Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-05-17

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, May 17
● Final146 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
666 head
247 vs last sale 913 136 vs year ago 802 · 17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
3 vs last sale 73 40 vs year ago 116 · 34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
29 vs last sale 89 28 vs year ago 32 · +87.5%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.96/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 79.74 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$316.96
57 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,718
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$348
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
17.13
vs KY average
22.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537326.791,75342
Medium and Large 2563292.641,64813thin
Medium and Large 2-3523268.701,4052thin
One grade step is worth $58.09/cwt here — about $348 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 sale57 hd
316.96
KY average26 barns · 1,826 hd
334.09
−17.13
National average164 barns · 12,891 hd
339.88
−22.92
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
−79.74
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,457182.472,65915
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,504160.552,41412
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,154157.461,81629
CowsLean 85-90%High1,009135.341,36615
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,950151.482,9542thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$2,6533thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,277$2,1388
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,258$2,0475
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,180$1,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$1,8802thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,7851thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)910$1,7843thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)733$1,6882thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)845$1,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,450$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,650$3,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,272$3,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$2,8565
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)720$1,8001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)802$2,1243thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$2,1751thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)765$2,1251thin

Every lot, as filed

146 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400365405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full350–400380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350313416.38/cwt400.00–432.001,3032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600580324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,8792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500453357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,6193
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500465400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450405435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550505400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250220500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2723,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600555355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9701
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-28022,123.75/head1,550.00–2,525.002,1243
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0552,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,171168.54/cwt160.00–180.001,97416
CowsBoner 80-85%1,156149.66/cwt140.00–159.001,73010
Bulls1,470179.18/cwt174.00–186.002,6346
Bulls1,523159.71/cwt150.00–167.002,4322
Bulls1,428191.79/cwt187.00–205.002,7397
CowsLean 85-90%1,025149.83/cwt144.00–154.001,5367
HeifersLarge 1400–450440320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4081
HeifersLarge 1300–350335335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1221
HeifersLarge 11100–11501,100165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8151
HeifersLarge 1600–650610284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,7322
SteersLarge 1650–700670315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1111
CowsLean 85-90%1,021133.89/cwt130.00–138.001,3675
BullsLarge 1500–550545300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6351
BullsLarge 1350–400385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4251
BullsLarge 1450–500495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6832
BullsLarge 1550–600572312.63/cwt308.00–320.001,7885
BullsLarge 1750–800760278.96/cwt275.00–281.002,1203
HeifersLarge 1650–700675257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,7381
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29601,785.00/head1,785.00–1,785.001,7851
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700672339.60/cwt339.00–340.002,2825
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750723216.47/cwt200.00–225.001,5653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522370.36/cwt360.00–375.001,93315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750745316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,3541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,031226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,33054
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850802263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,10968
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1100–11501,101239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,63153
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450433343.91/cwt320.00–350.001,48913
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5791
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8951
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5812
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590314.15/cwt307.50–320.001,8533
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400369397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,4674
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400382354.96/cwt350.00–360.001,3563
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550511306.50/cwt300.00–317.001,5666
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575301.67/cwt300.00–310.001,7356
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400377368.94/cwt360.00–375.001,3915
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500450320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424334.91/cwt320.00–345.001,42013
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270350.00/cwt350.00–350.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500469316.73/cwt300.00–320.001,4856
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600579288.23/cwt285.00–295.001,66910
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700657236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,5542
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350333358.18/cwt350.00–365.001,1933
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350345315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850845220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8591
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510307.34/cwt300.00–312.001,5673
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530321.75/cwt315.00–325.001,7056
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6171
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950945212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,0081
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850825200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650610280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7081
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400375234.73/cwt225.00–245.008802
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550523268.70/cwt267.50–270.001,4052
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250240457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,0983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550531322.75/cwt320.00–340.001,71424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850830300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350339403.96/cwt400.00–420.001,3695
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,029254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,61452
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431398.82/cwt394.00–415.001,7199
SteersMedium and Large 1-2150–200165525.00/cwt525.00–525.008661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550517350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8109
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500486376.94/cwt367.50–385.001,8324
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800762270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850820247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250205475.00/cwt475.00–475.009741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650600335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400374388.64/cwt380.00–400.001,4546
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400367382.57/cwt375.00–390.001,40424
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550525329.61/cwt320.00–345.001,73018
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950905230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475339.47/cwt330.00–350.001,61222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350315377.50/cwt370.00–385.001,1892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900880255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650609339.35/cwt332.50–352.502,0678
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650626286.35/cwt275.00–295.001,7937
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428355.44/cwt350.00–370.001,52116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300270480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2962
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380439.61/cwt430.00–450.001,6712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700668269.56/cwt260.00–277.501,8016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574341.21/cwt335.00–350.001,9596
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900892252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,2522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500473346.28/cwt330.00–355.001,63811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750730274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450415386.04/cwt375.00–390.001,6029
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750715291.71/cwt290.00–295.002,0863
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650618310.08/cwt300.00–315.001,9165
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568311.61/cwt300.00–320.001,7707
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600573327.98/cwt320.00–339.001,87910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200190525.00/cwt525.00–525.009981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800775245.03/cwt240.00–250.001,8992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850818242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750705240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2772,138.12/head1,675.00–2,450.002,1388
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3862
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-27652,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29101,784.07/head1,550.00–2,050.001,7843
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3323,551.02/head2,400.00–4,275.003,5513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,879.61/head1,700.00–2,025.001,8802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6503,775.00/head3,775.00–3,775.003,7751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0202,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,571169.34/cwt163.00–175.002,6606
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,460156.11/cwt152.00–159.002,2795
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,320130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7161
CowsBoner 80-85%1,052124.38/cwt120.00–129.001,3083
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,950151.48/cwt149.00–154.002,9542
CowsLean 85-90%953103.94/cwt100.00–108.009913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,652.55/head2,350.00–3,250.002,6533
BullsMedium 2-3350–400383242.75/cwt235.00–250.009302
HeifersMedium 2-3400–450415202.44/cwt200.00–205.008402
SteersLarge 3650–700675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270285.00/cwt285.00–285.007701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540260.00/cwt250.00–270.001,4042
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5121
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29701,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27331,687.88/head1,650.00–1,725.001,6882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2582,047.48/head1,875.00–2,350.002,0475
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850805255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0531
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800760282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,1471
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650620265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6431
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400370320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1841
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550515249.34/cwt237.50–260.001,2843
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500472290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3692

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.