Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was lower with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with a moderate supply and moderate demand. Heavy rains with severe flooding conditions coupled with nearly a double digit loss in the futures market limited receipts and buyers interest today. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls appeared steady but with a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.96/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −90.74 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$305.96

30 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.59

vs KY average

−15.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	305.96	1,683	30

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale30 hd

305.96

—

KY average25 barns · 1,308 hd

310.55

−4.59

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−15.42

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−90.74

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	—	Average	1,838	161.82	2,974	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,421	142.01	2,018	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	141.61	1,593	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	998	124.39	1,241	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,496	107.50	1,608	4thin

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)	1,081	$2,003	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,176	$1,900	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	675	$1,225	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,047	$2,524	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$3,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	736	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,056	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,270	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	385.36/cwt	383.00–392.50	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	361.25/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	989	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,344	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	324.62/cwt	321.00–326.00	2,026	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	370.76/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,579	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	317.95/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	310.37/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	596	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,734	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	371.81/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	347.43/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	289.88/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	354.11/cwt	353.00–355.00	1,870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	318.40/cwt	306.00–326.00	1,681	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	319.00/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	361.74/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	331.42/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,581	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	339.03/cwt	327.00–355.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	322.73/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,862	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	336.15/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,092	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	522	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	126.16/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,445	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	150.79/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,740	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,678	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,728	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	161.82/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,974	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	105.38/cwt	100.00–110.00	964	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	138.57/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,438	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	129.76/cwt	120.00–135.50	1,366	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	137.69/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,911	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,430	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,144	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	141.08/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,567	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	329.70/cwt	325.00–334.00	1,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Full	350–400	365	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,031	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	153.34/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,285	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	402.12/cwt	402.00–402.50	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,909	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	2,524.28/head	1,850.00–3,200.00	2,524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,644	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	325.47/cwt	323.00–344.00	1,549	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	409	342.25/cwt	342.00–343.00	1,400	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	347.72/cwt	340.00–361.00	1,648	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	482	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	324.89/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,394	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	372.07/cwt	367.50–377.00	1,179	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	790	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	254.93/cwt	237.50–260.50	1,869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	361.56/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,714	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	273.22/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	325.63/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,899.57/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	371.32/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,574	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	307.97/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,755	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,287.62/head	2,225.00–2,400.00	2,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	302.07/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	355.50/cwt	348.00–365.00	1,315	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1

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 Apr 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 1,090Year ago 1,085

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 103Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 87Year ago 117

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,900.00	1,900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,047	1,850.00–3,200.00	2,524.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,176	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,899.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	2,225.00–2,400.00	2,287.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,525.00	1,525.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	265	377.50	377.50
6	300–350	317	367.50–377.00	372.07
11	350–400	370	348.00–365.00	355.50
11	400–450	429	320.00–339.00	324.89
9	450–500	474	300.00–320.00	310.37
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	572	265.00–280.00	273.22
2	600–650	640	245.00–255.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	528	306.00–326.00	318.40
8	550–600	596	291.00	291.00
51	1050–1100	1,056	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	401.00	401.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	300.00	300.00
5	300–350	325	330.00–347.50	336.15
3	350–400	383	325.00–334.00	329.70
2	400–450	420	280.00–300.00	289.88
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	409	342.00–343.00	342.25
16	450–500	476	323.00–344.00	325.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	528	353.00–355.00	354.11
10	550–600	577	315.00–330.00	322.73
17	600–650	624	321.00–326.00	324.62
4	700–750	736	291.00	291.00
55	950–1000	989	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	347	383.00–392.50	385.36
2	350–400	385	360.00–362.50	361.25
9	400–450	424	360.00–385.00	371.32
18	450–500	474	350.00–373.00	361.56
3	500–550	525	320.00–335.00	325.63
2	550–600	570	305.00–311.00	307.97
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	437	327.00–355.00	339.03
3	450–500	465	310.00–327.50	319.00
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	410	401.00	401.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	370.00–375.00	371.81
3	350–400	363	360.00–365.00	361.74
13	400–450	426	360.00–382.50	370.76
8	450–500	474	340.00–361.00	347.72
12	500–550	525	312.00–327.00	317.95
5	550–600	574	290.00–305.00	302.07
2	600–650	635	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
4	700–750	733	237.50–260.50	254.93
2	750–800	780	250.00–255.00	252.52
1	800–850	835	245.00	245.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	425	337.00–355.00	347.43
10	450–500	477	320.00–336.00	331.42
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	515	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	402.00–402.50	402.12
1	600–650	610	313.00	313.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	333.00	333.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	70.00	70.00
2	—	915	100.00–110.00	105.38
5	—	1,038	137.50–140.00	138.57
4	—	1,053	120.00–135.50	129.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	124.00–128.00	126.16
4	—	1,154	148.00–159.00	150.79
11	—	1,111	130.00–145.00	141.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,388	133.00–142.00	137.69
2	—	1,490	150.00–157.00	153.34
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,430	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,515	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	160.00–164.00	161.82

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

Reporter comment USDA

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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How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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