Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-04-25

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 25
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
790 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 934▲ 150 vs year ago 640 · +23.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 54▲ 25 vs year ago 81 · +30.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 36▲ 6 vs year ago 35 · +17.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with high dressing cows being sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $464.93/cwt on 59 head, down $11.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +14.71 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$464.93
▼ 11.21 vs prior sale
59 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$570
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$66.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.74
vs KY average
−14.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563476.492,68244
Medium and Large 2549432.502,37514thin
Medium and Large 2-3515410.002,1121thin
One grade step is worth $66.49/cwt here — about $570 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale59 hd
464.93
—
KY average24 barns · 1,246 hd
468.67
−3.74
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−14.10
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
+14.71
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—High1,688214.243,61610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,516206.363,12815
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,245187.522,33549
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low921146.831,35225

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$3,1102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,235$2,7517
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,180$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$2,4103thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$2,9008
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,375$3,2001thin

Every lot

102 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285663.10/cwt660.00–670.001,8903
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,8754
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5411
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337575.12/cwt550.00–600.001,9386
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369622.14/cwt610.00–640.002,2964
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8621
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385560.84/cwt520.00–575.002,15921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419530.29/cwt500.00–570.002,2229
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427603.12/cwt595.00–605.002,57510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466402.31/cwt370.00–420.001,8753
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479509.12/cwt500.00–520.002,4398
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485530.26/cwt530.00–535.002,57218
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512513.05/cwt495.00–525.002,6277
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515532.50/cwt532.50–532.502,7421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1121
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520442.43/cwt435.00–450.002,3012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2554430.85/cwt430.00–435.002,38712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574467.83/cwt440.00–470.002,68536
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,7151
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628410.03/cwt400.00–415.002,5753
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661427.00/cwt425.00–427.502,8225
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673395.09/cwt390.00–400.002,6592
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727389.50/cwt389.50–389.502,83272
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added943336.75/cwt336.75–336.753,17658
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,058298.50/cwt298.50–298.503,15849
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2191
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy242628.34/cwt620.00–635.001,5213
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2261536.56/cwt530.00–540.001,4003
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy263615.71/cwt600.00–630.001,6192
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2602
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323561.11/cwt550.00–565.001,81211
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2342460.93/cwt450.00–480.001,5765
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373502.53/cwt485.00–535.001,87415
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379460.03/cwt450.00–470.001,7444
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415445.00/cwt440.00–450.001,8472
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422477.12/cwt445.00–501.002,01315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy451495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2329
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463427.38/cwt420.00–435.001,9792
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470374.75/cwt360.00–395.001,7613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477468.03/cwt450.00–480.002,23321
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,2264
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4391
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2509398.53/cwt380.00–430.002,0294
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556423.56/cwt423.00–430.002,35525
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570382.48/cwt380.00–385.002,1802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1091
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623328.28/cwt320.00–340.002,0453
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4771
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635369.86/cwt360.00–374.002,34912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1781
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9441
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7161
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871311.27/cwt308.00–314.502,711120
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6734
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,4951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8784
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333543.50/cwt535.00–560.001,8103
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379532.14/cwt500.00–565.002,01714
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393480.03/cwt475.00–485.001,8872
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,1802
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3405405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2414506.53/cwt500.00–520.002,0973
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9132
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460524.31/cwt520.00–532.502,4123
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471469.82/cwt450.00–490.002,2136
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3482412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,9884
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,6025
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1131
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4031
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570429.82/cwt420.00–440.002,4502
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578378.36/cwt370.00–385.002,1873
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0791
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2637383.71/cwt380.00–387.502,4446
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,5891
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4141
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,7161
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5351
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,616224.15/cwt220.00–230.003,6225
Bulls——1,760204.33/cwt200.00–209.003,5965
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79297.33/cwt90.00–100.007715
Cows—Lean 85-90%926149.64/cwt135.00–160.001,38612
Cows—Lean 85-90%993173.55/cwt162.00–189.001,7238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,6171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194169.94/cwt158.00–177.002,02920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287201.52/cwt180.00–225.002,59428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489214.37/cwt184.00–235.003,19212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,622174.33/cwt174.00–175.002,8283
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,024235.67/cwt214.00–270.002,4139
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9008
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,409.55/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0353,109.66/head2,900.00–3,300.003,1102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1851,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2432,880.01/head2,300.00–3,200.002,8806
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3753,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001

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.