Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-11-14

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 14
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
← Nov 7Nov 14latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
585 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 718▼ 331 vs year ago 916 · −36.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 72▼ 56 vs year ago 124 · −45.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 48▼ 30 vs year ago 64 · −46.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate 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 $368.12/cwt on 9 head, down $0.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −78.98 against this barn's trailing median of $447.11.
Average price
$368.12
▼ 0.41 vs prior sale
9 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,105
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−11.94
vs KY average
−60.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572368.122,1059thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale9 hd
368.12
—
KY average24 barns · 917 hd
380.06
−11.94
National average176 barns · 32,431 hd
428.62
−60.50
This barn, trailing median30 sales
447.11
−78.98
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 447.1103/1405/0206/2709/1911/07
Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.01, low $356.50, median $447.11 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—Average1,807161.382,91619
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,325118.981,57627
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,651118.521,9579thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,083108.881,17911
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,265176.732,2362thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$2,8102thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$2,3713thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,212$2,1958
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,9252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,385$1,8704thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,7004thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,298$2,4492thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,583$3,2502thin

Every lot

108 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,1851
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414458.79/cwt450.00–460.001,8998
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427368.44/cwt365.00–370.001,5733
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430413.05/cwt405.00–422.001,7766
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8731
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570355.78/cwt340.00–364.002,0284
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2454
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0101
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679333.95/cwt320.00–340.002,2685
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,57075
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718316.71/cwt300.00–325.002,2743
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,6168
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813333.25/cwt333.25–333.252,70964
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5581
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5802
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added991304.75/cwt304.75–304.753,02055
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215440.00/cwt440.00–440.009461
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2261427.67/cwt422.50–437.501,1163
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375394.38/cwt375.00–410.001,4793
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3400317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,2701
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420375.80/cwt375.00–376.001,5785
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436303.37/cwt280.00–315.001,3233
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455384.32/cwt370.00–390.001,7497
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467348.86/cwt340.00–365.001,62917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514333.05/cwt325.00–340.001,7124
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529281.91/cwt280.00–282.501,4914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,8764
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566323.38/cwt310.00–337.501,8305
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588298.91/cwt295.00–307.001,7583
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620300.28/cwt290.00–312.001,8623
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,8873
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668262.47/cwt260.00–265.001,7532
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7851
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9939
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,50065
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,1851
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,2891
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2985187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,8421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2265415.09/cwt410.00–420.001,1003
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,0472
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305215.00/cwt215.00–215.006561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2602
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330421.49/cwt410.00–430.001,3913
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4332
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2387437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,6912
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416367.45/cwt365.00–370.001,5294
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2417409.54/cwt400.00–427.501,7086
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0461
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455311.81/cwt301.00–315.001,4199
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2487363.14/cwt350.00–372.501,76811
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519347.02/cwt340.00–350.001,8018
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2539316.97/cwt309.00–330.001,7084
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy556377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,0993
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583285.66/cwt280.00–310.001,6655
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2590365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1543
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613280.45/cwt249.00–300.001,7194
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627323.55/cwt310.00–330.002,0296
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2653265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7303
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy671348.78/cwt345.00–350.002,3404
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2684302.47/cwt300.00–310.002,0694
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy705345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4321
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722283.22/cwt273.00–294.002,0457
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2774286.01/cwt275.00–300.002,2147
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2802220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7642
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,9221
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 3860172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4841
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2001
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2958218.82/cwt210.00–227.502,0962
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,080217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,3491
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,120197.27/cwt180.00–215.002,2092
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2871
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,265176.73/cwt170.00–185.002,2362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,650190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,1351
Bulls——1,688153.34/cwt140.00–161.002,5889
Bulls——1,943166.24/cwt162.00–170.003,2309
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046104.38/cwt100.00–107.001,0924
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068125.03/cwt123.00–128.001,3353
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12589.05/cwt88.00–90.001,0022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138113.47/cwt112.00–115.001,2912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,309114.09/cwt111.00–118.001,4939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,331126.96/cwt120.00–135.001,69013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,337107.06/cwt103.00–110.001,4315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,587127.00/cwt122.00–134.002,0153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,683114.28/cwt113.00–117.001,9236
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2982,449.23/head2,050.00–2,850.002,4492
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0301,761.89/head1,550.00–2,000.001,7622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,925.12/head1,500.00–2,250.001,9252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,370.91/head2,200.00–2,450.002,3713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2722,339.84/head1,725.00–3,000.002,3406
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,809.87/head2,700.00–2,925.002,8102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,869.75/head1,800.00–1,960.001,8704
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8454,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013182.68/cwt152.00–235.001,8513
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090161.15/cwt148.00–170.001,7573
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004

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.