Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-08-30

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 30
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
651 head
▼ 375 vs last sale 1,026▲ 363 vs year ago 288 · +126.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 77▼ 23 vs year ago 98 · −23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 14▼ 71 vs year ago 126 · −56.3%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $349.22/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −37.46 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$349.22
41 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,885
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$433
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$87.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.03
vs KY average
−20.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540357.471,93230
Medium and Large 2537332.381,78410thin
Medium and Large 2-3555270.001,4991thin
One grade step is worth $87.47/cwt here — about $433 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale41 hd
349.22
—
KY average25 barns · 1,536 hd
357.25
−8.03
National average160 barns · 10,603 hd
369.81
−20.59
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−37.46
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—High1,683191.353,22018
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,190159.931,90432
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,507158.032,38211
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,058135.821,43720
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average983139.151,3683thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage988170.001,6802thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,305$3,0501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,8912thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$2,7001thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$2,1745
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$2,1344thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,129$2,0104thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$1,7745
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,7682thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)670$1,4851thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,540$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$2,0162thin

Every lot

140 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,4971
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5131
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6741
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2802
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8002
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393462.52/cwt460.00–465.001,8182
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417425.41/cwt422.50–430.001,7745
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425418.39/cwt415.00–420.001,7783
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426377.37/cwt360.00–385.001,6084
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463399.68/cwt390.00–410.001,8516
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476419.32/cwt417.00–425.001,9966
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476350.26/cwt330.00–375.001,6674
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518391.24/cwt381.00–400.002,02712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522372.03/cwt370.00–376.001,9423
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527341.69/cwt330.00–350.001,8013
Steers500–550Large 1547310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6962
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563373.78/cwt365.00–390.002,10410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574354.38/cwt350.00–357.502,0344
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613361.28/cwt360.00–362.502,2152
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627381.36/cwt372.50–400.002,3919
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670378.54/cwt365.00–392.502,5362
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6681
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5992
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3361
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824329.88/cwt320.00–340.002,7185
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865316.55/cwt310.00–330.002,7383
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2988288.84/cwt277.50–300.002,8542
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2253500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2652
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3257425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0925
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290448.00/cwt448.00–448.001,2991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321458.00/cwt458.00–458.001,4704
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325366.69/cwt365.00–370.001,1923
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333390.67/cwt380.00–400.001,3019
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338422.27/cwt410.00–435.001,4277
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371413.11/cwt390.00–430.001,53321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377377.71/cwt370.00–385.001,4248
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,7087
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427380.23/cwt370.00–400.001,62435
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434351.34/cwt340.00–355.001,5258
Heifers450–500Large 1450350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5751
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477375.47/cwt365.00–390.001,79119
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484346.47/cwt336.00–360.001,67711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524369.37/cwt355.00–385.001,93520
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525339.21/cwt320.00–350.001,7818
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573333.67/cwt320.00–340.001,91210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583305.06/cwt300.00–310.001,7782
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614315.02/cwt310.00–325.001,93410
Heifers600–650Large 1618294.90/cwt290.00–300.001,8222
Heifers650–700Large 1655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665294.81/cwt280.00–300.001,9604
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718294.95/cwt290.00–300.002,1182
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725274.93/cwt270.00–280.001,9932
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8751
Heifers750–800Large 1790260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0541
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added796335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,66765
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5221
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,007296.50/cwt296.50–296.502,98652
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2150540.00/cwt540.00–540.008101
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2205490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,0051
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230415.00/cwt415.00–415.009551
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270370.00/cwt370.00–370.009991
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5111
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310503.30/cwt500.00–505.001,5603
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2339423.36/cwt410.00–440.001,4355
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2921
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373453.35/cwt450.00–460.001,6913
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380422.05/cwt400.00–430.001,60423
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2414409.32/cwt400.00–430.001,69512
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429375.05/cwt345.00–390.001,60915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0541
Bulls450–500Large 1455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460401.95/cwt390.00–416.001,8499
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468361.89/cwt340.00–380.001,69417
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517375.04/cwt357.00–382.001,93914
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521335.45/cwt325.00–350.001,7489
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565364.57/cwt350.00–371.002,06010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567329.13/cwt311.00–340.001,8667
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618343.51/cwt330.00–350.002,12310
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy630357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,2491
Bulls600–650Large 1630325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0481
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662356.04/cwt350.00–367.502,3573
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2677293.20/cwt280.00–300.001,9853
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678312.56/cwt310.00–315.002,1192
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2713309.18/cwt302.50–315.002,2043
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0021
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0791
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3795240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9081
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0881
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5651
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1001
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2900220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9801
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2955200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9101
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1891
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,2051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,290240.00/cwt240.00–240.003,0961
Bulls——1,463160.19/cwt156.00–165.002,3443
Bulls——1,661188.10/cwt182.00–195.003,1249
Bulls——1,933206.17/cwt203.00–212.003,9855
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%999141.28/cwt140.00–144.001,4115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053134.63/cwt128.00–139.001,4189
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110113.80/cwt110.00–124.001,2633
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117152.32/cwt149.00–154.001,7013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130121.81/cwt120.00–124.001,3762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,152153.68/cwt144.00–159.001,77014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195166.17/cwt160.00–174.001,98612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,341182.11/cwt178.00–187.002,4424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435151.48/cwt150.00–153.002,1742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,471160.38/cwt156.00–165.002,3596
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,8511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,690175.03/cwt171.00–180.002,9582
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%983139.15/cwt120.00–151.001,3683
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice988170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6802
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29152,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29961,767.69/head1,300.00–2,450.001,7684
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,133.62/head2,050.00–2,400.002,1344
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1292,009.97/head1,500.00–2,400.002,0104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,174.49/head1,200.00–2,600.002,1745
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,890.51/head2,800.00–3,000.002,8912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3053,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-26701,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27051,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5351
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,015.67/head1,650.00–2,350.002,0162
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5403,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2930250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1321

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.