Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-02-21

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 21
● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,037 head
▼ 236 vs last sale 1,273▲ 824 vs year ago 213 · +386.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 106▲ 21 vs year ago 54 · +38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 28▲ 13 vs year ago 36 · +36.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were 5.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in several spots with a good supply and strong demand, while the yearling steers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand as well. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were SHARPLY HIGHER across all the weight classes with a good supply and strong demand. Buyers were highly active today and willing pay premiums for high quality, long weaned, and thinner conditioned feeders, while discounting the heavier conditioned new crop calves and increasing the price spread in most weight classes. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $480.29/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 25 of 30 comparable sales and sits +30.06 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$480.29
64 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,126
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$171.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.49
vs KY average
−7.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555491.202,72657
Medium and Large 2541415.002,2454thin
Large 1-2533380.002,0242thin
Medium and Large 2-3500320.001,6001thin
One grade step is worth $171.20/cwt here — about $1,126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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
480.29
—
KY average25 barns · 1,282 hd
470.80
+9.49
National average178 barns · 13,390 hd
487.35
−7.06
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
+30.06
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—Low1,798191.473,44314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,557177.522,7639thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,254165.522,07621
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,077139.021,49724
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,255144.001,8071thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,140$2,51310
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,115$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,385$2,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,325$2,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,127$1,9943thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)893$2,7079
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)958$2,4583thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,361$2,9517

Every lot

151 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy228656.37/cwt630.00–680.001,4972
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added235750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,7631
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,8881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2296555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,6433
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed320700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,2401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334579.52/cwt565.00–585.001,9364
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8291
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2354497.13/cwt490.00–500.001,7607
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362623.58/cwt600.00–640.002,2575
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0082
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed408592.06/cwt590.00–600.002,4165
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442506.26/cwt505.00–510.002,2384
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470483.11/cwt470.00–490.002,2717
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481523.66/cwt505.00–530.002,51915
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483440.08/cwt435.00–445.002,1262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Steers500–550Large 1-2505375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8941
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1662
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527487.64/cwt480.00–495.002,5708
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534514.83/cwt505.00–524.002,74915
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3242
Steers550–600Large 1-2560385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1561
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563448.84/cwt432.50–455.002,52711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed566530.00/cwt530.00–530.003,0007
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578482.97/cwt474.50–501.002,79216
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628443.07/cwt439.00–447.502,78211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628421.04/cwt405.00–430.002,6448
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675397.31/cwt385.00–410.002,6822
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676434.59/cwt432.00–440.002,9386
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,4851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714394.54/cwt380.00–400.002,81717
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756385.11/cwt382.00–388.502,911139
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2791358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,83228
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7541
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,9191
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7151
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added994313.69/cwt305.00–314.003,11856
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 21,126270.00/cwt270.00–270.003,04044
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,185279.50/cwt279.50–279.503,31246
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 2135455.00/cwt455.00–455.006141
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy150700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,0501
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2155600.00/cwt600.00–600.009301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225440.00/cwt440.00–440.009901
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy233593.45/cwt580.00–620.001,3833
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed235670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,5751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240550.10/cwt545.00–555.001,3202
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280584.20/cwt570.00–600.001,6362
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285544.91/cwt540.00–550.001,5532
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325570.86/cwt560.00–580.001,8556
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3002
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330480.81/cwt465.00–505.001,5878
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332544.86/cwt530.00–550.001,8095
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368417.69/cwt400.00–425.001,5377
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372550.40/cwt530.00–567.502,0478
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372441.05/cwt435.00–460.001,6414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373367.25/cwt355.00–380.001,3702
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392490.86/cwt485.00–495.001,9247
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418495.78/cwt485.00–502.502,07216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419416.22/cwt400.00–435.001,74411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424452.65/cwt442.50–475.001,9198
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6941
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479457.07/cwt440.00–470.002,18920
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8872
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2496414.49/cwt410.00–420.002,0565
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508431.20/cwt420.00–435.002,1904
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529396.74/cwt380.00–402.502,09920
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530360.00/cwt350.00–370.001,9082
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572399.96/cwt395.00–405.002,28824
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575365.93/cwt355.00–380.002,10411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9841
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,1781
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0771
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open630377.79/cwt375.00–380.002,3808
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open683353.17/cwt350.00–370.002,4126
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1451
Heifers750–800Medium 1-2755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open813316.03/cwt315.00–322.502,56922
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open885300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6551
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added901308.50/cwt308.50–308.502,78057
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open921298.22/cwt297.00–300.002,7475
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,153260.75/cwt260.75–260.753,00645
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy180800.00/cwt800.00–800.001,4401
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215675.70/cwt660.00–690.001,4532
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,6201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273643.89/cwt630.00–660.001,7586
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280509.64/cwt500.00–520.001,4272
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed290710.00/cwt710.00–710.002,0591
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290592.54/cwt590.00–595.001,7182
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300557.50/cwt557.50–557.501,6731
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed315650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,0481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320607.03/cwt600.00–630.001,9424
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327518.29/cwt510.00–525.001,6953
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380547.00/cwt547.00–547.002,0791
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384503.76/cwt500.00–515.001,9344
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3387376.81/cwt370.00–390.001,4583
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7941
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420487.65/cwt475.00–500.002,0482
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431513.76/cwt507.50–537.502,2145
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466505.57/cwt497.50–525.002,35614
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483471.10/cwt460.00–480.002,2756
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3487330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6072
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523414.35/cwt400.00–430.002,1672
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy531465.86/cwt447.50–475.002,4743
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535364.91/cwt355.00–375.001,9522
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575372.41/cwt356.00–390.002,1412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy579445.89/cwt435.00–480.002,5824
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy627412.36/cwt403.00–442.002,5856
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628388.21/cwt372.50–399.002,4389
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0161
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2688341.21/cwt330.00–352.502,3482
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2688303.74/cwt300.00–307.502,0902
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy691395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,7293
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2631
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2792320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5342
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,604178.60/cwt175.00–182.002,8654
Bulls——1,854191.44/cwt187.00–195.003,5496
Bulls——1,908204.40/cwt200.00–210.003,9004
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910100.00/cwt100.00–100.009101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003115.08/cwt111.00–120.001,1543
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091142.98/cwt136.00–150.001,56018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095144.53/cwt144.00–145.001,5832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143158.79/cwt158.00–160.001,8152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254162.29/cwt154.00–171.002,03513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307179.50/cwt175.00–190.002,3466
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546180.99/cwt176.00–190.002,7986
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578170.57/cwt168.00–174.002,6923
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,255144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,8071
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29702,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1083,006.43/head2,500.00–3,325.003,0064
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1932,090.78/head1,900.00–2,250.002,0912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2002,211.50/head2,200.00–2,250.002,2125
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-26751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29202,820.16/head2,400.00–3,150.002,8208
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29582,458.48/head2,375.00–2,500.002,4583
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3122,977.13/head2,800.00–3,100.002,9773
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4853,008.22/head3,000.00–3,025.003,0083

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.