Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-08-09

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 9
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
812 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 853▲ 280 vs year ago 532 · +52.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 60▲ 21 vs year ago 60 · +35.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 101▲ 30 vs year ago 19 · +157.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with spots sharply higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.57/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −34.11 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$352.57
72 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,928
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$251
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$57.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.08
vs KY average
+2.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545357.201,94666
Medium and Large 2569302.041,7195thin
Medium and Large 2-3565300.001,6951thin
One grade step is worth $57.20/cwt here — about $251 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale72 hd
352.57
—
KY average23 barns · 1,493 hd
352.65
−0.08
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
+2.00
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−34.11
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—Low1,568191.283,00013
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,635167.072,7317thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,253163.392,04831
CowsLean 85-90%Low953134.441,28120

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,304$2,66911
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$2,6614thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,095$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,103$2,1324thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,8101thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,113$1,8002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,495$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,525$2,5751thin

Every lot

112 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2292500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4602
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318497.52/cwt495.00–500.001,5822
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320359.53/cwt330.00–390.001,1503
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4141
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360357.50/cwt355.00–360.001,2872
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376451.91/cwt420.00–460.001,6995
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411483.31/cwt475.00–500.001,9863
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417447.51/cwt435.00–460.001,86613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469396.80/cwt385.00–420.001,8618
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513390.42/cwt387.50–400.002,00323
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587380.66/cwt365.00–390.002,23426
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634372.46/cwt370.00–375.002,3616
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2641361.21/cwt352.50–362.502,31515
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677350.67/cwt339.00–360.002,3746
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725347.71/cwt340.00–350.002,52111
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770322.05/cwt300.00–340.002,4804
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5051
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868301.28/cwt300.00–302.502,6152
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,040272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,8341
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,070273.50/cwt273.50–273.502,92648
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0332
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320404.53/cwt390.00–420.001,2949
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376386.99/cwt370.00–400.001,4555
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424384.31/cwt370.00–395.001,6299
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425418.79/cwt415.00–420.001,7804
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431355.08/cwt350.00–360.001,53010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3443338.33/cwt335.00–340.001,4993
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4882
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,8586
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482373.86/cwt355.00–377.501,80224
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527359.63/cwt345.00–367.501,89527
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528381.31/cwt375.00–385.002,01312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6951
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567359.71/cwt354.00–367.502,0406
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569302.04/cwt300.00–310.001,7195
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571339.57/cwt320.00–350.001,93921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629304.01/cwt290.00–320.001,91214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631330.85/cwt330.00–344.002,08832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671325.45/cwt325.00–327.002,1849
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8231
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684306.86/cwt280.00–315.002,0998
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2785
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2421
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9371
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755295.55/cwt295.00–300.002,2319
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3622
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3142
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,46611
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added960270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,59255
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2185470.00/cwt470.00–470.008701
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0901
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280320.00/cwt320.00–320.008961
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328415.34/cwt400.00–430.001,3622
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335457.34/cwt452.50–465.001,5323
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382419.89/cwt415.00–425.001,6043
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386450.06/cwt445.00–452.501,7376
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430405.80/cwt390.00–425.001,74512
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470401.66/cwt390.00–415.001,8887
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483355.39/cwt350.00–370.001,7179
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3483337.29/cwt320.00–347.501,6293
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3513295.12/cwt270.00–320.001,5142
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7002
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2537351.61/cwt340.00–363.001,88819
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy543384.95/cwt375.00–395.002,0902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560379.77/cwt365.00–385.002,1274
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567343.19/cwt325.00–355.001,94610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy619345.53/cwt340.00–350.002,1394
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2637290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8472
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2645330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1291
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7424
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668307.53/cwt305.00–310.002,0542
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718282.06/cwt270.00–287.502,0255
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2772270.45/cwt260.00–277.502,0883
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3795220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7491
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0201
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3477185.00/cwt185.00–185.008822
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3620165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,493166.08/cwt154.00–175.002,4805
Bulls——1,551217.19/cwt212.00–230.003,3694
Bulls——1,680196.87/cwt194.00–200.003,3074
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%876143.43/cwt138.00–150.001,2565
Cows—Lean 85-90%953103.76/cwt100.00–110.009893
Cows—Lean 85-90%984156.92/cwt153.00–164.001,5446
Cows—Lean 85-90%985119.80/cwt115.00–129.001,1806
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156141.22/cwt140.00–145.001,6334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251176.10/cwt170.00–184.002,20311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279160.19/cwt153.00–169.002,04916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580160.11/cwt150.00–167.002,5304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,708176.35/cwt174.00–180.003,0123
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,810.00/head1,810.00–1,810.001,8101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1032,131.55/head1,975.00–2,350.002,1324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,661.17/head2,400.00–2,825.002,6614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3042,669.09/head2,150.00–2,975.002,66911
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5252,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1741

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.