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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 18

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

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Feeder Cattle receipts

551 head

▼ 331 vs last sale 882▼ 74 vs year ago 625 · −11.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 80▼ 30 vs year ago 72 · −41.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 72▼ 44 vs year ago 68 · −64.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 450 lbs and under appeared steady to 5.00 lower with a good supply, while the 500-700 lbs steers and the yearling steers were sharply lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers 250-350 lbs appeared steady with a lite test, while the 400-650 lbs heifers were 8.00 to 10.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand. The increasing heat and humidity and continued downward movement in the futures market has limited some buyers interest and increasing the discounts on plainer, off colored, heavier conditioned calves. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.90/cwt on 16 head, down $26.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −18.78 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.

Average price

$367.90

▼ 26.53 vs prior sale

16 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$553

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

$77.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.66

vs KY average

−28.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	377.60	2,083	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	300.00	1,530	2thin

One grade step is worth $77.60/cwt here — about $553 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 sale16 hd

367.90

—

KY average25 barns · 1,069 hd

411.56

−43.66

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−28.15

This barn, trailing median34 sales

386.68

−18.78

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,657	225.63	3,738	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	182.54	2,775	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	179.64	1,940	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	149.28	1,513	13

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,333	$3,800	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,218	$2,512	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$2,439	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,351	$3,439	5

Every lot

89 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	181	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	905	4
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	257	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,208	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,665	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	512.34/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,901	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,173	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,866	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	415.93/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,739	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	511.32/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,163	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	433.37/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,106	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,240	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	419.67/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,396	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,383	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	367.99/cwt	367.50–368.00	2,672	76
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,650	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,030	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	3,054	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	165	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	743	3
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	180	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	900	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	232	453.81/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,053	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	444.22/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,448	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	471.75/cwt	470.00–477.50	1,561	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	362	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,774	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	453.11/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,663	11
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	414.24/cwt	402.50–435.00	1,620	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,422	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	423.70/cwt	412.50–440.00	1,780	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	397.47/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,709	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	426.58/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,984	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	396.39/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,871	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	382.96/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,056	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	370.45/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,115	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,040	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,410	77
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	944	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,690	54
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	185	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	925	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	489.11/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,100	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,340	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	516.28/cwt	512.50–520.00	1,642	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	436.61/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,441	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	511.35/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,892	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	446.78/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,689	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	489.73/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,047	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	473.66/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,179	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,833	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	432.38/cwt	417.50–445.00	2,049	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	381.41/cwt	374.00–385.00	1,945	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	398.01/cwt	380.00–412.50	2,098	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	382.35/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,206	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	350.89/cwt	342.50–367.50	2,151	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,031	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	326.66/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,234	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,223	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,384	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,200	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,572	218.97/cwt	210.00–225.00	3,442	5
Bulls	—	—	1,868	242.28/cwt	233.00–251.00	4,526	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	783	119.97/cwt	110.00–130.00	939	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	166.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,729	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	172.96/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,833	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	145.05/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,549	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,162	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	192.32/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,823	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	178.63/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,753	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,503	3,446.26/head	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,446	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,620	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,007	197.76/cwt	175.00–220.00	1,991	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	2,438.97/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,439	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	2,511.76/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,512	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,360	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Jul 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 551Last week 882Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 80Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 72Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	500.00	500.00
2	200–250	225	480.00–500.00	489.11
1	250–300	285	470.00	470.00
3	300–350	330	430.00–440.00	436.61
6	350–400	378	430.00–450.00	446.78
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
8	450–500	474	417.50–445.00	432.38
3	500–550	510	374.00–385.00	381.41
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	677	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	875	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	318	512.50–520.00	516.28
4	350–400	370	500.00–515.00	511.35
5	400–450	418	470.00–495.00	489.73
4	450–500	460	465.00–500.00	473.66
7	500–550	527	380.00–412.50	398.01
6	550–600	577	370.00–390.00	382.35
6	600–650	613	342.50–367.50	350.89
6	650–700	684	320.00–330.00	326.66
1	700–750	700	317.50	317.50
1	1100–1150	1,100	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	470	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	700–750	726	367.50–368.00	367.99
2	750–800	755	351.00	351.00
52	1000–1050	1,030	296.50	296.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	550.00	550.00
10	350–400	371	500.00–530.00	512.34
6	400–450	423	495.00–530.00	511.32
9	450–500	486	420.00–450.00	433.37
1	500–550	515	435.00	435.00
4	550–600	571	410.00–430.00	419.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	418	400.00–420.00	415.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	181	500.00	500.00
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
4	250–300	257	470.00	470.00
3	300–350	333	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	410	455.00	455.00
3	650–700	653	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	650–700	674	357.50	357.50
54	900–950	944	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	331	470.00–477.50	471.75
11	350–400	367	445.00–465.00	453.11
13	400–450	420	412.50–440.00	423.70
13	450–500	465	417.50–430.00	426.58
8	500–550	537	375.00–400.00	382.96
6	550–600	571	367.50–375.00	370.45
3	650–700	658	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	395	355.00–365.00	360.00
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	510	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	165	450.00	450.00
3	200–250	232	440.00–460.00	453.81
1	250–300	265	430.00	430.00
6	300–350	326	430.00–450.00	444.22
5	350–400	391	402.50–435.00	414.24
8	400–450	430	385.00–405.00	397.47
4	450–500	472	385.00–400.00	396.39
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,620	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,503	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,446.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,007	175.00–220.00	197.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	3,650.00	3,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,218	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,511.76
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,333	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,438.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	190.00–195.00	192.32
5	—	1,541	175.00–184.00	178.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	193.00	193.00
2	—	1,060	172.00–174.00	172.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	110.00–130.00	119.97
6	—	1,068	140.00–155.00	145.05
5	—	1,041	160.00–170.00	166.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,572	210.00–225.00	218.97
2	—	1,868	233.00–251.00	242.28

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