Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-05-09

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, May 9
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
870 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 1,000▼ 43 vs year ago 913 · −4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 75▼ 11 vs year ago 73 · −15.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 76▼ 48 vs year ago 89 · −53.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-7.00 higher. A good quality offering saw continued strong demand from buyers. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $458.73/cwt on 58 head, down $22.96 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +8.51 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$458.73
▼ 22.96 vs prior sale
58 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,561
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.24
vs KY average
−28.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559466.712,60943
Medium and Large 2536465.002,4927thin
Medium and Large 2-3573410.332,3538thin
One grade step is worth $56.38/cwt here — about $256 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale58 hd
458.73
—
KY average25 barns · 871 hd
479.98
−21.24
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
−28.82
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
+8.51
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—High1,748210.353,6768thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,321172.622,28119
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,254162.822,04216
CowsLean 85-90%High1,024145.721,49312

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,369$2,9845
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,418$2,8792thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,002$2,8384thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$2,2002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$2,1752thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,320$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,318$4,1336
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,555$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,375$3,9001thin

Every lot

127 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 1-2Fancy285690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,9671
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0794
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,4423
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441526.35/cwt520.00–530.002,3218
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465514.22/cwt500.00–525.002,3917
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3374
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3489467.52/cwt430.00–470.002,28615
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,6771
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,5124
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0801
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,4927
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550488.00/cwt488.00–488.002,68410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570454.24/cwt450.00–467.502,58928
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3581411.81/cwt370.00–422.502,3937
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy601465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,7956
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3603350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1116
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629430.90/cwt430.00–431.002,71010
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,6931
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6201
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4671
Steers700–750Medium 1-2705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,6972
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729401.50/cwt393.00–410.002,927143
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,4643
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,7451
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5801
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2891325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,8964
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added943342.25/cwt342.25–342.253,22759
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2957308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,9482
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added991322.50/cwt322.50–322.503,19653
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2187600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,1222
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235561.76/cwt545.00–585.001,3204
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3278457.97/cwt450.00–465.001,2732
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321537.88/cwt520.00–550.001,7275
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330496.86/cwt485.00–500.001,6405
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382498.56/cwt490.00–500.001,9047
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385453.54/cwt422.50–470.001,7466
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419498.70/cwt497.50–500.002,09010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420476.09/cwt460.00–490.002,0009
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8041
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470463.12/cwt455.00–475.002,17716
Heifers450–500Large 1-2470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3132
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480436.99/cwt430.00–445.002,09835
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3484410.23/cwt390.00–420.001,9868
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6671
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2573
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529406.85/cwt400.00–432.002,15216
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534387.47/cwt380.00–390.002,0698
Heifers550–600Large 1-2560320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565396.67/cwt390.00–400.002,2413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0301
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1351
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,2863
Heifers600–650Large 1-2620325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0151
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3101
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3674325.05/cwt320.00–330.002,1914
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716364.99/cwt360.00–370.002,613144
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3733308.64/cwt302.50–315.002,2622
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,5402
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2188720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,3543
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy223705.06/cwt700.00–710.001,5722
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230685.00/cwt685.00–685.001,5762
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3240670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,6081
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,8431
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,9673
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290577.97/cwt500.00–640.001,6764
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy307650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,9962
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3326549.88/cwt530.00–570.001,7935
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368539.63/cwt535.00–560.001,98610
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3376491.16/cwt460.00–500.001,8477
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423539.11/cwt530.00–547.502,2809
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3428464.02/cwt435.00–485.001,9869
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431498.45/cwt495.00–510.002,1487
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,4903
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460468.92/cwt455.00–480.002,1575
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3469424.75/cwt400.00–435.001,9924
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490448.33/cwt447.50–450.002,1973
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520459.57/cwt445.00–467.502,39011
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520425.08/cwt420.00–430.002,2103
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523477.46/cwt475.00–480.002,4972
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3526384.01/cwt370.00–400.002,0205
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3550385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1181
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568442.65/cwt420.00–449.002,51411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3781
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy601440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,6444
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622416.64/cwt402.50–425.002,5928
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2637390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4842
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665379.92/cwt375.00–385.002,5262
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715360.71/cwt350.00–369.002,5797
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,220180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1961
Bulls——1,778209.88/cwt206.00–215.003,7325
Bulls——1,935226.69/cwt220.00–234.004,3862
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001149.75/cwt148.00–152.001,4996
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035128.54/cwt120.00–141.001,3304
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,0381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,8371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,205140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245187.14/cwt184.00–190.002,3302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248168.59/cwt164.00–174.002,1049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293139.14/cwt134.00–142.001,7994
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,322168.92/cwt160.00–175.002,23312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,339185.47/cwt180.00–195.002,4836
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3203,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27752,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3753,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4174,312.00/head4,100.00–4,500.004,3124
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4655,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5553,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29032,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,026.14/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0262
Bred Cows—Large 11,3253,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,905.07/head2,500.00–3,100.002,9054
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4182,878.66/head2,600.00–3,100.002,8792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.