Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-02-15

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 15
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
732 head
▼ 329 vs last sale 1,061▼ 22 vs year ago 754 · −2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 90▼ 24 vs year ago 58 · −41.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 49▲ 19 vs year ago 56 · +33.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mixed with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 400 lbs and under appeared sharply lower, but with limited comparisons, while the 500-700 lbs steers were steady with a good supply. Light weight heifers 450 lbs and under were 2.00 to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with moderate demand, while the 500-600 lbs heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was a good supply of yearling steers and heifers today and those markets appeared firm and with good demand. However, flooding rains and extremely muddy conditions limited receipts and buyers interest today. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with a moderate supply and 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 $279.48/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −107.20 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$279.48
46 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,547
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$594
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$99.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.91
vs KY average
−17.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555284.561,57943
Medium and Large 2540250.001,3501thin
Medium and Large 2-3532185.009842thin
One grade step is worth $99.56/cwt here — about $594 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 sale46 hd
279.48
—
KY average26 barns · 831 hd
269.57
+9.91
National average157 barns · 11,394 hd
297.00
−17.52
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−107.20
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—High1,802155.222,7975thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,466136.552,0026thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,148135.351,55410
CowsLean 85-90%High1,020117.391,19710
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03580.008281thin

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 (5-8 yrs)1,321$2,1874thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$2,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,8601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,268$1,8184thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,023$2,4672thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)700$1,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,405$2,4751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,075$1,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,443$2,58625

Every lot

108 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260325.00/cwt325.00–325.008451
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0371
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0721
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358332.45/cwt330.00–335.001,1902
Steers350–400Large 1-2367335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2292
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422321.76/cwt320.00–325.001,3583
Steers400–450Large 1-2425316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,3431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5916
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2191
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2492307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,5132
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523321.62/cwt307.50–325.001,6825
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534293.78/cwt290.00–295.001,5694
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7646
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590273.53/cwt265.00–285.001,6145
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,6786
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636293.97/cwt293.00–300.001,8707
Steers650–700Large 1-2650230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,8143
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,89715
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8871
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5403
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6911
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9441
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added879248.25/cwt248.25–248.252,18245
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,038231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,39853
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,097221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,42445
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235315.00/cwt315.00–315.007401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250325.00/cwt325.00–325.008131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280308.98/cwt305.00–312.008653
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305302.38/cwt295.00–310.009222
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338272.41/cwt260.00–285.009212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375290.36/cwt285.00–297.501,08913
Heifers350–400Large 1-2380272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,0341
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390271.69/cwt270.00–275.001,0603
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438299.05/cwt287.50–305.001,3108
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440268.88/cwt257.50–280.001,1832
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,40926
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470285.00/cwt275.00–295.001,3405
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2497261.27/cwt250.00–265.001,2994
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532185.00/cwt185.00–185.009842
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536283.92/cwt263.00–288.001,5226
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,60628
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582261.84/cwt255.00–270.501,5249
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616236.48/cwt230.00–250.001,4574
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3062
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open626263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,64618
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6662
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4393
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6452
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773179.71/cwt170.00–190.001,3892
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open775230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,78320
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811234.49/cwt233.00–237.501,902200
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910225.75/cwt225.75–225.752,05460
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8911
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280325.00/cwt325.00–325.009101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335331.23/cwt330.00–332.501,1102
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0551
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370304.86/cwt295.00–315.001,1282
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375331.67/cwt330.00–335.001,2443
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,1791
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0662
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440315.00/cwt311.00–319.001,3862
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4423
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510293.41/cwt291.00–294.001,4965
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530275.85/cwt275.00–277.501,4623
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2941
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3641
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625235.00/cwt230.00–240.001,4692
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5411
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725217.47/cwt215.00–220.001,5772
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6632
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2822208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7102
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,8621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,725145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,5011
Bulls——1,795168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,0161
Bulls——1,830154.36/cwt150.00–158.002,8253
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83075.00/cwt75.00–75.006231
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003122.23/cwt120.00–126.001,2265
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085116.60/cwt115.00–118.001,2653
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,5181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128136.68/cwt130.00–144.001,5426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130123.80/cwt120.00–128.001,3993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,1381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355147.51/cwt147.00–148.001,9992
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515136.43/cwt134.00–140.002,0673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7711
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03580.00/cwt80.00–80.008281
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,860.00/head1,860.00–1,860.001,8601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29152,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,818.15/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3212,186.52/head2,050.00–2,450.002,1874
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3181
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3262,209.09/head1,300.00–2,675.002,2097
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4302,593.55/head2,000.00–3,100.002,59410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5612,905.30/head2,650.00–3,150.002,9058
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0232,466.99/head2,375.00–2,550.002,4672

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.