Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-06-13

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 13
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
911 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 934▲ 442 vs year ago 469 · +94.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 48▼ 8 vs year ago 64 · −12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 44▲ 64 vs year ago 56 · +114.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was uneven with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 300-600 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower in spots with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers appeared steady with a good supply, but limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 300-500 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower, while the 500-700 lbs heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand weaned packages and guaranteed open heifers. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $432.00/cwt on 134 head, up $44.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +45.32 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$432.00
▲ 44.68 vs prior sale
134 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,391
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$334
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$63.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.43
vs KY average
+31.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553433.422,399131
Medium and Large 2558370.002,0653thin
One grade step is worth $63.42/cwt here — about $334 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale134 hd
432.00
—
KY average26 barns · 1,152 hd
413.57
+18.43
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
+31.48
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
+45.32
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

34 sales
446402357313median 386.6803/0705/0207/1109/0510/31
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.00, low $327.00, median $386.68 across 34 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—Low1,628203.373,31212
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242183.632,28113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,672181.303,03113
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,060149.621,58611
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,360120.001,6321thin

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)1,355$3,00616
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,805$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,184$2,71913
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,162$2,5675
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,9002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)675$1,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$4,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,534$4,15522
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,8501thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8461
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377552.22/cwt545.00–590.002,08211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422478.91/cwt470.00–500.002,0215
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426546.51/cwt525.00–555.002,3287
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8491
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3661
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9781
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475477.67/cwt455.00–490.002,2697
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9951
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519445.42/cwt440.00–450.002,3127
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537478.39/cwt475.00–480.002,5693
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563427.51/cwt425.00–430.002,4072
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2882
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,61949
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630435.24/cwt425.00–445.002,7425
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630398.33/cwt390.00–415.002,5093
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4261
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,7062
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,83977
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733374.86/cwt368.00–382.502,74828
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782359.32/cwt355.00–377.002,81016
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2893326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,9113
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2935300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8051
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2Value Added1,025297.75/cwt297.75–297.753,05253
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,144283.50/cwt283.50–283.503,24348
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,1401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300330.00/cwt330.00–330.009901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372455.14/cwt450.00–475.001,6938
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381430.14/cwt420.00–435.001,6397
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422447.84/cwt435.00–450.001,8907
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0526
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8694
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7391
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473401.04/cwt400.00–405.001,8975
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477431.59/cwt420.00–445.002,05926
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,2092
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521404.94/cwt400.00–410.002,1106
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553440.27/cwt414.00–447.002,435109
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0653
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578391.72/cwt380.00–400.002,26414
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3994
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623320.12/cwt310.00–330.001,9942
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644362.54/cwt355.00–370.002,3354
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653377.67/cwt365.00–378.502,46685
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7821
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671332.44/cwt325.00–345.002,2314
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695305.00/cwt300.00–310.002,1202
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4464
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5065
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830327.25/cwt327.25–327.252,71665
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6101
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4501
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,065220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3431
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,066283.75/cwt283.75–283.753,02549
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2150570.00/cwt570.00–570.008551
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy175700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,2251
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2198630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,2473
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed320600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385512.82/cwt500.00–525.001,9742
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7381
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1732
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425455.20/cwt450.00–475.001,9357
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425415.18/cwt410.00–420.001,7652
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6651
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467438.59/cwt430.00–450.002,04811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480410.15/cwt400.00–415.001,9693
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528416.58/cwt415.00–420.002,2006
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558412.53/cwt410.00–415.002,3022
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2021
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616369.98/cwt360.00–380.002,2795
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2653367.53/cwt360.00–375.002,4002
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4091
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1471
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2918200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,253186.10/cwt180.00–190.002,3325
Bulls——1,815240.00/cwt240.00–240.004,3561
Bulls——1,910211.66/cwt203.00–220.004,0436
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%948128.52/cwt120.00–135.001,2183
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101154.33/cwt140.00–158.001,6997
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241194.60/cwt190.00–200.002,4155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243176.77/cwt167.00–184.002,1978
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,667180.18/cwt175.00–183.003,00411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,698187.48/cwt185.00–190.003,1832
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,360120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6321
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4004,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160203.02/cwt195.00–210.002,3552
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1843,501.81/head3,000.00–3,650.003,5026
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3004,049.29/head3,800.00–4,600.004,0493
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6454,213.12/head3,550.00–4,800.004,2139
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,9855,084.88/head4,100.00–5,800.005,0854
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 29501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1622,567.00/head2,250.00–2,700.002,5675
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,749.55/head2,600.00–3,000.002,75012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3733,036.79/head2,700.00–3,800.003,03715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,8052,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.