Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-06-27

Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 27

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Jun 20Jun 27Jul 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

784 head

▼ 294 vs last sale 1,078▲ 245 vs year ago 539 · +45.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 45▼ 4 vs year ago 41 · −9.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 35 vs year ago 53 · −66.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $440.72/cwt on 13 head, down $40.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −9.51 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.

Average price

$440.72

▼ 40.45 vs prior sale

13 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$29.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.57

vs KY average

−27.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	449.92	2,463	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	420.00	2,287	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.92/cwt here — about $176 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 sale13 hd

440.72

—

KY average25 barns · 666 hd

458.29

−17.57

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−27.74

This barn, trailing median30 sales

450.22

−9.51

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	1,763	202.25	3,566	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,635	184.10	3,010	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	179.24	2,340	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	158.07	1,647	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,245	224.46	2,795	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,413	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,117	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	958	$3,142	3thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,924	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	506.40/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,152	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,321	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	462.33/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,210	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	401.45/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,935	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	531	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,230	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	454.84/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,424	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	445.99/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,493	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,457	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	419.94/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,566	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,520	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	387.44/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,576	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,860	78
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,849	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	365.63/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,834	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	857	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,995	62
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	903	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	3,237	61
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,930	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	969	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,198	59
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,079	311.25/cwt	311.25–311.25	3,358	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	213	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,129	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,251	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	520.50/cwt	516.00–530.00	1,457	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	477.32/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,561	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	455.97/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,733	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	392	425.04/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,666	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	436.51/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,833	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	465.79/cwt	465.00–467.50	2,003	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	401.01/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,893	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	430.25/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,035	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	415.88/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,179	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,281	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	380.53/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,188	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,784	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	350.28/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,189	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,519	78
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	347.89/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,317	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,163	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	840	326.25/cwt	326.25–326.25	2,741	60
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,592	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,083	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	3,081	48
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,340	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,568	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	302	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,661	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	481.49/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,555	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,523	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	467.32/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,659	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	364	562.11/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,046	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	470.75/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,010	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	511.95/cwt	492.50–527.50	2,201	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	437	408.49/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,785	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	400.58/cwt	355.00–425.00	1,891	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	441.28/cwt	440.00–442.50	2,131	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	435.83/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,292	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	406.73/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,176	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	423.11/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,433	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	584	383.58/cwt	335.00–400.00	2,240	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	607	408.41/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,479	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	379.99/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,371	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,438	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,480	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	985	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,315	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,245	224.46/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,795	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,502	190.42/cwt	185.00–198.00	2,860	3
Bulls	—	—	2,125	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	4,569	1
Bulls	—	—	2,185	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,916	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	136.07/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,316	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	178.54/cwt	172.00–196.00	1,898	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	155.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,723	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,044	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	182.68/cwt	174.00–200.00	2,417	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	184.10/cwt	170.00–194.00	3,010	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	750	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	825	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	2,413.12/head	2,125.00–2,525.00	2,413	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	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 Jun 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 784Last week 1,078Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 45Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 53

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	478	445.00–475.00	462.33
4	500–550	533	445.00–470.00	454.84
5	550–600	559	445.00–450.00	445.99
1	600–650	630	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	665	380.00–395.00	387.44
1	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
8	750–800	775	365.00–370.00	365.63
1	900–950	945	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	370	520.00	520.00
4	400–450	425	500.00–525.00	506.40
2	450–500	455	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	482	390.00–420.00	401.45
3	500–550	531	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	585	420.00	420.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	611	410.00–430.00	419.94
78	650–700	673	425.00	425.00
11	700–750	714	399.00	399.00
62	850–900	857	349.50	349.50
61	900–950	903	358.50	358.50
59	950–1000	969	330.00	330.00
50	1050–1100	1,079	311.25	311.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	524	400.00–430.00	415.88
3	550–600	553	412.50	412.50
78	650–700	650	387.50	387.50
60	800–850	840	326.25	326.25
48	1050–1100	1,083	284.50	284.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
10	300–350	327	460.00–495.00	477.32
5	350–400	380	450.00–470.00	455.97
9	400–450	420	420.00–450.00	436.51
11	450–500	473	420.00–450.00	430.25
16	550–600	575	360.00–390.00	380.53
3	600–650	625	335.00–360.00	350.28
10	650–700	666	335.00–355.00	347.89
2	700–750	715	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	915	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	960	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	530.00	530.00
3	250–300	280	516.00–530.00	520.50
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	430	465.00–467.50	465.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	392	420.00–435.00	425.04
6	450–500	472	375.00–415.00	401.01
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	585	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	323	465.00–500.00	481.49
2	350–400	355	455.00–480.00	467.32
5	400–450	427	445.00–485.00	470.75
4	450–500	483	440.00–442.50	441.28
15	500–550	526	420.00–440.00	435.83
10	550–600	575	410.00–435.00	423.11
6	600–650	624	370.00–390.00	379.99
2	650–700	668	365.00	365.00
3	850–900	870	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	255	615.00	615.00
4	300–350	302	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	364	525.00–575.00	562.11
9	400–450	430	492.50–527.50	511.95
6	600–650	607	400.00–420.00	408.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	350	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	437	400.00–425.00	408.49
3	450–500	472	355.00–425.00	400.58
3	500–550	535	400.00–410.00	406.73
4	550–600	584	335.00–400.00	383.58
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	785	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	985	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,117	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,123	2,125.00–2,525.00	2,413.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	922	3,525.00	3,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,635	170.00–194.00	184.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,323	174.00–200.00	182.68
2	—	1,235	165.00–166.00	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	150.00–160.00	155.89
3	—	967	130.00–144.00	136.07
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,063	172.00–196.00	178.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	220.00–230.00	224.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,185	225.00	225.00
1	—	2,125	215.00	215.00
3	—	1,502	185.00–198.00	190.42

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.