Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-29

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.50/cwt on 4 head, down $52.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −97.23 against this barn's trailing median of $459.73.

Average price

$362.50

▼ 52.52 vs prior sale

4 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.30

vs KY average

−8.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	377.50	2,076	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	347.50	1,929	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $148 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

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 sale4 hd

362.50

—

KY average25 barns · 454 hd

375.80

−13.30

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−8.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

459.73

−97.23

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	1,751	199.63	3,495	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	170.94	2,690	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	161.13	2,076	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	135.96	1,420	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	197.00	2,630	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,585	215.00	3,408	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,219	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,447	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	253.30/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1150–1200	1,183	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	3,028	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	329.29/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	376.42/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	401.14/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,913	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	393.21/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	365.24/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	860	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	323.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,552	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,180	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	132.50/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,419	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,400	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,335	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,630	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,585	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,408	1
Bulls	—	—	1,468	181.40/cwt	173.00–187.00	2,663	2
Bulls	—	—	2,135	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	4,868	1
Bulls	—	—	1,781	200.98/cwt	190.00–210.00	3,579	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	147.24/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,531	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,674	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	175.94/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,213	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	179.41/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	301.00/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,749	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	345	252.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	871	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,364	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	160.62/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,106	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,219.10/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	310.05/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	446	336.69/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	308.99/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,673	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	442.46/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	693	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	387.17/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,978	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	357	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,028	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,171.20/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	389.89/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	375.40/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	527.39/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	312.75/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,945	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	391.85/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	434.62/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	313.28/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,118	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	341.94/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	356.80/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,691	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	306.76/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	267.94/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	994	286.75/cwt	286.75–286.75	2,850	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	856	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,739	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	325.31/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,848	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	436.65/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	404.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,406	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	358.29/cwt	354.75–361.75	2,418	150

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.

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Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Aug 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 630Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 27Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 19Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	290	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	368	430.00–440.00	436.65
4	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	468	360.00–400.00	375.40
10	500–550	525	340.00–355.00	341.94
12	550–600	568	315.00–340.00	325.31
3	600–650	618	300.00–310.00	306.76
6	650–700	676	300.00–320.00	313.28
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	768	250.00–260.00	253.30
1	800–850	810	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	855	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	463	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	446	320.00–345.00	336.69
3	450–500	480	320.00–330.00	323.33
2	500–550	518	300.00–320.00	310.05
7	550–600	581	300.00–307.00	301.00
2	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	795	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	418	440.00–445.00	442.46
1	450–500	460	422.50	422.50
6	500–550	511	375.00–400.00	387.17
2	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
3	650–700	693	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
150	650–700	675	354.75–361.75	358.29
66	850–900	856	320.00	320.00
61	950–1000	994	286.75	286.75
47	1150–1200	1,183	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	525.00–530.00	527.39
1	300–350	346	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	355	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	435	380.00–400.00	389.89
6	450–500	477	390.00–420.00	401.14
1	500–550	510	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	590	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	600	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	420	360.00–370.00	365.24
1	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	395.00	395.00
5	450–500	492	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	357	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	450	452.00	452.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	435.00	435.00
2	250–300	260	425.00–445.00	434.62
2	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	363	385.00–405.00	393.21
8	400–450	413	370.00–382.50	376.42
15	450–500	474	350.00–370.00	356.80
7	500–550	531	325.00–330.00	329.29
4	550–600	571	340.00	340.00
9	600–650	622	300.00–320.00	312.75
4	650–700	676	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	365.00	365.00
65	800–850	813	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	423	345.00–350.00	347.46
5	450–500	484	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	577	305.00–310.00	308.99
2	600–650	628	266.00–270.00	267.94
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	400.00–410.00	404.94
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	459	380.00–400.00	391.85
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	245.00–260.00	252.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,335	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,219.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,171.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,071	130.00–138.00	132.50
1	—	875	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,040	140.00–155.00	147.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	140.00–145.00	142.50
3	—	1,258	169.00–180.00	175.94
14	—	1,311	150.00–166.00	160.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	176.00–183.00	179.41
1	—	1,535	154.00	154.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	197.00	197.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	215.00	215.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	173.00–187.00	181.40
1	—	2,135	228.00	228.00
6	—	1,781	190.00–210.00	200.98

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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How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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