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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 22

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

213 head

▼ 519 vs last sale 732▼ 1,250 vs year ago 1,463 · −85.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 34▼ 104 vs year ago 158 · −65.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 75▼ 61 vs year ago 97 · −62.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends on the feeder market due limited comparisons, however the feeder market appeared firm. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.92/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −129.76 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.

Average price

$256.92

4 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$17.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.21

vs KY average

−40.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	270.00	1,391	1thin
Medium and Large 2	508	252.56	1,283	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.44/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale4 hd

256.92

—

KY average11 barns · 176 hd

262.13

−5.21

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−40.91

This barn, trailing median34 sales

386.68

−129.76

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,664	168.59	2,805	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	148.42	2,192	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	144.05	1,684	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	108.71	1,132	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	175.00	2,048	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,264	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,230	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,102	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$1,944	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,773	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,748	3thin

Every lot

69 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,389	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,262	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,707	43
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1-2	220	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	594	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	296.61/cwt	292.50–302.00	985	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,062	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,008	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	260.83/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,122	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	286.64/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,238	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	269.91/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,242	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	290.61/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,357	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	252.56/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,283	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	231.43/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,435	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	212.22/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,432	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	165.85/cwt	155.00–177.00	1,178	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,760	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	949	225.75/cwt	225.75–225.75	2,142	55
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	180	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	644	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	697	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	306.19/cwt	300.00–312.50	821	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	326.58/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,218	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	307.54/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,316	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	300.13/cwt	294.00–307.00	1,417	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,270	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	266.15/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,530	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,523	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	230.29/cwt	228.00–232.50	1,642	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	208.53/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,689	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,527	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,170	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,048	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,140	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,704	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	176.49/cwt	174.00–180.00	3,147	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,001	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	113.09/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,049	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	133.45/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,445	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	122.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,353	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	83.74/cwt	76.00–92.00	949	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	156.28/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,788	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	143.09/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,681	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	124.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,495	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	139.19/cwt	132.00–145.00	2,039	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	160.47/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,385	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,845	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	860	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,090	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,101.79/head	1,950.00–2,225.00	2,102	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	2,230.13/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,230	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	2,263.71/head	1,775.00–2,625.00	2,264	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,772.98/head	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,773	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,334	2,099.20/head	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,099	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,748.48/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,748	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,572	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Feb 22, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 732Year ago 1,463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 34Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 75Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	292.50–302.00	296.61
2	350–400	363	290.00–295.00	292.48
3	400–450	432	285.00–290.00	286.64
14	450–500	467	278.00–295.00	290.61
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
10	600–650	620	225.00–235.00	231.43
2	650–700	675	200.00–225.00	212.22
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	867	203.00	203.00
1	950–1000	950	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	272.50	272.50
3	400–450	430	252.50–265.00	260.83
3	450–500	460	265.00–275.00	269.91
3	500–550	508	250.00–257.50	252.56
2	700–750	710	155.00–177.00	165.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	900–950	949	225.75	225.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	268	300.00–312.50	306.19
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	508	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	357.50	357.50
3	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	373	320.00–334.00	326.58
2	400–450	428	300.00–315.00	307.54
10	450–500	472	294.00–307.00	300.13
2	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	575	260.00–270.00	266.15
2	650–700	655	230.00–235.00	232.52
2	700–750	713	228.00–232.50	230.29
2	800–850	810	206.00–211.00	208.53
1	950–1000	985	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	285.00–290.00	287.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	1250–1300	1,262	214.50	214.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	630	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,334	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,099.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,255	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,772.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,775.00–2,625.00	2,263.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,230.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,950.00–2,225.00	2,101.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	825	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,748.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	120.00–126.00	122.96
5	—	928	105.00–118.00	113.09
2	—	1,083	133.00–134.00	133.45
4	—	1,133	76.00–92.00	83.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	123.00	123.00
9	—	1,486	155.00–166.00	160.47
9	—	1,465	132.00–145.00	139.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,144	151.00–164.00	156.28
8	—	1,175	135.00–148.00	143.09
4	—	1,200	120.00–130.00	124.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	149.50	149.50
3	—	1,783	174.00–180.00	176.49
1	—	1,830	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	175.00	175.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.