Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were sharply lower across all weight classes with good supply and moderate demand. Negative pressure from the futures market and increasing heat and humidity locally has limited several buyers interest and increased the price spread in most weight classes. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.39/cwt on 30 head, down $67.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −87.44 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.

Average price

$375.39

▼ 67.03 vs prior sale

30 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$30.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.01

vs KY average

−26.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	392.81	2,083	13thin
Medium and Large 2	530	362.07	1,919	17thin

One grade step is worth $30.74/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale30 hd

375.39

—

KY average25 barns · 598 hd

428.40

−53.01

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−26.49

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.82

−87.44

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	1,762	217.88	3,838	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	179.33	2,653	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	170.90	2,146	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	152.85	1,626	20

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,209	$2,897	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,160	$2,389	10
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	710	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,425	$4,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,313	$4,083	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$3,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2	500–550	530	362.07/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,919	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,026	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,006	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	317.92/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,133	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	378.15/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,292	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	346.28/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	325.85/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	364.69/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,484	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	342.08/cwt	327.00–349.00	2,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	454.75/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	338.45/cwt	320.00–354.00	2,261	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	410.75/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	417.45/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	449.86/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	363.39/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,668	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	413.04/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,962	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	313.66/cwt	300.00–334.00	2,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	387.28/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,681	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	330.39/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	315.80/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,939	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	391	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,838	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	495	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,049	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	368.49/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,920	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	366.64/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,907	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	407.63/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	587	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	190.03/cwt	173.00–200.00	2,136	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	4,082.86/head	4,000.00–4,150.00	4,083	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,144	2,508.67/head	2,425.00–2,625.00	2,509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	421.70/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,029	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	188.88/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,858	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	185.65/cwt	185.00–186.00	2,438	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	153.29/cwt	144.00–162.00	1,665	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	170.45/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,146	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,425	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	176.60/cwt	166.00–184.00	2,596	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	157.66/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,871	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	167.74/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,802	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,876	1
Bulls	—	—	1,777	215.46/cwt	210.00–222.00	3,829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,207	2,170.12/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,170	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	3,230.24/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,230	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	350.16/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	352.00/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,331	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	345.87/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	272.50/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	371.95/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	367.52/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,533	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	329.90/cwt	325.00–344.00	1,831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	318.23/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,865	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	331.63/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,731	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	307.47/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	367.91/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	332.46/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	376.16/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	371.90/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	839	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,639	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	382.74/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,443	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	396.67/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	328.56/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	350.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	399.65/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,082	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	222	413.23/cwt	410.00–420.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	390.24/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,659	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 Aug 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 726Year ago 821

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 82Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 82Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	425	380.00–400.00	390.24
8	450–500	476	350.00–385.00	371.90
17	500–550	530	355.00–370.00	362.07
2	600–650	603	300.00–315.00	307.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	606	375.00–380.00	378.15
173	650–700	681	360.00–375.00	364.69
50	1000–1050	1,026	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	390	450.00–470.00	454.75
11	450–500	475	400.00–422.50	413.04
10	500–550	521	380.00–415.00	399.65
3	550–600	561	370.00	370.00
4	600–650	617	340.00–350.00	346.28
15	650–700	668	320.00–354.00	338.45
9	700–750	739	310.00–337.50	330.39
6	750–800	772	305.00–330.00	325.85
1	1000–1050	1,025	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	415.00–420.00	417.45
2	300–350	333	400.00–422.00	410.75
13	400–450	434	377.50–400.00	387.28
14	450–500	459	350.00–377.50	363.39
15	500–550	521	355.00–385.00	368.49
6	550–600	568	340.00–360.00	350.00
13	600–650	614	300.00–335.00	315.80
17	650–700	671	300.00–325.00	317.92
1	700–750	710	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	587	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	350–400	391	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	416	420.00–425.00	421.70
15	450–500	495	414.00	414.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	410.00–420.00	413.23
1	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
3	300–350	317	365.00–380.00	371.95
7	350–400	394	350.00–385.00	367.91
19	400–450	417	350.00–370.00	367.52
4	450–500	483	330.00–340.00	332.46
10	500–550	522	315.00–350.00	331.63
11	550–600	586	305.00–325.00	318.23
2	600–650	635	265.00–280.00	272.50
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	805	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	800–850	839	314.50	314.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	495.00	495.00
5	400–450	415	430.00–465.00	449.86
4	450–500	479	390.00–425.00	407.63
8	500–550	520	360.00–387.50	366.64
1	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
8	600–650	614	327.00–349.00	342.08
4	650–700	670	300.00–334.00	313.66
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	945	257.50	257.50
1	1050–1100	1,080	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
5	350–400	378	350.00–355.00	352.00
3	400–450	413	340.00–355.00	350.16
5	450–500	455	330.00–350.00	345.87
2	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	377	370.00–410.00	382.74
8	400–450	431	370.00–420.00	396.67
6	450–500	493	375.00–382.00	376.16
7	500–550	538	320.00–345.00	328.56
5	550–600	555	325.00–344.00	329.90
1	650–700	695	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,124	173.00–200.00	190.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,313	4,000.00–4,150.00	4,082.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	3,525.00	3,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	4,450.00	4,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,144	2,425.00–2,625.00	2,508.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,207	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,170.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,264	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,230.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,050	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	110.00	110.00
1	—	845	130.00	130.00
14	—	1,086	144.00–162.00	153.29
4	—	1,074	164.00–176.00	167.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	185.00–194.00	188.88
14	—	1,470	166.00–184.00	176.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	185.00–186.00	185.65
10	—	1,259	166.00–174.00	170.45
3	—	1,187	156.00–160.00	157.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	230.00	230.00
5	—	1,777	210.00–222.00	215.46

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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