Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-03-01

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 1
● Final156 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,386 head
▲ 1,173 vs last sale 213▲ 781 vs year ago 605 · +129.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 54▲ 45 vs year ago 93 · +48.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 36▲ 60 vs year ago 28 · +214.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were sharply higher across all weight classes with a good supply and sharp demand. Buyers were active and aggressively offering premiums for weaned and preconditioned feeders today, which fueled a much stronger undertone through out the rest of the offerings. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply, except for some high dressings individuals which were noticeably higher, and slaughter bulls steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $319.22/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.01 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$319.22
56 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$523
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$95.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.22
vs KY average
−29.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559325.761,82246
Medium and Large 2524306.811,6084thin
Large 1-2578290.991,6824thin
Medium and Large 2-3585270.001,5801thin
Medium 1-2565230.001,3001thin
One grade step is worth $95.76/cwt here — about $523 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 sale56 hd
319.22
—
KY average24 barns · 894 hd
319.00
+0.22
National average180 barns · 14,929 hd
348.24
−29.02
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
−131.01
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

30 sales
525464403342median 450.2203/0704/2506/2009/1210/31
Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.01, low $356.50, median $450.22 across 30 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—Low1,737161.442,80422
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,462139.692,04321
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,198138.301,65643
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,037107.881,11934

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)1,163$2,20419
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,149$1,71316
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$1,6109
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)770$1,6542thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)743$1,5582thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)710$1,2751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,560$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$2,5708
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,175$2,3004thin

Every lot

156 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 1-2210370.00/cwt370.00–370.007771
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255315.00/cwt315.00–315.008031
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275386.82/cwt375.00–400.001,0642
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2561
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2342383.29/cwt375.00–395.001,3113
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345347.50/cwt345.00–350.001,1992
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2362353.38/cwt350.00–355.001,2793
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379383.04/cwt370.00–390.001,45211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415402.14/cwt400.00–410.001,6697
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420390.84/cwt385.00–395.001,6426
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435358.50/cwt355.00–362.501,5595
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463394.52/cwt390.00–400.001,8274
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477326.68/cwt322.50–332.501,5583
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480266.77/cwt260.00–270.001,2803
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481358.49/cwt355.00–375.001,72418
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519322.74/cwt315.00–335.001,6757
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521350.01/cwt342.50–360.001,8248
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524306.81/cwt300.00–309.001,6084
Steers550–600Medium 1-2565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3001
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572330.01/cwt319.00–337.501,88817
Steers550–600Large 1-2578290.99/cwt290.00–292.001,6824
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5801
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586308.25/cwt300.00–315.001,80614
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618320.84/cwt310.00–330.001,98363
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3951
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622301.48/cwt290.00–312.501,87514
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625278.02/cwt272.50–282.501,7385
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668302.37/cwt295.00–312.502,02012
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671281.80/cwt275.00–290.001,8917
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683258.44/cwt252.50–270.001,7653
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718282.85/cwt282.50–283.002,03110
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735267.24/cwt265.00–270.001,96415
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,12258
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775262.49/cwt260.00–263.002,0346
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780219.57/cwt216.00–230.001,7134
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,1363
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862243.98/cwt241.00–250.002,1033
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874265.33/cwt264.75–266.002,319118
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added917242.40/cwt236.00–248.002,22326
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added976244.35/cwt238.50–250.502,385109
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2281
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,028229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,3546
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210312.86/cwt310.00–316.006572
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230347.66/cwt345.00–350.008002
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3238285.11/cwt275.00–295.006792
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260280.00/cwt280.00–280.007281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2263354.75/cwt350.00–365.009333
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265325.00/cwt325.00–325.008611
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285377.37/cwt370.00–385.001,0762
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320320.20/cwt310.00–330.001,0257
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320265.00/cwt265.00–265.008481
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328346.78/cwt333.00–355.001,13715
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0181
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365245.00/cwt245.00–245.008941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367343.87/cwt335.00–355.001,26212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373326.45/cwt313.00–330.001,21810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375296.12/cwt285.00–305.001,1105
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415343.96/cwt330.00–355.001,42714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423321.67/cwt305.00–326.001,36114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2761
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1271
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472327.50/cwt320.00–337.501,54624
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474311.19/cwt297.00–317.501,47513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486280.97/cwt270.00–290.001,36611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506313.10/cwt300.00–317.501,58417
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519287.79/cwt280.00–297.501,49420
Heifers500–550Large 1-2520262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3651
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526270.13/cwt265.00–275.001,4214
Heifers550–600Large 1-2552265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4632
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573286.60/cwt285.00–295.001,64215
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579266.31/cwt255.00–275.001,54236
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2591245.65/cwt235.00–255.001,4527
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open606276.42/cwt274.00–279.001,67536
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617250.98/cwt245.00–267.501,54910
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2634238.04/cwt235.00–240.001,5099
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open675245.82/cwt240.00–252.501,6599
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680232.40/cwt220.00–236.001,5805
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4882
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720226.28/cwt217.50–237.501,6294
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open725254.47/cwt243.00–259.001,84515
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2752230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7302
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,88612
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6381
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3220272.67/cwt270.00–275.006002
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1661
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265315.00/cwt315.00–315.008351
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0831
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1031
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320371.13/cwt367.00–375.001,1886
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0391
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2372366.72/cwt355.00–375.001,3648
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378318.07/cwt300.00–325.001,2028
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385275.00/cwt270.00–280.001,0592
Bulls400–450Large 1-2405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410334.42/cwt325.00–340.001,3715
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed417405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6898
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421364.02/cwt360.00–367.501,5335
Bulls450–500Large 1-2465317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4766
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467345.75/cwt340.00–360.001,61512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467323.51/cwt300.00–335.001,5119
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3262
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523317.63/cwt305.00–324.001,66115
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526288.83/cwt284.00–295.001,5198
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3550245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3481
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560278.29/cwt275.00–280.001,5583
Bulls550–600Large 1-2565280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5822
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566300.67/cwt290.00–305.001,70213
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy623293.71/cwt292.50–295.001,8302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626267.27/cwt257.50–277.501,6737
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,6671
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672266.53/cwt262.50–275.001,7918
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2724240.53/cwt230.00–247.501,7414
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2747211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5762
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2763241.11/cwt232.50–250.001,8402
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820224.91/cwt220.00–230.001,8442
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2868214.49/cwt214.00–215.001,8622
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3875160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4001
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3905127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1541
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,9591
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2995162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,6171
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,063171.92/cwt157.50–179.001,8283
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,528141.43/cwt135.00–146.002,1615
Bulls——1,716160.64/cwt152.00–166.002,75710
Bulls——1,916176.89/cwt170.00–184.003,3897
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85983.93/cwt70.00–92.007218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062110.45/cwt100.00–118.001,17316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140122.94/cwt120.00–128.001,40210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171166.29/cwt159.00–175.001,9474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195137.57/cwt130.00–147.001,64432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225125.67/cwt120.00–128.001,5397
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430139.45/cwt135.00–145.001,99411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,431155.08/cwt150.00–166.002,2194
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,542129.88/cwt126.00–132.002,0036
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5602,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1712,547.79/head2,075.00–3,050.002,5487
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27101,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27431,557.58/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5582
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27701,654.38/head1,475.00–1,800.001,6542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2830975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,689.17/head1,400.00–2,000.001,6898
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,204.31/head1,925.00–2,425.002,20419
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,772.41/head1,425.00–2,000.001,77214
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7551

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.