Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-03-08

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 8
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
683 head
703 vs last sale 1,386 220 vs year ago 903 · 24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
31 vs last sale 138 26 vs year ago 133 · 19.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
41 vs last sale 88 52 vs year ago 99 · 52.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 650 lbs and under were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand, while the Yearling steers appeared steady to 2.00 higher but with a light test. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages of calves, while discounting plainer and off colored calves severely. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower 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 $288.63/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 108.08 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$288.63
51 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,573
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$317
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$45.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.22
vs KY average
16.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543295.571,60442
Large 1-2542270.001,4632thin
Medium and Large 2567252.701,4326thin
Medium 1-2515250.001,2881thin
One grade step is worth $45.57/cwt here — about $317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
446407367328median 396.7001/0303/0705/0206/2008/15
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 sale51 hd
288.63
KY average25 barns · 1,712 hd
287.41
+1.22
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
−16.39
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
−108.08
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,881164.603,09611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,481135.992,01420
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,182133.791,58240
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,006108.041,08725

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,460$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,567$2,3363thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$1,8506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,0818
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,110$2,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3221
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350300295.00/cwt295.00–295.008851
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850815170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3861
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1551
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250220270.00/cwt270.00–270.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
BullsMedium 1-2500–550545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5261
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270330.00/cwt330.00–330.008911
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0561
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6291
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5672,336.06/head1,975.00–2,675.002,3363
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,055188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,9831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400375379.19/cwt377.50–380.001,4223
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430332.56/cwt330.00–335.001,4302
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850838202.52/cwt200.00–205.001,6972
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478323.35/cwt320.00–330.001,5463
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2003
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550516306.19/cwt300.00–309.001,5804
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,859.95/head1,550.00–2,150.001,8605
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600576334.92/cwt330.00–340.001,9294
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000990200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850815226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,8421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600557306.21/cwt297.00–320.001,70618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650613289.39/cwt285.50–294.501,774158
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500472357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,6852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450423360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423326.73/cwt312.50–335.001,38220
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700668298.30/cwt292.50–310.001,9936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550516358.98/cwt355.00–362.501,85217
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350326385.61/cwt382.50–387.501,2574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600560299.27/cwt295.00–306.001,6766
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520289.24/cwt285.00–292.501,50413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850827250.77/cwt240.00–257.502,0746
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750740227.32/cwt217.00–237.501,6822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650629317.02/cwt312.50–319.001,99423
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7501
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573273.34/cwt270.00–280.001,5663
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6961
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400355345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2251
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350310385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1941
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2885185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6371
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5122
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473352.54/cwt345.00–360.001,6682
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368301.34/cwt295.00–315.001,1094
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428289.84/cwt280.00–300.001,2413
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,5172
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528293.80/cwt290.00–297.501,5512
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450422352.50/cwt345.00–365.001,4884
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650610277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,6931
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500472270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2743
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280286.32/cwt280.00–300.008023
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600577253.24/cwt240.00–260.001,4615
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300250360.00/cwt360.00–360.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,380149.46/cwt146.00–153.002,0632
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178136.81/cwt130.00–145.001,61223
CowsBoner 80-85%1,187124.78/cwt120.00–129.001,48114
CowsLean 85-90%85183.21/cwt80.00–93.007086
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192152.72/cwt148.00–163.001,8203
Bulls1,765143.48/cwt143.00–144.002,5322
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475136.85/cwt130.00–145.002,01915
CowsLean 85-90%1,065125.08/cwt120.00–129.001,3325
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,580122.70/cwt117.00–127.001,9393
CowsLean 85-90%1,041105.92/cwt100.00–115.001,10311
CowsLean 85-90%1,093137.05/cwt133.00–144.001,4983
Bulls1,873179.70/cwt175.00–184.003,3663
HeifersLarge 1-2350–400370270.00/cwt270.00–270.009991
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400366229.88/cwt215.00–235.008414
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300265260.00/cwt260.00–260.006891
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 31,1001,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9252
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550520170.00/cwt170.00–170.008841
Bulls1,923164.09/cwt160.00–168.003,1556
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400395292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1551
HeifersMedium 1-2500–550515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
HeifersLarge 1-2Guaranteed Open800–850830220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8261
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550542270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4632
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500450275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350322342.73/cwt335.00–350.001,1045
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500475275.11/cwt270.00–280.001,3072
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400388264.71/cwt250.00–280.001,0272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,2651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550505333.75/cwt332.50–335.001,6852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450405395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450429406.46/cwt400.00–415.001,74412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800768244.61/cwt237.00–250.001,8798
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400363433.24/cwt420.00–440.001,5736
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450406363.14/cwt355.00–375.001,4748
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400372350.96/cwt345.00–362.501,30611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250240415.00/cwt415.00–415.009961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675241.76/cwt240.00–247.001,6324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400373336.39/cwt325.00–340.001,2555
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750710244.93/cwt240.00–255.001,7393
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900855244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,0861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519327.18/cwt320.00–340.001,6987
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500472370.40/cwt365.00–385.001,7489
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235365.00/cwt365.00–365.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800768236.29/cwt234.00–237.501,8153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618304.90/cwt300.00–310.001,8842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550521309.61/cwt300.00–320.001,6138
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620250.77/cwt245.00–260.001,5557
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600564273.87/cwt270.00–282.501,5457
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500474297.52/cwt290.00–310.001,4109
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700690277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open750–800759262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,99211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Gaunt450–500495345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800760266.79/cwt250.00–273.002,02810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370406.76/cwt400.00–410.001,5053
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715269.19/cwt260.00–277.001,9254
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650638277.98/cwt270.00–280.001,7745
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350320415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500461403.30/cwt390.00–407.501,85913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1000–10501,040190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435383.22/cwt380.00–390.001,6673
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577307.08/cwt300.00–312.501,7725
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open600–650649274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,7789
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400350405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500478323.12/cwt315.00–330.001,54548
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open900–950910212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,9341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open650–700667259.78/cwt250.00–265.001,73310

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.