Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.18/cwt on 11 head, up $3.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 30 comparable sales and sits +14.48 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$411.18

▲ 3.84 vs prior sale

11 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,205

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.41

vs KY average

−7.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	411.18	2,205	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale11 hd

411.18

—

KY average25 barns · 1,164 hd

408.77

+2.41

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−7.08

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

+14.48

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	—	Average	1,493	202.78	3,027	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	179.99	2,829	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	174.00	2,190	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	149.90	1,437	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	151.34	2,138	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,470	218.00	3,205	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,268	$3,596	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,466	$3,299	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,210	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,197	$2,314	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,064	$2,121	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,350	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	907	$3,350	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$4,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,344	$4,427	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$5,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	394.50/cwt	394.50–394.50	2,797	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	374.34/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,513	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	865	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,699	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,475	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	624	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,605	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,466	3,299.49/head	2,300.00–3,700.00	3,299	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	467.88/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,511	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	431.34/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,096	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	2,121.26/head	1,600.00–2,600.00	2,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,436	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	3,595.87/head	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,596	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	472.84/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,492	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,237	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	163.26/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,469	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	187.22/cwt	182.00–193.00	3,044	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	172.75/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,622	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	151.34/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,138	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	168.48/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,157	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,456	207.23/cwt	200.00–225.00	3,017	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,034	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,470	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,205	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	189.57/cwt	180.00–197.50	2,366	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	150.12/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,471	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	156.72/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	436.79/cwt	417.50–455.00	2,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,394	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	399.81/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	438.79/cwt	422.50–455.00	2,431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	430.42/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,242	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	474.89/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	919	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	3,001	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	586.78/cwt	570.00–615.00	1,655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	415.80/cwt	406.00–432.00	2,208	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	483.58/cwt	472.50–490.00	2,065	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	5,139.97/head	4,900.00–5,400.00	5,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	330.93/cwt	300.00–346.00	2,558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	557.48/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	471.57/cwt	450.00–482.50	1,754	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,316	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	2,314.12/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	550.02/cwt	510.00–585.00	2,118	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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

Sun May 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 992Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 126Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	700–750	709	394.50	394.50
59	900–950	919	326.50	326.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
19	500–550	527	440.00–475.00	472.84
6	600–650	623	395.00–425.00	399.81
4	650–700	686	401.00	401.00
1	850–900	890	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	442.50	442.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	610.00	610.00
6	250–300	282	570.00–615.00	586.78
4	300–350	330	550.00–570.00	557.48
8	350–400	385	510.00–585.00	550.02
3	400–450	420	450.00–480.00	467.88
7	450–500	486	420.00–445.00	431.34
7	500–550	521	400.00–440.00	430.42
4	550–600	554	422.50–455.00	438.79
10	650–700	677	368.00–380.00	374.34
3	750–800	773	300.00–346.00	330.93
2	800–850	810	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	870	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	695	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	500	495.00	495.00
10	600–650	624	417.50	417.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	700–750	703	357.50	357.50
60	850–900	865	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	335	470.00–480.00	474.89
3	350–400	372	450.00–482.50	471.57
13	400–450	427	472.50–490.00	483.58
4	450–500	485	417.50–455.00	436.79
10	500–550	531	406.00–432.00	415.80
1	550–600	590	365.00	365.00
5	600–650	610	392.50	392.50

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,466	2,300.00–3,700.00	3,299.49
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,064	1,600.00–2,600.00	2,121.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,268	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,595.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,197	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,314.12
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,070	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	907	3,350.00	3,350.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	5,000.00	5,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	4,700.00	4,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,433	4,900.00–5,400.00	5,139.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	122.50	122.50
2	—	900	162.00–165.00	163.26
3	—	980	140.00–158.00	150.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,626	182.00–193.00	187.22
4	—	1,518	168.00–175.00	172.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,280	160.00–176.00	168.48
9	—	1,248	180.00–197.50	189.57
3	—	1,175	155.00–158.00	156.72
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	150.00–153.00	151.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,456	200.00–225.00	207.23
1	—	1,640	185.00	185.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	218.00	218.00

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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