Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-06-14

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 14
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
469 head
▼ 364 vs last sale 833▲ 92 vs year ago 377 · +24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 106▼ 8 vs year ago 72 · −11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 100▲ 17 vs year ago 39 · +43.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was uneven and mostly lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with moderate demand, however the 400-500 lbs steers were 6.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers were uneven as well most of the weight classes 2.00 to 8.00 lower and the only gains the 400-525 lbs heifers who were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Negative pressure from the futures market this week, and increased conflict in the Middle East brought uncertainty and a softer tone to the feeder market. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with a good supply and 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 $332.74/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −53.94 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$332.74
39 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$71.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.19
vs KY average
−8.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524346.371,81530
Medium and Large 2571289.411,6537thin
Medium and Large 2-3520285.001,4821thin
Large 2550275.001,5131thin
One grade step is worth $71.37/cwt here — about $302 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale39 hd
332.74
—
KY average24 barns · 1,294 hd
343.93
−11.19
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−8.18
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−53.94
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—High1,472194.302,86010
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,221168.502,05818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,533158.372,42814
CowsLean 85-90%High1,072139.191,49317
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,705158.002,6941thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,205104.001,2531thin

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)1,311$2,56912
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,251$2,34311
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,178$2,02612
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,9601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)980$1,8501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,435$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,413$2,6184thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy204506.96/cwt505.00–515.001,0345
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0011
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290384.97/cwt380.00–392.501,1164
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331406.88/cwt400.00–410.001,3473
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy348465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6184
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,7231
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405411.20/cwt392.50–415.001,6656
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,8884
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478361.65/cwt360.00–362.501,7293
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522378.72/cwt375.00–380.001,9776
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8732
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,1586
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578360.93/cwt352.50–365.002,0863
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578302.55/cwt300.00–305.001,7492
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1351
Steers600–650Medium 1-2620270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6741
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1954
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9981
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764318.77/cwt314.00–320.002,43511
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772297.98/cwt290.00–300.002,3005
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1601
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2834290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,41912
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4782
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910269.16/cwt267.50–270.002,4493
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2981260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,55116
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2238402.50/cwt402.50–402.509583
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2346400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3845
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2360270.00/cwt270.00–270.009721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373340.07/cwt330.00–350.001,2682
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426374.70/cwt365.00–380.001,5967
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5531
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471362.80/cwt350.00–367.501,7097
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6161
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517358.00/cwt355.00–360.001,85115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520338.50/cwt325.00–345.001,76012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4821
Heifers550–600Large 2550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5131
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575319.68/cwt319.00–320.001,8383
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582284.31/cwt275.00–290.001,6556
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631286.93/cwt280.00–290.001,8114
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8362
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6451
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9311
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9231
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,28068
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0731
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,012237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,39852
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2282400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1282
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0471
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2387405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5672
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7092
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420377.14/cwt367.50–387.501,5842
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2459385.82/cwt385.00–387.501,7719
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465368.76/cwt367.50–370.001,7152
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2514368.22/cwt365.00–369.001,8935
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3911
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578350.39/cwt347.50–360.002,02513
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590331.85/cwt317.50–337.501,9586
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619300.75/cwt295.00–307.501,8624
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy627325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0382
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7331
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,0493
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7762
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2708276.68/cwt275.00–280.001,9593
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2822241.22/cwt235.00–249.001,9835
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,0781
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3575175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0061
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3685135.00/cwt135.00–135.009251
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3370200.00/cwt200.00–200.007401
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——965157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,5201
Bulls——1,388179.14/cwt175.00–184.002,4862
Bulls——1,566199.87/cwt190.00–204.003,1306
Bulls——1,585228.00/cwt228.00–228.003,6141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81398.30/cwt97.00–100.007992
Cows—Lean 85-90%970114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,109158.26/cwt150.00–168.001,7555
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,121140.49/cwt130.00–149.001,5759
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191178.04/cwt173.00–185.002,1207
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229168.06/cwt161.00–170.002,0657
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261152.57/cwt150.00–154.001,9244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490172.93/cwt169.00–176.002,5772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,534158.83/cwt151.00–167.002,43610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570141.52/cwt138.00–145.002,2222
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,205104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,2531
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,705158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,6941
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,305214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,7931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4352,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4332,572.64/head2,375.00–2,750.002,5732
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4952,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,960.00/head1,960.00–1,960.001,9601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,026.05/head1,850.00–2,085.002,02612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2512,343.34/head2,000.00–2,850.002,34311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3112,568.99/head2,250.00–2,950.002,56912

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.