Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-08-01

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 1
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
615 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 542▼ 238 vs year ago 853 · −27.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 60▼ 20 vs year ago 60 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 79▼ 29 vs year ago 101 · −28.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was spotty, but stronger in several spots with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 350 lbs and under appeared sharply higher with a lite test, while the 400-600 lbs steers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher with a good supply and good demand for weaned and harder conditioned calves. Yearling steers appeared sharply higher as well with a good supply, but limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 300-600 lbs were unevenly steady ranging from 4.00 higher to 4.00 lower in spots with a good supply and spotty demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality cattle, while discounting bawling and heavier conditioned calves severely. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with a lite test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $406.75/cwt on 19 head, down $41.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −43.47 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$406.75
▼ 41.24 vs prior sale
19 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,206
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$46.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.41
vs KY average
+7.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545411.602,24217thin
Medium and Large 2523365.501,9122thin
One grade step is worth $46.10/cwt here — about $330 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale19 hd
406.75
—
KY average24 barns · 452 hd
411.16
−4.41
National average142 barns · 3,877 hd
399.29
+7.46
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
−43.47
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—High1,540231.663,5683thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,504179.582,70113
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,168179.422,09614
CowsLean 85-90%High999150.361,50214

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)1,125$3,0252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,215$2,78513
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,191$2,3356
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,049$2,3169
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,481$3,6515
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,040$4,2501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,250$4,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,421$3,7267
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,365$3,3501thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,3771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,9071
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2412430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7722
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426482.31/cwt475.00–490.002,0554
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2343
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460451.65/cwt445.00–460.002,0786
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470423.62/cwt410.00–430.001,9913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,3431
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521422.11/cwt417.50–425.002,1998
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523365.50/cwt350.00–380.001,9122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572395.67/cwt380.00–407.502,2638
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1661
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624380.28/cwt367.50–393.002,3736
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632412.09/cwt400.00–416.002,6048
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4603
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,67974
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703380.25/cwt380.25–380.252,67375
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720368.11/cwt360.00–376.002,6502
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6723
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,018319.00/cwt319.00–319.003,24754
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205482.44/cwt480.00–485.009892
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0941
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275451.32/cwt450.00–455.001,2414
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1781
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335436.98/cwt420.00–455.001,4642
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2351439.98/cwt430.00–455.001,5445
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2071
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy387400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5482
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425402.02/cwt400.00–412.001,7096
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438375.87/cwt370.00–380.001,6463
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472363.17/cwt350.00–370.001,7145
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9082
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0093
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516403.39/cwt400.00–410.002,0813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518350.97/cwt350.00–352.001,8182
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519375.36/cwt360.00–385.001,94822
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2597335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open609358.99/cwt355.00–360.002,1865
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623326.94/cwt320.00–335.002,0375
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,33479
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661326.85/cwt320.00–340.002,1603
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0091
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open727314.15/cwt310.00–315.002,2846
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0541
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826309.50/cwt309.50–309.502,55658
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2205500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2278558.83/cwt550.00–567.501,5542
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3571
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy303561.68/cwt560.00–565.001,7023
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315515.71/cwt495.00–520.001,6246
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373487.62/cwt485.00–490.001,8192
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3388400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5523
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1041
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433427.46/cwt420.00–435.001,8512
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435456.72/cwt440.00–475.001,9873
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463423.38/cwt420.00–425.001,9603
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477380.24/cwt365.00–390.001,8143
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6981
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522368.64/cwt360.00–375.001,92411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8191
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565371.52/cwt350.00–382.502,09910
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621360.52/cwt350.00–379.002,2397
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3082
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2708279.88/cwt270.00–285.001,9823
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,2861
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,9971
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2863250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1583
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,4191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,115220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4531
Bulls——1,753237.49/cwt237.00–238.004,1632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Cows—Lean 85-90%823124.73/cwt117.50–135.001,0273
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071160.75/cwt154.00–165.001,7227
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090168.53/cwt168.00–170.001,8373
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,094176.09/cwt170.00–185.001,9267
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203191.50/cwt187.00–200.002,3045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340160.91/cwt160.00–162.002,1562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,447194.62/cwt188.00–200.002,8163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521175.07/cwt170.00–178.002,66310
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4813,651.00/head2,575.00–4,350.003,6515
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0404,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1803,662.18/head3,400.00–3,950.003,6622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2504,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3653,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4253,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4883,401.62/head3,300.00–3,450.003,4023
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6954,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29981,959.77/head1,750.00–2,100.001,9603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0412,137.64/head2,100.00–2,250.002,1384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,494.63/head2,250.00–3,100.002,4956
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,025.33/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2612,401.93/head1,875.00–2,800.002,4024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2923,072.33/head2,600.00–3,500.003,0729
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080216.74/cwt185.00–275.002,3414

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.