Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-10-04

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 4
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
831 head
42 vs last sale 873 17 vs year ago 814 · +2.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
5 vs last sale 84 3 vs year ago 86 · +3.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
76 vs last sale 122 42 vs year ago 88 · 47.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $371.80/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 91.02 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.
Average price
$371.80
52 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,067
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.43
vs KY average
50.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557374.072,08249
Medium and Large 2-3547334.851,8323thin
One grade step is worth $39.21/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales
525470416361median 462.8201/0303/0704/2506/1308/15
Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.01, low $375.39, median $462.82 across 28 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 sale52 hd
371.80
KY average23 barns · 918 hd
383.24
−11.43
National average177 barns · 15,324 hd
422.65
−50.85
This barn, trailing median28 sales
462.82
−91.02
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
BullsLow1,679182.933,07220
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,583160.162,5368thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,316150.901,98522
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,026135.441,38931
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,280210.002,6881thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,273$2,2454thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)964$2,1095
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,291$2,07513
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$2,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$1,9642thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)979$1,9638
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)920$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,235$3,2252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,488$2,7724thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,320$2,3003thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,030$1,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 2-3550–600585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000975235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900885347.50/cwt347.50–347.503,07558
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350314377.18/cwt370.00–400.001,1844
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700659354.50/cwt354.50–354.502,3367
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550531383.15/cwt375.00–410.002,03511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700674304.94/cwt300.00–310.002,0554
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400375383.73/cwt370.00–400.001,43910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450436376.31/cwt355.00–387.501,64111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600558351.31/cwt340.00–355.001,96011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600572377.01/cwt375.00–385.002,15624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600580367.95/cwt350.00–385.002,1342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550514355.99/cwt350.00–380.001,83010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850847316.75/cwt316.75–316.752,68363
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,031310.11/cwt309.25–311.003,197103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700658307.49/cwt302.50–310.002,0233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300286386.10/cwt370.00–395.001,1045
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650623332.05/cwt324.00–342.002,06913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250218393.88/cwt380.00–400.008593
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469359.41/cwt347.50–370.001,68622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700655324.82/cwt320.00–328.002,1285
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650615345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400379360.95/cwt350.00–370.001,36818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728326.73/cwt320.00–340.002,3793
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500482376.35/cwt360.00–385.001,81423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568359.65/cwt350.00–370.002,0438
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250210380.00/cwt380.00–380.007981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650622313.32/cwt300.00–325.001,9496
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600583311.59/cwt300.00–320.001,8179
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300285320.00/cwt320.00–320.009121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300290305.00/cwt305.00–305.008851
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350330320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0561
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450410325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3331
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550529309.72/cwt270.00–335.001,63810
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450435323.18/cwt320.00–330.001,4063
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500460315.00/cwt300.00–330.001,4492
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500476328.43/cwt300.00–342.001,56318
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650629302.52/cwt300.00–310.001,9034
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350320325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550515345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7771
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950940250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5631
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250205310.00/cwt310.00–310.006361
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500477325.80/cwt300.00–350.001,5546
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700680278.45/cwt265.00–292.501,8932
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400373349.58/cwt320.00–360.001,3048
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Bred CowsSmall 1-28502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsSmall 1-28451,788.66/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7893
BullsSmall 1-2250–300290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
HeifersSmall 1-2300–350345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0351
CowsLean 85-90%994128.51/cwt120.00–135.001,27711
CowsLean 85-90%1,090158.52/cwt154.00–165.001,7283
CowsLean 85-90%1,047143.46/cwt137.00–150.001,50214
HeifersSelect and Choice1,280210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,6881
Bulls1,629177.74/cwt165.00–186.002,89515
Bulls1,837202.35/cwt200.00–205.003,7173
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300147.07/cwt142.00–152.501,9128
CowsBoner 80-85%1,267126.48/cwt120.00–135.001,6033
CowsLean 85-90%977100.33/cwt100.00–101.009803
Bulls1,818192.68/cwt190.00–195.003,5032
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,595163.21/cwt154.00–172.002,6036
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,548150.99/cwt150.00–152.002,3372
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300265350.00/cwt350.00–350.009281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750735285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0951
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850840245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0581
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550523307.19/cwt285.00–315.001,6077
CowsBoner 80-85%1,340160.35/cwt154.00–170.002,14911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415407.78/cwt400.00–435.001,69210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500485440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550509376.49/cwt375.00–385.001,91610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350332450.00/cwt420.00–480.001,4943
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400360424.86/cwt420.00–430.001,5292
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600563329.78/cwt320.00–340.001,8572
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29932,098.49/head1,700.00–2,400.002,0984
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5203,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29201,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400369410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5134
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2912,074.57/head1,400.00–2,400.002,07513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2732,244.99/head1,800.00–2,750.002,2454
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2981,963.58/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0592,067.12/head1,775.00–3,025.002,0675
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750718300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1547
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550520359.44/cwt345.00–370.001,86915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526364.85/cwt350.00–370.001,9196
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675339.64/cwt337.50–340.002,2937
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350327443.44/cwt420.00–470.001,4506
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350331370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2259
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850846272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,3053
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300295407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,2011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500474386.82/cwt380.00–390.001,8345
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530337.32/cwt325.00–345.001,78818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450426356.36/cwt345.00–370.001,51830
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650606333.00/cwt320.00–340.002,01810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570329.74/cwt320.00–342.501,88012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378382.95/cwt370.00–400.001,4483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400390465.20/cwt420.00–495.001,81414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300263400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500465414.12/cwt400.00–420.001,92613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450442376.64/cwt370.00–380.001,6653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450431434.60/cwt415.00–465.001,87313
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29502,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5302,993.46/head2,950.00–3,050.002,9932
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450435386.56/cwt380.00–390.001,6827
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2925182.88/cwt180.00–185.001,6922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500461385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7758
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501

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.