Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-04-26

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 26
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
640 head
333 vs last sale 973 6 vs year ago 646 · 0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
7 vs last sale 88 13 vs year ago 94 · 13.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
28 vs last sale 63 4 vs year ago 39 · 10.3%
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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 were 3.00 to 10.00 higher or greater with several classes sharply higher with a good supply and strong demand. Yearling steers appeared stronger but with a lite test. Feeder heifers 450 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply, while there bigger sisters 500 lbs and over were steady to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and good demand, while the slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.81/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 72.89 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$323.81
43 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$340
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$55.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.90
vs KY average
6.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528325.091,71742
Medium and Large 2510270.001,3771thin
One grade step is worth $55.09/cwt here — about $340 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale43 hd
323.81
KY average25 barns · 1,257 hd
322.90
+0.90
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−6.14
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
−72.89
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
BullsAverage1,695175.592,9767thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,185148.321,75826
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,469146.642,15413
CowsLean 85-90%High978128.561,25729
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,430130.001,8591thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,238129.611,6053thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,368$2,4084thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$2,15510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$1,6494thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)885$2,1751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,515$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$2,7502thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1-2Guaranteed Open700–750714272.70/cwt265.00–275.001,94731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open600–650624296.90/cwt290.00–300.001,8534
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450426391.57/cwt380.00–402.501,6688
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open750–800777262.95/cwt250.00–265.002,04312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750712276.44/cwt272.00–281.001,9684
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400375399.56/cwt395.00–410.001,4985
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950932235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1904
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550523327.72/cwt320.00–340.001,71411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800777245.79/cwt235.00–256.001,9109
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000953184.99/cwt180.00–190.001,7632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900858238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,04210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600565340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300260400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650636270.07/cwt267.00–280.001,7184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600552282.97/cwt275.00–285.001,5625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350322397.45/cwt395.00–402.001,2805
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350336431.10/cwt425.00–450.001,4485
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450416414.10/cwt410.00–420.001,72314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750740250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480330.12/cwt320.00–337.501,5855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250215357.50/cwt355.00–360.007692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700668267.17/cwt255.00–280.001,7852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700656312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0503
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500475359.85/cwt350.00–370.001,70910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1050–11001,055220.50/cwt220.50–220.502,32650
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650627351.82/cwt350.00–355.002,2068
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450436352.89/cwt340.00–365.001,5397
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683318.32/cwt317.50–320.002,1743
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400363423.48/cwt415.00–435.001,5375
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300276425.16/cwt420.00–435.001,1733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350320496.29/cwt480.00–505.001,5886
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400381418.55/cwt405.00–427.501,59518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350317436.73/cwt425.00–445.001,38411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600578314.37/cwt312.50–315.001,8174
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450423431.72/cwt420.00–445.001,82610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450419387.12/cwt372.50–395.001,62215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250235490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500468391.63/cwt390.00–395.001,8336
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500470351.83/cwt345.00–360.001,65417
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2272,230.16/head1,500.00–2,675.002,2309
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8251,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500459410.60/cwt395.00–420.001,88516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300285485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550533357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,9056
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy150–200180495.00/cwt495.00–495.008911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300268511.24/cwt500.00–520.001,3703
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28852,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
CowsLean 85-90%1,021147.71/cwt140.00–162.501,5087
CowsLean 85-90%985125.44/cwt120.00–135.001,23619
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,370134.10/cwt130.00–138.001,8372
CowsBoner 80-85%1,212144.54/cwt141.00–150.001,75213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,510146.27/cwt142.00–148.002,2098
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,238129.61/cwt125.00–134.001,6053
CowsLean 85-90%833103.64/cwt100.00–110.008633
Bulls1,753167.19/cwt165.00–169.002,9312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425155.98/cwt153.00–160.002,2233
Bulls1,765184.93/cwt180.00–194.003,2644
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,430130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8591
CowsBoner 80-85%1,181159.58/cwt153.00–170.001,8859
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0661,648.59/head975.00–1,925.001,6494
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5153,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
SteersMedium 1-2350–400350380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3301
Bulls1,300155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0151
CowsBoner 80-85%1,108135.28/cwt134.00–138.001,4994
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350320345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1041
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450442370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6352
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400390320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2481
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1102,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2103,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3682,408.18/head1,750.00–3,000.002,4084
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350325305.00/cwt305.00–305.009911
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500484332.17/cwt325.00–340.001,6087
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3591
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1621
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500493300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4792
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420329.17/cwt320.00–337.501,3832
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370404.98/cwt400.00–407.501,4985
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300281353.75/cwt350.00–355.009944
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500489357.51/cwt355.00–360.001,7484
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,060185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650608312.55/cwt300.00–325.001,9002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750716317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,2737
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600568381.59/cwt367.50–383.002,16722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650600325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400381394.45/cwt380.00–400.001,5039
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529325.84/cwt320.00–330.001,72412
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375368.42/cwt355.00–375.001,3823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550512337.49/cwt335.00–340.001,72819
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550541332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,7993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500474382.33/cwt367.50–390.001,81210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400377442.51/cwt425.00–450.001,6689
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600557319.42/cwt312.00–330.001,7796
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550519358.62/cwt350.00–370.001,86123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578333.80/cwt320.00–345.001,92912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800760292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,2231
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450443406.40/cwt385.00–410.001,80011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850828266.17/cwt262.50–270.002,2042
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6531
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300265404.91/cwt400.00–410.001,0732
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250210370.00/cwt370.00–370.007771
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350313400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2150–200195440.00/cwt440.00–440.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3771
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350337356.58/cwt340.00–365.001,2023
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400367377.47/cwt375.00–380.001,3854

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.