Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-04-04

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 4
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
763 head
476 vs last sale 1,239 332 vs year ago 431 · +77.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
0 vs last sale 59 23 vs year ago 36 · +63.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
59 vs last sale 100 1 vs year ago 40 · +2.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.77/cwt on 32 head, up $12.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +9.07 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$405.77
12.14 vs prior sale
32 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,236
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.05
vs KY average
17.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548408.162,23930
Medium and Large 2-3590370.002,1832thin
One grade step is worth $38.15/cwt here — about $56 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 sale32 hd
405.77
KY average25 barns · 1,527 hd
419.82
−14.05
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−17.42
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
+9.07
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
BullsLow1,532194.892,98510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,314183.552,41217
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,623178.842,9034thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,019155.731,58823
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,005240.002,4121thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,227230.722,8313thin

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)1,283$3,1886
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$3,07518
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$2,5222thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)855$2,7512thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,162$2,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,7003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$2,3001thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 1-2550–600552450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450430493.04/cwt490.00–495.002,1205
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950904348.50/cwt348.50–348.503,15064
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750720320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600577405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3374
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550524421.18/cwt412.50–425.002,20715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550513476.62/cwt470.00–480.002,4453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400390535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530393.65/cwt380.00–400.002,0863
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250210500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400374469.07/cwt450.00–475.001,75412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950900300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850843320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600587390.75/cwt380.00–398.002,2948
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450426451.85/cwt440.00–460.001,92511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700685354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,4252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750711344.25/cwt335.00–347.502,4484
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350340520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550500482.00/cwt482.00–482.002,4101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950945310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400383509.79/cwt500.00–530.001,9523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600550500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,7502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700650455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,9581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900871325.92/cwt320.00–332.002,839121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1100–11501,118265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,96346
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650630385.61/cwt382.50–390.002,4294
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000994324.00/cwt324.00–324.003,22152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550510532.30/cwt500.00–550.002,71511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650616436.64/cwt405.00–460.002,6905
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750729398.08/cwt398.00–400.002,90274
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450418424.70/cwt415.00–435.001,7752
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500473413.41/cwt380.00–435.001,95515
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750710312.50/cwt310.00–315.002,2192
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600590370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1832
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600578411.78/cwt395.00–445.002,3809
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,0952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
BullsSmall 1-2400–450410350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4351
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450400450.00/cwt430.00–470.001,8002
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500455380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7291
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400360450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,623178.84/cwt170.00–190.002,9034
CowsBoner 80-85%1,325188.07/cwt165.00–209.002,49215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230149.67/cwt140.00–160.001,8412
SteersSelect and Choice1,227230.72/cwt210.00–247.502,8313
Bulls1,290183.20/cwt180.00–185.002,3633
Bulls1,518191.29/cwt190.00–194.002,9044
HeifersSelect and Choice1,005240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4121
Bulls1,792211.39/cwt207.00–219.003,7883
CowsLean 85-90%938110.88/cwt100.00–120.001,0402
CowsLean 85-90%880130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1441
CowsLean 85-90%1,061175.00/cwt165.00–190.001,8578
CowsLean 85-90%1,017152.50/cwt140.00–160.001,55112
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500495445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2031
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400381414.86/cwt400.00–435.001,5818
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 1-2350–400365502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,8341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750706357.51/cwt355.00–365.002,5244
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600550485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,6681
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425417.50/cwt385.00–450.001,7742
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550515400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2703,075.28/head2,150.00–3,450.003,07518
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1622,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300290570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350325642.90/cwt600.00–680.002,08910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500480504.98/cwt500.00–525.002,4247
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550517490.05/cwt485.00–501.002,5346
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300280619.82/cwt610.00–630.001,7352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355537.61/cwt530.00–545.001,9092
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,003232.64/cwt198.00–260.002,3334
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415493.57/cwt480.00–500.002,0483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500487491.63/cwt485.00–500.002,3943
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500460452.20/cwt440.00–460.002,08011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700681373.81/cwt370.00–375.002,5464
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800758357.43/cwt350.00–365.002,7092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250241610.23/cwt600.00–615.001,4713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600583458.70/cwt440.00–467.502,6743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350327527.11/cwt500.00–580.001,72413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650619404.38/cwt380.00–425.002,50310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500484490.25/cwt480.00–495.002,3739
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250233674.52/cwt660.00–690.001,5722
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400375585.62/cwt550.00–630.002,19612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450427555.61/cwt500.00–625.002,37216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350311662.09/cwt600.00–730.002,0597
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500465470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300279557.66/cwt500.00–620.001,55613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450428567.35/cwt535.00–620.002,42816
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,521.74/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2833,187.59/head2,550.00–3,500.003,1886
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450429481.63/cwt470.00–500.002,06613
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500478536.18/cwt510.00–570.002,56312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400364608.24/cwt600.00–620.002,2145
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28552,750.58/head2,650.00–2,850.002,7512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.