Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for the higher quality, weaned, and vaccinated calves. Moderate demand for the plainer, fleshy, and off colored calves. Volatility in the CME futures still putting pressure on the markets and demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $360.78/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −102.05 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.

Average price

$360.78

20 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$33.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.41

vs KY average

−68.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	365.77	1,972	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	332.50	1,790	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.27/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

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 sale20 hd

360.78

—

KY average23 barns · 928 hd

375.18

−14.41

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−68.94

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.82

−102.05

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	—	Low	1,606	182.44	2,929	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	167.00	2,589	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	150.85	1,718	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	124.04	1,175	13

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,208	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	982	$1,907	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,052	$1,896	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	973	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	3,002	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	835	317.25/cwt	317.25–317.25	2,649	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,459	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	358.76/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	405.01/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	318.00/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	949	329.25/cwt	329.25–329.25	3,125	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,032	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	2,977	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	302.94/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	868	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,903	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	372.67/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,375	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	334.87/cwt	328.00–345.00	1,571	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	334.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	330.49/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	308	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	324.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	285.24/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,771	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	151.33/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,445	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	88.00/cwt	87.00–90.00	748	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	154.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,821	4
Bulls	—	—	1,484	175.04/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,598	4
Bulls	—	—	1,647	183.85/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,028	5
Bulls	—	—	1,885	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,298	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	116.42/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,135	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	132.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,310	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,589	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	142.86/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,607	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	171.90/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	301.21/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,738	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	1,906.67/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	368.91/cwt	365.00–374.00	2,265	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	372.43/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	354.13/cwt	350.00–359.00	1,849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,639	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,896.36/head	1,500.00–2,900.00	1,896	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,207.75/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,208	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	346.24/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,008	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	356.74/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,345	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	364.88/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	226	353.61/cwt	350.00–360.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	306.67/cwt	305.00–307.50	2,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	344.13/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,147	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	346.44/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,476	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	306.62/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	317.33/cwt	308.00–323.00	2,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	338.75/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	380.59/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	237.24/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	338.50/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	323.67/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	330.93/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,721	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	328.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,704	6

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 909Last week 1,220Year ago 1,138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 105Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 69Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	375	346.00	346.00
3	400–450	418	330.00–340.00	334.96
2	450–500	483	330.00–331.00	330.49
1	500–550	510	307.00	307.00
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	650	282.00	282.00
1	700–750	700	209.00	209.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	840	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	975	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	409	355.00–360.00	358.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	363	370.00–375.00	372.43
4	400–450	409	372.50–385.00	380.59
12	450–500	469	328.00–345.00	334.87
15	500–550	520	325.00–340.00	330.93
2	550–600	575	316.00–320.00	318.00
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	837	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	524	400.00–410.00	405.01
1	550–600	575	380.00	380.00
7	600–650	614	365.00–374.00	368.91
4	700–750	702	356.00	356.00
62	850–900	868	334.50	334.50
60	900–950	949	329.25	329.25
54	950–1000	973	308.50	308.50
51	1000–1050	1,032	288.50	288.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	350	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	427	350.00–360.00	355.04
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	515	337.50	337.50
2	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	327.50	327.50
1	900–950	900	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	402.00	402.00
2	400–450	437	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	377	352.50–370.00	356.74
3	400–450	433	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	464	360.00–370.00	364.88
8	500–550	522	350.00–359.00	354.13
4	550–600	580	340.00–355.00	346.24
6	600–650	624	335.00–350.00	344.13
3	700–750	722	308.00–323.00	317.33
3	750–800	775	300.00–310.00	306.62
1	800–850	810	310.00	310.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	255.00	255.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	504	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	562	337.50–340.00	338.75
69	750–800	753	326.50	326.50
63	800–850	835	317.25	317.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	226	350.00–360.00	353.61
1	250–300	270	372.00	372.00
2	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
10	350–400	369	365.00–377.50	372.67
9	400–450	426	340.00–355.00	346.44
4	450–500	487	330.00–347.00	338.50
6	500–550	519	320.00–330.00	328.27
7	550–600	558	310.00–328.00	323.67
5	600–650	628	300.00–315.00	302.94
3	650–700	683	305.00–307.50	306.67
2	800–850	828	220.00–255.00	237.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	432	320.00–330.00	324.04
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	530	280.00–285.00	282.52
4	550–600	577	300.00–305.00	301.21
6	600–650	621	280.00–290.00	285.24
1	700–750	730	272.00	272.00
1	900–950	935	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	150.00–152.00	151.33
3	—	850	87.00–90.00	88.00
2	—	975	115.00–118.00	116.42
5	—	990	130.00–140.00	132.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,180	150.00–160.00	154.32
7	—	1,125	140.00–149.00	142.86
2	—	1,103	170.00–174.00	171.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	167.00	167.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,484	170.00–177.00	175.04
5	—	1,647	180.00–187.00	183.85
1	—	1,885	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	982	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,906.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,052	1,500.00–2,900.00	1,896.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,167	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,207.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	200.00	200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,400.00	1,400.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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