Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $397.77/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −65.05 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.

Average price

$397.77

44 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$64.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs KY average

−32.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	399.23	2,218	43
Medium and Large 2-3	555	335.00	1,859	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.23/cwt here — about $359 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

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 sale44 hd

397.77

—

KY average27 barns · 1,408 hd

398.12

−0.34

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−32.86

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.82

−65.05

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	1,721	172.21	2,964	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	159.69	2,635	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	151.33	2,001	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,054	134.68	1,420	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,192	180.00	2,146	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,750	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,428	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	929	$2,049	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	963	$1,825	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,135	$1,725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	330.08/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,357	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	207	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	376.62/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	364.54/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	361.80/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,675	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	377.81/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,651	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	377.50/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	346.02/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	880	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,904	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	323.14/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,117	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,402	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	392.24/cwt	382.00–407.50	2,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,923	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	344.15/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	793	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,649	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	412.05/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,303	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	355.62/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,258	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	956	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,629	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	653	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	301.72/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	317.40/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	362.98/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,318	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	309.94/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,760	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	147.21/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,930	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	111.45/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,142	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,192	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,146	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	163.62/cwt	152.00–174.00	2,634	5
Bulls	—	—	1,860	182.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,403	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,281	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	159.32/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,655	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	142.26/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,572	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,457	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	161.45/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,667	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	163.00/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,168	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	342.52/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	252.58/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	324.86/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	392.00/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,999	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,427.89/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	429.85/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,638	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	175.34/cwt	152.00–200.00	1,599	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,825.45/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,825	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	2,049.06/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	415.37/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	342.94/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,393	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	391.99/cwt	385.00–400.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	335.62/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,883	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	364.96/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,748	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	339.19/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	374.05/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,844	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	382.19/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	898	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,757	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	359.25/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	375.23/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	441	451.72/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,608	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	277	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	456.88/cwt	435.00–500.00	1,658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	450.54/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	426.25/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	394.87/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,714	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	359.81/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,055	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1

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

Sat Dec 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 840Year ago 824

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 96Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 67Year ago 16

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	385.00–400.00	391.99
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	344	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	427	365.00–385.00	375.23
10	450–500	493	365.00–395.00	374.05
3	500–550	535	350.00–370.00	359.25
6	550–600	571	350.00–367.50	359.81
3	600–650	625	337.50–340.00	339.19
2	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
8	700–750	714	320.00–337.50	330.08
12	800–850	815	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	382.00–407.50	392.24
30	550–600	559	385.00–415.00	412.05
10	600–650	635	345.00–365.00	355.62
8	650–700	651	369.00	369.00
66	750–800	793	334.00	334.00
59	850–900	880	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	950	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	850–900	898	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	440.00–500.00	450.54
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
5	350–400	363	435.00–500.00	456.88
8	400–450	441	400.00–460.00	451.72
6	450–500	480	410.00–450.00	426.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	207	365.00	365.00
3	250–300	265	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	315	370.00–385.00	377.50
4	350–400	385	370.00–395.00	382.19
4	400–450	434	352.50–375.00	364.54
8	450–500	479	360.00–375.00	364.96
8	500–550	524	332.50–347.50	342.94
10	550–600	561	320.00–346.00	335.62
1	600–650	605	335.00	335.00
4	750–800	757	295.00	295.00
3	800–850	826	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	352.50	352.50
10	550–600	551	349.00	349.00
55	950–1000	956	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	363	357.50–365.00	362.98
2	400–450	443	300.00–350.00	324.86
6	450–500	481	295.00–330.00	317.40
1	500–550	535	305.00	305.00
6	550–600	567	280.00–315.00	301.72
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	708	245.00–260.00	252.58
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	310	405.00	405.00
5	350–400	365	405.00–435.00	415.37
4	400–450	434	390.00–400.00	394.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	380.00–385.00	382.48
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	370	375.00–380.00	376.62
7	400–450	437	365.00–395.00	377.81
7	450–500	463	355.00–370.00	361.80
2	500–550	503	342.00–350.00	346.02
3	550–600	565	342.50–347.50	344.15
15	650–700	655	315.00–327.50	323.14
1	700–750	700	307.50	307.50
2	750–800	762	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	890	244.00	244.00
3	900–950	913	210.00	210.00
4	950–1000	963	223.00	223.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	365	350.00–355.00	352.53
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	461	335.00–350.00	342.52
2	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	568	300.00–330.00	309.94
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	653	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	860	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	381	427.50–435.00	429.85
2	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	510	390.00–392.50	392.00
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,311	140.00–153.00	147.21
2	—	1,357	116.00	116.00
11	—	1,330	155.00–175.00	163.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	100.00–119.00	111.45
1	—	985	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,039	155.00–162.00	159.32
6	—	1,105	136.00–150.00	142.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	150.00	150.00
11	—	1,652	155.00–170.00	161.45
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,192	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,610	152.00–174.00	163.62
4	—	1,860	180.00–190.00	182.95

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,365	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,427.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,206	2,750.00	2,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	912	152.00–200.00	175.34
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,825.45
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	929	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,049.06
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,325	2,300.00	2,300.00

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Somerset Livestock Auction

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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