Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-03-14

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 14
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,073 head
98 vs last sale 975 119 vs year ago 954 · +12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
17 vs last sale 66 49 vs year ago 98 · 50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
17 vs last sale 52 24 vs year ago 45 · +53.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Light weight steers and heifers 350 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply, while the 400-600 lbs steers and heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand for weaned and thinner conditioned packages and groups. Yearling steers and heifers appeared lower but with limited head to head comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower with a moderate supply and good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.80/cwt on 70 head, up $15.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +5.10 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$401.80
15.77 vs prior sale
70 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,116
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$776
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$137.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.10
vs KY average
11.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525407.282,14064
Medium and Large 2547358.001,9585thin
Medium and Large 2-3505270.001,3641thin
One grade step is worth $137.28/cwt here — about $776 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale70 hd
401.80
KY average27 barns · 1,326 hd
402.90
−1.10
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−11.98
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
+5.10
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
BullsLow1,716190.083,26110
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,433166.862,3918thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,221166.512,03311
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,017139.141,41519
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,395220.003,0691thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,205$3,3767
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,177$3,2868
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$3,0502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,133$2,8232thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)870$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)803$2,8173thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)746$2,2135
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$4,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,167$3,6059

Every lot, as filed

135 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 1-2200–250225540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200195530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,0341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350331529.73/cwt500.00–540.001,7534
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400375542.18/cwt530.00–550.002,0335
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550522455.02/cwt440.00–470.002,3756
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300275525.27/cwt520.00–530.001,4442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450421432.69/cwt420.00–450.001,8227
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open600–650606370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,24212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600559432.47/cwt420.00–445.002,4184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650605350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450421484.39/cwt470.00–495.002,0396
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500455462.44/cwt445.00–465.002,1048
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480406.71/cwt400.00–420.001,9529
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400365525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570368.66/cwt360.00–380.002,1018
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900855320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550523488.32/cwt480.00–500.002,55412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400381468.77/cwt450.00–485.001,7865
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900858329.99/cwt327.50–332.502,8312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450424513.73/cwt510.00–515.002,1784
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400385473.41/cwt470.00–500.001,8238
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700658402.99/cwt395.00–415.002,6526
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250225566.51/cwt550.00–590.001,2755
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,6677
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950935250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed500–550513537.18/cwt530.00–537.502,75624
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300270555.28/cwt540.00–570.001,4992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519390.22/cwt380.00–400.002,0258
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350343480.15/cwt460.00–500.001,6472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500488512.45/cwt490.00–517.502,5016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550545470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,5622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250240470.00/cwt460.00–480.001,1282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750711388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,7594
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300260540.38/cwt530.00–550.001,4052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open800–850812310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,51713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450419496.62/cwt480.00–500.002,08113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700665370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy400–450410400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350338578.73/cwt575.00–580.001,9564
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500458489.96/cwt485.00–500.002,2443
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500471532.28/cwt520.00–550.002,50724
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450425526.86/cwt520.00–530.002,2393
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850815300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800780330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650609397.42/cwt385.00–405.002,4204
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300250585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,4631
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1454,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1332,823.07/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8232
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27462,212.60/head2,100.00–2,300.002,2135
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415536.67/cwt530.00–550.002,2279
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400378545.99/cwt540.00–560.002,0649
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350325580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1773,285.60/head3,000.00–3,700.003,2868
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1503,676.13/head3,500.00–4,000.003,6765
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315537.87/cwt530.00–540.001,6945
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400358530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8976
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2804,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28032,817.00/head2,450.00–2,975.002,8173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4904,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0503,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,363177.12/cwt174.00–180.002,4142
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280176.93/cwt174.00–180.002,2652
Bulls1,835170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,1201
Bulls1,740201.33/cwt200.00–203.003,5034
CowsLean 85-90%983125.15/cwt120.00–130.001,2308
CowsLean 85-90%927172.46/cwt167.00–177.001,5993
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208164.20/cwt156.00–170.001,9849
CowsLean 85-90%1,115110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2271
CowsLean 85-90%1,081145.01/cwt138.00–150.001,5687
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,456163.44/cwt156.00–170.002,3806
SteersSelect and Choice1,395220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,0691
Bulls1,672185.09/cwt181.00–188.003,0955
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3054,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3432,626.07/head2,600.00–2,650.002,6262
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29482,449.34/head2,200.00–2,650.002,4492
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1252,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450425360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5301
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,203204.67/cwt186.00–230.002,4623
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29303,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,075229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,4621
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800785320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5121
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1251
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300275330.00/cwt330.00–330.009081
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700682270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8412
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600595350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0831
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9221
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550505270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3641
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468385.13/cwt380.00–390.001,8022
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370460.41/cwt450.00–470.001,7042
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473444.44/cwt430.00–460.002,1022
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700680364.78/cwt355.00–375.002,4812
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6751
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300297400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1884
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450410380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518516.34/cwt500.00–520.002,67526
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800779347.54/cwt337.50–351.002,7078
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750700313.33/cwt310.00–320.002,1933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550512419.39/cwt410.00–425.002,14741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1100–11501,142255.50/cwt255.50–255.502,91845
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665337.29/cwt310.00–350.002,2438
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600560400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2407
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300293497.48/cwt495.00–500.001,4582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed250–300270700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,8901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed300–350321643.78/cwt635.00–650.002,0679
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600573462.13/cwt450.00–480.002,64814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950910318.50/cwt318.50–318.502,89861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed350–400385573.56/cwt570.00–590.002,20816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650622444.39/cwt430.00–455.002,76438
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed300–350325581.70/cwt575.00–585.001,8916
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed300–350310615.00/cwt610.00–620.001,9074
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed250–300295640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,8883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed350–400350590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,0651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1050–11001,094286.50/cwt286.50–286.503,13448
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950923285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,63157
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450435570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,4802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800752332.77/cwt330.50–335.002,502145
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000969309.25/cwt309.25–309.252,99756
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700664363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,41076
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300260520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed250–300280578.81/cwt565.00–585.001,6213
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350302400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2082
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450407450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8322
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500463427.54/cwt420.00–435.001,9802
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525366.70/cwt360.00–370.001,9253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450–500455600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,7301
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400372400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4885
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580344.96/cwt340.00–350.002,0012

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.