Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-05-10

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, May 10
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
913 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 984▲ 275 vs year ago 638 · +43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 55▼ 33 vs year ago 106 · −31.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 85▲ 43 vs year ago 46 · +93.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 400 lbs and under were sharply higher, while the 500-700 lbs steers were steady with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers appeared higher but limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 350 lbs and under were sharply higher with strong demand, while the 400-500 lbs heifers were mostly steady with a good supply. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages and greener harder conditioned calves more suitable for grass. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher 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 $324.51/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −62.16 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$324.51
58 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$55.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.19
vs KY average
−8.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539325.471,75357
Medium and Large 2570270.001,5391thin
One grade step is worth $55.47/cwt here — about $214 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale58 hd
324.51
—
KY average26 barns · 1,331 hd
331.70
−7.19
National average172 barns · 12,542 hd
332.82
−8.31
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−62.16
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—High1,604177.922,85513
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,406155.072,1807thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,161150.291,74531
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,008130.011,31022
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,220213.002,5991thin

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)1,253$2,2825
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,276$2,2543thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$2,14213
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$2,0895
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,213$2,0272thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)690$1,6251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)707$1,5493thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,448$3,9348
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,279$3,3329
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)885$2,5752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,3501thin

Every lot

134 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,2011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,4101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6581
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343469.96/cwt465.00–475.001,6122
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371432.83/cwt430.00–445.001,6065
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4061
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423427.22/cwt420.00–445.001,80716
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424361.79/cwt350.00–370.001,5344
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed437440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9234
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439390.41/cwt380.00–410.001,71413
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474377.76/cwt365.00–385.001,79110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478403.86/cwt397.00–417.501,9303
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484337.89/cwt335.00–355.001,6357
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518387.00/cwt375.00–405.002,00517
Steers500–550Large 1-2525305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,7071
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535346.35/cwt345.00–347.001,8533
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565362.65/cwt352.50–370.002,04917
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9503
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628317.62/cwt315.00–319.001,9954
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635346.33/cwt335.00–350.002,19920
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666327.80/cwt320.00–340.002,1837
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2692280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9382
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9172
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737312.65/cwt295.00–319.002,30417
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765276.27/cwt270.00–290.002,1134
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,2191
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added819302.60/cwt302.60–302.602,47863
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2853283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,4145
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,2181
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,3085
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220385.00/cwt385.00–385.008471
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy221420.66/cwt415.00–440.009304
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3225335.00/cwt335.00–335.007541
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273443.83/cwt430.00–455.001,2124
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285404.65/cwt395.00–415.001,1532
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290330.00/cwt330.00–330.009572
Heifers300–350Large 1-2305365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324424.29/cwt410.00–435.001,37515
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325327.15/cwt320.00–335.001,0632
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326396.59/cwt380.00–405.001,29313
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2771
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy356418.56/cwt407.50–430.001,4904
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376387.68/cwt377.50–400.001,45814
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380359.61/cwt355.00–370.001,3673
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3261
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426366.04/cwt357.50–377.501,55910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429341.75/cwt330.00–350.001,4668
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2901
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438312.57/cwt300.00–325.001,3692
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469364.76/cwt357.50–370.001,71112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469347.94/cwt340.00–355.001,63226
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2494329.56/cwt320.00–333.001,6288
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518351.13/cwt350.00–353.001,81913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533319.83/cwt319.00–338.001,70530
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558323.26/cwt320.00–330.001,8048
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585301.03/cwt295.00–311.001,7616
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615284.51/cwt270.00–290.001,7507
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4881
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630306.28/cwt300.00–312.501,93032
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open665282.56/cwt280.00–285.001,8792
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3667190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2672
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673265.05/cwt260.00–275.001,7848
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open707277.70/cwt265.00–287.501,9636
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734241.32/cwt230.00–245.001,7714
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6341
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824264.48/cwt260.00–264.752,17970
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835246.54/cwt243.00–250.002,0592
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5211
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open890250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2251
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open915237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,1731
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,082221.50/cwt221.50–221.502,39750
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,0612
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed222500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1102
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2228468.25/cwt465.00–470.001,0683
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230430.00/cwt430.00–430.009891
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1571
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2279479.34/cwt470.00–490.001,3374
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320402.54/cwt400.00–405.001,2882
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed329445.01/cwt435.00–455.001,4646
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy356470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6733
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363424.66/cwt412.50–437.501,5429
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383395.10/cwt390.00–400.001,5134
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420412.22/cwt397.50–415.001,73115
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423376.77/cwt370.00–390.001,5947
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429350.70/cwt350.00–355.001,5057
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459379.46/cwt375.00–387.501,74210
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478360.88/cwt345.00–367.501,7257
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518361.53/cwt357.50–367.501,8735
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,6301
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2541331.21/cwt330.00–337.501,7926
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy575337.39/cwt332.50–342.501,94012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578312.23/cwt295.00–320.001,8057
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy634329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,0866
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635292.95/cwt290.00–305.001,8605
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667285.48/cwt284.00–289.001,9044
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718290.19/cwt285.00–300.002,0843
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2818261.79/cwt261.00–265.002,1415
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,8073
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,1141
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035210.53/cwt205.00–216.002,1792
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,220213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,5991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,546173.56/cwt170.00–177.502,6839
Bulls——1,736187.74/cwt183.00–194.003,2594
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%932106.78/cwt100.00–117.509955
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010130.05/cwt120.00–139.001,31411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067149.30/cwt142.00–155.001,5936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120134.38/cwt130.00–139.001,5057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169148.69/cwt140.00–158.001,73815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181165.32/cwt160.00–181.001,9529
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,392152.28/cwt150.00–156.002,1205
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440162.05/cwt160.00–164.002,3342
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2543,133.30/head2,500.00–3,700.003,1334
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2993,491.58/head3,025.00–3,775.003,4925
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3323,884.79/head3,825.00–4,000.003,8853
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5183,963.16/head3,100.00–4,200.003,9635
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,089.11/head1,900.00–2,500.002,0895
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,027.22/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2242,166.07/head1,800.00–2,575.002,16612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2762,254.04/head1,975.00–2,400.002,2543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3262,464.73/head2,150.00–3,050.002,4654
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26901,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27071,549.41/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5493

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.