Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-02-01

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 1
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
706 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 627▼ 1,313 vs year ago 2,019 · −65.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 69▼ 136 vs year ago 182 · −74.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 42▼ 53 vs year ago 99 · −53.5%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.56/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −104.11 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$282.56
114 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,548
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$318
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$70.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.33
vs KY average
−22.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547285.231,561106
Medium and Large 2546257.881,4076thin
Medium and Large 2-3578215.191,2442thin
One grade step is worth $70.04/cwt here — about $318 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale114 hd
282.56
—
KY average25 barns · 2,863 hd
280.24
+2.33
National average182 barns · 24,858 hd
304.64
−22.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−104.11
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—Average1,580137.482,1726thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,518137.242,0837thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,177134.421,58213
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,012107.181,0849thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low995109.001,0851thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,233108.911,3433thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,100140.001,5401thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,170172.502,0181thin

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,550$2,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$2,0973thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$1,9279
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,379$1,8638
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,85910
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$1,8251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,053$1,3933thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,095$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$1,9851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,193$2,3173thin

Every lot

144 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2542
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327363.16/cwt360.00–370.001,1883
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3571
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350277.50/cwt277.50–277.509711
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383368.68/cwt365.00–375.001,4126
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413396.29/cwt394.00–400.001,6375
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424371.82/cwt365.00–378.001,5779
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3173
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476321.99/cwt310.00–332.501,5334
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480367.11/cwt360.00–390.001,7624
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481341.81/cwt335.00–345.001,6443
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,7462
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525294.60/cwt289.00–300.001,5472
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525268.21/cwt250.00–287.501,4082
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539318.01/cwt314.00–325.001,7148
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,77612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575312.72/cwt310.00–314.001,7983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588290.71/cwt287.50–294.001,7092
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2921
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626261.92/cwt260.00–270.001,6405
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628298.32/cwt298.00–299.001,8733
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683273.58/cwt267.50–277.501,8698
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,97812
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2767244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8712
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790260.97/cwt255.00–265.002,0627
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7762
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,1656
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,055190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205275.00/cwt275.00–275.005641
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225300.00/cwt300.00–300.006751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270289.72/cwt285.00–295.007822
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283322.61/cwt300.00–335.009139
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295220.00/cwt220.00–220.006491
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320256.25/cwt245.00–267.508202
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323319.76/cwt307.00–327.501,0339
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366328.52/cwt322.50–335.001,2026
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379314.75/cwt300.00–322.001,19318
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432298.19/cwt290.00–310.001,2888
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added436324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,41316
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2444268.33/cwt260.00–287.501,19111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453331.17/cwt317.50–345.001,5002
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466303.10/cwt295.00–315.001,41214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481281.50/cwt270.00–290.001,3546
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515263.35/cwt260.00–265.001,3563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,58011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518283.32/cwt270.00–300.001,46823
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,60150
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576252.41/cwt250.00–257.501,4543
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578268.79/cwt260.00–285.001,55422
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578215.19/cwt200.00–230.001,2442
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618263.59/cwt257.50–267.501,6299
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2641244.28/cwt240.00–255.001,5667
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666236.67/cwt225.00–245.001,5766
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676264.50/cwt264.50–264.501,78856
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687253.27/cwt240.00–255.001,74011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713244.70/cwt230.00–250.001,74510
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740212.50/cwt200.00–225.001,5732
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3681
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793242.49/cwt230.00–244.001,9239
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2827223.25/cwt210.00–235.001,8466
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2195350.00/cwt350.00–350.006831
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3225275.00/cwt275.00–275.006191
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230357.55/cwt355.00–360.008222
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265320.00/cwt320.00–320.008481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265280.00/cwt280.00–280.007421
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270370.00/cwt370.00–370.009991
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy289408.10/cwt395.00–412.501,1794
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3315285.00/cwt285.00–285.008981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325384.65/cwt384.00–385.001,2503
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325309.38/cwt300.00–320.001,0052
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333355.11/cwt350.00–360.001,1832
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388317.96/cwt316.00–320.001,2342
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418296.73/cwt292.50–310.001,2406
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3418272.46/cwt270.00–275.001,1392
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428329.91/cwt325.00–335.001,4122
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437387.58/cwt370.00–395.001,69411
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3453285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470372.34/cwt365.00–380.001,7502
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475334.66/cwt325.00–337.001,5907
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477293.70/cwt290.00–307.501,4016
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2480250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2101
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523311.18/cwt300.00–317.501,62710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5121
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,7091
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581280.31/cwt275.00–287.501,6296
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5742
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595230.00/cwt220.00–240.001,3692
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617275.78/cwt269.00–284.001,7028
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633250.05/cwt230.00–260.001,5833
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660233.38/cwt230.00–240.001,5403
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668259.88/cwt245.00–270.001,73610
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2714258.23/cwt240.00–267.001,84413
Bulls700–750Small and Medium 1-2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7512
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775235.98/cwt230.00–242.001,82913
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2809227.38/cwt222.50–229.001,8404
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3875170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4881
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3920175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6101
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4721
Bulls1000–1050Large 11,045160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6721
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3500215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0751
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3707207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4636
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3842199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,67611
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3895122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0921
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,170172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,0181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9811
Bulls——1,453121.63/cwt119.00–127.001,7673
Bulls——1,853160.01/cwt155.00–165.002,9652
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%840120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0081
Cows—Lean 85-90%998101.29/cwt95.00–105.001,0115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,055110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092112.72/cwt107.00–116.001,2313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,108124.92/cwt124.00–126.001,3843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168135.92/cwt130.00–143.001,5887
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373155.61/cwt153.00–159.002,1372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405123.98/cwt119.00–128.001,7422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491134.18/cwt130.00–136.002,0013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,670155.10/cwt152.00–158.002,5902
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%995109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0851
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233108.91/cwt104.00–113.001,3433
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,100140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0531,393.04/head1,250.00–1,650.001,3933
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,858.62/head1,700.00–2,400.001,85910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,096.81/head1,800.00–2,475.002,0973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,926.70/head1,725.00–2,025.001,9279
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3791,862.91/head1,375.00–2,125.001,8638
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5502,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915162.20/cwt153.00–170.001,4842
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29551,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,9851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1372,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.