Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-05-10

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, May 10
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
913 head
71 vs last sale 984 275 vs year ago 638 · +43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
18 vs last sale 55 33 vs year ago 106 · 31.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
4 vs last sale 85 43 vs year ago 46 · +93.5%
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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 400 lbs and under were sharply higher, while the 500-700 lbs steers were steady with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers appeared higher but limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 350 lbs and under were sharply higher with strong demand, while the 400-500 lbs heifers were mostly steady with a good supply. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages and greener harder conditioned calves more suitable for grass. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.51/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 72.19 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$324.51
58 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$55.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.19
vs KY average
8.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539325.471,75357
Medium and Large 2570270.001,5391thin
One grade step is worth $55.47/cwt here — about $214 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale58 hd
324.51
KY average26 barns · 1,331 hd
331.70
−7.19
National average172 barns · 12,542 hd
332.82
−8.31
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
−72.19
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
BullsHigh1,604177.922,85513
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,406155.072,1807thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,161150.291,74531
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,008130.011,31022
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,220213.002,5991thin

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)1,253$2,2825
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,276$2,2543thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$2,14213
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$2,0895
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,213$2,0272thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)690$1,6251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)707$1,5493thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,448$3,9348
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,279$3,3329
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)885$2,5752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,3501thin

Every lot, as filed

134 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 1-2Full400–450430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open700–750707277.70/cwt265.00–287.501,9636
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450423376.77/cwt370.00–390.001,5947
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250228468.25/cwt465.00–470.001,0683
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500459379.46/cwt375.00–387.501,74210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600575337.39/cwt332.50–342.501,94012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350320402.54/cwt400.00–405.001,2882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400385505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9442
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600578312.23/cwt295.00–320.001,8057
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open850–900890250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2251
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,035210.53/cwt205.00–216.002,1792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350324424.29/cwt410.00–435.001,37515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400356470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615284.51/cwt270.00–290.001,7507
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800760215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000995212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,1141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550541331.21/cwt330.00–337.501,7926
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835246.54/cwt243.00–250.002,0592
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300279479.34/cwt470.00–490.001,3374
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533319.83/cwt319.00–338.001,70530
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300285404.65/cwt395.00–415.001,1532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350326396.59/cwt380.00–405.001,29313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469347.94/cwt340.00–355.001,63226
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700667285.48/cwt284.00–289.001,9044
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250221420.66/cwt415.00–440.009304
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,035223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,3085
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500474377.76/cwt365.00–385.001,79110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700692280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9382
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376387.68/cwt377.50–400.001,45814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673265.05/cwt260.00–275.001,7848
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750734241.32/cwt230.00–245.001,7714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600558323.26/cwt320.00–330.001,8048
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,2191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500478360.88/cwt345.00–367.501,7257
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400363424.66/cwt412.50–437.501,5429
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400356418.56/cwt407.50–430.001,4904
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300273443.83/cwt430.00–455.001,2124
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500478403.86/cwt397.00–417.501,9303
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450423427.22/cwt420.00–445.001,80716
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750718290.19/cwt285.00–300.002,0843
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open650–700665282.56/cwt280.00–285.001,8792
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250205517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,0612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420412.22/cwt397.50–415.001,73115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650635292.95/cwt290.00–305.001,8605
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350325510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850818261.79/cwt261.00–265.002,1415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500469364.76/cwt357.50–370.001,71112
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2543,133.30/head2,500.00–3,700.003,1334
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27602,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550518361.53/cwt357.50–367.501,8735
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650634329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,0866
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open900–950915237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,1731
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0102,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3323,884.79/head3,825.00–4,000.003,8853
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,089.11/head1,900.00–2,500.002,0895
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300250500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3262,464.73/head2,150.00–3,050.002,4654
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2993,491.58/head3,025.00–3,775.003,4925
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440162.05/cwt160.00–164.002,3342
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,392152.28/cwt150.00–156.002,1205
CowsBoner 80-85%1,169148.69/cwt140.00–158.001,73815
CowsLean 85-90%1,010130.05/cwt120.00–139.001,31411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,181165.32/cwt160.00–181.001,9529
SteersSelect and Choice1,220213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,5991
HeifersLarge 1-2300–350305365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,120134.38/cwt130.00–139.001,5057
CowsLean 85-90%932106.78/cwt100.00–117.509955
CowsLean 85-90%1,067149.30/cwt142.00–155.001,5936
Bulls1,736187.74/cwt183.00–194.003,2594
SteersLarge 1-2500–550525305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6011
Bulls1,546173.56/cwt170.00–177.502,6839
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2132,027.22/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2762,254.04/head1,975.00–2,400.002,2543
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5183,963.16/head3,100.00–4,200.003,9635
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2242,166.07/head1,800.00–2,575.002,16612
Bred CowsMedium 1-29601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400375375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4061
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250225335.00/cwt335.00–335.007541
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450438312.57/cwt300.00–325.001,3692
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350325327.15/cwt320.00–335.001,0632
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27071,549.41/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5493
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-26901,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750710270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9172
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300290330.00/cwt330.00–330.009572
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850845180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3261
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700667190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2672
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4811
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300260445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1571
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350310387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,2011
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350345370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2771
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380359.61/cwt355.00–370.001,3673
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4881
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,7071
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7401
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220385.00/cwt385.00–385.008471
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,6301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628317.62/cwt315.00–319.001,9954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850819302.60/cwt302.60–302.602,47863
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900853283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,4145
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585301.03/cwt295.00–311.001,7616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518387.00/cwt375.00–405.002,00517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600565362.65/cwt352.50–370.002,04917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535346.35/cwt345.00–347.001,8533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350343469.96/cwt465.00–475.001,6122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650630306.28/cwt300.00–312.501,93032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450426366.04/cwt357.50–377.501,55910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765276.27/cwt270.00–290.002,1134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371432.83/cwt430.00–445.001,6065
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450437440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9234
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9503
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed300–350329445.01/cwt435.00–455.001,4646
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1050–11001,082221.50/cwt221.50–221.502,39750
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850824264.48/cwt260.00–264.752,17970
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518351.13/cwt350.00–353.001,81913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000990224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,2181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed200–250222500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700666327.80/cwt320.00–340.002,1837
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650635346.33/cwt335.00–350.002,19920
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450424361.79/cwt350.00–370.001,5344
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350315447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,4101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450439390.41/cwt380.00–410.001,71413
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500484337.89/cwt335.00–355.001,6357
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450429341.75/cwt330.00–350.001,4668
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500494329.56/cwt320.00–333.001,6288
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250230430.00/cwt430.00–430.009891
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750737312.65/cwt295.00–319.002,30417
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950915197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,8073
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429350.70/cwt350.00–355.001,5057
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400383395.10/cwt390.00–400.001,5134

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.