Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-04-12

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 12
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,148 head
717 vs last sale 431 464 vs year ago 684 · +67.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
43 vs last sale 36 33 vs year ago 112 · 29.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
133 head
93 vs last sale 40 67 vs year ago 66 · +101.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 650 lbs and under were 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. No trends on yearlings due to limited comparisons, however they appeared stronger and with good demand. Feeder heifers were sharply higher across all weight classes with a good supply and strong demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls appeared steady with a good supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.92/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 84.78 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$311.92
69 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,697
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.40
vs KY average
4.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544311.921,69769
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
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 sale69 hd
311.92
KY average23 barns · 808 hd
310.52
+1.40
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−4.63
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
−84.78
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
BullsAverage1,551170.942,65012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,391145.372,0238thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,167143.231,67228
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low976111.121,08528

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,295$3,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$2,20529
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,151$2,09812
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,8536
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,077$1,5405
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)874$2,0222thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$3,11022
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,105$2,3752thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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 2850–900852200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400374388.28/cwt380.00–400.001,4529
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450438365.22/cwt357.50–380.001,6009
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600563359.42/cwt350.00–365.002,02411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600580311.62/cwt303.00–320.001,80716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518329.71/cwt319.00–337.501,70830
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575304.06/cwt300.00–313.001,7487
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900873268.00/cwt260.00–270.002,34016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950910195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed500–550520400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950917269.58/cwt260.00–274.502,472120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850803270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1688
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850828245.72/cwt240.00–250.002,03587
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568287.77/cwt280.00–300.001,63513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650622332.49/cwt330.00–337.502,0683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550539307.05/cwt290.00–315.001,6555
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700650315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0485
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635275.12/cwt265.00–280.001,7473
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650621279.35/cwt270.00–295.001,7358
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500477311.65/cwt300.00–320.001,48713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550516358.16/cwt350.00–370.001,84831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900855220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550520324.78/cwt320.00–342.501,68912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700669311.50/cwt311.50–311.502,08485
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800781245.03/cwt240.00–250.001,9146
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371386.51/cwt375.00–392.001,4343
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450434348.08/cwt340.00–353.001,51114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350308361.65/cwt355.00–365.001,1143
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500465351.64/cwt340.00–360.001,6357
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350330398.13/cwt385.00–412.501,3142
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250225390.00/cwt390.00–390.008781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800784280.66/cwt275.00–285.002,20041
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450445345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5352
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700687268.98/cwt260.00–272.001,8486
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000994222.75/cwt222.75–222.752,21452
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380357.57/cwt355.00–360.001,3592
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500469336.12/cwt325.00–345.001,5768
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000950185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7581
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950940150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4101
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5281
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450409318.33/cwt315.00–330.001,3026
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7521
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420358.23/cwt355.00–360.001,5056
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500471329.69/cwt320.00–340.001,5532
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450445300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3352
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600586276.63/cwt275.00–280.001,6213
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,6543
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3724
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350323352.40/cwt350.00–355.001,1382
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300295340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0031
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370355.21/cwt350.00–365.001,3143
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300295335.00/cwt335.00–335.009882
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500473259.52/cwt250.00–270.001,2282
CowsBoner 80-85%1,170140.43/cwt130.00–147.001,64319
CowsLean 85-90%79482.37/cwt70.00–90.006546
CowsLean 85-90%1,007109.34/cwt100.00–117.001,10110
CowsLean 85-90%1,385140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9391
Bulls1,503161.53/cwt156.00–165.002,4286
Bulls1,598180.34/cwt175.00–189.002,8826
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800770147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1321
CowsLean 85-90%1,011125.80/cwt120.00–130.001,27211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,370140.73/cwt137.00–144.001,9285
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,427153.09/cwt150.00–155.002,1853
CowsBoner 80-85%1,030125.18/cwt123.00–127.001,2892
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199155.97/cwt151.00–167.001,8707
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240345.00/cwt345.00–345.008281
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450415290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2042
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250220300.00/cwt300.00–300.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450413297.58/cwt295.00–300.001,2292
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008702
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5352,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650600315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3822,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400351393.12/cwt390.00–402.501,3804
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250230415.00/cwt415.00–415.009551
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1512,097.95/head1,700.00–2,450.002,09812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350323428.33/cwt420.00–440.001,3846
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300294432.44/cwt425.00–435.001,2715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450400395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0683,270.97/head2,950.00–3,625.003,27114
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0802,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1302,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0771,540.18/head1,300.00–1,850.001,5405
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400381364.49/cwt350.00–375.001,38916
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1482,149.36/head1,725.00–2,650.002,14927
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350345435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500458400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1000–10501,047200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,09410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850829235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9485
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250215395.00/cwt395.00–395.008491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900865242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600595325.47/cwt315.00–330.001,9376
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000961248.25/cwt240.00–249.002,38612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750723269.10/cwt260.00–275.001,9463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy500–550501278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,3933
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800775255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450422363.41/cwt360.00–378.001,53413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500471339.93/cwt330.00–347.501,60130
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478366.96/cwt350.00–375.001,75411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450416379.39/cwt370.00–390.001,5784
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680289.78/cwt280.00–300.001,9712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400360407.29/cwt400.00–415.001,4662
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open600–650622293.50/cwt290.00–300.001,8264
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy550–600567267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,5172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450419412.47/cwt400.00–420.001,7289
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250245455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350318415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open700–750700282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,9782
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2223,037.75/head2,500.00–3,500.003,0386
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524339.26/cwt325.00–345.001,77817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300270520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open650–700691283.53/cwt280.00–283.751,95983
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28742,021.52/head1,850.00–2,175.002,0222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,852.56/head1,500.00–2,100.001,8536

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.