Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-05-30

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, May 30
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
847 head
▲ 397 vs last sale 450▲ 38 vs year ago 809 · +4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 55▲ 16 vs year ago 60 · +26.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 49▼ 23 vs year ago 58 · −39.7%
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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 400 lbs and under appeared sharply higher, while the 500-700 lbs steers were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand for weaned packages and groups. Feeder heifers 300-600 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher in spots with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a good supply and good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $475.29/cwt on 34 head, up $2.45 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +25.06 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$475.29
▲ 2.45 vs prior sale
34 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.73
vs KY average
+14.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533475.292,53134
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 sale34 hd
475.29
—
KY average17 barns · 536 hd
470.56
+4.73
National average128 barns · 4,767 hd
460.37
+14.92
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
+25.06
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—Average1,698221.133,75416
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,467178.882,62413
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,230177.012,17710
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,016152.071,54623

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$3,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,025$3,4544thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,276$3,3063thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,080$2,7252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$2,3002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)800$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,179$4,2333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)975$2,2001thin

Every lot

106 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278637.95/cwt620.00–675.001,7745
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2308555.12/cwt540.00–570.001,7102
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336646.70/cwt640.00–670.002,1734
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378590.48/cwt585.00–605.002,2327
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384517.34/cwt500.00–532.501,9874
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418478.70/cwt470.00–487.502,0012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424547.63/cwt542.50–567.502,3229
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438501.75/cwt497.00–517.502,19815
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468497.04/cwt480.00–500.002,3267
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483531.02/cwt510.00–534.002,5658
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2801
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514495.08/cwt487.50–522.502,54516
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523460.75/cwt455.00–470.002,4109
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575454.63/cwt450.00–467.502,6149
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627427.71/cwt425.00–428.002,68210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633445.08/cwt440.00–458.002,81714
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,6201
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,7711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721400.50/cwt400.50–400.502,88874
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added972334.09/cwt332.00–338.003,247164
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 21,240200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,4801
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,291277.00/cwt277.00–277.003,57647
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230589.35/cwt580.00–600.001,3562
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy268601.77/cwt595.00–605.001,6133
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288485.03/cwt480.00–495.001,3973
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313439.92/cwt430.00–450.001,3772
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335480.07/cwt475.00–485.001,6082
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379469.69/cwt447.50–480.001,7808
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,6071
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388493.30/cwt485.00–495.001,9146
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423395.83/cwt390.00–400.001,6743
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426467.75/cwt457.50–475.001,9938
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438491.32/cwt490.00–500.002,1527
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481419.58/cwt417.50–420.002,0186
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488447.52/cwt425.00–450.002,18418
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521426.50/cwt420.00–435.002,2228
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1003
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565361.97/cwt358.00–377.502,0455
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567389.25/cwt385.00–392.002,2078
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,3626
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0441
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616354.00/cwt345.00–367.502,1817
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3101
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678366.50/cwt366.50–366.502,48575
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2747302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,2562
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827319.50/cwt319.50–319.502,64265
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6261
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4231
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,5991
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,092270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,94848
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,4951
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2297600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7822
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320603.44/cwt600.00–610.001,9313
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8431
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5081
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355598.38/cwt585.00–605.002,1246
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,0922
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2392458.36/cwt450.00–470.001,7973
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8051
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418522.31/cwt510.00–540.002,1837
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419490.15/cwt485.00–502.502,0545
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456493.34/cwt490.00–495.002,2503
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471471.29/cwt460.00–480.002,2207
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1291
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy511464.13/cwt462.50–470.002,3726
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518411.45/cwt408.00–415.002,1312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2533430.87/cwt420.00–450.002,29710
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2557426.65/cwt425.00–430.002,3763
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3091
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy607425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5802
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610387.50/cwt385.00–390.002,3642
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628361.15/cwt357.50–365.002,2682
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665369.95/cwt357.50–377.502,4606
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740333.69/cwt325.00–342.502,4692
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2762334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,5452
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy770365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,8111
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2802303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,4302
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2631
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Large 3650280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,623209.63/cwt200.00–220.003,4027
Bulls——1,756230.07/cwt223.00–240.004,0409
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%926128.20/cwt120.00–133.001,1876
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042156.25/cwt151.00–160.001,62812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063170.70/cwt163.00–186.001,8155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215174.45/cwt160.00–185.002,1209
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,7301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459175.58/cwt168.00–183.002,56210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493189.87/cwt188.00–193.002,8353
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,145257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,9481
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2934,999.42/head4,700.00–5,300.004,9992
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29283,238.60/head3,200.00–3,300.003,2393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29701,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,724.65/head2,650.00–2,800.002,7252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1103,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1702,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2763,306.48/head2,900.00–3,500.003,3063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3154,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,181218.55/cwt212.00–225.002,5815

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.