Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-12-06

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Dec 6
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
840 head
▲ 381 vs last sale 459▼ 225 vs year ago 1,065 · −21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 53▲ 35 vs year ago 61 · +57.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 15▲ 30 vs year ago 37 · +81.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday feeder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $384.80/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −65.42 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$384.80
69 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,105
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.03
vs KY average
−44.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547390.322,13759
Medium and Large 2-3545352.261,91810thin
One grade step is worth $38.06/cwt here — about $218 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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
384.80
—
KY average25 barns · 1,117 hd
388.83
−4.03
National average190 barns · 23,426 hd
429.15
−44.35
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
−65.42
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

30 sales
525464403342median 450.2203/0704/2506/2009/1210/31
Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.01, low $356.50, median $450.22 across 30 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—Low1,683191.843,2299thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,261156.551,97465
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,571156.202,45322
CowsLean 85-90%Average958146.841,4077thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,389176.232,4486thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,296$2,4515
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,196$2,25115
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,191$2,0625
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$2,2527
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,286$3,0994thin

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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2206490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,0093
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2252
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255542.65/cwt535.00–550.001,3842
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2308435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3403
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3073
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369477.65/cwt470.00–480.001,7639
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374424.10/cwt410.00–435.001,5868
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375406.41/cwt400.00–407.501,5247
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417400.41/cwt400.00–402.501,6706
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425416.14/cwt410.00–430.001,7698
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0471
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3461378.00/cwt375.00–380.001,7435
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477394.82/cwt385.00–402.001,8838
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy486428.36/cwt425.00–430.002,0829
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy514435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2365
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3517362.51/cwt360.00–365.001,8746
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528382.45/cwt370.00–387.502,0199
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535402.61/cwt400.00–415.002,15422
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy566400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2645
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569354.44/cwt340.00–360.002,01710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586376.23/cwt375.00–385.002,2058
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3586336.88/cwt335.00–337.501,9744
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8303
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613327.04/cwt320.00–335.002,00513
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624377.01/cwt370.00–380.002,35310
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654356.51/cwt353.00–360.002,3324
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655310.04/cwt305.00–315.002,0312
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667342.54/cwt335.00–350.002,28511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9394
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722313.53/cwt300.00–320.002,26418
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4023
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783320.57/cwt320.00–321.002,5107
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2789303.35/cwt300.00–310.002,39312
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1861
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1061
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,69265
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2843304.99/cwt300.00–307.502,5713
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7761
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added954308.08/cwt306.00–310.002,939110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2229389.81/cwt385.00–395.008934
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,0181
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy289419.73/cwt412.50–422.501,2139
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290389.91/cwt385.00–395.001,1312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310381.25/cwt375.00–390.001,1824
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328354.81/cwt350.00–360.001,1642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333406.04/cwt400.00–417.501,3523
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370405.07/cwt402.50–412.501,4994
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3381365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3915
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384390.17/cwt385.00–400.001,49814
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403402.02/cwt400.00–415.001,62015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419355.84/cwt347.50–365.001,4919
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426330.97/cwt330.00–332.001,4106
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455320.51/cwt320.00–321.001,4584
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477336.44/cwt330.00–340.001,60510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy497361.25/cwt357.50–410.001,79515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8044
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529341.44/cwt330.00–345.001,80625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538310.52/cwt310.00–320.001,67127
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569317.43/cwt310.00–324.001,80612
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574336.60/cwt330.00–340.001,9329
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576303.13/cwt300.00–307.501,7464
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623328.28/cwt320.00–330.002,0456
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623300.88/cwt300.00–310.001,87411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635276.64/cwt275.00–280.001,7573
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655289.50/cwt285.00–294.001,8962
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678313.35/cwt310.00–315.002,1253
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1281
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9001
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2911
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3838251.98/cwt220.00–260.002,1125
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added864301.25/cwt301.25–301.252,60360
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1302
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2180430.00/cwt430.00–430.007741
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2791
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4461
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2384
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3691
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7424
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413392.98/cwt380.00–400.001,6233
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3423357.49/cwt355.00–360.001,5122
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3463324.86/cwt320.00–330.001,5042
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466369.39/cwt360.00–380.001,7219
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0093
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,7903
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9433
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3550295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6231
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0521
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2602315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8964
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667308.92/cwt300.00–315.002,0605
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3726249.97/cwt245.00–255.001,8154
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735288.22/cwt285.00–295.002,1183
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0251
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,0541
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1621
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3870215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8711
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,389176.23/cwt173.00–184.002,4486
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,550205.37/cwt200.00–210.003,1833
Bulls——1,623177.17/cwt175.00–180.002,8753
Bulls——1,877192.98/cwt191.00–194.003,6223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%795130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0341
Cows—Lean 85-90%965153.47/cwt153.00–154.001,4812
Cows—Lean 85-90%996147.74/cwt145.00–150.001,4714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242146.62/cwt144.00–150.001,8217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247164.72/cwt161.00–170.002,05419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269156.45/cwt152.00–160.001,98535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291136.04/cwt133.00–140.001,7564
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,529164.68/cwt162.00–170.002,5188
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,567147.64/cwt144.00–150.002,3147
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600158.40/cwt153.00–160.002,5346
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,755135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,3691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0021,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1912,062.10/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0625
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2262,359.13/head1,975.00–2,550.002,35913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2962,451.39/head2,250.00–2,600.002,4515
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28552,251.89/head1,600.00–2,400.002,2527
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153185.46/cwt173.00–195.002,1382
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,305174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,2711
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2863,098.70/head2,550.00–4,000.003,0994

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.