Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 300 lbs and under appeared firm with a lite test, while the 400-700 lbs steers and heifers were steady to 5.00 lower with a moderate supply and spotty demand. Negative pressure from the futures market and a triple digit heat index locally has limited cattle movement and the premiums some buyers are willing pay. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower with a moderate supply and moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.00/cwt on 1 head, down $50.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −94.73 against this barn's trailing median of $459.73.

Average price

$365.00

▼ 50.02 vs prior sale

1 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.13

vs KY average

−6.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	595	365.00	2,172	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale1 hd

365.00

—

KY average22 barns · 233 hd

355.87

+9.13

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−6.39

This barn, trailing median30 sales

459.73

−94.73

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	—	Average	1,573	208.50	3,279	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	159.27	2,258	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	150.75	1,823	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	120.10	1,223	9thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	990	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	990	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	957	$2,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	358.01/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,349	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	517.31/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	277.32/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	337.77/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	160	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	282.62/cwt	265.00–300.00	2,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,185	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	323.29/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	407.53/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,887	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,204	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	326.37/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,700	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	309.86/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	340.87/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,595	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	110.31/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,025	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	137.42/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,591	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,448	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	155.69/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,195	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	150.75/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	997	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	423.57/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	343.73/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	323.37/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	346.14/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	816	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,664	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	309.44/cwt	308.00–312.50	1,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	273.38/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	407.65/cwt	402.50–413.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	313.95/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	786	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	2,236	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	370.86/cwt	360.00–383.00	1,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	835	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,590	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	4,015	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	151.06/cwt	132.00–175.00	1,465	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1

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 Sep 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 626Year ago 1,093

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 48Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
154	650–700	656	355.00–361.00	358.01
61	800–850	816	326.50	326.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	560.00	560.00
3	250–300	276	500.00–525.00	517.31
1	400–450	410	447.50	447.50
7	450–500	463	400.00–417.50	407.53
1	550–600	595	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	625	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	480.00	480.00
2	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	424	360.00–383.00	370.86
2	450–500	460	335.00–340.00	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	252	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	321	410.00–430.00	423.57
2	350–400	360	373.00	373.00
3	400–450	408	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	466	335.00–350.00	346.14
4	500–550	531	325.00–350.00	337.77
3	550–600	557	320.00–330.00	323.29
3	600–650	635	320.00–325.00	323.37
2	700–750	728	270.00–285.00	277.32
2	950–1000	997	240.00	240.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	360.00	360.00
77	650–700	657	335.50	335.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	417.50	417.50
2	250–300	275	402.50–413.00	407.65
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	510	308.00	308.00
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
26	750–800	786	284.50	284.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	507.50	507.50
1	200–250	230	490.00	490.00
2	250–300	272	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
6	450–500	468	330.00–352.00	340.87
10	500–550	521	320.00–332.00	326.37
6	550–600	560	300.00–320.00	309.86
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	685	289.00	289.00
2	700–750	735	265.00–300.00	282.62
1	750–800	755	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	805	265.00	265.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	205.00	205.00
1	1250–1300	1,295	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	414	335.00–350.00	343.73
2	450–500	465	307.50–320.00	313.95
3	500–550	521	308.00–312.50	309.44
3	550–600	583	270.00–275.00	273.38
3	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	353.00	353.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	929	100.00–120.00	110.31
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,158	132.00–144.00	137.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	170.00	170.00
6	—	1,410	154.00–160.00	155.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,209	145.00–158.00	150.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,850	217.00	217.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	957	2,600.00	2,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	132.00–175.00	151.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	2,050.00	2,050.00

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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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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