Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-09-12

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 12
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
955 head
▲ 509 vs last sale 446▲ 38 vs year ago 917 · +4.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 29▼ 5 vs year ago 63 · −7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 6▼ 8 vs year ago 110 · −7.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 6.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand. Yearling steers and heifers appeared stronger as well but with limited comparisons. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for high quality feeders and weaned packages and groups. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand and slaughter bulls appeared firm, compared to last weeks 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 $366.65/cwt on 43 head, down $48.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −83.57 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$366.65
▼ 48.37 vs prior sale
43 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,991
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$37.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.28
vs KY average
−23.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544368.372,00341
Medium and Large 2523331.341,7332thin
One grade step is worth $37.03/cwt here — about $271 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 sale43 hd
366.65
—
KY average18 barns · 528 hd
387.93
−21.28
National average134 barns · 6,067 hd
390.59
−23.94
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
−83.57
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—Average1,660187.403,11016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,425158.002,2524thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,198152.901,83210
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,041126.481,31713
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,257125.991,5843thin

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)1,129$3,35512
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,108$2,68732
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,168$2,6775
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,171$2,0934thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,143$1,8123thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,104$3,3746
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$3,3501thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed355550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9531
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373410.34/cwt400.00–420.001,5312
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374467.29/cwt460.00–480.001,7484
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422411.79/cwt400.00–425.001,7389
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466421.16/cwt400.00–435.001,9634
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476451.63/cwt450.00–455.002,1503
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516366.44/cwt350.00–370.001,89117
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523391.84/cwt382.50–400.002,0499
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523331.34/cwt327.50–335.001,7332
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588356.48/cwt347.50–365.002,09615
Steers600–650Large 1620290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7981
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8901
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631329.49/cwt320.00–334.002,0793
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644378.05/cwt371.00–385.502,435167
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659351.32/cwt340.00–355.002,31518
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711314.76/cwt300.00–345.002,2383
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,4872
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7001
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added924320.43/cwt317.50–322.002,961168
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210470.00/cwt470.00–470.009871
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2091
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329417.04/cwt390.00–430.001,3725
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365431.00/cwt430.00–432.001,5732
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380352.29/cwt345.00–360.001,3393
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385406.47/cwt390.00–415.001,5654
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415343.26/cwt327.50–350.001,4255
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419404.93/cwt395.00–415.001,6975
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431370.18/cwt360.00–380.001,5959
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463399.28/cwt395.00–400.001,8497
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472306.36/cwt300.00–320.001,4463
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480365.15/cwt355.00–370.001,75311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522368.78/cwt357.50–390.001,92520
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528343.50/cwt330.00–350.001,81410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528310.60/cwt300.00–320.001,6407
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7231
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579329.19/cwt315.00–336.001,90614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7402
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615318.54/cwt310.00–332.501,95931
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7985
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Replacement652349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,2756
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0194
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677333.50/cwt333.50–333.502,25876
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5641
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725289.30/cwt287.50–290.002,09711
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Replacement731330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4123
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy735270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9851
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2131
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added798314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,50665
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2092
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,2041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed220610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,3421
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230515.54/cwt500.00–540.001,1863
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2263535.00/cwt525.00–550.001,4073
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290394.91/cwt390.00–400.001,1452
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3331
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2323469.28/cwt450.00–500.001,5163
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2541
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3368382.59/cwt380.00–385.001,4082
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373450.81/cwt437.50–460.001,6823
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385406.83/cwt400.00–420.001,5664
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9443
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,7121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425357.51/cwt350.00–361.001,5193
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471334.92/cwt320.00–350.001,5774
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515340.08/cwt335.00–345.001,7513
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518375.38/cwt365.00–385.001,94413
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565328.73/cwt320.00–344.001,85710
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621309.94/cwt300.00–317.501,9255
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627283.93/cwt280.00–289.001,7803
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2664311.57/cwt307.50–320.002,0695
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1865
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723273.23/cwt270.00–280.001,9753
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,9951
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2818241.51/cwt238.00–245.001,9762
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1121
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030212.50/cwt207.50–217.502,1892
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3495290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4361
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3613248.67/cwt242.50–255.001,5242
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,277172.35/cwt160.00–178.002,2016
Bulls——1,836193.82/cwt185.00–200.003,5599
Bulls——2,370220.00/cwt220.00–220.005,2141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%895100.00/cwt100.00–100.008951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013118.55/cwt110.00–124.001,2015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,070168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7981
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082135.93/cwt130.00–144.001,4717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165142.53/cwt142.00–143.001,6602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226153.71/cwt147.00–160.001,8847
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,0333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,740170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,9581
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,257125.99/cwt120.00–130.001,5843
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,190211.85/cwt210.00–214.002,5212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29603,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0732,290.21/head1,700.00–2,900.002,2902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1193,915.31/head3,400.00–4,200.003,9154
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1062,743.20/head2,350.00–3,500.002,74328
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1212,296.52/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2974
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1353,423.38/head3,000.00–3,800.003,42311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,811.73/head1,750.00–1,925.001,8123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,677.27/head2,100.00–2,900.002,6775
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1712,093.01/head1,950.00–2,150.002,0934
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5221
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088182.86/cwt165.00–247.501,9908

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.