Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-10-03

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 3
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
978 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 1,033▲ 147 vs year ago 831 · +17.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 90▼ 29 vs year ago 89 · −32.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 40▲ 13 vs year ago 46 · +28.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $373.12/cwt on 52 head, down $3.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −77.10 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$373.12
▼ 3.32 vs prior sale
52 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,068
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$53.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.80
vs KY average
−41.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549382.442,10143
Medium and Large 2577328.571,8979thin
One grade step is worth $53.87/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale52 hd
373.12
—
KY average25 barns · 811 hd
388.91
−15.80
National average184 barns · 17,632 hd
414.66
−41.54
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
−77.10
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—Average1,616179.422,89910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,252142.771,78713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,518132.932,0182thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,039122.201,26917
SteersSelectAverage1,215170.002,0661thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,5815
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,247$2,37322
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,049$2,2505
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$2,0549
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,7502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,515$2,9102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,342$4,7004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$3,2799
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,070$2,8001thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy223560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2493
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337505.97/cwt500.00–530.001,7055
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363467.99/cwt457.50–480.001,69910
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373498.35/cwt495.00–500.001,8593
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377432.96/cwt400.00–450.001,6323
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8936
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432426.63/cwt415.00–445.001,84316
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477378.43/cwt350.00–395.001,8055
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482422.73/cwt405.00–435.002,03822
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530389.89/cwt380.00–435.002,06623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533304.79/cwt290.00–320.001,6252
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574370.14/cwt350.00–376.002,12518
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590335.36/cwt317.50–345.001,9797
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,6181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623336.60/cwt320.00–340.002,0979
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9691
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635360.00/cwt350.00–365.002,2863
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663326.87/cwt325.00–330.002,1674
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674371.96/cwt350.00–377.252,507164
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711341.61/cwt337.50–346.002,42911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773331.32/cwt320.00–337.502,5616
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added803328.25/cwt328.25–328.252,63663
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2878310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7225
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7261
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added960292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,80863
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0102
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy282456.98/cwt450.00–460.001,2893
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283430.53/cwt420.00–445.001,2186
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322373.11/cwt370.00–380.001,2013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,3944
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368344.66/cwt335.00–355.001,2682
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373394.96/cwt370.00–410.001,47318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3371
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421383.22/cwt380.00–400.001,61319
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427372.38/cwt360.00–375.001,59013
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7564
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463366.02/cwt350.00–375.001,69522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481332.50/cwt320.00–340.001,59912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514365.37/cwt355.00–385.001,87812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515339.54/cwt320.00–347.501,74930
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533259.86/cwt250.00–270.001,3852
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9502
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563333.66/cwt320.00–345.001,87915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7104
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625323.82/cwt317.50–330.002,0247
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2662289.94/cwt280.00–300.001,9195
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675319.49/cwt305.00–325.002,1579
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,28577
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736296.11/cwt280.00–300.002,1795
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2801
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3447
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210470.00/cwt470.00–470.009871
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3971
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285475.09/cwt470.00–480.001,3542
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330455.00/cwt450.00–460.001,5022
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2071
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379455.30/cwt440.00–465.001,72611
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383410.26/cwt400.00–420.001,5714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416406.12/cwt390.00–425.001,68910
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419447.54/cwt435.00–460.001,8758
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424366.29/cwt345.00–380.001,55311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477360.80/cwt330.00–370.001,72112
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2484390.88/cwt377.50–405.001,89217
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525356.25/cwt345.00–370.001,87015
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7332
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy529388.28/cwt380.00–395.002,0549
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581335.50/cwt330.00–345.001,9494
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583310.21/cwt275.00–330.001,8098
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620326.40/cwt320.00–334.002,02416
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624300.98/cwt300.00–305.001,8785
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2682314.07/cwt310.00–325.002,1426
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683295.36/cwt285.00–311.002,0174
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721297.82/cwt290.00–306.002,1474
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9981
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9641
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0931
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2883239.86/cwt230.00–250.002,1182
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,6911
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,215170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,613168.31/cwt160.00–179.002,7155
Bulls——1,615194.54/cwt193.00–199.003,1423
Bulls——1,625184.50/cwt184.00–185.002,9982
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004116.28/cwt110.00–123.001,1676
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015105.18/cwt100.00–108.001,0683
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069131.31/cwt128.00–140.001,4047
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,4101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233129.01/cwt127.00–130.001,5913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264150.11/cwt144.00–160.001,8979
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518132.93/cwt130.00–136.002,0182
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5152,909.57/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9102
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3424,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3843,468.40/head3,000.00–3,800.003,4686
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3853,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-29781,775.58/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,580.63/head2,500.00–2,800.002,5815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0492,250.33/head1,450.00–2,500.002,2505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2082,053.98/head1,600.00–2,450.002,0549
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2742,432.62/head2,000.00–3,500.002,43320
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502

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.