Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-06-21

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 21
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
863 head
▲ 394 vs last sale 469▲ 156 vs year ago 707 · +22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 64▲ 17 vs year ago 77 · +22.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 56▲ 10 vs year ago 44 · +22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was uneven with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand. Continued negative pressure from the futures market, coupled with an increasing supply of bawling calves limited buyers interest today and the premiums they were willing to pay. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 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 $315.42/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −71.26 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$315.42
49 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,750
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.86
vs KY average
−18.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553321.461,77738
Medium and Large 2558297.501,66010thin
Medium and Large 2-3595265.001,5771thin
One grade step is worth $56.46/cwt here — about $200 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 sale49 hd
315.42
—
KY average24 barns · 1,321 hd
337.28
−21.86
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
−18.69
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−71.26
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—High1,796197.843,55311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,202165.781,99236
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,537162.252,49329
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low971132.981,29127
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average998129.791,2956thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,125225.002,5311thin

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)1,035$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$2,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,126$2,18312
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$1,9912thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)913$1,7234thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,017$1,6953thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)805$1,8751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,417$3,0333thin

Every lot

135 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed300455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3653
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322423.58/cwt415.00–430.001,3643
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370360.27/cwt350.00–370.001,3332
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382411.04/cwt400.00–425.001,57014
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425387.19/cwt380.00–400.001,6463
Steers400–450Medium 1-2437340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4862
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480372.51/cwt370.00–380.001,78810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518355.21/cwt340.00–360.001,8409
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536377.95/cwt375.00–385.002,0266
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566361.27/cwt350.00–369.002,0456
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612336.43/cwt330.00–352.502,05923
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9141
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1741
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718312.01/cwt309.00–320.002,24023
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723285.12/cwt280.00–290.002,0612
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768305.59/cwt305.00–310.002,34725
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780287.55/cwt280.00–295.002,2432
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2831251.94/cwt250.00–260.002,0945
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2873270.20/cwt260.00–280.002,3592
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added934275.47/cwt275.00–276.002,57321
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,090253.50/cwt253.50–253.502,76348
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2190390.00/cwt390.00–390.007411
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2192412.50/cwt412.50–412.507922
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2237410.00/cwt410.00–410.009726
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275360.00/cwt360.00–360.009901
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278378.56/cwt370.00–390.001,0523
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy291417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,2154
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310381.23/cwt375.00–400.001,18210
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313363.56/cwt350.00–370.001,13812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1891
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361377.31/cwt375.00–380.001,36211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377358.47/cwt350.00–365.001,3513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424328.14/cwt310.00–335.001,3918
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431345.59/cwt338.00–350.001,48923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy454367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,66819
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5235
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480341.06/cwt330.00–347.501,63717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506349.16/cwt347.50–350.001,7676
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532335.11/cwt325.00–342.501,78311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538305.83/cwt300.00–315.001,6455
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577306.40/cwt300.00–320.001,76821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578289.16/cwt280.00–295.001,6715
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5771
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619291.18/cwt284.00–294.001,8025
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open625312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9531
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7091
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open682290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9782
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693258.35/cwt255.00–260.001,7903
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725236.01/cwt235.00–240.001,7115
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728259.95/cwt255.00–270.001,8927
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8121
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780263.43/cwt252.00–275.002,0552
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825225.76/cwt220.00–230.001,8633
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open910260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3661
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1501
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added924256.50/cwt256.50–256.502,37056
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2950200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9001
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2972235.83/cwt235.00–237.502,2923
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2552
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,072220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2175395.00/cwt395.00–395.006911
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2195470.00/cwt470.00–470.009171
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy217500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0852
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2233460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0723
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3260350.00/cwt350.00–350.009101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2273446.27/cwt430.00–450.001,2185
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2293412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,2073
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300375.00/cwt370.00–380.001,1252
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305437.54/cwt435.00–440.001,3342
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3313323.40/cwt310.00–330.001,0123
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2326392.83/cwt380.00–405.001,2817
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy356417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,4864
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365365.56/cwt360.00–375.001,3346
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2381387.23/cwt380.00–400.001,4758
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3393323.73/cwt320.00–327.501,2722
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2400340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419378.33/cwt370.00–395.001,58510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427360.88/cwt355.00–365.001,54112
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3438322.51/cwt320.00–325.001,4132
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470367.97/cwt360.00–380.001,72911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475346.92/cwt337.50–355.001,6487
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523319.06/cwt310.00–330.001,6695
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525279.86/cwt275.00–285.001,4692
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527355.00/cwt350.00–360.001,8717
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563337.59/cwt322.50–345.001,9016
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2565300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6951
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576310.46/cwt300.00–315.001,7886
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,6372
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620323.19/cwt317.50–326.002,0043
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9344
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663301.31/cwt300.00–304.001,9983
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9463
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723271.29/cwt270.00–272.501,9612
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8631
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0251
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2885227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0131
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2890195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7361
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,1611
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2990200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9801
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1631
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,125225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,5311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,460170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4821
Bulls——1,811196.24/cwt189.00–204.003,5547
Bulls——1,873210.87/cwt208.00–214.003,9503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%907119.17/cwt110.00–125.001,08110
Cows—Lean 85-90%930100.00/cwt100.00–100.009301
Cows—Lean 85-90%953140.18/cwt128.00–147.001,33612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131144.78/cwt140.00–149.001,6375
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,196154.15/cwt150.00–160.001,8444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197162.56/cwt153.00–169.001,94616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230176.22/cwt170.00–190.002,16815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388147.46/cwt145.00–150.002,0472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413177.29/cwt172.50–185.002,5054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,571160.92/cwt154.00–170.002,52823
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%860110.00/cwt110.00–110.009461
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025133.75/cwt125.00–142.001,3715
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28051,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29131,723.32/head1,650.00–1,875.001,7234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0171,695.33/head1,350.00–1,975.001,6953
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,991.09/head1,875.00–2,125.001,9912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1262,182.99/head1,900.00–2,375.002,18312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001

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.