Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-08-16

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 16
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
821 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 812▲ 153 vs year ago 668 · +22.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 81▼ 37 vs year ago 125 · −29.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 49▼ 33 vs year ago 68 · −48.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. The demand for feeder calves continued to be strong across all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.50/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −44.17 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$342.50
71 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,819
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.82
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 1-2527355.301,87145
Medium and Large 2542324.501,75820
Medium and Large 2-3531306.581,6276thin
One grade step is worth $48.71/cwt here — about $244 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 sale71 hd
342.50
—
KY average26 barns · 1,028 hd
353.33
−10.82
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
−8.31
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−44.17
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—High1,720192.923,31813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,441167.452,41226
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,181164.651,94518
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,078147.061,58515
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,470203.002,9841thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$2,3177
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$2,3102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,9305
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,9302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,262$3,2333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,225$2,4501thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2266495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3173
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6671
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3357411.26/cwt410.00–415.001,4684
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367468.11/cwt460.00–485.001,7186
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2406430.62/cwt420.00–440.001,7487
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432404.29/cwt400.00–410.001,7477
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471412.59/cwt400.00–430.001,9438
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490365.05/cwt360.00–370.001,7892
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy503435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1883
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518369.97/cwt365.00–375.001,9163
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,10810
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,27912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573345.00/cwt335.00–348.001,9778
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593368.95/cwt365.00–385.002,1885
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611357.04/cwt355.00–360.002,18210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628328.75/cwt327.50–330.002,0652
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,39012
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0151
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4092
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685370.27/cwt368.00–377.502,53633
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715345.15/cwt338.00–357.502,4683
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2732330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4164
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2051
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,70028
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,5871
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,82221
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,008298.00/cwt298.00–298.003,00449
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2211502.65/cwt470.00–520.001,0613
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3238425.16/cwt410.00–440.001,0124
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273418.19/cwt410.00–435.001,1424
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0731
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323382.21/cwt350.00–400.001,2357
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326425.00/cwt420.00–430.001,3868
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4602
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365355.01/cwt350.00–360.001,2965
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375400.00/cwt385.00–415.001,50017
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4441
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425390.52/cwt380.00–415.001,66024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425338.40/cwt320.00–360.001,4387
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436367.48/cwt365.00–370.001,6024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466376.81/cwt365.00–390.001,75619
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479327.40/cwt300.00–355.001,56814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519357.82/cwt345.00–363.001,85738
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521313.90/cwt300.00–320.001,6355
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522329.15/cwt325.00–332.501,71812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568341.59/cwt330.00–352.501,9407
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571317.53/cwt310.00–320.001,8138
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5661
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611302.52/cwt300.00–315.001,8486
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy621335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0803
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628291.25/cwt290.00–292.501,8292
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,19719
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675256.79/cwt240.00–265.001,7333
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677276.21/cwt275.00–280.001,8704
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678294.88/cwt285.00–300.001,9993
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0131
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3728257.63/cwt250.00–265.001,8762
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9891
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3096
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added919293.50/cwt293.50–293.502,69757
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2218517.03/cwt510.00–530.001,1273
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3228447.88/cwt400.00–480.001,0213
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280420.13/cwt400.00–450.001,1765
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285497.63/cwt490.00–505.001,4182
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3339416.89/cwt370.00–425.001,4136
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363497.45/cwt495.00–500.001,8064
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375443.87/cwt425.00–475.001,6657
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378423.55/cwt420.00–435.001,6017
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408469.97/cwt465.00–475.001,9172
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423384.96/cwt380.00–395.001,6287
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3424352.68/cwt330.00–375.001,49510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427419.69/cwt400.00–435.001,79214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473393.97/cwt380.00–415.001,86313
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7726
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3482345.87/cwt320.00–350.001,6677
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2512393.76/cwt380.00–400.002,01617
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519354.08/cwt350.00–365.001,83822
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525329.25/cwt305.00–345.001,7296
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575319.02/cwt315.00–320.001,83410
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2584340.79/cwt327.50–350.001,99010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3588302.40/cwt295.00–310.001,7782
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2611338.21/cwt330.00–355.002,0667
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3624286.51/cwt272.50–300.001,7886
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0004
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660324.26/cwt315.00–337.502,1404
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2666299.25/cwt295.00–300.001,9937
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3679277.49/cwt270.00–280.001,8844
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0121
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2783267.47/cwt260.00–277.502,0945
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3920220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0241
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,2921
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,470203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,9841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,669185.63/cwt175.00–193.003,0988
Bulls——1,785209.49/cwt209.00–210.003,7392
Bulls——1,812201.32/cwt200.00–203.003,6483
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027141.65/cwt137.50–145.001,4556
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077166.21/cwt162.00–172.001,7903
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115153.19/cwt151.00–155.001,7083
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143132.60/cwt130.00–135.001,5163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173172.34/cwt164.00–197.002,02210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173157.19/cwt150.00–163.001,8447
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410156.29/cwt150.00–163.002,2047
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,452171.56/cwt166.00–200.002,49119
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28802,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29751,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0451,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0802,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1701,785.00/head1,785.00–1,785.001,7851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2222,354.34/head2,125.00–2,625.002,3545
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2632,310.35/head2,125.00–2,525.002,3102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3182,150.82/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1513

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.