Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-06-21

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 21
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
863 head
394 vs last sale 469 156 vs year ago 707 · +22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
30 vs last sale 64 17 vs year ago 77 · +22.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
2 vs last sale 56 10 vs year ago 44 · +22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was uneven with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand. Continued negative pressure from the futures market, coupled with an increasing supply of bawling calves limited buyers interest today and the premiums they were willing to pay. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.42/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 81.28 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$315.42
49 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,750
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
21.86
vs KY average
18.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553321.461,77738
Medium and Large 2558297.501,66010thin
Medium and Large 2-3595265.001,5771thin
One grade step is worth $56.46/cwt here — about $200 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 sale49 hd
315.42
KY average24 barns · 1,321 hd
337.28
−21.86
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
−18.69
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
−81.28
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
BullsHigh1,796197.843,55311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,202165.781,99236
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,537162.252,49329
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low971132.981,29127
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average998129.791,2956thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,125225.002,5311thin

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)1,035$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$2,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,126$2,18312
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$1,9912thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)913$1,7234thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,017$1,6953thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)805$1,8751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,417$3,0333thin

Every lot, as filed

135 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 1-2600–650624310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9344
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950915235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open900–950910260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550527355.00/cwt350.00–360.001,8717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500470367.97/cwt360.00–380.001,72911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780263.43/cwt252.00–275.002,0552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619291.18/cwt284.00–294.001,8025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000972235.83/cwt235.00–237.502,2923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900885227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300273446.27/cwt430.00–450.001,2185
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480341.06/cwt330.00–347.501,63717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900873270.20/cwt260.00–280.002,3592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780287.55/cwt280.00–295.002,2432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425387.19/cwt380.00–400.001,6463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200192412.50/cwt412.50–412.507922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700663301.31/cwt300.00–304.001,9983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250237410.00/cwt410.00–410.009726
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850831251.94/cwt250.00–260.002,0945
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532335.11/cwt325.00–342.501,78311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600566361.27/cwt350.00–369.002,0456
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728259.95/cwt255.00–270.001,8927
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300278378.56/cwt370.00–390.001,0523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550506349.16/cwt347.50–350.001,7676
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950934275.47/cwt275.00–276.002,57321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400361377.31/cwt375.00–380.001,36211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350322423.58/cwt415.00–430.001,3643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850825225.76/cwt220.00–230.001,8633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,072220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750723285.12/cwt280.00–290.002,0612
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370360.27/cwt350.00–370.001,3332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480372.51/cwt370.00–380.001,78810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400382411.04/cwt400.00–425.001,57014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310381.23/cwt375.00–400.001,18210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577306.40/cwt300.00–320.001,76821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200195470.00/cwt470.00–470.009171
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,055205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000950227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,1611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open650–700682290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9782
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400381387.23/cwt380.00–400.001,4758
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431345.59/cwt338.00–350.001,48923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650620323.19/cwt317.50–326.002,0043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350305437.54/cwt435.00–440.001,3342
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800750270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450419378.33/cwt370.00–395.001,58510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700693258.35/cwt255.00–260.001,7903
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open600–650625312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500454367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,66819
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300291417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,2154
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350326392.83/cwt380.00–405.001,2817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400356417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,4864
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250217500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0852
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0181,991.09/head1,875.00–2,125.001,9912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600563337.59/cwt322.50–345.001,9016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250233460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0723
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750723271.29/cwt270.00–272.501,9612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1352,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3352,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
CowsLean 85-90%930100.00/cwt100.00–100.009301
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,388147.46/cwt145.00–150.002,0472
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197162.56/cwt153.00–169.001,94616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,131144.78/cwt140.00–149.001,6375
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,025133.75/cwt125.00–142.001,3715
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230176.22/cwt170.00–190.002,16815
CowsLean 85-90%907119.17/cwt110.00–125.001,08110
CowsLean 85-90%1,196154.15/cwt150.00–160.001,8444
SteersSelect and Choice1,125225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,5311
Bulls1,811196.24/cwt189.00–204.003,5547
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,413177.29/cwt172.50–185.002,5054
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%860110.00/cwt110.00–110.009461
BullsMedium 1-2400–450400340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3601
BullsMedium 1-2550–600565300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6951
Bulls1,460170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4821
Bulls1,873210.87/cwt208.00–214.003,9503
CowsLean 85-90%953140.18/cwt128.00–147.001,33612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,571160.92/cwt154.00–170.002,52823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0171,695.33/head1,350.00–1,975.001,6953
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28051,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2952,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1262,182.99/head1,900.00–2,375.002,18312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
SteersMedium 1-2400–450437340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4862
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400393323.73/cwt320.00–327.501,2722
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650610275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6781
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550525279.86/cwt275.00–285.001,4692
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500485320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29131,723.32/head1,650.00–1,875.001,7234
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600590277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,6372
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350313363.56/cwt350.00–370.001,13812
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424328.14/cwt310.00–335.001,3918
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350313323.40/cwt310.00–330.001,0123
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650605190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450438322.51/cwt320.00–325.001,4132
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600595265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5771
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550523319.06/cwt310.00–330.001,6695
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700695280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9463
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600578289.16/cwt280.00–295.001,6715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,025220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2552
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1050–11001,090253.50/cwt253.50–253.502,76348
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350300375.00/cwt370.00–380.001,1252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550536377.95/cwt375.00–385.002,0266
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700690315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750718312.01/cwt309.00–320.002,24023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800768305.59/cwt305.00–310.002,34725
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300270380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0261
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300293412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,2073
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9141
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750725236.01/cwt235.00–240.001,7115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650612336.43/cwt330.00–352.502,05923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950924256.50/cwt256.50–256.502,37056
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550538305.83/cwt300.00–315.001,6455
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275360.00/cwt360.00–360.009901
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365365.56/cwt360.00–375.001,3346
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200175395.00/cwt395.00–395.006911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed300–350300455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3653
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500450360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6201
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377358.47/cwt350.00–365.001,3513
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650645265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7091
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900890195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7361
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475346.92/cwt337.50–355.001,6487
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200190390.00/cwt390.00–390.007411
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5235
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000990200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400355335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1891
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450427360.88/cwt355.00–365.001,54112
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600576310.46/cwt300.00–315.001,7886
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750745250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8631
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000950200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9001
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550518355.21/cwt340.00–360.001,8409
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300260350.00/cwt350.00–350.009101
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800755240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8121

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.