Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-03-07

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 7
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
975 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 961▲ 292 vs year ago 683 · +42.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 82▼ 41 vs year ago 107 · −38.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 32▲ 5 vs year ago 47 · +10.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 350 lbs and under appeared stronger with a light test, while the 400-600 lbs steers were steady to 8.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 300-600 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 higher for the higher dressing cows, while the slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower 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 $460.72/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 18 of 30 comparable sales and sits +10.50 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$460.72
57 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,534
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−2.92
vs KY average
−14.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550460.722,53457
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 sale57 hd
460.72
—
KY average24 barns · 988 hd
463.64
−2.92
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
−14.84
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
+10.50
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—High1,827187.923,4336thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,460169.592,47615
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,214167.202,02921
CowsLean 85-90%High1,018138.311,40816

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,340$3,1994thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,233$2,82711
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)937$2,5933thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$2,1512thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,8882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)895$1,5613thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)995$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,186$2,9865

Every lot

141 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 1-2225560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2601
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5301
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed300700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,1001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327613.16/cwt610.00–620.002,0053
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2341450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5353
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374506.24/cwt500.00–515.001,8934
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7061
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,0812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405546.58/cwt540.00–550.002,2143
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429495.79/cwt480.00–505.002,1278
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468538.58/cwt530.00–550.002,5219
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474474.36/cwt460.00–490.002,24813
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,9541
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518443.27/cwt425.00–465.002,2967
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532483.39/cwt470.00–500.002,57223
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556467.50/cwt450.00–475.002,59910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584433.25/cwt420.00–440.002,53017
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612391.66/cwt385.00–400.002,3973
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625433.46/cwt425.00–450.002,70912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678399.37/cwt390.00–410.002,7089
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733357.46/cwt355.00–360.002,6203
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736363.81/cwt362.00–390.002,67878
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2756359.94/cwt350.00–362.502,7215
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7301
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added841347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,91863
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added979325.00/cwt325.00–325.003,18259
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,075288.75/cwt288.75–288.753,10450
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,115270.00/cwt270.00–270.003,0111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Fancy145640.00/cwt640.00–640.009282
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2155450.00/cwt450.00–450.006981
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215484.94/cwt480.00–490.001,0434
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008801
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2277497.76/cwt477.50–500.001,37912
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5371
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323539.36/cwt520.00–557.501,7424
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2330420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3861
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331491.45/cwt470.00–502.501,62716
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333447.78/cwt440.00–455.001,4914
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335374.25/cwt350.00–400.001,2542
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365489.98/cwt475.00–500.001,78816
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379464.30/cwt450.00–470.001,76021
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2389413.48/cwt400.00–420.001,6086
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410346.75/cwt340.00–350.001,4223
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428475.93/cwt465.00–480.002,03723
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431395.81/cwt385.00–405.001,7066
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434440.66/cwt420.00–450.001,9128
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463460.08/cwt450.00–470.002,13024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471423.54/cwt405.00–445.001,99512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471382.65/cwt365.00–400.001,8024
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520410.95/cwt400.00–420.002,13718
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522382.89/cwt370.00–385.001,9997
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522353.32/cwt350.00–360.001,8443
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8551
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573370.52/cwt360.00–380.002,12312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580351.60/cwt350.00–355.002,0393
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585388.81/cwt387.50–400.002,27530
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621325.95/cwt320.00–330.002,0244
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open636356.16/cwt350.00–375.002,2659
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680299.15/cwt290.00–307.502,0343
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open682344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,3462
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685327.25/cwt310.00–335.002,2426
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718319.08/cwt300.00–332.502,2913
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728287.69/cwt285.00–293.002,0943
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3941
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3875
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4941
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added941286.25/cwt286.25–286.252,69455
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2191546.14/cwt530.00–585.001,0434
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,1161
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,3601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273603.16/cwt600.00–617.501,6476
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280502.41/cwt500.00–510.001,4074
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315565.23/cwt555.00–570.001,7803
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320512.47/cwt500.00–527.501,6407
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3328400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3122
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335452.57/cwt450.00–455.001,5162
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2372490.91/cwt480.00–515.001,8265
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373445.30/cwt440.00–450.001,6612
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381562.62/cwt550.00–580.002,14420
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed406542.53/cwt535.00–555.002,2038
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417505.70/cwt500.00–510.002,1097
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425480.32/cwt470.00–490.002,04112
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425452.50/cwt445.00–460.001,9232
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3427394.84/cwt385.00–400.001,6863
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471464.42/cwt440.00–472.502,18714
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484497.83/cwt485.00–500.002,40911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520430.72/cwt410.00–445.002,24012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1122
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy531466.96/cwt457.50–490.002,4805
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9441
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,8181
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2521
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2611380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3224
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy616407.81/cwt404.00–410.002,5128
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,2521
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy658401.21/cwt400.00–403.002,64010
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673368.02/cwt355.00–377.502,47710
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3971
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755331.26/cwt330.00–332.502,5012
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2817318.33/cwt315.00–320.002,6013
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,5343
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,3511
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,6071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,375165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,2691
Bulls——1,854187.88/cwt180.00–194.003,4834
Bulls——2,170211.00/cwt211.00–211.004,5791
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85899.60/cwt95.00–104.008553
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008164.55/cwt155.00–171.001,6595
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084136.43/cwt130.00–142.001,4798
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204163.98/cwt158.00–171.001,97412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223177.52/cwt174.00–183.002,1717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238150.44/cwt150.00–151.001,8622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,343186.00/cwt185.00–187.002,4982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478167.06/cwt160.00–172.002,46913
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed1,0352,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0952,941.10/head2,800.00–3,100.002,9412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 21,2153,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4903,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970259.52/cwt240.00–280.002,5173
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178204.21/cwt189.00–225.002,4063
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 28951,561.17/head1,375.00–1,900.001,5613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29372,593.37/head2,450.00–2,700.002,5933
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1602,251.29/head2,150.00–2,350.002,2512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,150.83/head2,100.00–2,200.002,1512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2551,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2953,136.24/head2,850.00–3,200.003,1368
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3403,199.28/head2,650.00–3,550.003,1994

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.