Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-04-05

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 5
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
431 head
▼ 659 vs last sale 1,090▼ 654 vs year ago 1,085 · −60.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 103▼ 49 vs year ago 85 · −57.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 87▼ 77 vs year ago 117 · −65.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was lower with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with a moderate supply and moderate demand. Heavy rains with severe flooding conditions coupled with nearly a double digit loss in the futures market limited receipts and buyers interest today. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls appeared steady but with a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.96/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −80.72 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$305.96
30 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−4.59
vs KY average
−15.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550305.961,68330
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale30 hd
305.96
—
KY average25 barns · 1,308 hd
310.55
−4.59
National average178 barns · 12,751 hd
321.38
−15.42
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−80.72
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—Average1,838161.822,9742thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,421142.012,0185thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,125141.611,59317
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low998124.391,24112
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,496107.501,6084thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,081$2,0034thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,176$1,9005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,080$1,5251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)810$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,8251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)675$1,2251thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,047$2,5243thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$3,0002thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240350.00/cwt350.00–350.008401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0652
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0562
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2347385.36/cwt383.00–392.501,3374
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385361.25/cwt360.00–362.501,3912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,6441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424371.32/cwt360.00–385.001,5749
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437339.03/cwt327.00–355.001,4823
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465319.00/cwt310.00–327.501,4833
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474361.56/cwt350.00–373.001,71418
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525325.63/cwt320.00–335.001,7103
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528354.11/cwt353.00–355.001,8707
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570307.97/cwt305.00–311.001,7552
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577322.73/cwt315.00–330.001,86210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624324.62/cwt321.00–326.002,02617
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,1424
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1881
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added989237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,34455
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,1781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2195360.00/cwt360.00–360.007021
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210300.00/cwt300.00–300.006301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,0001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317372.07/cwt367.50–377.001,1796
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed318401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,2753
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325336.15/cwt330.00–347.501,0925
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3Full365282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,0311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370355.50/cwt348.00–365.001,31511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy380335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383329.70/cwt325.00–334.001,2633
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409342.25/cwt342.00–343.001,4006
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420289.88/cwt280.00–300.001,2172
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429324.89/cwt320.00–339.001,39411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474310.37/cwt300.00–320.001,4719
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476325.47/cwt323.00–344.001,54916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528318.40/cwt306.00–326.001,68118
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572273.22/cwt265.00–280.001,5633
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,7348
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640250.00/cwt245.00–255.001,6002
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open665270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7966
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,056215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,27051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270310.00/cwt310.00–310.008371
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2318371.81/cwt370.00–375.001,1823
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1702
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363361.74/cwt360.00–365.001,3133
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378402.12/cwt402.00–402.501,5204
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425347.43/cwt337.00–355.001,4775
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426370.76/cwt360.00–382.501,57913
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474347.72/cwt340.00–361.001,6488
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477331.42/cwt320.00–336.001,58110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy482333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,6052
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3651
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525317.95/cwt312.00–327.001,66912
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574302.07/cwt290.00–305.001,7345
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,9091
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8262
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2733254.93/cwt237.50–260.501,8694
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780252.52/cwt250.00–255.001,9702
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0461
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,838161.82/cwt160.00–164.002,9742
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74570.00/cwt70.00–70.005221
Cows—Lean 85-90%915105.38/cwt100.00–110.009642
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038138.57/cwt137.50–140.001,4385
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053129.76/cwt120.00–135.501,3664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111141.08/cwt130.00–145.001,56711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145126.16/cwt124.00–128.001,4452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,154150.79/cwt148.00–159.001,7404
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,7281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388137.69/cwt133.00–142.001,9112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490153.34/cwt150.00–157.002,2852
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,43080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1441
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,515120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8182
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,525110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6781
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0472,524.28/head1,850.00–3,200.002,5243
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26751,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1053,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7901,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1761,899.57/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,287.62/head2,225.00–2,400.002,2883

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.