Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-03-14

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 14
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,073 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 975▲ 119 vs year ago 954 · +12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 66▼ 49 vs year ago 98 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 52▲ 24 vs year ago 45 · +53.3%
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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 steers and heifers 350 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply, while the 400-600 lbs steers and heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand for weaned and thinner conditioned packages and groups. Yearling steers and heifers appeared lower but with limited head to head comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower with a moderate supply and good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.80/cwt on 70 head, up $15.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 34 comparable sales and sits +15.12 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$401.80
▲ 15.77 vs prior sale
70 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,116
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$776
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$137.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.10
vs KY average
−11.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525407.282,14064
Medium and Large 2547358.001,9585thin
Medium and Large 2-3505270.001,3641thin
One grade step is worth $137.28/cwt here — about $776 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 sale70 hd
401.80
—
KY average27 barns · 1,326 hd
402.90
−1.10
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−11.98
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
+15.12
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—Low1,716190.083,26110
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,433166.862,3918thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,221166.512,03311
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,017139.141,41519
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,395220.003,0691thin

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)1,205$3,3767
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,177$3,2868
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$3,0502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,133$2,8232thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)870$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)803$2,8173thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)746$2,2135
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$4,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,167$3,6059

Every lot

135 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3521
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed270700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,8901
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270555.28/cwt540.00–570.001,4992
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed321643.78/cwt635.00–650.002,0679
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9161
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370460.41/cwt450.00–470.001,7042
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378545.99/cwt540.00–560.002,0649
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed385573.56/cwt570.00–590.002,20816
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415536.67/cwt530.00–550.002,2279
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424513.73/cwt510.00–515.002,1784
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed435570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,4802
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed455600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,7301
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471532.28/cwt520.00–550.002,50724
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473444.44/cwt430.00–460.002,1022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488512.45/cwt490.00–517.502,5016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed513537.18/cwt530.00–537.502,75624
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518516.34/cwt500.00–520.002,67526
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,5622
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573462.13/cwt450.00–480.002,64814
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622444.39/cwt430.00–455.002,76438
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,6677
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658402.99/cwt395.00–415.002,6526
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680364.78/cwt355.00–375.002,4812
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,7594
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2779347.54/cwt337.50–351.002,7078
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5121
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2858329.99/cwt327.50–332.502,8312
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910318.50/cwt318.50–318.502,89861
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added969309.25/cwt309.25–309.252,99756
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,094286.50/cwt286.50–286.503,13448
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225566.51/cwt550.00–590.001,2755
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240470.00/cwt460.00–480.001,1282
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260540.38/cwt530.00–550.001,4052
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275330.00/cwt330.00–330.009081
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed280578.81/cwt565.00–585.001,6213
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293497.48/cwt495.00–500.001,4582
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2297400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1884
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2302400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2082
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315537.87/cwt530.00–540.001,6945
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed325581.70/cwt575.00–585.001,8916
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343480.15/cwt460.00–500.001,6472
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8976
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4885
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381468.77/cwt450.00–485.001,7865
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy410400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5582
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421484.39/cwt470.00–495.002,0396
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421432.69/cwt420.00–450.001,8227
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455462.44/cwt445.00–465.002,1048
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468385.13/cwt380.00–390.001,8022
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480406.71/cwt400.00–420.001,9529
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3641
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512419.39/cwt410.00–425.002,14741
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519390.22/cwt380.00–400.002,0258
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525366.70/cwt360.00–370.001,9253
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2407
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570368.66/cwt360.00–380.002,1018
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580344.96/cwt340.00–350.002,0012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1181
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open606370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,24212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,41076
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665337.29/cwt310.00–350.002,2438
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700313.33/cwt310.00–320.002,1933
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752332.77/cwt330.50–335.002,502145
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open812310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,51713
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added923285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,63157
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3381
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,142255.50/cwt255.50–255.502,91845
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2195530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,0341
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2151
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,4631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275525.27/cwt520.00–530.001,4442
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed295640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,8883
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed310615.00/cwt610.00–620.001,9074
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2331529.73/cwt500.00–540.001,7534
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338578.73/cwt575.00–580.001,9564
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed350590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,0651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375542.18/cwt530.00–550.002,0335
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385473.41/cwt470.00–500.001,8238
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2407450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8322
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419496.62/cwt480.00–500.002,08113
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425526.86/cwt520.00–530.002,2393
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458489.96/cwt485.00–500.002,2443
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463427.54/cwt420.00–435.001,9802
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522455.02/cwt440.00–470.002,3756
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523488.32/cwt480.00–500.002,55412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2559432.47/cwt420.00–445.002,4184
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2609397.42/cwt385.00–405.002,4204
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1251
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4613
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3682270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8412
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5741
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4451
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7361
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,395220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,0691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,672185.09/cwt181.00–188.003,0955
Bulls——1,740201.33/cwt200.00–203.003,5034
Bulls——1,835170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,1201
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%927172.46/cwt167.00–177.001,5993
Cows—Lean 85-90%983125.15/cwt120.00–130.001,2308
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081145.01/cwt138.00–150.001,5687
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208164.20/cwt156.00–170.001,9849
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280176.93/cwt174.00–180.002,2652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363177.12/cwt174.00–180.002,4142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,456163.44/cwt156.00–170.002,3806
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,075229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,4621
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29482,449.34/head2,200.00–2,650.002,4492
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0503,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1252,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1454,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2804,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3054,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4904,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29303,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,823.07/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,676.13/head3,500.00–4,000.003,6765
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1773,285.60/head3,000.00–3,700.003,2868
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3432,626.07/head2,600.00–2,650.002,6262
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27462,212.60/head2,100.00–2,300.002,2135
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28032,817.00/head2,450.00–2,975.002,8173
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203204.67/cwt186.00–230.002,4623

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.