Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was uneven and mostly lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with moderate demand, however the 400-500 lbs steers were 6.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers were uneven as well most of the weight classes 2.00 to 8.00 lower and the only gains the 400-525 lbs heifers who were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Negative pressure from the futures market this week, and increased conflict in the Middle East brought uncertainty and a softer tone to the feeder market. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with a good supply and good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.74/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −63.96 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$332.74

39 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2

$71.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.19

vs KY average

−8.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	346.37	1,815	30
Medium and Large 2	571	289.41	1,653	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	285.00	1,482	1thin
Large 2	550	275.00	1,513	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.37/cwt here — about $302 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

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 sale39 hd

332.74

—

KY average24 barns · 1,294 hd

343.93

−11.19

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−8.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−63.96

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	—	High	1,472	194.30	2,860	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	168.50	2,058	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,533	158.37	2,428	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	139.19	1,493	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,705	158.00	2,694	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,205	104.00	1,253	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,311	$2,569	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,251	$2,343	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$2,026	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,960	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,435	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,413	$2,618	4thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	350.39/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,025	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	374.70/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	286.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	362.80/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	338.50/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	269.16/cwt	267.50–270.00	2,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	319.68/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	411.20/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	297.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	358.00/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,851	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	981	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,551	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	406.88/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,419	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	360.93/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	318.77/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,435	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	368.22/cwt	365.00–369.00	1,893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	241.22/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	348	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	377.14/cwt	367.50–387.50	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	300.75/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	276.68/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,049	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,290	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	385.82/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,771	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	402	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	627	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	204	506.96/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,723	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,026.05/head	1,850.00–2,085.00	2,026	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	152.57/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,924	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,253	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	158.26/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,755	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	140.49/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,575	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	98.30/cwt	97.00–100.00	799	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,566	199.87/cwt	190.00–204.00	3,130	6
Bulls	—	—	1,585	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,614	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	141.52/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,222	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	172.93/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,577	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	158.83/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,436	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,705	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,694	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	178.04/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,120	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	168.06/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,065	7
Bulls	—	—	1,388	179.14/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,486	2
Bulls	—	—	965	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,520	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	2,572.64/head	2,375.00–2,750.00	2,573	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,793	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	2,343.34/head	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,343	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	2,568.99/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,569	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	302.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	340.07/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	331.85/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	368.76/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	284.31/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	384.97/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	361.65/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	378.72/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,158	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,280	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,012	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,398	52

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 Jun 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 833Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 106Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 100Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	402.50	402.50
5	300–350	346	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
7	400–450	426	365.00–380.00	374.70
7	450–500	471	350.00–367.50	362.80
12	500–550	520	325.00–345.00	338.50
3	550–600	575	319.00–320.00	319.68
4	600–650	631	280.00–290.00	286.93
2	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	715	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	785	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	855	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	517	355.00–360.00	358.00
68	800–850	820	278.00	278.00
52	1000–1050	1,012	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	373	330.00–350.00	340.07
1	450–500	450	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
6	550–600	582	275.00–290.00	284.31
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	387	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	420	367.50–387.50	377.14
9	450–500	459	385.00–387.50	385.82
5	500–550	514	365.00–369.00	368.22
13	550–600	578	347.50–360.00	350.39
4	600–650	619	295.00–307.50	300.75
3	650–700	663	309.00	309.00
3	700–750	708	275.00–280.00	276.68
5	800–850	822	235.00–249.00	241.22
1	950–1000	980	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	627	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	465	367.50–370.00	368.76
6	550–600	590	317.50–337.50	331.85
1	600–650	630	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	670	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	331	400.00–410.00	406.88
6	400–450	405	392.50–415.00	411.20
4	450–500	475	397.50	397.50
6	500–550	522	375.00–380.00	378.72
3	550–600	578	352.50–365.00	360.93
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	686	320.00	320.00
5	750–800	772	290.00–300.00	297.98
12	800–850	834	290.00	290.00
2	850–900	885	280.00	280.00
3	900–950	910	267.50–270.00	269.16
16	950–1000	981	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	410.00	410.00
6	550–600	571	378.00	378.00
11	750–800	764	314.00–320.00	318.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	204	505.00–515.00	506.96
4	300–350	348	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	385	447.50	447.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	380.00–392.50	384.97
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	478	360.00–362.50	361.65
2	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	695	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	815	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	300.00–305.00	302.55
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	685	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	2,925.00	2,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,433	2,375.00–2,750.00	2,572.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,178	1,850.00–2,085.00	2,026.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,960.00	1,960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,251	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,343.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,311	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,568.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,435	2,900.00	2,900.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,305	214.00	214.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,261	150.00–154.00	152.57
7	—	1,191	173.00–185.00	178.04
7	—	1,229	161.00–170.00	168.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,109	150.00–168.00	158.26
9	—	1,121	130.00–149.00	140.49
2	—	813	97.00–100.00	98.30
1	—	970	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	138.00–145.00	141.52
2	—	1,490	169.00–176.00	172.93
10	—	1,534	151.00–167.00	158.83
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	104.00	104.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	158.00	158.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,566	190.00–204.00	199.87
1	—	1,585	228.00	228.00
2	—	1,388	175.00–184.00	179.14
1	—	965	157.50	157.50

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Somerset Livestock Auction

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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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