Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-03-22

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 22
● Final158 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,112 head
▲ 158 vs last sale 954▲ 397 vs year ago 715 · +55.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 98▼ 13 vs year ago 131 · −9.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 45▲ 22 vs year ago 63 · +34.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Light weight steers 400 lbs and under were sharply higher with strong demand, while the 450-650 lbs steers were mostly steady with a good supply. Yearling steers appeared steady but with limited comparisons. Feeder heifer were 2.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher 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 $293.93/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −92.75 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$293.93
98 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$38.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.65
vs KY average
−20.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2500300.001,5002thin
Medium and Large 1-2550297.591,63786
Medium and Large 2550261.221,43810thin
One grade step is worth $38.78/cwt here — about $62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale98 hd
293.93
—
KY average25 barns · 1,662 hd
305.58
−11.65
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
−20.65
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−92.75
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—Low1,783158.912,83318
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,432137.851,97527
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,229137.831,69431
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,036119.441,23727
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,981132.002,6154thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,328117.231,5573thin

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)1,303$2,3947
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$2,14515
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$1,7686
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$1,6251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,058$1,5122thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)725$1,4751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)858$1,8063thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)723$1,6426
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,151$2,79110

Every lot

158 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 1-2220430.00/cwt430.00–430.009461
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1361
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2308441.65/cwt440.00–445.001,3603
Steers300–350Medium 1-2315320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325462.27/cwt455.00–470.001,5022
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330399.02/cwt390.00–407.501,3172
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340270.00/cwt270.00–270.009181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added345505.00/cwt500.00–510.001,7422
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372384.80/cwt380.00–390.001,4313
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377410.70/cwt405.00–425.001,5485
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3231
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9131
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2901
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433413.29/cwt405.00–425.001,7903
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433333.81/cwt320.00–350.001,4453
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435383.58/cwt375.00–400.001,6699
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4261
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463354.15/cwt348.00–372.501,64011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464404.93/cwt400.00–415.001,8794
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490337.06/cwt325.00–345.001,6527
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533309.86/cwt300.00–320.001,6522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538331.85/cwt328.00–345.001,78536
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added543359.79/cwt350.00–367.001,95411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564321.95/cwt310.00–324.001,81625
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5371
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582290.88/cwt285.00–300.001,6935
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605262.52/cwt260.00–265.001,5882
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611320.22/cwt315.00–323.001,9575
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636301.53/cwt290.00–312.501,9186
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671319.07/cwt319.00–320.002,14131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3677250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6932
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695299.01/cwt290.00–301.002,07814
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8131
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731293.32/cwt282.00–305.002,14418
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776275.11/cwt273.00–276.002,13510
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3101
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9921
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added858261.43/cwt255.00–262.002,24325
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2939237.54/cwt230.00–240.002,2314
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,005236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,3723
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,119222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,49045
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Fancy140485.00/cwt485.00–485.006791
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2160310.00/cwt310.00–310.004961
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2190370.00/cwt370.00–370.007031
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2217310.00/cwt310.00–310.006732
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy222415.00/cwt415.00–415.009213
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2226365.94/cwt360.00–380.008274
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1342
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280344.18/cwt330.00–352.509643
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285313.30/cwt300.00–325.008933
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3308291.16/cwt280.00–302.508972
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320367.30/cwt350.00–377.001,1755
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322403.24/cwt400.00–405.001,2983
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361396.25/cwt380.00–407.501,4309
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374338.38/cwt325.00–352.501,2667
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382365.95/cwt360.00–375.001,39813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3382296.90/cwt285.00–300.001,1345
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405373.13/cwt362.50–385.001,5113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417307.80/cwt300.00–320.001,28410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427344.59/cwt330.00–355.001,47123
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433277.62/cwt270.00–292.501,2023
Heifers400–450Large 1-2440320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468330.88/cwt325.00–345.001,54914
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474287.37/cwt275.00–300.001,3624
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481315.91/cwt300.00–322.501,52038
Heifers500–550Large 1-2500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515291.26/cwt280.00–305.001,50012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520316.06/cwt310.00–328.001,64413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524274.46/cwt270.00–278.001,4384
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557313.06/cwt300.00–315.001,74426
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568281.42/cwt270.00–290.001,59835
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568252.39/cwt240.00–260.001,4346
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,76310
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625247.56/cwt240.00–250.001,5474
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626264.87/cwt260.00–274.001,6589
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open659278.51/cwt272.50–280.001,8355
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679251.26/cwt235.00–255.001,70612
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714242.52/cwt235.00–250.001,7324
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open725257.57/cwt255.00–270.001,86717
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783237.03/cwt235.00–239.001,8562
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9131
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,035190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9671
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,095185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220350.00/cwt350.00–350.007701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3260275.00/cwt275.00–275.007151
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275425.36/cwt420.00–430.001,1702
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy282464.70/cwt450.00–470.001,3109
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0551
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315446.77/cwt440.00–460.001,4073
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370412.19/cwt405.00–425.001,5257
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370396.10/cwt380.00–402.501,46610
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3373322.38/cwt320.00–325.001,2022
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381370.28/cwt345.00–375.001,4119
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418374.41/cwt365.00–387.501,5656
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440348.43/cwt330.00–357.501,5333
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466317.02/cwt300.00–330.001,4777
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468344.87/cwt334.00–355.001,6149
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy509325.63/cwt324.00–337.501,6579
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521306.81/cwt300.00–320.001,59813
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526284.43/cwt280.00–287.501,4964
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2535250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3381
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy554324.11/cwt324.00–325.001,7969
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567277.86/cwt270.00–284.001,5753
Bulls550–600Large 1-2568278.87/cwt275.00–282.501,5842
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569310.38/cwt295.00–318.001,76614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620313.05/cwt305.00–318.001,94110
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6743
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668271.68/cwt265.00–280.001,8153
Bulls650–700Large 1-2670257.48/cwt255.00–260.001,7252
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy675296.68/cwt291.00–300.002,0036
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710247.55/cwt240.00–255.001,7582
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy723277.47/cwt275.00–280.002,0062
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785245.00/cwt240.00–250.001,9232
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2885217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9251
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,1531
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,1891
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3745202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,587141.30/cwt135.00–148.002,2426
Bulls——1,832160.87/cwt152.00–165.002,9477
Bulls——1,949177.30/cwt170.00–185.003,4565
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95392.45/cwt75.00–100.008814
Cows—Lean 85-90%991145.60/cwt140.00–155.001,4436
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020126.53/cwt120.00–133.001,2915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092112.41/cwt106.00–117.001,22812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179154.03/cwt150.00–158.001,8164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234127.60/cwt122.00–130.001,5759
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238139.34/cwt134.00–148.001,72518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423140.86/cwt135.00–146.002,00413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440129.94/cwt127.00–132.001,87111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445153.85/cwt152.00–157.002,2233
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0971
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,470123.34/cwt121.00–126.001,8132
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,981132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,6154
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed9001,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0551,953.26/head1,850.00–2,025.001,9532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1903,174.74/head3,050.00–3,300.003,1754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2483,277.37/head3,050.00–3,650.003,2773
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27251,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29251,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,511.70/head1,475.00–1,550.001,5122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,841.96/head1,600.00–2,225.001,8425
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1842,180.12/head1,850.00–2,575.002,18014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,095.20/head1,925.00–2,200.002,0954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3472,793.44/head2,775.00–2,825.002,7933
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27231,641.87/head1,575.00–1,675.001,6426
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28581,805.73/head1,500.00–1,960.001,8063
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2989171.61/cwt164.00–195.001,6979

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.