Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, 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 $440.72/cwt on 13 head, down $40.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 28 comparable sales and sits −22.11 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.

Average price

$440.72

▼ 40.45 vs prior sale

13 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$29.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.57

vs KY average

−27.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	449.92	2,463	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	420.00	2,287	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.92/cwt here — about $176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale13 hd

440.72

—

KY average25 barns · 666 hd

458.29

−17.57

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−27.74

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.82

−22.11

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	—	High	1,763	202.25	3,566	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,635	184.10	3,010	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	179.24	2,340	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	158.07	1,647	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,245	224.46	2,795	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)	1,275	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,413	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,117	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	958	$3,142	3thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	387.44/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	415.88/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,179	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	445.99/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	436.51/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	350.28/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	380.53/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,188	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,519	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	435.83/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,292	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	441.28/cwt	440.00–442.50	2,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	477.32/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,561	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	423.11/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,433	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	481.49/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	430.25/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,035	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	379.99/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,371	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	511.95/cwt	492.50–527.50	2,201	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	607	408.41/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	347.89/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,317	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	470.75/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	465.79/cwt	465.00–467.50	2,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,568	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	302	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	467.32/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	213	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,129	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	506.40/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	520.50/cwt	516.00–530.00	1,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	364	562.11/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,046	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	184.10/cwt	170.00–194.00	3,010	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	182.68/cwt	174.00–200.00	2,417	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,044	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	155.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,723	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,245	224.46/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,795	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	136.07/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,316	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	2,185	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,916	1
Bulls	—	—	2,125	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	4,569	1
Bulls	—	—	1,502	190.42/cwt	185.00–198.00	2,860	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	178.54/cwt	172.00–196.00	1,898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,321	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,413.12/head	2,125.00–2,525.00	2,413	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	401.01/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	383.58/cwt	335.00–400.00	2,240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	408.49/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,083	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	3,081	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,860	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	401.45/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,079	311.25/cwt	311.25–311.25	3,358	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,849	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	840	326.25/cwt	326.25–326.25	2,741	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	425.04/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	406.73/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	365.63/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	857	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,995	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	400.58/cwt	355.00–425.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	419.94/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,566	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	903	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	3,237	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	969	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,198	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	462.33/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	454.84/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	455.97/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,163	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 784Last week 1,078Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 45Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 53

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, 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
1	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	478	445.00–475.00	462.33
4	500–550	533	445.00–470.00	454.84
5	550–600	559	445.00–450.00	445.99
1	600–650	630	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	665	380.00–395.00	387.44
1	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
8	750–800	775	365.00–370.00	365.63
1	900–950	945	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	370	520.00	520.00
4	400–450	425	500.00–525.00	506.40
2	450–500	455	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	482	390.00–420.00	401.45
3	500–550	531	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	585	420.00	420.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	611	410.00–430.00	419.94
78	650–700	673	425.00	425.00
11	700–750	714	399.00	399.00
62	850–900	857	349.50	349.50
61	900–950	903	358.50	358.50
59	950–1000	969	330.00	330.00
50	1050–1100	1,079	311.25	311.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	524	400.00–430.00	415.88
3	550–600	553	412.50	412.50
78	650–700	650	387.50	387.50
60	800–850	840	326.25	326.25
48	1050–1100	1,083	284.50	284.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
10	300–350	327	460.00–495.00	477.32
5	350–400	380	450.00–470.00	455.97
9	400–450	420	420.00–450.00	436.51
11	450–500	473	420.00–450.00	430.25
16	550–600	575	360.00–390.00	380.53
3	600–650	625	335.00–360.00	350.28
10	650–700	666	335.00–355.00	347.89
2	700–750	715	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	915	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	960	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	530.00	530.00
3	250–300	280	516.00–530.00	520.50
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	430	465.00–467.50	465.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	392	420.00–435.00	425.04
6	450–500	472	375.00–415.00	401.01
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	585	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	323	465.00–500.00	481.49
2	350–400	355	455.00–480.00	467.32
5	400–450	427	445.00–485.00	470.75
4	450–500	483	440.00–442.50	441.28
15	500–550	526	420.00–440.00	435.83
10	550–600	575	410.00–435.00	423.11
6	600–650	624	370.00–390.00	379.99
2	650–700	668	365.00	365.00
3	850–900	870	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	255	615.00	615.00
4	300–350	302	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	364	525.00–575.00	562.11
9	400–450	430	492.50–527.50	511.95
6	600–650	607	400.00–420.00	408.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	350	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	437	400.00–425.00	408.49
3	450–500	472	355.00–425.00	400.58
3	500–550	535	400.00–410.00	406.73
4	550–600	584	335.00–400.00	383.58
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	785	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	985	235.00	235.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,117	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,123	2,125.00–2,525.00	2,413.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	922	3,525.00	3,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,635	170.00–194.00	184.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,323	174.00–200.00	182.68
2	—	1,235	165.00–166.00	165.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	150.00–160.00	155.89
3	—	967	130.00–144.00	136.07
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,063	172.00–196.00	178.54
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	220.00–230.00	224.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,185	225.00	225.00
1	—	2,125	215.00	215.00
3	—	1,502	185.00–198.00	190.42

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

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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