Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher, Feeder heifers 10.00-15.00 higher, All feeder and yearling classes sold with good demand. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.73/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −78.97 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$317.73

31 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$34.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.26

vs KY average

−31.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	327.63	1,840	22
Medium and Large 2-3	564	293.53	1,654	9thin

One grade step is worth $34.10/cwt here — about $186 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

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 sale31 hd

317.73

—

KY average9 barns · 203 hd

301.47

+16.26

National average34 barns · 3,821 hd

349.37

−31.64

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−78.97

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	1,639	180.32	2,956	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,803	154.30	2,782	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,290	138.21	1,783	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	118.33	1,199	16
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	174.00	2,219	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,918	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,186	$1,854	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	332.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,364	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	749	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,262	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	347.59/cwt	337.50–356.00	1,985	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	358.62/cwt	353.00–360.00	1,456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	281.23/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	339.27/cwt	335.00–343.00	1,612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	269.71/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	312.64/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	254.16/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	320.26/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	292.01/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	292.20/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	323.66/cwt	290.00–332.50	1,518	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,407	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	104.10/cwt	84.00–115.00	1,005	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,008	163.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	3,283	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,275	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,219	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	168.23/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,700	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,505	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	128.90/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,658	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	125.40/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,313	9
Bulls	—	—	1,636	189.00/cwt	184.00–192.00	3,092	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,319	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	154.68/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	337.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	293.91/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	323.12/cwt	290.00–334.00	1,412	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	297.48/cwt	280.00–313.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	239.89/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,590	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	140.76/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,819	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	354.63/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	292.36/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	367.50/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	381.51/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,442	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,918.26/head	1,875.00–1,960.00	1,918	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	336.66/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,904.26/head	1,700.00–1,985.00	1,904	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	354.89/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,313	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	322.54/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	324.58/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,873	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	366.19/cwt	360.00–376.00	1,761	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	373.36/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	843	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,655	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	359.81/cwt	355.00–365.00	953	2

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 459Last week 704Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 64Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 34Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	378	370.00–390.00	381.51
6	400–450	444	370.00–380.00	373.36
22	450–500	481	360.00–376.00	366.19
4	500–550	523	330.00–335.00	332.54
22	550–600	571	337.50–356.00	347.59
3	600–650	646	335.00–340.00	336.66
4	700–750	722	315.00–325.00	322.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	474	330.00–340.00	337.93
5	500–550	526	260.00–300.00	292.01
3	550–600	575	250.00–285.00	269.71
2	600–650	627	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	412.50	412.50
6	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	800–850	843	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	355.00–365.00	359.81
2	300–350	347	355.00	355.00
16	350–400	370	340.00–365.00	354.89
5	400–450	406	353.00–360.00	358.62
6	450–500	475	335.00–343.00	339.27
5	500–550	509	338.00	338.00
17	550–600	577	317.50–325.00	324.58
6	600–650	621	290.00–295.00	292.36
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	763	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	800	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	700–750	749	302.00	302.00
68	750–800	765	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	285	265.00	265.00
7	400–450	437	290.00–334.00	323.12
14	450–500	469	290.00–332.50	323.66
2	500–550	513	280.00–305.00	292.20
7	550–600	578	280.00–307.50	293.91
2	650–700	663	230.00–250.00	239.89
2	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	359	340.00–360.00	354.63
3	400–450	430	355.00–380.00	367.50
3	450–500	461	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	591	324.00	324.00
2	600–650	607	311.00	311.00
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	780	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	380	310.00–330.00	320.26
2	400–450	440	300.00–325.00	312.64
1	450–500	485	337.50	337.50
4	500–550	542	265.00–290.00	281.23
3	550–600	572	280.00–313.00	297.48
3	650–700	688	252.50–255.00	254.16
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	795	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,875.00–1,960.00	1,918.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,225	1,700.00–1,985.00	1,904.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	177.50	177.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	140.00	140.00
6	—	965	84.00–115.00	104.10
9	—	1,047	118.00–132.00	125.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	162.00–165.00	163.51
2	—	1,598	140.00–150.00	145.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	114.00	114.00
6	—	1,286	120.00–133.00	128.90
3	—	1,283	154.00–156.00	154.68
12	—	1,292	135.00–150.00	140.76
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	174.00	174.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,605	160.00–176.00	168.23
1	—	1,790	194.00	194.00
4	—	1,636	184.00–192.00	189.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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