Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-09-06

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 6
● Final149 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,093 head
▲ 442 vs last sale 651▲ 485 vs year ago 608 · +79.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 75▼ 2 vs year ago 99 · −2.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 55▲ 11 vs year ago 41 · +26.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Light weight steers 300 lbs and under appeared sharply higher and with strong demand, while the 400-600 lbs steers were steady to 4.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned packages and groups. Yearling steers appeared stronger as well, but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers were steady to 4.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand for weaned and value added heifers. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand, however there was increased interest noted and premiums paid for younger looking leans to return to farm. Slaughter 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 $354.27/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −32.41 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$354.27
69 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,932
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$44.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.39
vs KY average
−17.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545357.501,94764
Medium and Large 2556313.001,7405thin
One grade step is worth $44.49/cwt here — about $207 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 sale69 hd
354.27
—
KY average18 barns · 1,142 hd
368.67
−14.39
National average145 barns · 7,681 hd
371.51
−17.24
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−32.41
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—Low1,685188.743,18021
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,236166.582,05820
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,514162.182,45522
CowsLean 85-90%High1,089144.181,57034

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)1,250$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$2,64512
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$2,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,024$2,3848
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$2,0114thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$2,3501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,185$4,1762thin

Every lot

149 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,4521
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy272599.87/cwt595.00–610.001,6325
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2292515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5042
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed315605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,9061
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331568.22/cwt565.00–575.001,8813
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3402
Steers350–400Large 1-2360452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,6271
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373494.11/cwt480.00–500.001,8437
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390447.57/cwt435.00–450.001,7466
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429439.59/cwt435.00–445.001,88614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430421.06/cwt417.00–425.001,8114
Steers400–450Large 1-2447400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7882
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465429.45/cwt410.00–432.501,99715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8135
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,3021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,7201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505373.30/cwt370.00–375.001,8853
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529395.00/cwt380.00–403.002,09029
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540442.50/cwt440.00–445.002,3902
Steers550–600Large 1-2Value Added550388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,13411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569396.17/cwt390.00–400.002,25413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575371.97/cwt355.00–376.002,13916
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620357.29/cwt350.00–362.002,2157
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661361.71/cwt338.00–367.502,3916
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677387.14/cwt380.00–390.002,62112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710323.75/cwt322.50–325.002,2992
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,7144
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765364.97/cwt360.00–370.002,79212
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765332.25/cwt332.00–332.502,5422
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2801350.00/cwt347.50–355.002,8046
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added931336.50/cwt336.50–336.503,13362
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,060311.92/cwt308.00–316.003,30698
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2160510.00/cwt510.00–510.008161
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy195560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,0921
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,4151
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283466.38/cwt460.00–475.001,3206
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315345.24/cwt340.00–350.001,0882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328464.96/cwt460.00–470.001,5252
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332416.49/cwt400.00–420.001,3839
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3361350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2643
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372430.42/cwt425.00–445.001,6018
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2380335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382410.36/cwt400.00–420.001,56819
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385390.13/cwt385.00–395.001,5022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3403290.06/cwt280.00–300.001,1692
Heifers400–450Large 1-2420350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4701
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425373.87/cwt360.00–380.001,5898
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432394.86/cwt385.00–407.501,70612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467394.73/cwt390.00–400.001,84327
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469379.54/cwt370.00–386.001,78028
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469355.43/cwt345.00–360.001,6678
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478340.00/cwt330.00–350.001,6253
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520363.12/cwt350.00–369.001,88814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524380.67/cwt375.00–390.001,99524
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533322.32/cwt310.00–335.001,7182
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open565354.96/cwt350.00–360.002,0062
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571306.79/cwt300.00–310.001,7523
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578333.48/cwt319.00–345.001,92823
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614290.94/cwt285.00–300.001,7865
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616313.86/cwt305.00–330.001,9339
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open625342.49/cwt340.00–350.002,1418
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open671338.18/cwt338.00–340.002,26911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1459
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open707333.57/cwt325.00–335.002,3587
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0811
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,9051
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773274.71/cwt265.00–285.002,1242
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added834317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,64864
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1846
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,80956
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2187570.31/cwt555.00–580.001,0663
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4721
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278610.67/cwt602.00–625.001,6984
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285518.04/cwt500.00–530.001,4763
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2289582.46/cwt555.00–595.001,68312
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2761
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328469.81/cwt465.00–475.001,5412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,8982
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335392.39/cwt385.00–400.001,3152
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1051
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2358469.55/cwt450.00–480.001,68113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2386408.13/cwt402.00–420.001,5753
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2415385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5981
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417476.66/cwt475.00–480.001,9883
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423419.48/cwt407.50–447.501,7747
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440388.78/cwt382.50–395.001,7114
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5182
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467398.34/cwt390.00–417.501,8609
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472358.35/cwt350.00–370.001,6915
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512384.76/cwt380.00–395.001,97021
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520356.12/cwt350.00–370.001,8528
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2536336.51/cwt330.00–345.001,80417
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6102
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy568367.33/cwt365.00–375.002,08621
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575349.55/cwt345.00–353.002,01020
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2575325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615357.03/cwt354.00–359.002,1969
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616338.52/cwt325.00–345.002,0858
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9381
Bulls600–650Large 1-2635270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7152
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2941
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718316.22/cwt315.00–320.002,2704
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0441
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2651
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2917237.73/cwt232.00–245.002,1803
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990223.33/cwt220.00–230.002,2113
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2751
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,080235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,5381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,611177.90/cwt170.00–183.002,8667
Bulls——1,707191.31/cwt187.00–195.003,26610
Bulls——1,758201.29/cwt200.00–203.003,5394
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed973178.88/cwt177.50–180.001,7412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016128.17/cwt120.00–134.001,3026
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045101.31/cwt100.00–104.001,0593
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,109148.66/cwt137.00–154.001,64918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,176159.10/cwt157.00–162.001,8715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212163.75/cwt159.00–169.001,9859
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250177.98/cwt170.00–193.002,2257
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264153.01/cwt150.00–155.001,9344
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413151.74/cwt150.00–155.002,1443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,7151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530163.04/cwt158.00–168.002,49518
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 28951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29152,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29152,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29992,578.65/head2,500.00–2,675.002,5796
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,214.86/head2,075.00–2,300.002,2153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2601,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3042,712.36/head2,400.00–3,000.002,71211
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118217.47/cwt201.00–232.502,4316
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1854,175.84/head4,150.00–4,200.004,1762
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29202,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.