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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 29

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

626 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 630▼ 25 vs year ago 651 · −3.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 27▼ 27 vs year ago 75 · −36.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 19▼ 44 vs year ago 55 · −80.0%

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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 $362.50/cwt on 4 head, down $52.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −87.72 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.

Average price

$362.50

▼ 52.52 vs prior sale

4 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.30

vs KY average

−8.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	377.50	2,076	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	347.50	1,929	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale4 hd

362.50

—

KY average25 barns · 454 hd

375.80

−13.30

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−8.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

450.22

−87.72

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	—	Low	1,751	199.63	3,495	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	170.94	2,690	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	161.13	2,076	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	135.96	1,420	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	197.00	2,630	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,585	215.00	3,408	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,219	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,447	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	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	527.39/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,239	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,557	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,544	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	357	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,785	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	365.24/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,534	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	389.89/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,696	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,034	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	401.14/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,913	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	492	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,673	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	358.29/cwt	354.75–361.75	2,418	150
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	856	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,739	66
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	994	286.75/cwt	286.75–286.75	2,850	61
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,183	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	3,028	47
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	404.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	903	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,066	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	434.62/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,130	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	393.21/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,427	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	376.42/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,555	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,470	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	459	391.85/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,799	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	356.80/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,691	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,646	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	329.29/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,749	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,978	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,941	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	308.99/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,783	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	312.75/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,945	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	267.94/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,683	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,028	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	813	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,406	65
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,201	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,436	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	436.65/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,607	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	442.46/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,849	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	4
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	446	336.69/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,502	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,944	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,621	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	375.40/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,757	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	323.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,552	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	511	387.17/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,978	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	310.05/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,606	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	341.94/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,795	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	325.31/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,848	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	581	301.00/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,749	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	306.76/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,896	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	313.28/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,118	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	693	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,287	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	253.30/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,945	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,789	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,288	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,309	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	345	252.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	871	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,585	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,408	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	181.40/cwt	173.00–187.00	2,663	2
Bulls	—	—	1,781	200.98/cwt	190.00–210.00	3,579	6
Bulls	—	—	2,135	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	4,868	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,400	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	147.24/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,531	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	132.50/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,419	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,180	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,674	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	175.94/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,213	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	160.62/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,106	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,364	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	179.41/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,858	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,335	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,630	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	860	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	2,219.10/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,219	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,171.20/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,171	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Aug 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 630Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 27Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 19Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	290	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	368	430.00–440.00	436.65
4	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	468	360.00–400.00	375.40
10	500–550	525	340.00–355.00	341.94
12	550–600	568	315.00–340.00	325.31
3	600–650	618	300.00–310.00	306.76
6	650–700	676	300.00–320.00	313.28
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	768	250.00–260.00	253.30
1	800–850	810	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	855	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	463	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	446	320.00–345.00	336.69
3	450–500	480	320.00–330.00	323.33
2	500–550	518	300.00–320.00	310.05
7	550–600	581	300.00–307.00	301.00
2	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	795	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	418	440.00–445.00	442.46
1	450–500	460	422.50	422.50
6	500–550	511	375.00–400.00	387.17
2	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
3	650–700	693	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
150	650–700	675	354.75–361.75	358.29
66	850–900	856	320.00	320.00
61	950–1000	994	286.75	286.75
47	1150–1200	1,183	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	525.00–530.00	527.39
1	300–350	346	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	355	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	435	380.00–400.00	389.89
6	450–500	477	390.00–420.00	401.14
1	500–550	510	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	590	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	600	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	420	360.00–370.00	365.24
1	450–500	450	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	395.00	395.00
5	450–500	492	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	357	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	450	452.00	452.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	435.00	435.00
2	250–300	260	425.00–445.00	434.62
2	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	363	385.00–405.00	393.21
8	400–450	413	370.00–382.50	376.42
15	450–500	474	350.00–370.00	356.80
7	500–550	531	325.00–330.00	329.29
4	550–600	571	340.00	340.00
9	600–650	622	300.00–320.00	312.75
4	650–700	676	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	365.00	365.00
65	800–850	813	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	423	345.00–350.00	347.46
5	450–500	484	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	577	305.00–310.00	308.99
2	600–650	628	266.00–270.00	267.94
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	400.00–410.00	404.94
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	459	380.00–400.00	391.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	245.00–260.00	252.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,335	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,219.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,950.00	2,950.00

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	—	1,420	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,171.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,071	130.00–138.00	132.50
1	—	875	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,040	140.00–155.00	147.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	140.00–145.00	142.50
3	—	1,258	169.00–180.00	175.94
14	—	1,311	150.00–166.00	160.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	176.00–183.00	179.41
1	—	1,535	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	173.00–187.00	181.40
1	—	2,135	228.00	228.00
6	—	1,781	190.00–210.00	200.98

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.