Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-01-10

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 10
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,344 head
▼ 332 vs last sale 1,676▲ 1,344 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 166▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 73▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers were steady to last weeks sharply higher market. Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $419.06/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −31.16 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$419.06
115 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−3.19
vs KY average
−47.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556419.062,332115
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale115 hd
419.06
—
KY average25 barns · 1,589 hd
422.25
−3.19
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−47.27
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
−31.16
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—High1,903184.113,5048thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,531149.282,28510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,302146.781,91127
CowsLean 85-90%High1,031127.161,31125

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 (5-8 yrs)1,270$2,8494thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,244$2,4376
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,151$2,0916
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)765$1,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,560$3,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,4001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)860$2,5501thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy227525.73/cwt445.00–630.001,1935
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy268514.25/cwt470.00–550.001,3785
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1891
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318385.12/cwt370.00–400.001,2252
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324449.31/cwt420.00–480.001,4564
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375483.24/cwt420.00–520.001,81216
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419470.61/cwt425.00–500.001,97211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426396.20/cwt380.00–400.001,6885
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458385.08/cwt370.00–400.001,7642
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477447.24/cwt420.00–480.002,13334
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523382.44/cwt380.00–385.002,0002
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533423.03/cwt390.00–440.002,25536
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567424.78/cwt405.00–435.002,40968
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578368.10/cwt360.00–385.002,1289
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0701
Steers600–650Small 1-2600315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8901
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627391.24/cwt355.00–410.002,45366
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664358.49/cwt355.00–360.002,38016
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710366.78/cwt348.00–370.002,60453
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3823
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3752220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6542
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777341.22/cwt330.00–342.502,65119
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782352.43/cwt345.00–357.502,756170
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845318.75/cwt310.00–327.502,6932
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7681
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added884339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,99759
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2918300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7542
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy228459.89/cwt450.00–470.001,0492
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245395.00/cwt395.00–395.009681
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy271441.55/cwt420.00–460.001,19710
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2274401.34/cwt380.00–410.001,1006
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285345.00/cwt345.00–345.009831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318387.32/cwt380.00–395.001,2322
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325426.54/cwt405.00–445.001,38615
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371419.64/cwt400.00–440.001,55721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390371.25/cwt367.50–375.001,4482
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429380.70/cwt365.00–390.001,6336
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431423.34/cwt400.00–455.001,82524
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433315.61/cwt280.00–350.001,3672
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465374.79/cwt360.00–390.001,74312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476415.44/cwt395.00–426.001,97737
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516343.27/cwt340.00–345.001,7713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520411.68/cwt360.00–419.502,141109
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6741
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572339.95/cwt330.00–350.001,94526
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576362.09/cwt354.00–365.002,08634
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616351.38/cwt340.00–361.002,16553
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625328.37/cwt320.00–335.002,05212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628305.03/cwt300.00–310.001,9166
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3663278.96/cwt250.00–300.001,8506
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2657
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2289
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9662
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724317.73/cwt315.00–322.002,3005
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,41469
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3757302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,2864
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765311.14/cwt309.00–315.002,38011
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815306.07/cwt300.00–312.002,4944
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875273.24/cwt270.00–280.002,3913
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320448.59/cwt420.00–475.001,4353
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370449.19/cwt420.00–500.001,6623
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371394.30/cwt385.00–400.001,4637
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3423331.57/cwt315.00–350.001,4032
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426475.60/cwt435.00–485.002,0265
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2443392.54/cwt385.00–400.001,7392
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463394.95/cwt375.00–410.001,8296
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469458.89/cwt420.00–465.002,1529
Bulls450–500Small 1-2481356.05/cwt350.00–360.001,7135
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3491326.56/cwt250.00–355.001,6034
Bulls500–550Small 1-2510300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5301
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy516405.57/cwt390.00–420.002,0938
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518370.72/cwt350.00–380.001,92015
Bulls550–600Small 1-2555320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7761
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3566335.07/cwt320.00–345.001,8964
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572362.48/cwt355.00–375.002,07312
Bulls600–650Small 1-2600295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy601355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1343
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3605305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8451
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613325.07/cwt320.00–330.001,9933
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670324.97/cwt320.00–330.002,1776
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,1371
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2706303.76/cwt300.00–305.002,1454
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3730267.86/cwt250.00–285.001,9552
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3758262.54/cwt250.00–275.001,9902
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,3411
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,2481
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2873273.66/cwt267.50–280.002,3892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,605200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,2101
Bulls——1,853177.57/cwt173.00–184.003,2904
Bulls——2,070187.54/cwt185.00–190.003,8823
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%988104.38/cwt100.00–110.001,0318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031143.63/cwt135.00–152.001,48111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084122.01/cwt115.00–132.001,3235
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,7091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288160.62/cwt152.00–169.002,0697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293144.68/cwt138.00–151.001,87118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,428117.29/cwt114.00–120.001,6752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,519145.84/cwt140.00–150.002,2157
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558157.32/cwt155.00–160.002,4513
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5603,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2603,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2989203.18/cwt180.00–227.002,0094
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203184.51/cwt184.00–185.002,2202
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1512,090.66/head1,975.00–2,400.002,0916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2442,437.42/head1,800.00–3,100.002,4376
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,849.13/head2,750.00–3,050.002,8494
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28602,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.