Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mixed with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 400 lbs and under appeared sharply lower, but with limited comparisons, while the 500-700 lbs steers were steady with a good supply. Light weight heifers 450 lbs and under were 2.00 to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with moderate demand, while the 500-600 lbs heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was a good supply of yearling steers and heifers today and those markets appeared firm and with good demand. However, flooding rains and extremely muddy conditions limited receipts and buyers interest today. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with a moderate supply and good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $279.48/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −117.22 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$279.48

46 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$594

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

$99.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.91

vs KY average

−17.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	284.56	1,579	43
Medium and Large 2	540	250.00	1,350	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	532	185.00	984	2thin

One grade step is worth $99.56/cwt here — about $594 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale46 hd

279.48

—

KY average26 barns · 831 hd

269.57

+9.91

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−17.52

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−117.22

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	1,802	155.22	2,797	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	136.55	2,002	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	135.35	1,554	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	117.39	1,197	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	80.00	828	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,321	$2,187	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,860	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$1,818	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,023	$2,467	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,405	$2,475	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,443	$2,586	25

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	268.88/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,318	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,561	2,905.30/head	2,650.00–3,150.00	2,905	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,593.55/head	2,000.00–3,100.00	2,594	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,818.15/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,818	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	2,186.52/head	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,187	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	2,466.99/head	2,375.00–2,550.00	2,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,097	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,424	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,038	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,398	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,606	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	910	225.75/cwt	225.75–225.75	2,054	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	811	234.49/cwt	233.00–237.50	1,902	200
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,326	2,209.09/head	1,300.00–2,675.00	2,209	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,897	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	879	248.25/cwt	248.25–248.25	2,182	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	293.41/cwt	291.00–294.00	1,496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	308.98/cwt	305.00–312.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	304.86/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	179.71/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	275.85/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	273.53/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	293.78/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	261.27/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	321.76/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	271.69/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	272.41/cwt	260.00–285.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	136.43/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,067	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,771	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	136.68/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,542	6
Bulls	—	—	1,795	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,016	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,501	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	154.36/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,825	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,138	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	123.80/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,399	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	828	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	122.23/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,226	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	623	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	425	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,343	1
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	367	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,229	2
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	380	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,034	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	116.60/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,265	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	147.51/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	626	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,646	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	456	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,409	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	311.00–319.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	331.67/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,244	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	331.23/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	293.97/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	236.48/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	283.92/cwt	263.00–288.00	1,522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	299.05/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	290.36/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,089	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	302.38/cwt	295.00–310.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	261.84/cwt	255.00–270.50	1,524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	321.62/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	20

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

Sat Feb 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 732Last week 1,061Year ago 754

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 90Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 49Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	260.00–285.00	272.41
3	350–400	390	270.00–275.00	271.69
2	400–450	440	257.50–280.00	268.88
4	450–500	497	250.00–265.00	261.27
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	622	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	685	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	773	170.00–190.00	179.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	550–600	550	292.00	292.00
200	800–850	811	233.00–237.50	234.49
60	900–950	910	225.75	225.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	315.00	315.00
3	250–300	280	305.00–312.00	308.98
2	300–350	305	295.00–310.00	302.38
13	350–400	375	285.00–297.50	290.36
8	400–450	438	287.50–305.00	299.05
5	450–500	470	275.00–295.00	285.00
6	500–550	536	263.00–288.00	283.92
9	550–600	582	255.00–270.50	261.84
4	600–650	616	230.00–250.00	236.48
2	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	995	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	532	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	626	263.00	263.00
20	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	325.00	325.00
26	450–500	456	309.00	309.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	335	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	370	295.00–315.00	304.86
1	400–450	410	287.50	287.50
3	500–550	530	275.00–277.50	275.85
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	330.00–332.50	331.23
3	350–400	375	330.00–335.00	331.67
2	400–450	440	311.00–319.00	315.00
3	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
5	500–550	510	291.00–294.00	293.41
2	600–650	625	230.00–240.00	235.00
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	725	215.00–220.00	217.47
2	750–800	770	216.00	216.00
2	800–850	822	208.00	208.00
1	950–1000	960	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	545	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	636	293.00–300.00	293.97
15	650–700	680	279.00	279.00
45	850–900	879	248.25	248.25
53	1000–1050	1,038	231.00	231.00
45	1050–1100	1,097	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	422	320.00–325.00	321.76
2	450–500	492	307.50	307.50
4	500–550	534	290.00–295.00	293.78
5	550–600	590	265.00–285.00	273.53
3	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	805	210.00	210.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	425	316.00	316.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	460	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	358	330.00–335.00	332.45
6	400–450	442	360.00	360.00
5	500–550	523	307.50–325.00	321.62
6	550–600	569	310.00	310.00
6	600–650	608	276.00	276.00
3	650–700	678	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,860.00	1,860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,268	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,818.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,321	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,186.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,405	2,475.00	2,475.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,075	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	155.00	155.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,561	2,650.00–3,150.00	2,905.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,430	2,000.00–3,100.00	2,593.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,326	1,300.00–2,675.00	2,209.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	2,375.00–2,550.00	2,466.99
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	1,500.00	1,500.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	134.00–140.00	136.43
1	—	1,540	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,355	147.00–148.00	147.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,128	130.00–144.00	136.68
1	—	1,320	162.00	162.00
3	—	1,130	120.00–128.00	123.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	138.00	138.00
5	—	1,003	120.00–126.00	122.23
1	—	830	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,085	115.00–118.00	116.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,725	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,830	150.00–158.00	154.36
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	80.00	80.00

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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Somerset Livestock Auction

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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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