Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-04-18

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 18
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
934 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 965▼ 39 vs year ago 973 · −4.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 71▼ 34 vs year ago 88 · −38.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 88▼ 27 vs year ago 63 · −42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for all 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 $407.60/cwt on 55 head, up $4.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 34 comparable sales and sits +20.92 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$407.60
▲ 4.19 vs prior sale
55 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,206
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$470
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$109.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.89
vs KY average
−19.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538417.542,24550
Medium and Large 2-3576308.121,7755thin
One grade step is worth $109.42/cwt here — about $470 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 sale55 hd
407.60
—
KY average26 barns · 1,273 hd
418.49
−10.89
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−19.79
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
+20.92
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—Low1,563206.963,2359thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,325184.262,44118
CowsLean 85-90%Average992162.191,60922

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)1,285$3,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,299$2,9624thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,254$2,7597
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,2074thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)922$2,6263thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,537$3,7193thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)935$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,223$3,8733thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,309$3,3274thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,012$3,8503thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225743.33/cwt700.00–790.001,6724
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275649.64/cwt640.00–660.001,7872
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324652.09/cwt585.00–710.002,1138
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7851
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371614.19/cwt585.00–670.002,27926
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373538.02/cwt530.00–540.002,0075
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1121
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425592.25/cwt540.00–625.002,51712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3459438.32/cwt430.00–442.502,0123
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478546.41/cwt530.00–600.002,61214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510419.61/cwt400.00–440.002,1402
Steers500–550Small 1-2515370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9061
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524516.16/cwt485.00–535.002,70523
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532456.40/cwt450.00–475.002,4288
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560501.73/cwt495.00–505.002,8103
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563429.08/cwt420.00–440.002,41612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571462.26/cwt450.00–475.002,6404
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623426.97/cwt400.00–450.002,66034
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675415.85/cwt390.00–430.002,80711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744387.58/cwt370.00–388.002,88480
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,73411
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761366.30/cwt355.00–368.002,7888
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7971
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8371
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,094297.50/cwt297.50–297.503,25547
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy213614.12/cwt590.00–640.001,3082
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0341
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3250400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260491.29/cwt470.00–500.001,2774
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273588.22/cwt540.00–625.001,6068
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329565.80/cwt540.00–620.001,86118
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6661
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369523.48/cwt500.00–545.001,9327
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377483.49/cwt470.00–495.001,8237
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377448.14/cwt400.00–460.001,6899
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3411446.14/cwt420.00–455.001,8347
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417495.04/cwt480.00–525.002,06427
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425464.97/cwt450.00–477.501,97624
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460487.94/cwt480.00–497.502,24511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477441.84/cwt420.00–447.502,1086
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486456.83/cwt450.00–475.002,22016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522422.90/cwt400.00–440.002,20834
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1261
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572384.96/cwt380.00–390.002,2023
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573412.81/cwt400.00–420.002,36512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3584310.15/cwt300.00–320.001,8114
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615386.83/cwt385.00–388.002,3795
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623345.07/cwt330.00–355.002,1503
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3681313.64/cwt300.00–320.002,1363
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705331.67/cwt330.00–335.002,3383
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1902
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4381
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3721
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5621
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3661
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added905307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,77858
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,081268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,89748
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,5531
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270617.78/cwt590.00–650.001,6682
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2273555.40/cwt550.00–565.001,5163
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323642.17/cwt550.00–690.002,07417
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6221
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380594.21/cwt540.00–650.002,25810
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380525.07/cwt520.00–530.001,9952
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7291
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420423.53/cwt400.00–450.001,7793
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424586.29/cwt520.00–620.002,48625
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2443478.31/cwt475.00–485.002,1193
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473478.65/cwt465.00–495.002,26411
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473413.90/cwt400.00–450.001,9584
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476527.69/cwt500.00–565.002,51218
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520500.46/cwt480.00–532.502,6029
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3533421.88/cwt405.00–430.002,2493
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2536461.04/cwt450.00–475.002,47110
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,5252
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3581421.66/cwt405.00–435.002,4507
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy624427.21/cwt420.00–432.002,66610
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628371.01/cwt362.50–380.002,3305
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2661371.30/cwt365.00–385.002,4546
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy700370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5902
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5501
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2847315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6682
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2866328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,8404
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7601
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5881
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Large 3415535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,2201
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Large 3495430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380189.47/cwt189.00–190.002,6152
Bulls——1,509203.73/cwt200.00–209.003,0744
Bulls——1,758222.93/cwt214.00–230.003,9193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%919117.22/cwt109.00–122.501,0774
Cows—Lean 85-90%979156.22/cwt144.00–165.001,5295
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020178.32/cwt167.00–205.001,81913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193158.38/cwt155.00–162.001,8892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,341187.50/cwt165.00–205.002,51416
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29353,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5373,719.41/head3,400.00–4,100.003,7193
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,207.10/head1,850.00–2,550.002,2074
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2542,759.40/head2,200.00–3,500.002,7597
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2992,962.46/head1,750.00–3,400.002,9624
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,2291
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,5441
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2233,872.62/head3,700.00–4,000.003,8733
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3373,286.66/head3,000.00–3,950.003,2873
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29222,625.50/head2,000.00–3,400.002,6263
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29754,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0303,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002

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.