Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-07-25

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 25
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
542 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 551▼ 401 vs year ago 943 · −42.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 42▲ 13 vs year ago 47 · +27.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 24▲ 41 vs year ago 38 · +107.9%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 450 lbs and under were sharply lower, while the 500-700 lbs steers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were sharply lower, while heifers 500 lbs and over were steady to 4.00 lower with a good supply and spotty demand. Buyers were active today, however bawling, off colored, and plainer quality cattle received heavy discounts. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower 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 $350.08/cwt on 25 head, down $17.82 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −36.60 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$350.08
▼ 17.82 vs prior sale
25 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,902
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$346
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$77.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−28.96
vs KY average
−25.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530370.331,96214thin
Medium and Large 2563331.381,8659thin
Medium and Large 2-3553292.501,6162thin
One grade step is worth $77.83/cwt here — about $346 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale25 hd
350.08
—
KY average25 barns · 688 hd
379.04
−28.96
National average148 barns · 5,785 hd
375.81
−25.73
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−36.60
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—Average1,487206.603,07210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,212181.332,19818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,555180.522,80810
CowsLean 85-90%Low962152.471,46714
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,698208.973,5482thin

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)1,316$3,2323thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,262$2,4785
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,134$2,4008
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)655$1,7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,520$3,5913thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,399$3,83715
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$3,8001thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,2882
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2346453.32/cwt450.00–460.001,5683
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2396465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426486.01/cwt470.00–490.002,0705
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468459.92/cwt455.00–465.002,1522
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0582
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510431.67/cwt425.00–435.002,2023
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5301
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1841
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620387.50/cwt375.00–400.002,4032
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683354.18/cwt345.00–375.002,4197
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716363.59/cwt358.50–368.502,603148
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726345.75/cwt330.00–351.002,5106
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2261420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0963
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1283
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2964
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2951
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382435.32/cwt430.00–442.001,66310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,5901
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422421.60/cwt410.00–435.001,7796
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423339.82/cwt330.00–350.001,4372
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427391.40/cwt380.00–400.001,6717
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470409.89/cwt400.00–420.001,9264
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477371.54/cwt360.00–380.001,7726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521372.95/cwt365.00–390.001,94310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1791
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6962
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6951
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572334.63/cwt320.00–345.001,9147
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578370.04/cwt360.00–380.002,1392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610331.20/cwt320.00–345.002,0204
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646354.17/cwt352.50–354.252,28884
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656305.95/cwt300.00–310.002,0075
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,9581
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737286.65/cwt280.00–290.002,1133
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778275.08/cwt270.00–280.002,1402
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2900220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9801
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2954259.69/cwt255.00–260.002,47717
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1402
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3250400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2291443.80/cwt420.00–455.001,2914
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320490.42/cwt470.00–500.001,5696
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5174
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375439.91/cwt430.00–450.001,6503
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2386461.59/cwt455.00–465.001,7823
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422466.47/cwt450.00–475.001,9696
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435432.47/cwt430.00–435.001,8812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435371.32/cwt365.00–377.501,6152
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462403.85/cwt400.00–415.001,8668
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471418.07/cwt410.00–425.001,9694
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525395.79/cwt380.00–412.002,07812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529368.46/cwt350.00–372.501,94910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1451
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569349.99/cwt340.00–355.001,9916
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2614312.71/cwt306.00–325.001,9204
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617362.97/cwt350.00–370.002,24013
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2658345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2703
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710309.93/cwt300.00–320.002,2012
Bulls700–750Large 1730280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0441
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3775235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8211
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2803252.48/cwt245.00–260.002,0272
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3845220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8591
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915258.24/cwt250.00–275.002,3633
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,698208.97/cwt200.00–217.503,5482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,413193.85/cwt179.00–200.002,7394
Bulls——1,536215.10/cwt208.00–225.003,3046
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%760152.32/cwt145.00–160.001,1583
Cows—Lean 85-90%908140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2712
Cows—Lean 85-90%97395.55/cwt90.00–100.009302
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061172.35/cwt165.00–180.001,8297
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195177.91/cwt172.00–184.002,12613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256190.21/cwt187.00–193.002,3895
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353187.33/cwt187.00–188.002,5353
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,642177.60/cwt170.00–185.002,9167
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,1952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6834,136.85/head3,400.00–4,850.004,1372
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29352,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0592,596.87/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5974
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2092,203.31/head2,000.00–2,300.002,2034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2622,477.97/head2,400.00–2,800.002,4785
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3163,232.11/head2,800.00–3,400.003,2323
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0553,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,341.76/head3,000.00–3,500.003,3423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3573,465.05/head3,300.00–3,600.003,4653
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4654,162.23/head3,800.00–4,450.004,1627
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2790245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9361
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy935315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9451
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118202.63/cwt189.00–225.002,2657

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.