Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-02-28

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 28
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
961 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 1,037▼ 425 vs year ago 1,386 · −30.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 75▼ 56 vs year ago 138 · −40.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 49▼ 56 vs year ago 88 · −63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.77/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 19 of 34 comparable sales and sits +2.10 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$388.77
72 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,095
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$519
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$111.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.08
vs KY average
−41.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537396.572,12964
Medium and Large 2-3555332.341,8447thin
Small 1-2565285.001,6101thin
One grade step is worth $111.57/cwt here — about $519 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale72 hd
388.77
—
KY average25 barns · 1,475 hd
408.85
−20.08
National average177 barns · 14,680 hd
430.41
−41.64
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
+2.10
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
446402357313median 386.6803/0705/0207/1109/0510/31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,884191.663,6119thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,628161.402,6285thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,309158.262,07225
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,029145.161,49423
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,040240.002,4961thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,229$2,5196
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,132$2,0993thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)991$1,8444thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$1,7382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)970$2,8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)910$2,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,100$2,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,245$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,310$4,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,572$4,3339

Every lot

112 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5931
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy274591.17/cwt530.00–650.001,6205
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329582.95/cwt535.00–620.001,91812
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3531
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377572.06/cwt540.00–580.002,15714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427482.63/cwt470.00–490.002,0614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432522.50/cwt500.00–600.002,25712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465433.50/cwt400.00–450.002,0163
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468484.29/cwt475.00–490.002,2667
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477512.50/cwt495.00–527.502,44510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524493.47/cwt425.00–511.002,58628
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573438.95/cwt415.00–460.002,51524
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1541
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617423.56/cwt395.00–445.002,61361
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625371.64/cwt365.00–375.002,3233
Steers650–700Small 1-2650315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658413.89/cwt388.00–428.002,72339
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5921
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5361
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753365.81/cwt352.50–366.002,75571
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781344.51/cwt343.00–345.002,6914
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2857330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8282
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860355.00/cwt355.00–355.003,0531
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,6861
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,7462
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,113275.00/cwt275.00–275.003,06148
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy232612.37/cwt610.00–620.001,4214
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy279548.91/cwt520.00–570.001,53110
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323526.12/cwt475.00–570.001,69918
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5541
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378478.30/cwt460.00–500.001,8088
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420392.04/cwt375.00–400.001,6478
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425470.39/cwt450.00–500.001,99947
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6132
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470385.21/cwt380.00–390.001,8102
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483413.00/cwt400.00–430.001,9957
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485453.92/cwt435.00–475.002,20245
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518363.92/cwt350.00–380.001,8856
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528410.20/cwt390.00–432.502,16643
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532327.08/cwt300.00–340.001,7403
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552403.35/cwt400.00–410.002,2263
Heifers550–600Small 1-2565285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572336.28/cwt335.00–340.001,9244
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574362.35/cwt350.00–375.002,08012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612335.74/cwt330.00–340.002,0557
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622361.26/cwt348.00–370.002,24733
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673347.45/cwt345.00–360.002,33818
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684324.57/cwt310.00–330.002,22011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725302.48/cwt300.00–305.002,1932
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732315.43/cwt305.00–325.002,30912
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3772280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1622
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4126
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1632
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added935289.50/cwt289.50–289.502,70757
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1281
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,3111
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,6821
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3295300.00/cwt300.00–300.008851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325600.08/cwt500.00–650.001,9505
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5931
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366562.01/cwt530.00–617.502,05715
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423442.07/cwt430.00–450.001,8706
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432492.61/cwt480.00–510.002,1289
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471481.48/cwt465.00–520.002,26817
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3476398.71/cwt397.50–400.001,8984
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478433.59/cwt420.00–450.002,0737
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8981
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526477.33/cwt430.00–510.002,5116
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565427.22/cwt416.00–460.002,41410
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3588371.26/cwt370.00–372.502,1832
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2592390.67/cwt380.00–405.002,3138
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy612389.85/cwt370.00–430.002,38611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2648357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,3173
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy660360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3762
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2677333.72/cwt330.00–335.002,2594
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3581
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy730350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5551
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5811
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Large 1-2592320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8942
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,040240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,740205.04/cwt200.00–210.003,5682
Bulls——1,743191.78/cwt187.00–197.003,3435
Bulls——2,380178.00/cwt178.00–178.004,2362
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002107.74/cwt100.00–115.001,0803
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022165.59/cwt160.00–177.501,6928
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025144.08/cwt135.00–152.001,47710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120124.95/cwt122.00–128.001,3992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273144.91/cwt138.00–150.001,8454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294132.99/cwt130.00–134.001,7214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,321167.35/cwt157.00–179.002,21117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,628164.25/cwt163.00–165.002,6744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,4451
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29911,843.60/head1,650.00–2,000.001,8444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29951,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,048.50/head2,025.00–2,075.002,0492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2972,683.00/head2,050.00–3,500.002,6835
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3104,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3804,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5754,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6854,682.54/head3,800.00–5,200.004,6836
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973191.48/cwt191.00–192.001,8632

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.