Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-06-20

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 20
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,078 head
▲ 167 vs last sale 911▲ 215 vs year ago 863 · +24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 56▼ 49 vs year ago 94 · −52.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 120▼ 42 vs year ago 54 · −77.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs steady, 400-700 lbs 12.00-1500 higher with instances sharply higher on the fancy packages and loads, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $481.17/cwt on 35 head, up $34.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 30 comparable sales and sits +30.95 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$481.17
▲ 34.95 vs prior sale
35 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$358
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$85.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.31
vs KY average
+22.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546490.982,67931
Medium and Large 2-3573405.102,3214thin
One grade step is worth $85.88/cwt here — about $358 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale35 hd
481.17
—
KY average24 barns · 926 hd
461.86
+19.31
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
+22.12
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
+30.95
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—Low1,477216.963,20412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,578177.052,7942thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,298168.762,19015
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low999165.921,65816

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 (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,020$2,4501thin

Every lot

107 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 1-2Fancy225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1441
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278484.32/cwt470.00–500.001,3462
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376514.99/cwt510.00–520.001,9368
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7725
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420542.88/cwt525.00–570.002,2804
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440422.24/cwt400.00–445.001,8582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462542.49/cwt540.00–550.002,5064
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465488.77/cwt485.00–490.002,27316
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466425.30/cwt385.00–445.001,9826
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508449.93/cwt440.00–455.002,2863
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526507.70/cwt480.00–528.002,67115
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558495.88/cwt480.00–525.002,7677
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573405.10/cwt390.00–435.002,3214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2599464.00/cwt464.00–464.002,7796
Steers600–650Large 1615360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2141
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616461.48/cwt425.00–480.002,84328
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671416.93/cwt416.00–430.002,79897
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680332.89/cwt315.00–350.002,2642
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690380.07/cwt370.00–390.002,6222
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718413.49/cwt398.00–418.102,96993
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4091
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765360.02/cwt357.50–362.502,7542
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added921337.15/cwt336.00–338.253,105109
Steers900–950Small 2940200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8801
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,020320.50/cwt320.50–320.503,26954
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,273268.00/cwt268.00–268.003,41221
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,327268.00/cwt268.00–268.003,5568
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3061
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2181
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy293517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,5163
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3329395.78/cwt350.00–430.001,3025
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333462.59/cwt450.00–475.001,5402
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365462.47/cwt450.00–480.001,68811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3371405.12/cwt400.00–420.001,5034
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418465.14/cwt460.00–485.001,9445
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420408.77/cwt400.00–420.001,7179
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421435.36/cwt420.00–455.001,83327
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468393.39/cwt375.00–400.001,8416
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479430.09/cwt420.00–455.002,06018
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529387.64/cwt370.00–400.002,0514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532443.13/cwt410.00–447.002,357101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564410.31/cwt402.50–420.002,31413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573390.36/cwt370.00–400.002,23719
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1281
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608348.26/cwt340.00–360.002,1173
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632384.50/cwt384.50–384.502,43080
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678340.00/cwt330.00–350.002,3054
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4334
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3091
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added885316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,79758
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6251
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,146251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,8763
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,204251.00/cwt251.00–251.003,0229
Heifers1300–1350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,336231.50/cwt231.50–231.503,09314
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2721
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy277550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5242
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280494.82/cwt490.00–500.001,3852
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2305487.70/cwt475.00–500.001,4872
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326549.20/cwt545.00–555.001,7905
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3337409.93/cwt400.00–440.001,3814
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365477.84/cwt470.00–490.001,7444
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378547.55/cwt545.00–550.002,0702
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3382415.94/cwt400.00–450.001,5893
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419447.51/cwt440.00–465.001,8756
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421523.83/cwt520.00–535.002,2054
Bulls400–450Small 2440400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3472417.99/cwt400.00–445.001,97310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476467.39/cwt465.00–475.002,2254
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526430.57/cwt410.00–445.002,26511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3526390.60/cwt362.50–405.002,0553
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2564429.11/cwt415.00–435.002,4209
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578379.96/cwt370.00–390.002,1962
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy609415.00/cwt412.50–417.502,5274
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623381.25/cwt370.00–390.002,3756
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660366.65/cwt360.00–370.002,4206
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3791
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3735260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9111
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3795255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0271
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2818263.75/cwt262.50–265.002,1572
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4061
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,027224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,30011
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,185220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,6071
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers850–900Large 3855275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,240184.56/cwt175.00–195.002,2892
Bulls——1,265212.69/cwt208.00–218.002,6913
Bulls——1,635228.04/cwt220.00–242.003,7287
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%905113.62/cwt110.00–118.001,0282
Cows—Lean 85-90%960137.04/cwt130.00–144.001,3162
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018158.80/cwt154.00–163.001,6172
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022183.58/cwt170.00–200.001,87610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268100.49/cwt90.00–110.001,2742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289181.70/cwt167.00–197.002,34212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,460150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578177.05/cwt176.00–178.002,7942
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2864252.81/cwt222.50–272.502,1846
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260207.25/cwt202.50–212.002,6112

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.