Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-09-13

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 13
● Final160 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
917 head
▼ 176 vs last sale 1,093▼ 59 vs year ago 976 · −6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 97▼ 57 vs year ago 120 · −47.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 52▲ 56 vs year ago 54 · +103.7%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.13/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −46.55 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$340.13
77 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,839
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$35.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.96
vs KY average
−28.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545349.041,90440
Large 1522345.841,8055thin
Medium and Large 2532331.501,76326
Medium and Large 2-3563313.331,7646thin
One grade step is worth $35.71/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale77 hd
340.13
—
KY average24 barns · 1,415 hd
352.09
−11.96
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−28.21
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−46.55
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—High1,648179.932,96515
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,321157.322,07823
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,532156.322,3957thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,073141.681,52021

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,403$2,7348
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,420$2,6003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,223$2,5387
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,288$2,4842thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$2,4196
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,242$1,9443thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,065$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,172$2,6583thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,198$2,0972thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2,165$4,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,371$2,95215
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,278$2,92418

Every lot

160 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,4151
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273592.71/cwt590.00–595.001,6182
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317479.60/cwt450.00–490.001,5204
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323532.44/cwt525.00–540.001,7202
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2341411.96/cwt410.00–420.001,4055
Steers350–400Large 1350405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7461
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373472.55/cwt465.00–480.001,7632
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3131
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377416.58/cwt400.00–425.001,5716
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416450.16/cwt445.00–455.001,8738
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417415.83/cwt410.00–420.001,7345
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420356.63/cwt350.00–365.001,4983
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468417.45/cwt410.00–420.001,9546
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479377.25/cwt370.00–385.001,8077
Steers450–500Large 1490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full510325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528352.99/cwt350.00–375.001,8649
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531384.96/cwt380.00–390.002,04412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568356.60/cwt350.00–365.002,0256
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8916
Steers550–600Large 1595345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0531
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8151
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full615275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2616344.97/cwt340.00–350.002,1255
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3645
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8757
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631362.44/cwt360.00–375.002,2878
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2756
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8431
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5552
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730332.53/cwt320.00–340.002,4274
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,5081
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2141
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,033299.95/cwt295.00–305.003,098101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Fancy125610.00/cwt610.00–610.007631
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2190530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,0071
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210453.25/cwt450.00–460.009523
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235405.11/cwt400.00–410.009522
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2262440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1532
Heifers250–300Large 1278425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1824
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3283309.20/cwt280.00–340.008752
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2284391.39/cwt370.00–400.001,1124
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3321314.17/cwt295.00–325.001,0087
Heifers300–350Large 1325405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335420.57/cwt400.00–435.001,4094
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3356350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2464
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362402.84/cwt400.00–420.001,4587
Heifers350–400Large 1368391.60/cwt375.00–395.001,4416
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382380.35/cwt370.00–395.001,45320
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423352.49/cwt350.00–360.001,4918
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429383.55/cwt370.00–400.001,64525
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477352.32/cwt345.00–360.001,68110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478372.92/cwt365.00–382.501,78324
Heifers450–500Large 1478333.35/cwt300.00–365.001,5932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9557
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8863
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515358.43/cwt345.00–370.001,84613
Heifers500–550Large 1522345.84/cwt340.00–350.001,8055
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528333.22/cwt320.00–340.001,75923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3537315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9364
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560318.35/cwt315.00–320.001,7833
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570338.86/cwt325.00–342.501,93220
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,8004
Heifers600–650Large 1600305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8302
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open603340.02/cwt335.00–350.002,0506
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613307.20/cwt300.00–315.001,8837
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3642260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6692
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2661280.84/cwt280.00–285.001,8566
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0013
Heifers650–700Large 1685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1244
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7521
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,43478
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9503
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820318.50/cwt318.50–318.502,61262
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added981288.25/cwt288.25–288.252,82854
Feeder Cattle · Bulls46 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2-3175396.57/cwt380.00–400.006946
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2202520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,0502
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215460.00/cwt460.00–460.009891
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4031
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3263365.81/cwt340.00–390.009624
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2273507.16/cwt500.00–515.001,3852
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273446.34/cwt430.00–460.001,2193
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5762
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4181
Bulls300–350Large 1325415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3491
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3971
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364413.91/cwt400.00–420.001,5077
Bulls350–400Large 1367465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7077
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3368376.28/cwt370.00–380.001,3854
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378439.80/cwt430.00–450.001,6622
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418408.67/cwt400.00–425.001,7083
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8271
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420387.19/cwt365.00–397.501,62612
Bulls400–450Large 1430395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6992
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468393.27/cwt375.00–405.001,84122
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472364.06/cwt350.00–370.001,71812
Bulls450–500Large 1475380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8051
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513326.88/cwt320.00–335.001,6773
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526366.04/cwt350.00–375.001,92516
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0671
Bulls500–550Large 1530385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5641
Bulls550–600Large 1560325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8201
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565347.67/cwt340.00–360.001,9649
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570330.13/cwt325.00–335.001,8822
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7363
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623322.93/cwt320.00–325.002,01210
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625351.27/cwt345.00–357.502,1954
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625307.50/cwt300.00–315.001,9224
Bulls600–650Large 1642300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9264
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2669308.14/cwt300.00–323.002,0618
Bulls650–700Large 1670300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0103
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670287.57/cwt285.00–290.001,9272
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718314.98/cwt310.00–322.502,2624
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2332
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2828261.12/cwt255.00–267.502,1622
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0041
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855209.94/cwt200.00–220.001,7952
Bulls900–950Large 1932235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1902
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955250.00/cwt240.00–260.002,3882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,555175.33/cwt160.00–183.002,72611
Bulls——1,740200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,4801
Bulls——1,957190.11/cwt185.00–193.003,7203
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%998110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0983
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067130.58/cwt127.00–135.001,3933
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076142.34/cwt136.00–153.001,5328
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103159.26/cwt155.00–167.001,7577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255129.61/cwt120.00–140.001,6273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303152.51/cwt150.00–155.001,9875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,328160.93/cwt156.00–166.002,13712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388178.63/cwt169.00–190.002,4793
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483146.94/cwt142.00–152.002,1792
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,552160.07/cwt155.00–164.002,4845
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1722,658.00/head2,650.00–2,675.002,6583
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1982,096.71/head2,025.00–2,175.002,0972
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1132,415.33/head2,135.00–2,600.002,4153
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,886.42/head2,600.00–3,450.002,88611
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2903,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,801.84/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8022
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3882,924.67/head2,400.00–3,800.002,92511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5243,409.58/head3,000.00–3,800.003,4104
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-22,1654,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2232,538.49/head2,350.00–2,650.002,5387
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2421,944.30/head1,750.00–2,200.001,9443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2882,484.47/head2,150.00–2,800.002,4842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2882,418.69/head2,000.00–2,800.002,4196
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4032,734.06/head2,425.00–3,300.002,7348
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965199.41/cwt195.00–204.001,9242

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.