Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-06-07

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 7
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
833 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 809▼ 37 vs year ago 870 · −4.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 60▼ 11 vs year ago 117 · −9.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 58▲ 44 vs year ago 56 · +78.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was uneven and lower in spots with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 650 lbs and under were unevenly steady to 4.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand. Yearling steers appeared sharply higher and with strong demand, however there were limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 350-450 lbs were sharply lower with moderate demand, while the 500-700 lbs heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a moderate supply. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned and harder conditioned calves, however a noticeable increased supply of fatter fresh bawling calves were seen and discounted severely. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a good supply and good demand, while slaughter bulls were steady with premiums being paid for the ultra lean higher yielding individuals.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $390.74/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −59.49 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$390.74
81 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,118
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$55.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.28
vs KY average
+12.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538395.502,12974
Medium and Large 2580340.381,9747thin
One grade step is worth $55.12/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale81 hd
390.74
—
KY average24 barns · 1,147 hd
376.45
+14.28
National average158 barns · 13,435 hd
378.58
+12.16
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
−59.49
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—Average1,616197.343,18818
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,196163.591,95631
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,485161.482,39920
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,038140.901,46323
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,210105.001,2711thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,5751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,314$2,4894thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$2,40523
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$2,0457
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,8264thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)725$1,7251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,330$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$3,29615
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$3,0213thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,325$2,4132thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,1811
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,3971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5002
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6382
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412437.82/cwt437.50–439.001,8045
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7201
Steers450–500Medium 1-2460365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6791
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468341.15/cwt335.00–347.501,5972
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483384.18/cwt378.00–385.001,8568
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517413.50/cwt413.50–413.502,13841
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525388.54/cwt377.50–400.002,0402
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559386.78/cwt385.00–387.002,1629
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571366.15/cwt360.00–380.002,09122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580340.38/cwt338.00–343.001,9747
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610361.87/cwt354.00–370.002,2076
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635312.50/cwt310.00–315.001,9842
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645342.80/cwt342.00–347.502,2118
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9471
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677334.33/cwt334.00–335.002,2633
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,2411
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4151
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,584127
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2852280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3862
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,9601
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,029271.59/cwt269.50–273.752,795106
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009981
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1953
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305362.03/cwt350.00–367.501,1045
Heifers300–350Large 1-2312365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1392
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2342373.24/cwt367.50–382.501,2763
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370350.16/cwt345.00–360.001,2964
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379368.39/cwt360.00–372.501,3964
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5601
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2395335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,5843
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417362.32/cwt354.00–375.001,51110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430335.87/cwt330.00–345.001,44414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4081
Heifers450–500Large 2450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3501
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3801
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476336.10/cwt327.50–343.001,6008
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487356.50/cwt352.50–370.001,73621
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530311.79/cwt305.00–315.001,6523
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534341.39/cwt339.50–345.001,82326
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534334.09/cwt320.00–337.501,78414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5131
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572321.53/cwt314.00–333.001,83910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573299.80/cwt280.00–310.001,7183
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2590265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2607305.46/cwt290.00–310.001,85417
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy625278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,7382
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6681
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open700290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0304
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6331
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8721
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1071
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3444
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2324428.82/cwt410.00–435.001,3894
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332377.66/cwt370.00–395.001,2543
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3514
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385403.76/cwt400.00–405.001,5548
Bulls350–400Medium 1-2385340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3091
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,7313
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423355.04/cwt350.00–360.001,5023
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424378.81/cwt370.00–385.001,6068
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474372.93/cwt365.00–381.001,7687
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477348.20/cwt342.50–355.001,66110
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2505317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6031
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510379.76/cwt370.00–393.001,93717
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2533356.94/cwt350.00–365.001,90222
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535321.20/cwt317.50–330.001,7184
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1181
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568314.49/cwt314.00–315.001,7864
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579348.08/cwt345.00–357.502,01511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613310.59/cwt306.00–315.001,9042
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,8407
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8591
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2945221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,0882
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2950205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,508182.30/cwt178.00–187.502,7496
Bulls——1,629195.73/cwt190.00–200.003,1886
Bulls——1,705211.40/cwt206.00–215.003,6045
Bulls——1,735227.00/cwt227.00–227.003,9381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016156.66/cwt152.00–158.001,5925
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018120.49/cwt110.00–125.001,2276
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058144.54/cwt130.00–149.001,52912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183158.82/cwt152.00–165.001,87918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213170.19/cwt166.00–185.002,06413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435170.90/cwt168.00–175.002,4526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459160.25/cwt154.00–164.002,33811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,683147.14/cwt142.00–150.002,4763
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,210105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2711
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1-21,3302,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed1,0052,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3283,243.93/head3,075.00–3,375.003,2442
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3553,296.36/head3,100.00–3,950.003,29615
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1132,044.75/head1,925.00–2,225.002,0457
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,825.84/head1,750.00–1,875.001,8264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,405.09/head1,950.00–2,725.002,40523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3142,488.51/head2,275.00–2,800.002,4894
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27251,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.