Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-08-16

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 16
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
821 head
9 vs last sale 812 153 vs year ago 668 · +22.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
7 vs last sale 81 37 vs year ago 125 · 29.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
14 vs last sale 49 33 vs year ago 68 · 48.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. The demand for feeder calves continued to be strong across all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.50/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 54.20 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$342.50
71 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,819
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.82
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 1-2527355.301,87145
Medium and Large 2542324.501,75820
Medium and Large 2-3531306.581,6276thin
One grade step is worth $48.71/cwt here — about $244 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 sale71 hd
342.50
KY average26 barns · 1,028 hd
353.33
−10.82
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
−8.31
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
−54.20
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
BullsHigh1,720192.923,31813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,441167.452,41226
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,181164.651,94518
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,078147.061,58515
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,470203.002,9841thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$2,3177
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$2,3102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,9305
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,9302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,262$3,2333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,225$2,4501thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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 1-2200–250211502.65/cwt470.00–520.001,0613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678294.88/cwt285.00–300.001,9993
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750745270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600584340.79/cwt327.50–350.001,99010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650611302.52/cwt300.00–315.001,8486
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3096
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568341.59/cwt330.00–352.501,9407
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350326425.00/cwt420.00–430.001,3868
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800783267.47/cwt260.00–277.502,0945
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4092
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300266495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450406430.62/cwt420.00–440.001,7487
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500466376.81/cwt365.00–390.001,75619
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425390.52/cwt380.00–415.001,66024
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650611338.21/cwt330.00–355.002,0667
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471412.59/cwt400.00–430.001,9438
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715345.15/cwt338.00–357.502,4683
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,10810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650611357.04/cwt355.00–360.002,18210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350330505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375400.00/cwt385.00–415.001,50017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800790327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,5871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600567402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,27912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650629380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,39012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700674326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,19719
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600593368.95/cwt365.00–385.002,1885
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519357.82/cwt345.00–363.001,85738
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800750360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,70028
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700685370.27/cwt368.00–377.502,53633
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650628328.75/cwt327.50–330.002,0652
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750732330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4164
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,005240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750700287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450427419.69/cwt400.00–435.001,79214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950919293.50/cwt293.50–293.502,69757
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250218517.03/cwt510.00–530.001,1273
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300285497.63/cwt490.00–505.001,4182
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000965237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,2921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500473393.97/cwt380.00–415.001,86313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550503435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400375443.87/cwt425.00–475.001,6657
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450408469.97/cwt465.00–475.001,9172
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700660324.26/cwt315.00–337.502,1404
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400363497.45/cwt495.00–500.001,8064
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550512393.76/cwt380.00–400.002,01617
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2252,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2632,310.35/head2,125.00–2,525.002,3102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650621335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350328445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400350515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8032
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28802,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2853,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1452,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,410156.29/cwt150.00–163.002,2047
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,452171.56/cwt166.00–200.002,49119
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173157.19/cwt150.00–163.001,8447
CowsLean 85-90%1,143132.60/cwt130.00–135.001,5163
CowsLean 85-90%1,027141.65/cwt137.50–145.001,4556
Bulls1,785209.49/cwt209.00–210.003,7392
CowsLean 85-90%1,077166.21/cwt162.00–172.001,7903
CowsLean 85-90%1,115153.19/cwt151.00–155.001,7083
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173172.34/cwt164.00–197.002,02210
HeifersSelect and Choice1,470203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,9841
Bulls1,812201.32/cwt200.00–203.003,6483
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0451,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2222,354.34/head2,125.00–2,625.002,3545
Bred CowsMedium 1-29751,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0802,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bulls1,669185.63/cwt175.00–193.003,0988
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550518369.97/cwt365.00–375.001,9163
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250238425.16/cwt410.00–440.001,0124
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500479327.40/cwt300.00–355.001,56814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2902,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1701,785.00/head1,785.00–1,785.001,7851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3182,150.82/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1513
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5661
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600588302.40/cwt295.00–310.001,7782
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425338.40/cwt320.00–360.001,4387
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700675256.79/cwt240.00–265.001,7333
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550521313.90/cwt300.00–320.001,6355
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2051
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350323382.21/cwt350.00–400.001,2357
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500482345.87/cwt320.00–350.001,6677
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750728257.63/cwt250.00–265.001,8762
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800780255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9891
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400365355.01/cwt350.00–360.001,2965
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7421
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450424352.68/cwt330.00–375.001,49510
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450432404.29/cwt400.00–410.001,7477
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300273418.19/cwt410.00–435.001,1424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,008298.00/cwt298.00–298.003,00449
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600571317.53/cwt310.00–320.001,8138
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378423.55/cwt420.00–435.001,6017
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575319.02/cwt315.00–320.001,83410
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519354.08/cwt350.00–365.001,83822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400367468.11/cwt460.00–485.001,7186
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900871324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,82221
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650628291.25/cwt290.00–292.501,8292
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423384.96/cwt380.00–395.001,6287
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700666299.25/cwt295.00–300.001,9937
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522329.15/cwt325.00–332.501,71812
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450436367.48/cwt365.00–370.001,6024
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700677276.21/cwt275.00–280.001,8704
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600573345.00/cwt335.00–348.001,9778
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300285390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1121
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450445385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7131
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700650310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0151
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0004
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4441
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350339416.89/cwt370.00–425.001,4136
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300280420.13/cwt400.00–450.001,1765
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550525329.25/cwt305.00–345.001,7296
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650624286.51/cwt272.50–300.001,7886
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500479370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7726
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400357411.26/cwt410.00–415.001,4684
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950920220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0241
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250228447.88/cwt400.00–480.001,0213
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700679277.49/cwt270.00–280.001,8844
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300290370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0731
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490365.05/cwt360.00–370.001,7892

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.