Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-05-16

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, May 16
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
992 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 870▲ 326 vs year ago 666 · +48.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 62▼ 6 vs year ago 76 · −7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 41▲ 66 vs year ago 60 · +110.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was uneven and cheaper in spots with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 300-500 lbs were 5.00 to 8.00 higher, while the 500-700 lbs steers were steady to 5.00 lower with a good supply and good demand for weaned packages and groups. Yearling steers and heifers appeared firm with a good supply, but limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were 2.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply and spotty demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with 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 $407.34/cwt on 72 head, up $10.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 34 comparable sales and sits +20.66 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$407.34
▲ 10.74 vs prior sale
72 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,234
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$67.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.04
vs KY average
−9.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547413.912,26265
Medium and Large 2567346.381,9637thin
One grade step is worth $67.52/cwt here — about $299 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 sale72 hd
407.34
—
KY average29 barns · 1,627 hd
412.38
−5.04
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
−9.77
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
+20.66
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—High1,635208.293,4068thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,462178.842,61410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,191171.492,04216
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,023149.451,52920
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,318225.002,96610
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,450225.003,2631thin

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)1,393$3,1775
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,221$2,9925
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,355$2,7863thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,515$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,247$2,35613
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,1574thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)915$2,8843thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)872$2,5925
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)695$1,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,315$3,5501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,110$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,387$3,84722
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,500$3,6805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)655$2,2001thin

Every lot

128 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,3012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429549.99/cwt540.00–565.002,3594
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436591.46/cwt587.50–600.002,5796
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,5962
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486521.94/cwt500.00–525.002,53718
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2487490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3862
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531442.58/cwt435.00–450.002,3504
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,6193
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,76419
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558430.01/cwt425.00–445.002,3995
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572472.49/cwt465.00–477.502,70326
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5321
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614441.70/cwt425.00–450.002,7129
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626473.11/cwt460.00–473.502,96268
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,2611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674414.25/cwt400.00–415.002,79220
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4752
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738393.38/cwt385.00–403.002,90319
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780359.62/cwt352.50–375.002,8059
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added892342.50/cwt342.50–342.503,05559
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added912334.00/cwt334.00–334.003,04658
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2932320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9822
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215613.95/cwt600.00–630.001,3202
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,5381
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3023
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5371
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320534.53/cwt520.00–550.001,7104
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333475.01/cwt470.00–500.001,5829
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1891
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371480.57/cwt470.00–490.001,7838
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0183
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6581
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413459.84/cwt445.00–470.001,8993
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6561
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431486.31/cwt475.00–500.002,09616
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445420.00/cwt405.00–435.001,8693
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462469.45/cwt460.00–475.002,16918
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466432.14/cwt420.00–440.002,01412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,9184
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8561
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530430.79/cwt430.00–440.002,28324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532414.80/cwt400.00–420.002,20720
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578384.00/cwt370.00–390.002,22011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578345.78/cwt330.00–355.001,9996
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581404.50/cwt404.50–404.502,35010
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623360.42/cwt355.00–377.502,2454
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy632347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,1962
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668354.91/cwt340.00–365.002,3717
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680377.69/cwt373.50–382.002,568154
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2691327.34/cwt322.00–330.002,2623
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open703353.98/cwt350.00–355.002,48810
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open785330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5911
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added872315.41/cwt300.00–316.502,750122
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2170550.00/cwt550.00–550.009351
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2180659.00/cwt659.00–659.001,1861
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy190710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,3491
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220705.00/cwt705.00–705.001,5511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,8362
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2276637.78/cwt620.00–650.001,7604
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,9221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2332581.43/cwt560.00–590.001,9306
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7942
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369502.06/cwt500.00–505.001,8537
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2386527.85/cwt510.00–545.002,0384
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390572.16/cwt565.00–580.002,23110
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7781
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415465.36/cwt450.00–480.001,9312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419548.81/cwt545.00–550.002,3004
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433505.87/cwt500.00–517.502,1907
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8691
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5751
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy451521.68/cwt515.00–525.002,3533
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477419.30/cwt415.00–420.002,0007
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483477.10/cwt460.00–495.002,3047
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513450.98/cwt445.00–460.002,31415
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2537421.66/cwt420.00–425.002,2643
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567434.12/cwt415.00–445.002,4618
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2587394.97/cwt385.00–400.002,3183
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615407.52/cwt405.00–410.002,5062
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy660412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,7231
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670373.22/cwt370.00–382.502,5014
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705363.20/cwt345.00–372.502,5613
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745320.00/cwt315.00–325.002,3842
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2771333.69/cwt325.00–340.002,5734
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5961
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2925210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9431
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,450225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,2631
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,318225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,96610
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,606205.05/cwt195.00–215.003,2937
Bulls——1,840231.00/cwt231.00–231.004,2501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%878126.61/cwt118.00–132.501,1125
Cows—Boner 80-85%955160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034149.31/cwt139.00–154.001,5448
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115165.93/cwt160.00–178.001,8507
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201169.15/cwt164.00–176.002,03113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243192.47/cwt188.00–197.002,3922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445175.81/cwt167.00–184.002,5408
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528190.98/cwt188.00–194.002,9182
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3153,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 26552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2363,404.41/head3,300.00–3,800.003,4048
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3305,400.00/head5,400.00–5,400.005,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3504,380.07/head4,000.00–4,500.004,3804
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,5053,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6414,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6754,053.73/head4,000.00–4,300.004,0546
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28722,591.51/head2,200.00–3,000.002,5925
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29152,884.15/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8843
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018235.71/cwt225.00–252.502,4003
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,221181.10/cwt170.00–192.002,2114
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2212,992.30/head2,850.00–3,200.002,9925
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,156.65/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2472,356.02/head2,100.00–2,600.002,35613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,786.32/head2,400.00–3,400.002,7863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3933,177.48/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1775
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5152,600.00/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.