Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-09-26

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 26
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,033 head
▲ 380 vs last sale 653▲ 160 vs year ago 873 · +18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 39▲ 6 vs year ago 84 · +7.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 68▼ 82 vs year ago 122 · −67.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger in spots with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 300-450 lbs appeared steady, while the 500-700 lbs steers were steady to 5.00 higher in spots with a good supply and good demand long weaned packages and groups. Feeder heifers 350 lbs and under appeared sharply higher, while the 400-600 lbs heifers were steady to 5.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $376.44/cwt on 44 head, up $19.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −73.78 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$376.44
▲ 19.94 vs prior sale
44 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,091
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$482
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$78.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.66
vs KY average
−28.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556378.222,10243
Medium and Large 2-3540300.001,6201thin
One grade step is worth $78.22/cwt here — about $482 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 sale44 hd
376.44
—
KY average27 barns · 903 hd
391.10
−14.66
National average175 barns · 12,027 hd
405.41
−28.97
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
−73.78
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

30 sales
525464403342median 450.2203/0704/2506/2009/1210/31
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,735188.083,26214
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,330148.081,97014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,576146.992,31622
CowsLean 85-90%High1,107120.741,33720

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,234$2,4809
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,009$2,4363thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,270$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)801$2,3205
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)762$2,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,189$4,4446

Every lot

113 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,4087
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372474.65/cwt465.00–482.001,7669
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373367.35/cwt360.00–375.001,3702
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375421.23/cwt410.00–435.001,5804
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420392.53/cwt390.00–400.001,6494
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428428.88/cwt420.00–455.001,83613
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed446472.00/cwt472.00–472.002,1053
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468434.39/cwt420.00–447.502,0335
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9085
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520415.14/cwt400.00–420.002,1596
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9934
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562359.48/cwt350.00–370.002,02018
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565389.46/cwt383.00–400.002,20015
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,2922
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625332.73/cwt330.00–335.002,08018
Steers600–650Large 1630322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,0292
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632361.23/cwt350.00–365.002,2834
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674367.77/cwt366.00–369.502,479154
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676346.15/cwt340.00–350.002,3405
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707366.50/cwt366.50–366.502,59173
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710349.63/cwt330.00–353.002,48223
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,67068
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776330.71/cwt315.00–340.002,5667
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,7681
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added909324.50/cwt324.50–324.502,95058
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8371
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,8761
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,8881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2190500.00/cwt500.00–500.009501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2203523.27/cwt510.00–530.001,0623
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2292418.03/cwt405.00–445.001,2213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3082
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2592
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367408.71/cwt405.00–410.001,50014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379385.34/cwt375.00–400.001,4605
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,3551
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409400.48/cwt395.00–420.001,63812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2301
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415379.62/cwt365.00–390.001,5759
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433338.76/cwt338.00–340.001,4675
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469372.88/cwt370.00–380.001,7497
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473348.72/cwt340.00–360.001,64911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open512365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8692
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517323.35/cwt320.00–325.001,6723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527348.06/cwt335.00–355.001,83430
Heifers500–550Large 1533310.90/cwt302.50–315.001,6573
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open555350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9431
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567331.71/cwt320.00–345.001,88122
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8452
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628319.72/cwt305.00–330.002,00825
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666344.50/cwt344.50–344.502,29477
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666316.23/cwt310.00–322.502,10611
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725299.21/cwt290.00–305.002,1696
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728321.21/cwt314.00–324.002,33857
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812287.99/cwt285.00–300.002,3385
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4651
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2917278.33/cwt270.00–285.002,5523
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,5321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy218614.83/cwt600.00–630.001,3402
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255585.00/cwt580.00–590.001,4922
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2263545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,4333
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2346494.02/cwt482.00–500.001,7093
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2357478.36/cwt475.00–480.001,7083
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368438.49/cwt437.00–440.001,6142
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4531
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425386.75/cwt380.00–400.001,6443
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,9241
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433436.28/cwt435.00–437.501,8896
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2455392.53/cwt380.00–410.001,7866
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470359.95/cwt355.00–365.001,6926
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481422.91/cwt420.00–430.002,0345
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy511382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,9524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523353.66/cwt337.50–360.001,85013
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525313.87/cwt307.50–320.001,6482
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575333.63/cwt322.00–340.001,91817
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,8302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621329.45/cwt310.00–335.002,04621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671308.61/cwt300.00–325.002,0714
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2703276.26/cwt272.50–280.001,9422
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2713291.26/cwt285.00–305.002,0774
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775287.00/cwt275.00–305.002,2245
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2839256.24/cwt245.00–260.002,1504
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2910220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,615175.85/cwt171.00–181.002,8405
Bulls——1,790192.98/cwt187.00–200.003,4548
Bulls——1,890210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,9691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008106.79/cwt100.00–114.001,0769
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,183128.88/cwt122.00–136.001,5259
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,213146.88/cwt145.00–149.001,7822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,326144.66/cwt135.00–154.001,91812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355168.62/cwt159.00–175.002,2852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383162.89/cwt160.00–166.002,2532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595145.40/cwt140.00–152.002,31920
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,247180.59/cwt163.00–195.002,2523
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0142,754.56/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2812,589.57/head2,400.00–2,900.002,5908
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1894,443.87/head4,200.00–4,500.004,4446
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27622,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28052,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004

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.