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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 17

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Jan 10Jan 17Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

462 head

▼ 882 vs last sale 1,344▼ 1,158 vs year ago 1,620 · −71.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 91▼ 51 vs year ago 95 · −53.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 28▲ 5 vs year ago 26 · +19.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 15.00 to 18.00 higher and sharply higher in some instances. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was 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 $381.58/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −5.10 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.

Average price

$381.58

28 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$26.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.54

vs KY average

−31.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	384.37	2,102	25
Medium and Large 2-3	517	358.32	1,853	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.05/cwt here — about $250 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 sale28 hd

381.58

—

KY average26 barns · 1,593 hd

374.04

+7.54

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−31.90

This barn, trailing median34 sales

386.68

−5.10

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	—	High	1,478	176.51	2,608	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	151.55	2,270	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,225	141.62	1,735	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	127.86	1,277	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,460	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,333	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,358	$1,900	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$4,000	1thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,162	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,040	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,098	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	440.09/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,835	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	502.57/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,126	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	405.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,742	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	433.71/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,073	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,969	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	392.44/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,033	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	410.85/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,132	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	437.48/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,336	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,250	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	417.99/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,445	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	353.28/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,208	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	415.34/cwt	414.00–416.00	2,604	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	374.34/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,508	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,606	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	794	354.14/cwt	348.00–355.50	2,812	83
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	947	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,936	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	150	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	795	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	220	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	825	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,148	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,275	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	287	474.99/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,363	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,496	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,623	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,948	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	409.85/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,721	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	385.06/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,640	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,172	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	358.32/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,853	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,177	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	382.19/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,037	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,165	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	361.19/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,091	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,182	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	602	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,926	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	336.59/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,141	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,168	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,370	78
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,235	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,538	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,372	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,904	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,056	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	918	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,795	57
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,279	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,215	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,384	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	185	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	999	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,620	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,653	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	322	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,513	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,819	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	547.55/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,960	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	489.79/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,778	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,792	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	394.27/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,109	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	392.53/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,210	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,156	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	364.88/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,281	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,178	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,110	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	174.51/cwt	172.00–177.50	2,544	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,071	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	146.64/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,339	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,301	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	124.07/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,259	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	105.55/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,148	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	160.67/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,914	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	131.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,580	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	122.54/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,489	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	146.53/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,880	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	151.55/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,270	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,655	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	2,459.62/head	1,800.00–3,000.00	2,460	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	2,332.98/head	1,575.00–2,650.00	2,333	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	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 Jan 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 1,344Year ago 1,620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 91Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	426	380.00–390.00	385.06
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	517	355.00–360.00	358.32
2	600–650	602	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	755	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	875	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	530.00	530.00
1	200–250	225	510.00	510.00
5	250–300	287	470.00–480.00	474.99
1	300–350	315	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	380	427.00	427.00
5	400–450	420	400.00–415.00	409.85
1	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
9	500–550	533	380.00–390.00	382.19
8	550–600	579	355.00–370.00	361.19
6	600–650	636	335.00–345.00	336.59
2	650–700	657	330.00	330.00
6	700–750	721	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	778	300.00–310.00	304.92
1	800–850	810	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	930	245.00	245.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	215.00	215.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	531	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	555	390.00	390.00
7	600–650	601	363.00	363.00
78	650–700	679	349.00	349.00
7	750–800	753	337.00	337.00
57	900–950	918	304.50	304.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	410	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	505	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	417	435.00–455.00	440.09
9	450–500	478	425.00–440.00	433.71
6	500–550	519	400.00–420.00	410.85
10	550–600	585	410.00–420.00	417.99
3	600–650	625	340.00–360.00	353.28
6	650–700	670	365.00–385.00	374.34
2	750–800	785	332.00	332.00
4	900–950	947	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	430	400.00–410.00	405.06
3	450–500	478	412.00	412.00
2	500–550	518	390.00–395.00	392.44
2	550–600	577	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	385	545.00	545.00
2	400–450	423	490.00–515.00	502.57
1	450–500	455	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	534	435.00–440.00	437.48
6	600–650	627	414.00–416.00	415.34
83	750–800	794	348.00–355.50	354.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	540.00	540.00
2	250–300	270	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	340	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	363	480.00–500.00	489.79
1	400–450	435	412.00	412.00
3	500–550	535	387.50–400.00	394.27
2	550–600	563	390.00–395.00	392.53
4	600–650	625	360.00–380.00	364.88
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	751	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	358	545.00–550.00	547.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	375.00	375.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	145.00–148.00	146.64
4	—	989	130.00–133.00	131.52
2	—	1,088	105.00–106.00	105.55
2	—	1,015	122.00–126.00	124.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	149.00–154.00	151.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	121.00–124.00	122.54
6	—	1,283	142.00–153.00	146.53
7	—	1,197	130.00–135.00	131.99
4	—	1,191	157.00–165.00	160.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	195.00	195.00
3	—	1,458	172.00–177.50	174.51
1	—	1,440	164.00	164.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	871	190.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,358	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,148	1,800.00–3,000.00	2,459.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,223	1,575.00–2,650.00	2,332.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,395	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.