Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs steady, 400-700 lbs 12.00-1500 higher with instances sharply higher on the fancy packages and loads, Feeder and yearling 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 $481.17/cwt on 35 head, up $34.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 28 comparable sales and sits +18.34 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.

Average price

$481.17

▲ 34.95 vs prior sale

35 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$85.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.31

vs KY average

+22.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	490.98	2,679	31
Medium and Large 2-3	573	405.10	2,321	4thin

One grade step is worth $85.88/cwt here — about $358 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale35 hd

481.17

—

KY average24 barns · 926 hd

461.86

+19.31

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

+22.12

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.82

+18.34

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	1,477	216.96	3,204	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	177.05	2,794	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,298	168.76	2,190	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	999	165.92	1,658	16

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)	1,200	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	Large 1	600–650	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	100.49/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,274	2
Bulls	—	—	1,240	184.56/cwt	175.00–195.00	2,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1100–1150	1,146	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	430.09/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,060	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	495.88/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	462.59/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	921	337.15/cwt	336.00–338.25	3,105	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	348.26/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	380.07/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	390.36/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,237	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	435.36/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,833	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	462.47/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,688	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	467.39/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	381.25/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	387.64/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	447.51/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,875	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,027	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,300	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	487.70/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	429.11/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,420	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	277	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	366.65/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,420	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	430.57/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,265	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	547.55/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	523.83/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	263.75/cwt	262.50–265.00	2,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	609	415.00/cwt	412.50–417.50	2,527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	477.84/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	465.14/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	514.99/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	542.88/cwt	525.00–570.00	2,280	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	494.82/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,185	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,607	1
Bulls	Small 2	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Steers	Small 2	900–950	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	326	549.20/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	542.49/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	293	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,516	3
Bulls	—	—	1,265	212.69/cwt	208.00–218.00	2,691	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	228.04/cwt	220.00–242.00	3,728	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	113.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,028	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	137.04/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,316	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	183.58/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,876	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	158.80/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,617	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	177.05/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,794	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	181.70/cwt	167.00–197.00	2,342	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	252.81/cwt	222.50–272.50	2,184	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	207.25/cwt	202.50–212.00	2,611	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	855	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	417.99/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,973	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	405.12/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	332.89/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	329	395.78/cwt	350.00–430.00	1,302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	408.77/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	393.39/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,020	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	3,269	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	390.60/cwt	362.50–405.00	2,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	422.24/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	379.96/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	415.94/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1300–1350	1,336	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	3,093	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	425.30/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	885	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,797	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	409.93/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1250–1300	1,273	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	3,412	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1200–1250	1,204	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	3,022	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	413.49/cwt	398.00–418.10	2,969	93
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	405.10/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	507.70/cwt	480.00–528.00	2,671	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1300–1350	1,327	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	3,556	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	384.50/cwt	384.50–384.50	2,430	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	488.77/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,273	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	461.48/cwt	425.00–480.00	2,843	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	360.02/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	416.93/cwt	416.00–430.00	2,798	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	449.93/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	443.13/cwt	410.00–447.00	2,357	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	410.31/cwt	402.50–420.00	2,314	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	484.32/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,346	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 →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Jun 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,078Last week 911Year ago 863

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 56Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 120Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	470.00–500.00	484.32
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
5	350–400	377	470.00	470.00
16	450–500	465	485.00–490.00	488.77
3	500–550	508	440.00–455.00	449.93
6	550–600	599	464.00	464.00
2	650–700	690	370.00–390.00	380.07
2	750–800	765	357.50–362.50	360.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	526	480.00–528.00	507.70
7	550–600	558	480.00–525.00	495.88
28	600–650	616	425.00–480.00	461.48
97	650–700	671	416.00–430.00	416.93
93	700–750	718	398.00–418.10	413.49
109	900–950	921	336.00–338.25	337.15
54	1000–1050	1,020	320.50	320.50
21	1250–1300	1,273	268.00	268.00
8	1300–1350	1,327	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
8	350–400	376	510.00–520.00	514.99
4	400–450	420	525.00–570.00	542.88
4	450–500	462	540.00–550.00	542.49
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	940	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	440	400.00–445.00	422.24
6	450–500	466	385.00–445.00	425.30
4	550–600	573	390.00–435.00	405.10
2	650–700	680	315.00–350.00	332.89
1	700–750	730	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
101	500–550	532	410.00–447.00	443.13
13	550–600	564	402.50–420.00	410.31
80	600–650	632	384.50	384.50
58	850–900	885	316.00	316.00
3	1100–1150	1,146	251.00	251.00
9	1200–1250	1,204	251.00	251.00
14	1300–1350	1,336	231.50	231.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	275	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	333	450.00–475.00	462.59
11	350–400	365	450.00–480.00	462.47
27	400–450	421	420.00–455.00	435.36
18	450–500	479	420.00–455.00	430.09
4	500–550	529	370.00–400.00	387.64
19	550–600	573	370.00–400.00	390.36
3	600–650	608	340.00–360.00	348.26
4	650–700	678	330.00–350.00	340.00
4	800–850	811	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	855	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	905	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	517.50	517.50
5	400–450	418	460.00–485.00	465.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	435.00	435.00
5	300–350	329	350.00–430.00	395.78
4	350–400	371	400.00–420.00	405.12
9	400–450	420	400.00–420.00	408.77
6	450–500	468	375.00–400.00	393.39
1	500–550	515	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	490.00–500.00	494.82
2	300–350	305	475.00–500.00	487.70
4	350–400	365	470.00–490.00	477.84
6	400–450	419	440.00–465.00	447.51
4	450–500	476	465.00–475.00	467.39
11	500–550	526	410.00–445.00	430.57
9	550–600	564	415.00–435.00	429.11
6	600–650	623	370.00–390.00	381.25
6	650–700	660	360.00–370.00	366.65
1	700–750	710	335.00	335.00
2	800–850	818	262.50–265.00	263.75
1	850–900	875	275.00	275.00
11	1000–1050	1,027	224.00	224.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	530.00	530.00
2	250–300	277	550.00	550.00
5	300–350	326	545.00–555.00	549.20
2	350–400	378	545.00–550.00	547.55
4	400–450	421	520.00–535.00	523.83
4	600–650	609	412.50–417.50	415.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	337	400.00–440.00	409.93
3	350–400	382	400.00–450.00	415.94
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
10	450–500	472	400.00–445.00	417.99
3	500–550	526	362.50–405.00	390.60
2	550–600	578	370.00–390.00	379.96
1	700–750	735	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	795	255.00	255.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	90.00–110.00	100.49
12	—	1,289	167.00–197.00	181.70
1	—	1,460	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	110.00–118.00	113.62
2	—	960	130.00–144.00	137.04
10	—	1,022	170.00–200.00	183.58
2	—	1,018	154.00–163.00	158.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	176.00–178.00	177.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	175.00–195.00	184.56
3	—	1,265	208.00–218.00	212.69
7	—	1,635	220.00–242.00	228.04

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,200.00	3,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	864	222.50–272.50	252.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	202.50–212.00	207.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,020	2,450.00	2,450.00

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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Somerset Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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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Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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