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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 29

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Nov 22Nov 29Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

459 head

▼ 245 vs last sale 704▲ 262 vs year ago 197 · +133.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 64▲ 6 vs year ago 47 · +12.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 34▼ 18 vs year ago 33 · −54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher, Feeder heifers 10.00-15.00 higher, All feeder and yearling classes sold with good demand. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.73/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −68.95 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.

Average price

$317.73

31 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$34.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.26

vs KY average

−31.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	327.63	1,840	22
Medium and Large 2-3	564	293.53	1,654	9thin

One grade step is worth $34.10/cwt here — about $186 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 sale31 hd

317.73

—

KY average9 barns · 203 hd

301.47

+16.26

National average34 barns · 3,821 hd

349.37

−31.64

This barn, trailing median34 sales

386.68

−68.95

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,639	180.32	2,956	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,803	154.30	2,782	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,290	138.21	1,783	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	118.33	1,199	16
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	174.00	2,219	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,918	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,186	$1,854	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

82 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,320	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	381.51/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,442	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	373.36/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,658	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	337.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,602	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	366.19/cwt	360.00–376.00	1,761	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	332.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,739	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	292.01/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,536	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	347.59/cwt	337.50–356.00	1,985	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	269.71/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,551	3
Steers	600–650	Small 1-2	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	627	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,693	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	336.66/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,175	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	322.54/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,329	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	843	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,655	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	200	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	610	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	359.81/cwt	355.00–365.00	953	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,232	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	354.89/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,313	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	358.62/cwt	353.00–360.00	1,456	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	437	323.12/cwt	290.00–334.00	1,412	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	323.66/cwt	290.00–332.50	1,518	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	339.27/cwt	335.00–343.00	1,612	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,720	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	292.20/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,499	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	324.58/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,873	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	293.91/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,699	7
Heifers	600–650	Small 1-2	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	292.36/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,816	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	239.89/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,590	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	749	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,262	68
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,984	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,364	68
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	969	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	354.63/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,273	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	320.26/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,217	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	367.50/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,580	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	312.64/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,376	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,637	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,637	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	542	281.23/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,524	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	297.48/cwt	280.00–313.00	1,702	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,915	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,888	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	688	254.16/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,749	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,911	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	168.23/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,700	4
Bulls	—	—	1,636	189.00/cwt	184.00–192.00	3,092	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,473	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	104.10/cwt	84.00–115.00	1,005	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,407	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	125.40/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,313	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	154.68/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,985	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	128.90/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,658	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	140.76/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,819	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,505	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,319	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,008	163.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	3,283	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,275	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,219	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	750	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	875	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,904.26/head	1,700.00–1,985.00	1,904	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,918.26/head	1,875.00–1,960.00	1,918	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,722	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Nov 29, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 459Last week 704Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 64Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 34Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	378	370.00–390.00	381.51
6	400–450	444	370.00–380.00	373.36
22	450–500	481	360.00–376.00	366.19
4	500–550	523	330.00–335.00	332.54
22	550–600	571	337.50–356.00	347.59
3	600–650	646	335.00–340.00	336.66
4	700–750	722	315.00–325.00	322.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	474	330.00–340.00	337.93
5	500–550	526	260.00–300.00	292.01
3	550–600	575	250.00–285.00	269.71
2	600–650	627	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	412.50	412.50
6	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	420	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	800–850	843	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	355.00–365.00	359.81
2	300–350	347	355.00	355.00
16	350–400	370	340.00–365.00	354.89
5	400–450	406	353.00–360.00	358.62
6	450–500	475	335.00–343.00	339.27
5	500–550	509	338.00	338.00
17	550–600	577	317.50–325.00	324.58
6	600–650	621	290.00–295.00	292.36
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	763	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	800	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	700–750	749	302.00	302.00
68	750–800	765	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	285	265.00	265.00
7	400–450	437	290.00–334.00	323.12
14	450–500	469	290.00–332.50	323.66
2	500–550	513	280.00–305.00	292.20
7	550–600	578	280.00–307.50	293.91
2	650–700	663	230.00–250.00	239.89
2	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	359	340.00–360.00	354.63
3	400–450	430	355.00–380.00	367.50
3	450–500	461	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	591	324.00	324.00
2	600–650	607	311.00	311.00
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	780	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	380	310.00–330.00	320.26
2	400–450	440	300.00–325.00	312.64
1	450–500	485	337.50	337.50
4	500–550	542	265.00–290.00	281.23
3	550–600	572	280.00–313.00	297.48
3	650–700	688	252.50–255.00	254.16
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	795	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,875.00–1,960.00	1,918.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,225	1,700.00–1,985.00	1,904.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	177.50	177.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	140.00	140.00
6	—	965	84.00–115.00	104.10
9	—	1,047	118.00–132.00	125.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	162.00–165.00	163.51
2	—	1,598	140.00–150.00	145.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	114.00	114.00
6	—	1,286	120.00–133.00	128.90
3	—	1,283	154.00–156.00	154.68
12	—	1,292	135.00–150.00	140.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,605	160.00–176.00	168.23
1	—	1,790	194.00	194.00
4	—	1,636	184.00–192.00	189.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.