Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-02-08

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 8
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,061 head
▲ 355 vs last sale 706▼ 238 vs year ago 1,299 · −18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 46▼ 55 vs year ago 145 · −37.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 46▼ 39 vs year ago 88 · −44.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was unevenly steady with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 600 lbs and under were mostly steady to 2.00 lower in spots with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers appeared steady but with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, while the 400-500 lbs heifers and the yearling heifers were steady with good demand. Buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages of calves, while discounting plainer and off colored cattle severely. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.92/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −101.76 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$284.92
143 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$386
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$88.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.78
vs KY average
−13.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536288.621,546130
Medium and Large 2551251.841,38712thin
Medium and Large 2-3580200.001,1601thin
One grade step is worth $88.62/cwt here — about $386 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale143 hd
284.92
—
KY average25 barns · 1,922 hd
273.14
+11.78
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−13.94
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−101.76
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—Average1,529148.342,26713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,518137.292,08418
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,175133.731,57120
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,027108.171,11125

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)1,178$2,5763thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,12310
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,222$2,0406
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$1,6251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,2252thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)831$1,7277
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,242$2,2225
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$1,8002thin

Every lot

128 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283348.38/cwt345.00–350.009863
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,2282
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310329.68/cwt320.00–340.001,0222
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338374.89/cwt370.00–380.001,2672
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3366265.88/cwt265.00–267.509733
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,3082
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385369.57/cwt355.00–376.001,4234
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy389389.11/cwt380.00–400.001,5148
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3413275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1362
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2414342.64/cwt330.00–350.001,4194
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423371.36/cwt360.00–375.001,57110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460370.00/cwt362.50–377.501,7022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472303.57/cwt290.00–320.001,4333
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473339.74/cwt330.00–352.501,60728
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478260.49/cwt250.00–272.501,2455
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5727
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531265.77/cwt257.50–270.001,4113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572308.53/cwt302.50–315.001,76531
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583282.95/cwt275.00–285.001,65011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4731
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620273.38/cwt262.50–276.001,6957
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625244.10/cwt235.00–255.001,5265
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636297.10/cwt290.00–305.001,89037
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663288.11/cwt282.00–291.001,91038
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683264.21/cwt245.00–270.001,80516
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9942
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714266.27/cwt255.00–270.001,90115
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770258.62/cwt250.00–270.001,99117
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9231
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2909228.27/cwt220.00–230.002,0756
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added958237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,275112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215295.00/cwt295.00–295.006341
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3235280.00/cwt280.00–280.006581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275275.00/cwt275.00–275.007561
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280309.60/cwt302.50–315.008675
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy287320.00/cwt320.00–320.009182
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308340.99/cwt335.00–350.001,0505
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327313.16/cwt300.00–320.001,02412
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340280.00/cwt280.00–280.009521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360252.50/cwt252.50–252.509091
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366285.86/cwt275.00–295.001,0467
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371308.04/cwt300.00–317.501,1438
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383320.59/cwt320.00–322.501,2284
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418322.48/cwt312.50–327.501,3483
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418284.15/cwt280.00–290.001,1886
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423244.94/cwt230.00–250.001,0365
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429298.22/cwt292.50–310.001,27916
Heifers400–450Large 1-2445230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0241
Heifers450–500Large 1-2460240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1041
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469280.37/cwt280.00–282.501,3157
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474304.23/cwt290.00–310.001,44219
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477312.90/cwt312.50–315.001,4936
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514300.31/cwt293.00–305.001,54467
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517255.43/cwt245.00–262.501,3215
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523280.14/cwt265.00–287.501,46521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575249.28/cwt240.00–252.501,4337
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577274.22/cwt257.50–280.001,58242
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630257.19/cwt245.00–263.001,62046
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658225.02/cwt220.00–230.001,4812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666252.16/cwt242.00–255.001,67913
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680178.80/cwt172.50–185.001,2162
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open710253.04/cwt242.50–254.001,79712
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717212.49/cwt210.00–217.501,5243
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774221.22/cwt220.00–225.001,7124
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,87828
Heifers800–850Large 1-2800265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822220.31/cwt217.50–230.001,8119
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,0031
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added979215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,10555
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,042170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2185355.00/cwt355.00–355.006571
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1002
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275371.79/cwt360.00–380.001,0223
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275315.55/cwt300.00–330.008682
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2052
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330357.39/cwt355.00–360.001,1792
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330330.00/cwt325.00–335.001,0892
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370340.08/cwt330.00–355.001,2587
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375312.89/cwt300.00–325.001,1733
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3387291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,1262
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421336.58/cwt325.00–347.501,4177
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3703
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471320.89/cwt315.00–335.001,5117
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471296.33/cwt287.50–310.001,3967
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2231
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518261.35/cwt252.00–270.001,3545
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530291.29/cwt290.00–292.501,5442
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1341
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2588268.61/cwt260.00–275.001,5797
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615232.52/cwt230.00–235.001,4302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620268.09/cwt262.50–273.001,6625
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2664264.20/cwt257.50–274.001,75411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5011
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2726223.73/cwt215.00–235.001,6244
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3745180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3411
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770220.70/cwt217.50–228.001,6994
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8111
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2857210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,421134.99/cwt128.00–140.001,9184
Bulls——1,502149.01/cwt145.00–155.002,2386
Bulls——1,725164.79/cwt164.00–167.002,8433
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83780.46/cwt72.00–90.006735
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063112.25/cwt102.00–119.001,19314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100121.76/cwt120.00–125.001,3396
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,154152.33/cwt145.00–160.001,7584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175119.13/cwt117.00–123.001,4003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181131.38/cwt125.00–139.001,55213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487135.75/cwt131.00–142.002,01911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505149.65/cwt148.00–153.002,2524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,647126.45/cwt124.00–129.002,0833
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,1161
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2072,208.36/head1,925.00–2,575.002,2083
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,243.24/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28311,727.15/head1,450.00–1,950.001,7277
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,575.92/head2,275.00–2,800.002,5763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2222,040.26/head1,650.00–2,450.002,0406
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,123.25/head1,750.00–2,450.002,12310

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.