Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 650 lbs and under were 3.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with strong demand, while the yearling steers were mostly steady. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher across the weight breaks with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $291.34/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −105.36 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$291.34

145 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$44.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.74

vs KY average

−13.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	293.82	1,658	137
Medium and Large 2	533	248.85	1,327	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.97/cwt here — about $331 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.00, low $342.05, median $396.70 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale145 hd

291.34

—

KY average25 barns · 1,540 hd

280.60

+10.74

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−13.08

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−105.36

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,546	156.67	2,423	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	143.26	2,094	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	138.41	1,716	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,041	126.17	1,313	24

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$1,977	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,197	$1,827	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,238	$2,190	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	297	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	306.17/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,889	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	272.02/cwt	271.50–280.00	1,997	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	264.56/cwt	264.50–265.00	2,079	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	299.22/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,724	96
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,974	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	327.06/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	314.45/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,497	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	231.13/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,579	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	264.37/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,520	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	336.29/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,823	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	285.49/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,359	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	318.16/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	342.57/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	349.57/cwt	339.00–357.50	1,612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	257.31/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,546	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,976.65/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,977	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	1,826.50/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	241.93/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,189.90/head	2,125.00–2,250.00	2,190	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	257.62/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,340	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	301.84/cwt	294.00–310.00	1,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	274.16/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	269.25/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,516	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	265.11/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	315.00/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	301.24/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,404	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	91.43/cwt	80.00–100.00	784	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	112.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,047	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	135.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,430	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	124.84/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,401	6
Bulls	—	—	2,023	174.31/cwt	168.00–180.00	3,526	3
Bulls	—	—	1,430	141.23/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,020	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	136.58/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,646	11
Bulls	—	—	1,305	158.89/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,074	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	149.95/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,996	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	139.43/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,142	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	123.92/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,613	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	153.84/cwt	148.00–162.50	1,926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	940	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	330.06/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	275.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	272.20/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	222.53/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	260.52/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	615	267.62/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,646	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	310.09/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	297.50/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,425	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	329.12/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	759	244.76/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,858	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	316.75/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,657	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,021	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,144	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	231.25/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	267.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	248.56/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	304.80/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	726	245.66/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	298.81/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	279.69/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,474	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	220.84/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	861	226.67/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	252.81/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	297.50/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	293.42/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,708	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	371.76/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,751	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	278.78/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	218.76/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	335.81/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	355.97/cwt	354.00–360.00	1,509	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	2

How this sale compares

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 1,620Year ago 1,603

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 95Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 26Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	330	317.50	317.50
2	350–400	368	300.00–302.50	301.24
4	400–450	434	294.00–310.00	301.84
2	500–550	523	287.50	287.50
9	550–600	563	265.00–277.50	269.25
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	870	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	347.50	347.50
4	350–400	386	312.50–320.00	318.16
6	400–450	442	327.50–347.50	342.57
6	450–500	476	305.00–325.00	314.45
10	500–550	525	300.00–315.00	310.09
11	550–600	582	287.50–305.00	293.42
2	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	671	245.00–265.00	257.31
2	750–800	768	229.00–230.00	229.50
2	800–850	838	217.50–220.00	218.76
1	950–1000	950	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	595	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	424	354.00–360.00	355.97
5	450–500	476	330.00–345.00	335.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	542	332.50–337.50	336.29
2	550–600	555	320.00–334.00	327.06
12	600–650	617	295.00–315.00	306.17
6	650–700	658	300.00	300.00
32	700–750	734	271.50–280.00	272.02
35	750–800	786	264.50–265.00	264.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	255	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	305	382.50	382.50
3	400–450	405	357.50	357.50
9	450–500	461	339.00–357.50	349.57
41	500–550	523	305.00–325.00	316.75
4	550–600	573	290.00–312.00	304.80
2	600–650	618	272.50–285.00	278.78
4	650–700	679	265.00–270.00	267.51
6	700–750	732	250.00–265.00	260.52
3	750–800	772	250.00–257.50	252.81
3	850–900	863	220.00–222.50	220.84
1	950–1000	955	230.00	230.00
4	1000–1050	1,021	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	300.00–330.00	315.00
3	450–500	465	302.00	302.00
3	550–600	580	272.50–275.00	274.16
3	650–700	680	230.00–250.00	241.93
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	402.50	402.50
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
9	450–500	471	367.50–377.50	371.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	524	295.00	295.00
96	550–600	576	282.50–300.00	299.22
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	190	345.00	345.00
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	335	305.00	305.00
4	350–400	366	290.00–305.00	298.81
3	400–450	400	287.50–305.00	297.50
12	450–500	476	280.00–292.00	285.49
19	500–550	527	267.50–285.00	279.69
9	550–600	575	257.50–277.50	264.37
5	600–650	624	240.00–260.00	248.56
11	650–700	683	227.50–240.00	231.13
2	700–750	708	230.00–232.50	231.25
1	850–900	890	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	272.50	272.50
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	380	265.00–280.00	272.20
2	400–450	433	270.00–280.00	275.03
4	450–500	472	255.00–275.00	265.11
6	500–550	520	253.00–270.00	257.62
2	550–600	573	215.00–230.00	222.53
1	900–950	900	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	940	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	327.50–332.50	330.06
4	350–400	375	320.00–339.00	329.12
13	450–500	479	295.00–301.00	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	615	265.00–270.00	267.62
7	700–750	726	240.00–248.00	245.66
25	750–800	759	240.00–246.00	244.76
6	850–900	861	220.00–230.00	226.67

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,273	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,976.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,197	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,826.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,650.00	1,650.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,238	2,125.00–2,250.00	2,189.90

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	80.00–100.00	91.43
3	—	935	110.00–116.00	112.02
13	—	1,056	130.00–140.00	135.40
6	—	1,122	120.00–129.00	124.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,205	132.00–143.00	136.58
5	—	1,302	120.00–127.00	123.92
6	—	1,252	148.00–162.50	153.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,331	145.00–159.00	149.95
7	—	1,536	136.00–144.00	139.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,023	168.00–180.00	174.31
4	—	1,430	140.00–144.00	141.23
4	—	1,305	152.00–163.00	158.89

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.

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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