medium 1-2735212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5621
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738262.14/cwt250.00–265.001,93526
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7861
Steers750–800Large 1-2Value Added762258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,9669
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790254.39/cwt240.00–257.002,01022
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added793267.34/cwt260.00–269.002,12063
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805253.07/cwt242.50–255.002,03716
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added851263.25/cwt263.25–263.252,24059
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6441
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2884241.47/cwt229.00–248.002,13518
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2919237.35/cwt235.50–239.502,18124
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282311.86/cwt305.00–325.008793
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318252.40/cwt250.00–255.008032
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320290.00/cwt290.00–290.009281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323307.76/cwt300.00–317.009944
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333326.58/cwt322.00–335.001,0883
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367326.60/cwt317.50–338.001,19914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370255.00/cwt255.00–255.009441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381296.52/cwt290.00–310.001,13010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381275.84/cwt274.00–280.001,0513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421269.81/cwt267.00–275.001,1364
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430287.24/cwt280.00–300.001,23517
Heifers400–450Large 1-2433270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1693
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434319.66/cwt317.00–325.001,38714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,5951
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463304.56/cwt300.00–307.501,41015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477283.53/cwt275.00–293.501,35249
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478261.71/cwt255.00–270.001,2513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516290.55/cwt284.00–300.001,49948
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517242.20/cwt239.00–247.501,2523
Heifers500–550Large 1-2522260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3572
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530277.97/cwt273.00–282.501,47332
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573276.78/cwt270.00–280.001,58685
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575259.40/cwt250.00–267.501,4928
Heifers550–600Large 1-2581265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5408
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585236.69/cwt234.00–238.001,3853
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617240.47/cwt230.00–247.501,4848
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open629255.98/cwt252.50–260.001,6108
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669248.18/cwt247.00–252.001,66011
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open682255.41/cwt255.00–256.001,74231
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open710243.21/cwt242.00–245.001,7275
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733221.26/cwt220.00–225.001,6224
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open772230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7765
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778205.11/cwt200.00–210.001,5962
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811222.33/cwt217.50–223.001,80317
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814237.11/cwt236.75–237.501,930136
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2876205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7963
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added981217.75/cwt217.75–217.752,13650
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2268382.36/cwt377.50–387.501,0252
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290305.00/cwt305.00–305.008851
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1651
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313333.78/cwt330.00–337.501,0452
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373367.33/cwt362.50–375.001,3705
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385329.03/cwt320.00–335.001,2675
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415326.71/cwt320.00–337.501,35610
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3428274.85/cwt270.00–280.001,1762
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474324.06/cwt309.00–337.001,5368
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2506272.64/cwt260.00–285.001,3806
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528303.01/cwt292.50–310.001,60016
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568282.77/cwt277.50–288.001,6066
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616261.26/cwt255.00–270.001,60911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635237.98/cwt235.00–245.001,5115
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670252.20/cwt247.50–257.001,69011
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2727236.60/cwt227.50–242.501,7208
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3770160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2322
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6381
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785224.73/cwt217.50–234.001,7644
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3220200.00/cwt200.00–200.004401
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3650176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1441
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,016143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,45316
Dairy Steers1150–1200Large 31,154160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,84623
Dairy Steers1250–1300Large 31,256160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0103
Dairy Steers1450–1500Large 31,465160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,3441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,511142.71/cwt130.00–148.002,1564
Bulls——1,559158.68/cwt151.00–165.002,47415
Bulls——2,062178.49/cwt175.00–181.003,6803
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087115.86/cwt110.00–119.001,2595
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,119123.37/cwt120.00–127.001,3818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12690.83/cwt90.00–95.001,0237
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205132.15/cwt126.00–140.001,59215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,210132.00/cwt130.00–136.001,5973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216118.44/cwt110.00–122.001,4404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,377148.18/cwt144.00–155.002,0403
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505136.02/cwt129.00–141.002,04714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573150.36/cwt144.00–160.002,3655
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28451,841.05/head1,800.00–1,875.001,8412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1902,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,998.16/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9984
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130172.69/cwt170.00–175.001,9512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29531,863.78/head1,850.00–1,875.001,8642

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.