Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-03-08

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 8
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
683 head
▼ 703 vs last sale 1,386▼ 220 vs year ago 903 · −24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 138▼ 26 vs year ago 133 · −19.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 88▼ 52 vs year ago 99 · −52.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 650 lbs and under were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand, while the Yearling steers appeared steady to 2.00 higher but with a light test. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages of calves, while discounting plainer and off colored calves severely. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady 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 $288.63/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −98.05 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$288.63
51 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,573
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$317
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$45.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.22
vs KY average
−16.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543295.571,60442
Large 1-2542270.001,4632thin
Medium and Large 2567252.701,4326thin
Medium 1-2515250.001,2881thin
One grade step is worth $45.57/cwt here — about $317 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 sale51 hd
288.63
—
KY average25 barns · 1,712 hd
287.41
+1.22
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
−16.39
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−98.05
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—Low1,881164.603,09611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,481135.992,01420
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,182133.791,58240
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,006108.041,08725

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,460$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,567$2,3363thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$1,8506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,0818
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,110$2,0001thin

Every lot

127 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240415.00/cwt415.00–415.009961
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2250360.00/cwt360.00–360.009001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1941
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363433.24/cwt420.00–440.001,5736
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370406.76/cwt400.00–410.001,5053
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1551
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422352.50/cwt345.00–365.001,4884
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429406.46/cwt400.00–415.001,74412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435383.22/cwt380.00–390.001,6673
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461403.30/cwt390.00–407.501,85913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472370.40/cwt365.00–385.001,7489
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473352.54/cwt345.00–360.001,6682
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4951
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt495345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7082
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516358.98/cwt355.00–362.501,85217
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519327.18/cwt320.00–340.001,6987
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576334.92/cwt330.00–340.001,9294
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577307.08/cwt300.00–312.501,7725
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6961
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,6931
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618304.90/cwt300.00–310.001,8842
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629317.02/cwt312.50–319.001,99423
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668298.30/cwt292.50–310.001,9936
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715269.19/cwt260.00–277.001,9254
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760266.79/cwt250.00–273.002,02810
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2827250.77/cwt240.00–257.502,0746
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,0861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3220270.00/cwt270.00–270.005941
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235365.00/cwt365.00–365.008581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280286.32/cwt280.00–300.008023
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300295.00/cwt295.00–295.008851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322342.73/cwt335.00–350.001,1045
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368301.34/cwt295.00–315.001,1094
Heifers350–400Large 1-2370270.00/cwt270.00–270.009991
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372350.96/cwt345.00–362.501,30611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373336.39/cwt325.00–340.001,2555
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406363.14/cwt355.00–375.001,4748
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1551
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423326.73/cwt312.50–335.001,38220
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428289.84/cwt280.00–300.001,2413
Heifers450–500Large 1-2450275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2381
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2743
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474297.52/cwt290.00–310.001,4109
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478323.12/cwt315.00–330.001,54548
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516306.19/cwt300.00–309.001,5804
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520289.24/cwt285.00–292.501,50413
Heifers500–550Large 1-2542270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4632
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557306.21/cwt297.00–320.001,70618
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564273.87/cwt270.00–282.501,5457
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577253.24/cwt240.00–260.001,4615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613289.39/cwt285.50–294.501,774158
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620250.77/cwt245.00–260.001,5557
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open649274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,7789
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open667259.78/cwt250.00–265.001,73310
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675241.76/cwt240.00–247.001,6324
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740227.32/cwt217.00–237.501,6822
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,5172
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open759262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,99211
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768236.29/cwt234.00–237.501,8153
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8633
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3861
Heifers800–850Large 1-2Guaranteed Open830220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8261
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open910212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,9341
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,040190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270330.00/cwt330.00–330.008911
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2326385.61/cwt382.50–387.501,2574
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4181
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375379.19/cwt377.50–380.001,4223
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3388264.71/cwt250.00–280.001,0272
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5232
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430332.56/cwt330.00–335.001,4302
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,6852
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475275.11/cwt270.00–280.001,3072
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478323.35/cwt320.00–330.001,5463
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505333.75/cwt332.50–335.001,6852
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521309.61/cwt300.00–320.001,6138
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528293.80/cwt290.00–297.501,5512
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560299.27/cwt295.00–306.001,6766
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573273.34/cwt270.00–280.001,5663
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2638277.98/cwt270.00–280.001,7745
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6291
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710244.93/cwt240.00–255.001,7393
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2768244.61/cwt237.00–250.001,8798
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,8421
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2838202.52/cwt200.00–205.001,6972
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7501
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9802
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3265260.00/cwt260.00–260.006891
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3366229.88/cwt215.00–235.008414
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3520170.00/cwt170.00–170.008841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,765143.48/cwt143.00–144.002,5322
Bulls——1,873179.70/cwt175.00–184.003,3663
Bulls——1,923164.09/cwt160.00–168.003,1556
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85183.21/cwt80.00–93.007086
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041105.92/cwt100.00–115.001,10311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065125.08/cwt120.00–129.001,3325
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093137.05/cwt133.00–144.001,4983
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178136.81/cwt130.00–145.001,61223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187124.78/cwt120.00–129.001,48114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192152.72/cwt148.00–163.001,8203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380149.46/cwt146.00–153.002,0632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475136.85/cwt130.00–145.002,01915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580122.70/cwt117.00–127.001,9393
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,055188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,9831
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,859.95/head1,550.00–2,150.001,8605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,2651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5672,336.06/head1,975.00–2,675.002,3363
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 31,1001,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6371

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.