Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-10-11

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 11
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
704 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 831▼ 214 vs year ago 918 · −23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 89▼ 17 vs year ago 126 · −13.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 46▲ 39 vs year ago 41 · +95.1%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 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 $345.45/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −41.23 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$345.45
64 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,868
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$52.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.26
vs KY average
−38.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539355.211,91452
Medium and Large 2-3550303.131,66712thin
One grade step is worth $52.08/cwt here — about $247 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 sale64 hd
345.45
—
KY average24 barns · 799 hd
346.70
−1.26
National average182 barns · 15,418 hd
384.39
−38.94
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−41.23
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—Low1,733187.613,25222
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,781168.753,0054thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,338160.672,15035
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low992133.821,32727
HeifersSelectAverage1,005245.002,4621thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,255217.502,7301thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,170$3,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$2,8509
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,081$2,7966
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$2,63638
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$2,6002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$1,8683thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,8452thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$2,2193thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,210$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,130$3,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,393$3,1469
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,165$2,4001thin

Every lot

121 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0561
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2981
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2723
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326434.99/cwt430.00–450.001,4184
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368453.12/cwt425.00–500.001,6673
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4991
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438433.73/cwt430.00–435.001,9004
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471428.48/cwt420.00–455.002,0188
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487391.44/cwt370.00–400.001,9067
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,18010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523389.71/cwt382.50–410.002,03825
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530366.62/cwt360.00–375.001,9433
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576394.30/cwt385.00–400.002,2719
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0481
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588374.58/cwt365.00–377.502,2035
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620334.49/cwt320.00–342.002,0743
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627376.95/cwt357.50–392.002,36317
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656365.44/cwt359.00–390.002,3975
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707345.74/cwt344.00–352.502,4445
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,3861
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added998322.00/cwt322.00–322.003,21453
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008801
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225390.00/cwt390.00–390.008783
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3243307.37/cwt295.00–320.007472
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3277358.07/cwt350.00–370.009923
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318334.65/cwt320.00–350.001,0642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330416.96/cwt400.00–430.001,3767
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330381.73/cwt380.00–382.501,2603
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3371317.76/cwt300.00–350.001,1794
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5202
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384380.48/cwt380.00–382.501,4615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431361.58/cwt350.00–370.001,55819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434389.37/cwt382.50–420.001,69010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4362
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465387.07/cwt380.00–390.001,80016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472362.14/cwt350.00–370.001,70918
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481330.05/cwt300.00–340.001,5888
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523294.89/cwt270.00–305.001,5425
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526363.56/cwt355.00–385.001,91233
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540341.00/cwt325.00–345.001,8415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560351.25/cwt350.00–352.501,9672
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3569309.02/cwt285.00–318.001,7587
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570338.83/cwt330.00–347.501,93112
Heifers600–650Small 1-2605255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5431
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618331.12/cwt315.00–335.002,0465
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618297.51/cwt295.00–300.001,8392
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1156
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3663300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9892
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1392
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3728250.05/cwt245.00–255.001,8202
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3767282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,1632
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1971
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7801
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,006300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,01850
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3242350.00/cwt350.00–350.008472
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2258410.29/cwt400.00–420.001,0592
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3285340.26/cwt280.00–380.009704
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326449.10/cwt425.00–517.501,4647
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2332389.67/cwt370.00–400.001,2947
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381421.67/cwt410.00–460.001,60712
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3481
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2395380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5011
Bulls350–400Small 1-2395280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1061
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3400300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424450.10/cwt430.00–495.001,90815
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437383.75/cwt380.00–400.001,6778
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463409.92/cwt405.00–415.001,8982
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464387.95/cwt370.00–400.001,80017
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3483346.08/cwt330.00–352.501,6727
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515381.03/cwt379.00–400.001,96216
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520331.37/cwt310.00–350.001,72311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524362.02/cwt355.00–375.001,89717
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2562363.66/cwt350.00–377.502,04411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3574336.40/cwt325.00–345.001,93110
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy575380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1851
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618323.72/cwt315.00–335.002,0014
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy631347.01/cwt345.00–350.002,19015
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0622
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3683289.93/cwt270.00–310.001,9802
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2707315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2272
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9511
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3815250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0381
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830267.58/cwt255.00–280.002,2212
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3878244.80/cwt235.00–255.002,1492
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3910215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9571
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3958231.51/cwt230.00–233.002,2182
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,005245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4621
Heifers—Select and Choice1,255217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,7301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,675174.69/cwt150.00–184.002,9267
Bulls——1,681188.53/cwt185.00–194.003,16911
Bulls——1,979207.71/cwt203.00–215.004,1114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92998.28/cwt70.00–117.009135
Cows—Lean 85-90%995130.21/cwt125.00–135.001,29610
Cows—Lean 85-90%997144.11/cwt138.00–150.001,4377
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041162.19/cwt156.00–170.001,6885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253149.10/cwt140.00–154.001,8689
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368164.67/cwt155.00–183.002,25326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,781168.75/cwt166.00–174.003,0054
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28451,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Small 1-28701,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0812,796.02/head2,525.00–2,850.002,7966
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,844.65/head1,600.00–2,050.001,8452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2532,088.97/head1,875.00–2,275.002,0892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2782,849.99/head2,400.00–3,100.002,8509
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3012,665.99/head1,850.00–3,100.002,66637
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2103,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4203,315.74/head2,850.00–3,450.003,3167
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6803,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28502,218.63/head2,050.00–2,300.002,2193

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.