Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-08-09

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 9
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
812 head
41 vs last sale 853 280 vs year ago 532 · +52.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
21 vs last sale 60 21 vs year ago 60 · +35.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
52 vs last sale 101 30 vs year ago 19 · +157.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with spots sharply higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.57/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits 44.13 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$352.57
72 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,928
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$251
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$57.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.08
vs KY average
+2.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545357.201,94666
Medium and Large 2569302.041,7195thin
Medium and Large 2-3565300.001,6951thin
One grade step is worth $57.20/cwt here — about $251 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale72 hd
352.57
KY average23 barns · 1,493 hd
352.65
−0.08
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
+2.00
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
−44.13
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
BullsLow1,568191.283,00013
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,635167.072,7317thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,253163.392,04831
CowsLean 85-90%Low953134.441,28120

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)910$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,304$2,66911
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$2,6614thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,095$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,103$2,1324thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,8101thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,113$1,8002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,495$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,525$2,5751thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300270425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1481
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,010200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450424384.31/cwt370.00–395.001,6299
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350328415.34/cwt400.00–430.001,3622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400382419.89/cwt415.00–425.001,6043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200185470.00/cwt470.00–470.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,070210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800772270.45/cwt260.00–277.502,0883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350318497.52/cwt495.00–500.001,5822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750735305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571339.57/cwt320.00–350.001,93921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482373.86/cwt355.00–377.501,80224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700684306.86/cwt280.00–315.002,0998
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500470401.66/cwt390.00–415.001,8887
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800755295.55/cwt295.00–300.002,2319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376451.91/cwt420.00–460.001,6995
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700668307.53/cwt305.00–310.002,0542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527359.63/cwt345.00–367.501,89527
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320404.53/cwt390.00–420.001,2949
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900868301.28/cwt300.00–302.502,6152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600587380.66/cwt365.00–390.002,23426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629304.01/cwt290.00–320.001,91214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376386.99/cwt370.00–400.001,4555
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300292500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770322.05/cwt300.00–340.002,4804
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650634372.46/cwt370.00–375.002,3616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750701325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2785
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550537351.61/cwt340.00–363.001,88819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650645330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1291
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600567343.19/cwt325.00–355.001,94610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750718282.06/cwt270.00–287.502,0255
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450430405.80/cwt390.00–425.001,74512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250245445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500480387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,8586
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450425418.79/cwt415.00–420.001,7804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600560379.77/cwt365.00–385.002,1274
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350345510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450411483.31/cwt475.00–500.001,9863
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350335457.34/cwt452.50–465.001,5323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550543384.95/cwt375.00–395.002,0902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400386450.06/cwt445.00–452.501,7376
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650619345.53/cwt340.00–350.002,1394
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3042,669.09/head2,150.00–2,975.002,66911
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5252,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,661.17/head2,400.00–2,825.002,6614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
CowsLean 85-90%985119.80/cwt115.00–129.001,1806
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,708176.35/cwt174.00–180.003,0123
CowsBoner 80-85%1,156141.22/cwt140.00–145.001,6334
Bulls1,493166.08/cwt154.00–175.002,4805
CowsBoner 80-85%1,251176.10/cwt170.00–184.002,20311
CowsLean 85-90%984156.92/cwt153.00–164.001,5446
CowsLean 85-90%876143.43/cwt138.00–150.001,2565
CowsLean 85-90%953103.76/cwt100.00–110.009893
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,580160.11/cwt150.00–167.002,5304
CowsBoner 80-85%1,279160.19/cwt153.00–169.002,04916
Bulls1,551217.19/cwt212.00–230.003,3694
Bulls1,680196.87/cwt194.00–200.003,3074
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,810.00/head1,810.00–1,810.001,8101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1032,131.55/head1,975.00–2,350.002,1324
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500477185.00/cwt185.00–185.008822
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650620165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0231
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0332
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6951
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500483337.29/cwt320.00–347.501,6293
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2945230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1741
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7424
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550513295.12/cwt270.00–320.001,5142
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300280320.00/cwt320.00–320.008961
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500465320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4882
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450443338.33/cwt335.00–340.001,4993
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350320359.53/cwt330.00–390.001,1503
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400360357.50/cwt355.00–360.001,2872
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750745260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725347.71/cwt340.00–350.002,52111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850812285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469396.80/cwt385.00–420.001,8618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000960270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,59255
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550528381.31/cwt375.00–385.002,01312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650631330.85/cwt330.00–344.002,08832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450417447.51/cwt435.00–460.001,86613
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,040272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,8341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650641361.21/cwt352.50–362.502,31515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550513390.42/cwt387.50–400.002,00323
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7921
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500483355.39/cwt350.00–370.001,7179
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600567359.71/cwt354.00–367.502,0406
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700677350.67/cwt339.00–360.002,3746
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850836295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,46611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1050–11001,070273.50/cwt273.50–273.502,92648
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650637290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8472
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800762310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700671325.45/cwt325.00–327.002,1849
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4141
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431355.08/cwt350.00–360.001,53010
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400365335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2231
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800795220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7491
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8231
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600569302.04/cwt300.00–310.001,7195
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5911
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7002

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.