Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers over 400lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $356.50/cwt on 25 head, down $10.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −103.23 against this barn's trailing median of $459.73.

Average price

$356.50

▼ 10.15 vs prior sale

25 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$41.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.03

vs KY average

−46.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	364.87	1,991	20
Medium and Large 2	547	323.01	1,767	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.86/cwt here — about $224 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 sale25 hd

356.50

—

KY average25 barns · 780 hd

387.52

−31.03

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−46.86

This barn, trailing median30 sales

459.73

−103.23

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	—	Average	1,542	189.86	2,928	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	147.52	2,272	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,193	141.72	1,691	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	129.11	1,301	14

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$2,876	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,339	$2,389	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,398	$2,272	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,216	$2,143	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,300	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,493	$2,852	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$4,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,830	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,370	$3,056	4thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	167.49/cwt	150.00–186.00	1,538	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	140.63/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,523	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,215	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,070	1
Bulls	—	—	1,542	189.86/cwt	182.00–204.00	2,928	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	2,271.78/head	1,975.00–2,500.00	2,272	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	2,389.17/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,389	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	242.00/cwt	220.00–267.00	2,185	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	3,055.07/head	2,310.00–3,900.00	3,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	472.53/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	347.63/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,975	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	382.58/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,565	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	386.42/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,322	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	313.92/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,927	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,008	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	333.93/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,740	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	369.45/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,969	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	321.10/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	441.43/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	337.44/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	386.81/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,466	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	413.59/cwt	412.00–420.00	1,683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	352.23/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,846	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	336.25/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	349.43/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	293.99/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	467.76/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,034	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,493	2,852.35/head	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	312.71/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,114	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	2,142.62/head	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,143	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	512	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,712.85/head	2,000.00–3,250.00	2,713	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,516	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	144.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,231	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	134.83/cwt	124.00–144.00	1,575	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	152.04/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,875	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	828	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	117.98/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,202	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,830	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	382.65/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	303.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	364.03/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	356.99/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	282.53/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	338.35/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	356.44/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	325.07/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,067	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,148	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	355.98/cwt	355.00–356.00	2,463	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,007	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,910	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	380.56/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,502	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	836	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,725	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	292.56/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	428.44/cwt	405.00–447.50	1,808	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	354.74/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,692	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	307.36/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,210	4

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 653Last week 955Year ago 872

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 58Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 102Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	360.00–400.00	380.56
9	300–350	342	370.00–392.50	386.42
8	350–400	379	372.50–395.00	386.81
15	400–450	409	365.00–387.50	382.58
26	450–500	477	347.50–370.00	354.74
9	500–550	521	325.00–340.00	333.93
4	550–600	558	305.00–330.00	321.10
10	600–650	614	300.00–330.00	313.92
5	650–700	656	290.00–300.00	293.99
2	750–800	768	290.00–295.00	292.56
3	850–900	850	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	940	265.00	265.00
4	1000–1050	1,008	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	350.00–400.00	382.65
4	400–450	428	335.00–375.00	356.99
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	515	300.00–310.00	303.40
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	638	275.00–290.00	282.53
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	820	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
48	1000–1050	1,007	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	375	470.00–475.00	472.53
13	400–450	422	405.00–447.50	428.44
2	450–500	477	370.00	370.00
11	500–550	533	360.00–375.00	369.45
7	550–600	568	340.00–350.00	347.63
1	600–650	645	334.00	334.00
79	650–700	692	355.00–356.00	355.98
1	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	805	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	515.00	515.00
7	400–450	425	465.00–485.00	467.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	487	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	527	335.00–345.00	338.35
2	550–600	577	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	537	400.00	400.00
77	650–700	680	368.00	368.00
65	800–850	836	326.00	326.00
50	1050–1100	1,067	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	258	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	328	470.00	470.00
6	350–400	376	410.00–455.00	441.43
5	400–450	407	412.00–420.00	413.59
6	450–500	485	340.00–362.50	349.43
8	500–550	524	340.00–360.00	352.23
4	550–600	561	330.00–340.00	337.44
2	600–650	618	312.50	312.50
9	650–700	676	310.00–317.50	312.71
4	700–750	719	300.00–315.00	307.36
1	750–800	795	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	600	335.00–337.50	336.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	925	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	350.00–370.00	356.44
6	400–450	421	340.00–380.00	364.03
4	450–500	481	322.00–335.00	325.07
1	500–550	520	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	150.00–186.00	167.49
2	—	1,083	138.00–143.00	140.63
1	—	1,035	80.00	80.00
8	—	1,019	110.00–125.00	117.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,150	180.00	180.00
4	—	1,168	124.00–144.00	134.83
3	—	1,233	148.00–155.00	152.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	165.00	165.00
6	—	1,543	140.00–150.00	144.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,542	182.00–204.00	189.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,398	1,975.00–2,500.00	2,271.78
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,339	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,389.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	978	2,310.00–3,900.00	3,055.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,216	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,142.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	220.00–267.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,493	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,852.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	4,350.00	4,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	2,000.00–3,250.00	2,712.85
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,830	4,200.00	4,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	4,000.00	4,000.00

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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