Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-07-11

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 11
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
882 head
98 vs last sale 784 78 vs year ago 960 · 8.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
43 vs last sale 37 0 vs year ago 80 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
54 vs last sale 18 18 vs year ago 54 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure last week in observance of the July 4th holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $447.99/cwt on 46 head, up $7.28 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 28 comparable sales and sits 14.83 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.
Average price
$447.99
7.28 vs prior sale
46 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,516
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$374
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$64.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.29
vs KY average
11.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566460.612,60532
Medium and Large 2540435.032,3484thin
Large 1-2528425.222,2453thin
Large 2581422.502,4553thin
Medium and Large 2-3563396.272,2314thin
One grade step is worth $64.34/cwt here — about $374 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales
525470416361median 462.8201/0303/0704/2506/1308/15
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 sale46 hd
447.99
KY average25 barns · 762 hd
462.28
−14.29
National average146 barns · 7,211 hd
459.48
−11.49
This barn, trailing median28 sales
462.82
−14.83
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
BullsHigh1,696214.653,64115
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,483180.992,68330
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,276172.202,19812
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,022151.611,54913
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,350215.002,9031thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$3,1442thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,0173thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,388$3,0132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,7634thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$2,6532thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,4252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$2,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,670$4,9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$5,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,294$3,91816
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,033$3,2305
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,265$3,1001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,183$5,2012thin

Every lot, as filed

132 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200187640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,1972
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350335530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7762
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500450478.33/cwt475.00–485.002,1523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350329454.05/cwt450.00–460.001,4946
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300276475.77/cwt470.00–495.001,3134
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580379.22/cwt370.00–395.002,19912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700655364.15/cwt360.00–370.002,38512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700662366.13/cwt365.00–368.002,42416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473434.37/cwt420.00–450.002,05523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850812305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527406.51/cwt395.00–411.002,14215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375464.09/cwt440.00–470.001,74013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,187225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,67114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200150780.00/cwt780.00–780.001,1703
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,7831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800781351.61/cwt340.00–357.502,7469
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,006310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,1194
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,5412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500463494.67/cwt470.00–505.002,2905
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550530416.43/cwt400.00–430.002,20718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650636385.50/cwt385.50–385.502,45280
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635423.14/cwt420.00–425.002,6876
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700664393.56/cwt380.00–400.002,6138
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450421508.31/cwt490.00–520.002,1405
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,022321.00/cwt321.00–321.003,28156
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568437.69/cwt430.00–450.002,48610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600586460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,69615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1050–11001,052314.25/cwt314.25–314.253,30649
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000957339.25/cwt339.25–339.253,24750
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850828348.50/cwt348.50–348.502,88659
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500463456.23/cwt455.00–460.002,1128
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,030283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,91548
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450434437.83/cwt430.00–455.001,90021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000995255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300270600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450436490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1365
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620368.01/cwt355.00–375.002,2826
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600571388.61/cwt380.00–400.002,2199
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400380514.35/cwt500.00–525.001,95511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900854260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2205
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450420490.03/cwt475.00–500.002,0585
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6704,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650613365.98/cwt360.00–370.002,2436
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,020252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,5762
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850805280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750705350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600580410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400360500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550512502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,5735
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450405532.00/cwt532.00–532.002,1552
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2653,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3204,225.00/head4,150.00–4,300.004,2252
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29082,676.03/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6762
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1835,201.27/head5,000.00–5,400.005,2012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3604,105.54/head4,000.00–4,300.004,1063
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3105,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
CowsLean 85-90%908134.28/cwt125.00–140.001,2196
CowsLean 85-90%1,043152.45/cwt152.00–153.001,5902
CowsLean 85-90%1,370178.91/cwt175.00–182.002,4512
CowsLean 85-90%1,003167.49/cwt164.00–171.001,6803
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,477183.85/cwt179.00–200.002,71522
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498173.11/cwt165.00–177.002,5938
HeifersSelect and Choice1,350215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,9031
Bulls1,583239.26/cwt229.00–250.003,7873
Bulls1,736219.12/cwt210.00–225.003,8048
Bulls1,701187.25/cwt178.00–194.003,1854
CowsBoner 80-85%1,630134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,1841
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0401
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500482404.93/cwt400.00–415.001,9523
BullsLarge 1-2300–350340470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5981
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750740307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,2761
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,3123,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193186.46/cwt177.00–200.002,2245
CowsBoner 80-85%1,289168.03/cwt165.00–170.002,1665
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1163,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed9452,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium 1-28953,175.00/head3,175.00–3,175.003,1752
Bred CowsMedium 1-29412,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8503
SteersLarge 2550–600581422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,4553
SteersLarge 1-2500–550528425.22/cwt415.00–430.002,2453
HeifersMedium 1-2700–750705300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1151
HeifersMedium 1-2600–650615310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9071
BullsMedium 1-2500–550500370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1783,437.06/head3,000.00–4,000.003,4373
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 11,1903,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1403,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1283,143.90/head2,900.00–3,400.003,1442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6054,955.30/head4,900.00–5,000.004,9552
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3883,012.61/head2,800.00–3,300.003,0132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,652.75/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6532
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850820270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2141
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450410420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7221
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,0951
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350328436.25/cwt425.00–440.001,4315
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700673304.94/cwt290.00–325.002,0523
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650628342.53/cwt335.00–350.002,1512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650628323.74/cwt320.00–327.502,0332
BullsMedium and Large 2-3150–200180680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,2241
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900875275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4061
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400350420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530365.59/cwt350.00–380.001,9387
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550516372.49/cwt335.00–390.001,92213
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2951
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450422432.69/cwt400.00–460.001,82610
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950945240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2681
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700673316.32/cwt300.00–345.002,1294
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750740295.01/cwt290.00–300.002,1833
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500472430.06/cwt400.00–445.002,0309
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300272510.26/cwt450.00–550.001,3885
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600568350.05/cwt340.00–370.001,9887
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400370459.67/cwt430.00–487.501,7016
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350322464.16/cwt450.00–470.001,4956
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250200500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550528420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,21810
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600560344.87/cwt330.00–360.001,9312
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250218494.94/cwt490.00–500.001,0792
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3431
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3941
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600563396.27/cwt385.00–400.002,2314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750735383.75/cwt383.75–383.752,82175
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550533441.70/cwt440.00–445.002,3543
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0001
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1162
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3701
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600560415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3241

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.