Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was spotty but stronger in several spots with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 300-600 lbs were unevenly steady ranging from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher in spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned and harder conditioned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a lite test and moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $415.02/cwt on 27 head, up $39.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −44.70 against this barn's trailing median of $459.73.

Average price

$415.02

▲ 39.63 vs prior sale

27 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$81.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.01

vs KY average

+18.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	421.07	2,246	24
Medium and Large 2	530	380.00	2,014	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	340.00	1,819	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.07/cwt here — about $427 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.01, low $356.50, median $459.73 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 sale27 hd

415.02

—

KY average23 barns · 405 hd

402.02

+13.01

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

+18.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

459.73

−44.70

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	1,804	208.85	3,768	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	172.04	2,469	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	157.36	1,899	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	144.16	1,520	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	235.00	2,973	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,409	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,063	$1,855	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$1,950	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	945	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	655	341.50/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	340.75/cwt	340.75–340.75	2,310	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	479.74/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	833	322.75/cwt	322.75–322.75	2,689	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	349.10/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,164	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	435.92/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,044	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	429.93/cwt	417.50–435.00	2,240	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	386.67/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	382.94/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	311.23/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	346.94/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,372	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	150	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	390.11/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	631	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,209	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	348.43/cwt	338.00–355.00	1,986	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	330.68/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,189	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	475.00/cwt	465.00–477.00	1,805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,005	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	488	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	287.75/cwt	287.50–288.00	2,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	404.34/cwt	397.50–420.00	1,961	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	419.44/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	493.75/cwt	490.00–497.50	1,975	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	172.04/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,469	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	152.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,829	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	166.27/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,042	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,973	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	119.16/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,114	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	149.72/cwt	142.50–158.00	1,618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,409.38/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,409	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	2,003	228.22/cwt	220.00–235.00	4,571	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	202.39/cwt	195.00–210.00	3,518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	392.35/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	360.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,855.32/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,855	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	286.33/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	354.06/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	387.37/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	686	377.50/cwt	373.00–382.00	2,590	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	394.48/cwt	382.50–412.50	2,252	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	947	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,794	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,084	274.75/cwt	274.75–274.75	2,978	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	408.92/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	459.00/cwt	455.00–462.50	1,946	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	361.89/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,907	8

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 782Year ago 1,026

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 64Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 49Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	460.00–490.00	479.74
13	400–450	424	455.00–462.50	459.00
10	450–500	469	420.00–452.50	435.92
18	500–550	521	417.50–435.00	429.93
6	550–600	571	382.50–412.50	394.48
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	655	338.00–345.00	341.50
4	700–750	725	337.50–350.00	346.94
1	850–900	865	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
150	650–700	686	373.00–382.00	377.50
60	800–850	833	322.75	322.75
58	900–950	947	295.00	295.00
47	1050–1100	1,084	274.75	274.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	490.00–497.50	493.75
4	450–500	488	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	400.00–417.50	408.92
2	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	485	385.00–400.00	392.35
1	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	543	385.00–400.00	387.37
75	650–700	678	340.75	340.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	425	380.00–385.00	382.94
3	450–500	470	380.00–400.00	386.67
8	500–550	527	350.00–365.00	361.89
6	550–600	570	338.00–355.00	348.43
2	600–650	622	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	707	300.00–315.00	311.23
15	800–850	804	295.00	295.00
2	850–900	863	287.50–288.00	287.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	631	350.00	350.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	410.00–425.00	419.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	430	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	416	350.00–365.00	360.15
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	668	270.00–295.00	286.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	585.00	585.00
1	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
6	350–400	380	465.00–477.00	475.00
1	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
4	450–500	485	397.50–420.00	404.34
8	500–550	521	372.50–395.00	390.11
7	600–650	620	335.00–355.00	349.10
7	650–700	662	325.00–335.00	330.68
2	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
2	950–1000	955	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	477.50	477.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	357.50	357.50
1	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	415	402.50	402.50
3	450–500	493	383.00	383.00
3	550–600	565	345.00–367.50	354.06
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	895	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,409.38
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,063	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,855.32
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	700	1,950.00	1,950.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	170.00–174.00	172.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	150.00–155.00	152.91
2	—	1,228	160.00–173.00	166.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	110.00–126.00	119.16
9	—	1,081	142.50–158.00	149.72
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	235.00	235.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,003	220.00–235.00	228.22
6	—	1,738	195.00–210.00	202.39

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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