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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 19

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Sep 12Sep 19Sep 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

653 head

▼ 302 vs last sale 955▼ 219 vs year ago 872 · −25.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 58▼ 62 vs year ago 101 · −61.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 102▼ 22 vs year ago 90 · −24.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers over 400lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and bulls sold steady with good demand.

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 $356.50/cwt on 25 head, down $10.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −93.73 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.

Average price

$356.50

▼ 10.15 vs prior sale

25 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$41.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.03

vs KY average

−46.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	364.87	1,991	20
Medium and Large 2	547	323.01	1,767	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.86/cwt here — about $224 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 sale25 hd

356.50

—

KY average25 barns · 780 hd

387.52

−31.03

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−46.86

This barn, trailing median30 sales

450.22

−93.73

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	—	Average	1,542	189.86	2,928	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	147.52	2,272	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	141.72	1,691	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	129.11	1,301	14

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$2,876	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,339	$2,389	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,398	$2,272	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,216	$2,143	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,300	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,493	$2,852	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$4,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,830	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,370	$3,056	4thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	472.53/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,772	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,034	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	428.44/cwt	405.00–447.50	1,808	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	467.76/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,988	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,654	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,765	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,778	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	338.35/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,783	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	369.45/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,969	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,148	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	347.63/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,975	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,731	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,154	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,502	77
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	355.98/cwt	355.00–356.00	2,463	79
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	836	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,725	65
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,067	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,148	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	380.56/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,020	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	386.42/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,322	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,485	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	382.65/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,427	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	386.81/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,466	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	382.58/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,565	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	356.99/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,528	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	354.74/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,692	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	303.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,563	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	333.93/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,740	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	321.10/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,792	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	313.92/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,927	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	282.53/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,803	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	293.99/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,929	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	292.56/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,247	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,132	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,423	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,491	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,007	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,910	48
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,621	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	258	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,290	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,542	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	441.43/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,660	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	356.44/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,383	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	413.59/cwt	412.00–420.00	1,683	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	364.03/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,533	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	325.07/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,564	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	349.43/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,695	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	512	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,946	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,651	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	352.23/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,846	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	337.44/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,893	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	336.25/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,018	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,931	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	312.71/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,114	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	307.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,210	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,345	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	925	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,943	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,542	189.86/cwt	182.00–204.00	2,928	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	167.49/cwt	150.00–186.00	1,538	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	117.98/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,202	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	828	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	140.63/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,523	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,070	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	134.83/cwt	124.00–144.00	1,575	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,215	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	152.04/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,875	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,516	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	144.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,231	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,493	2,852.35/head	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,852	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	865	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	3,055.07/head	2,310.00–3,900.00	3,055	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,216	2,142.62/head	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,143	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,339	2,389.17/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,389	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	2,271.78/head	1,975.00–2,500.00	2,272	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,712.85/head	2,000.00–3,250.00	2,713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,670	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,830	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	242.00/cwt	220.00–267.00	2,185	2

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 Sep 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 653Last week 955Year ago 872

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 58Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 102Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	375	470.00–475.00	472.53
13	400–450	422	405.00–447.50	428.44
2	450–500	477	370.00	370.00
11	500–550	533	360.00–375.00	369.45
7	550–600	568	340.00–350.00	347.63
1	600–650	645	334.00	334.00
79	650–700	692	355.00–356.00	355.98
1	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	805	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	350–400	395	515.00	515.00
7	400–450	425	465.00–485.00	467.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	487	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	527	335.00–345.00	338.35
2	550–600	577	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
2	500–550	537	400.00	400.00
77	650–700	680	368.00	368.00
65	800–850	836	326.00	326.00
50	1050–1100	1,067	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	360.00–400.00	380.56
9	300–350	342	370.00–392.50	386.42
8	350–400	379	372.50–395.00	386.81
15	400–450	409	365.00–387.50	382.58
26	450–500	477	347.50–370.00	354.74
9	500–550	521	325.00–340.00	333.93
4	550–600	558	305.00–330.00	321.10
10	600–650	614	300.00–330.00	313.92
5	650–700	656	290.00–300.00	293.99
2	750–800	768	290.00–295.00	292.56
3	850–900	850	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	940	265.00	265.00
4	1000–1050	1,008	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	412.50	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	350.00–400.00	382.65
4	400–450	428	335.00–375.00	356.99
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	515	300.00–310.00	303.40
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	638	275.00–290.00	282.53
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	820	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
48	1000–1050	1,007	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	258	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	328	470.00	470.00
6	350–400	376	410.00–455.00	441.43
5	400–450	407	412.00–420.00	413.59
6	450–500	485	340.00–362.50	349.43
8	500–550	524	340.00–360.00	352.23
4	550–600	561	330.00–340.00	337.44
2	600–650	618	312.50	312.50
9	650–700	676	310.00–317.50	312.71
4	700–750	719	300.00–315.00	307.36
1	750–800	795	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	600	335.00–337.50	336.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	925	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	350.00–370.00	356.44
6	400–450	421	340.00–380.00	364.03
4	450–500	481	322.00–335.00	325.07
1	500–550	520	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,216	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,142.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,398	1,975.00–2,500.00	2,271.78
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,339	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,389.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	978	2,310.00–3,900.00	3,055.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	2	—	1,493	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,852.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	4,350.00	4,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	2,000.00–3,250.00	2,712.85
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,830	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	4,000.00	4,000.00

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	2	—	903	220.00–267.00	242.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	165.00	165.00
6	—	1,543	140.00–150.00	144.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,168	124.00–144.00	134.83
3	—	1,233	148.00–155.00	152.04
1	—	1,215	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,150	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	80.00	80.00
8	—	1,019	110.00–125.00	117.98
3	—	918	150.00–186.00	167.49
2	—	1,083	138.00–143.00	140.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,542	182.00–204.00	189.86

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.