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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 22

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

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Feeder Cattle receipts

630 head

▼ 152 vs last sale 782▼ 396 vs year ago 1,026 · −38.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 64▼ 50 vs year ago 77 · −64.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 49▲ 5 vs year ago 14 · +35.7%

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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 and heifers 300-600 lbs were unevenly steady ranging from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher in spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned and harder conditioned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a lite test and moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $415.02/cwt on 27 head, up $39.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −35.20 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.

Average price

$415.02

▲ 39.63 vs prior sale

27 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$81.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.01

vs KY average

+18.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	421.07	2,246	24
Medium and Large 2	530	380.00	2,014	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	340.00	1,819	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.07/cwt here — about $427 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 sale27 hd

415.02

—

KY average23 barns · 405 hd

402.02

+13.01

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

+18.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

450.22

−35.20

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,804	208.85	3,768	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	172.04	2,469	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	157.36	1,899	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	144.16	1,520	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	235.00	2,973	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,409	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,063	$1,855	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$1,950	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	945	$1,775	1thin

Every lot

84 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	479.74/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,823	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	408.92/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,566	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	493.75/cwt	490.00–497.50	1,975	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	459.00/cwt	455.00–462.50	1,946	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	435.92/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,044	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	392.35/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,903	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	488	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,294	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	429.93/cwt	417.50–435.00	2,240	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	394.48/cwt	382.50–412.50	2,252	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	341.50/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,237	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	686	377.50/cwt	373.00–382.00	2,590	150
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	346.94/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,515	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	833	322.75/cwt	322.75–322.75	2,689	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,703	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	947	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,794	58
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,084	274.75/cwt	274.75–274.75	2,978	47
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	419.44/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,732	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	360.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,498	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	382.94/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,627	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,441	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	386.67/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,817	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	361.89/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,907	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	387.37/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,103	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	348.43/cwt	338.00–355.00	1,986	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,928	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	631	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,209	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	286.33/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,913	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	340.75/cwt	340.75–340.75	2,310	75
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	311.23/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,200	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	804	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,372	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	287.75/cwt	287.50–288.00	2,483	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,005	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,487	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	150	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	878	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	894	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	475.00/cwt	465.00–477.00	1,805	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,910	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,670	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	404.34/cwt	397.50–420.00	1,961	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,888	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	390.11/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,032	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	354.06/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,000	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	349.10/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,164	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	330.68/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,189	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,014	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,149	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,973	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,738	202.39/cwt	195.00–210.00	3,518	6
Bulls	—	—	2,003	228.22/cwt	220.00–235.00	4,571	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	119.16/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,114	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	149.72/cwt	142.50–158.00	1,618	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	152.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,829	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	166.27/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,042	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	172.04/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,469	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	945	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	1,855.32/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,855	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,409.38/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,409	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,726	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Aug 22, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 782Year ago 1,026

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 64Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 49Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	460.00–490.00	479.74
13	400–450	424	455.00–462.50	459.00
10	450–500	469	420.00–452.50	435.92
18	500–550	521	417.50–435.00	429.93
6	550–600	571	382.50–412.50	394.48
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	655	338.00–345.00	341.50
4	700–750	725	337.50–350.00	346.94
1	850–900	865	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
150	650–700	686	373.00–382.00	377.50
60	800–850	833	322.75	322.75
58	900–950	947	295.00	295.00
47	1050–1100	1,084	274.75	274.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	490.00–497.50	493.75
4	450–500	488	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	400.00–417.50	408.92
2	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	485	385.00–400.00	392.35
1	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	615	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	543	385.00–400.00	387.37
75	650–700	678	340.75	340.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	425	380.00–385.00	382.94
3	450–500	470	380.00–400.00	386.67
8	500–550	527	350.00–365.00	361.89
6	550–600	570	338.00–355.00	348.43
2	600–650	622	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	707	300.00–315.00	311.23
15	800–850	804	295.00	295.00
2	850–900	863	287.50–288.00	287.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	631	350.00	350.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	410.00–425.00	419.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	430	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	416	350.00–365.00	360.15
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	668	270.00–295.00	286.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	585.00	585.00
1	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
6	350–400	380	465.00–477.00	475.00
1	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
4	450–500	485	397.50–420.00	404.34
8	500–550	521	372.50–395.00	390.11
7	600–650	620	335.00–355.00	349.10
7	650–700	662	325.00–335.00	330.68
2	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
2	950–1000	955	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	477.50	477.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	357.50	357.50
1	400–450	430	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	415	402.50	402.50
3	450–500	493	383.00	383.00
3	550–600	565	345.00–367.50	354.06
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	895	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,375.00	2,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,409.38
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,063	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,855.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	700	1,950.00	1,950.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	170.00–174.00	172.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	150.00–155.00	152.91
2	—	1,228	160.00–173.00	166.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	110.00–126.00	119.16
9	—	1,081	142.50–158.00	149.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,003	220.00–235.00	228.22
6	—	1,738	195.00–210.00	202.39

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.