Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-06-06

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 6
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
934 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 847▲ 101 vs year ago 833 · +12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 76▼ 58 vs year ago 106 · −54.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 35▼ 56 vs year ago 100 · −56.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly lower with an average quality offering. Light weight steers 350 lbs and under appeared lower with a lite test, while the 400-600 lbs steers were 2.00 to 5.00 lower with a good supply and good demand for weaned packages and groups. Yearling steers appeared steady but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were 4.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply, while the 550-700 lbs heifers were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower while the slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $452.45/cwt on 44 head, down $22.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +2.23 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$452.45
▼ 22.84 vs prior sale
44 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,506
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$401
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$76.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.76
vs KY average
−6.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554456.482,52939
Medium and Large 2550431.252,3734thin
Medium and Large 2-3560380.002,1281thin
One grade step is worth $76.48/cwt here — about $401 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale44 hd
452.45
—
KY average25 barns · 964 hd
455.21
−2.76
National average164 barns · 12,433 hd
459.19
−6.74
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
+2.23
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—Average1,553208.653,24112
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,181186.582,2034thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,502181.302,7235thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,024164.961,6898thin

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)923$2,8753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,228$2,7582thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,145$2,6835
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$2,1084thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)890$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,8251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,460$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,065$4,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,110$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)865$2,1501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)849$1,9595
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)850$1,5001thin

Every lot

109 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333511.17/cwt500.00–545.001,7024
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7161
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,1001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,3543
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9943
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460492.47/cwt485.00–495.002,2654
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,1732
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480506.91/cwt502.50–515.002,43316
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524491.32/cwt485.00–502.502,57511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565440.73/cwt432.50–445.002,49025
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4103
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,6363
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626435.00/cwt430.00–443.002,72317
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687369.15/cwt363.00–372.502,53610
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718394.28/cwt386.50–401.752,831143
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,82611
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,4651
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7142
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865343.50/cwt343.50–343.502,97159
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added908347.00/cwt347.00–347.003,15163
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,0564
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2165630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,0401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323461.01/cwt455.00–467.501,4892
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365425.14/cwt420.00–435.001,5523
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373456.05/cwt455.00–460.001,7019
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413464.30/cwt452.50–470.001,9187
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430483.88/cwt480.00–487.502,0812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437431.95/cwt420.00–435.001,8885
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7131
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7672
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467468.98/cwt460.00–481.002,1907
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473399.86/cwt390.00–410.001,8913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474440.48/cwt430.00–455.002,08834
Heifers500–550Large 1-2500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7502
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521395.53/cwt380.00–405.002,06110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523354.57/cwt345.00–365.001,8542
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534417.90/cwt414.00–423.002,2327
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562400.84/cwt390.00–415.002,25328
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578356.17/cwt350.00–365.002,05915
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608334.94/cwt330.00–340.002,0362
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616358.17/cwt350.00–370.002,20611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8692
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677368.28/cwt365.00–371.502,493151
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684330.50/cwt320.00–345.002,2616
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2811
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4752
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757348.50/cwt348.50–348.502,63871
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3501
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,075200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2195700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,3651
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4491
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,9113
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2288632.35/cwt615.00–650.001,8212
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340469.00/cwt469.00–469.001,5952
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420512.31/cwt500.00–527.502,1523
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2439457.34/cwt450.00–465.002,0087
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465444.61/cwt435.00–450.002,0678
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471408.65/cwt394.00–418.001,9255
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525397.56/cwt395.00–400.002,0874
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531426.47/cwt410.00–437.502,26517
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574415.56/cwt400.00–430.002,3858
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580372.28/cwt360.00–385.002,1592
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618384.97/cwt375.00–392.002,3796
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2941
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682325.02/cwt320.00–335.002,2173
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765322.47/cwt310.00–330.002,4674
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2541
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4011
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,5401
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2261
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,172255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,9892
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3350240.00/cwt240.00–240.008401
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3555265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4716
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3777220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7094
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,193178.01/cwt176.00–180.002,1242
Bulls——1,434202.86/cwt195.00–210.002,9094
Bulls——1,753222.72/cwt215.00–234.003,9046
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%972158.17/cwt150.00–165.001,5373
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060175.29/cwt170.00–183.001,8584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143194.10/cwt192.00–196.002,2193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,1241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,7401
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,511179.87/cwt171.00–185.002,7184
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4603,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29654,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1655,050.00/head5,050.00–5,050.005,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28252,107.58/head1,850.00–2,350.002,1084
Bred Cows—Medium 28902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29232,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,682.79/head2,600.00–3,000.002,6835
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2282,758.25/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7582
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27701,543.83/head1,375.00–1,700.001,5442
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 28501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29022,235.95/head2,000.00–2,450.002,2363
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053167.11/cwt164.00–170.001,7602
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178212.58/cwt200.00–240.002,5044

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.