Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-04-11

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 11
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
965 head
202 vs last sale 763 183 vs year ago 1,148 · 15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
12 vs last sale 59 8 vs year ago 79 · 10.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
47 vs last sale 41 45 vs year ago 133 · 33.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Light weight steers 350 lbs and under were sharply higher, while the 400-600 lbs steers were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand for weaned and harder conditioned calves. Yearling steers appeared firm but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 450 lbs and under were sharply higher with strong demand, while 500-600 lbs heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 higher with a good supply, while slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher with strong demand for the higher dressing bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $489.24/cwt on 39 head, down $18.73 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 25 of 28 comparable sales and sits +26.41 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.
Average price
$489.24
18.73 vs prior sale
39 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,693
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$467
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$84.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.09
vs KY average
1.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551494.182,72236
Medium and Large 2545440.002,3982thin
Medium 1-2550410.002,2551thin
One grade step is worth $84.18/cwt here — about $467 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

28 sales
525470416361median 462.8201/0303/0704/2506/1308/15
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 sale39 hd
489.24
KY average25 barns · 1,158 hd
489.33
−0.09
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−1.59
This barn, trailing median28 sales
462.82
+26.41
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,725210.953,64013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,416185.202,62312
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,191181.742,16416
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,045156.871,63919

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$3,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,110$3,4573thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,095$3,06417
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,115$2,6776
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)688$1,8204thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)700$1,7752thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,103$3,0882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,195$4,20613
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,245$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,315$3,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

138 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8901
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450430410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300260610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,5861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500467568.72/cwt555.00–590.002,6569
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450421584.35/cwt555.00–595.002,46029
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370626.31/cwt620.00–640.002,3173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350330632.08/cwt610.00–650.002,0868
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576449.25/cwt445.00–460.002,5887
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed200–250220790.00/cwt790.00–790.001,7381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600555420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650636383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,43625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550521437.50/cwt430.00–455.002,2798
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800776349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,70813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750724352.46/cwt347.50–356.752,552149
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430467.50/cwt450.00–485.002,0102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623339.64/cwt330.00–350.002,1162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300264557.12/cwt545.00–580.001,4715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400379496.02/cwt470.00–510.001,8805
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577396.12/cwt380.00–400.002,2865
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed150–200180747.22/cwt700.00–800.001,3452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950905300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7155
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750727325.89/cwt320.00–332.502,3696
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250223625.17/cwt620.00–630.001,3942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500481449.90/cwt440.00–460.002,1644
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850838310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5984
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200175630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,1031
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3751
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,9971
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350342450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534399.41/cwt390.00–410.002,1339
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350330486.73/cwt475.00–500.001,6065
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666340.10/cwt335.00–345.002,2655
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7421
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7432
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350345480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900890320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8486
SteersMedium 1-2550–600550410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500491513.77/cwt510.00–530.002,52313
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,070275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,9431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,8081
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3982
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700670375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5131
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4301
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650635350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550501470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400373600.04/cwt590.00–605.002,2383
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750733372.51/cwt370.00–375.002,7302
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850816343.07/cwt340.00–349.002,7993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650640380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450417512.00/cwt512.00–512.002,1352
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950925321.74/cwt305.00–325.002,97613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450431605.97/cwt600.00–625.002,6128
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed250–300260779.23/cwt760.00–800.002,0262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed300–350313684.40/cwt670.00–700.002,1422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,8241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2150–200170710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,2071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800786370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,90847
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550539515.43/cwt500.00–530.002,77817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650613475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,9124
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700668411.68/cwt405.00–415.002,7503
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750717394.02/cwt380.00–394.502,82575
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570497.03/cwt470.00–507.002,8339
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000968336.27/cwt325.10–341.503,255174
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650615385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3682
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700685375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5691
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450431528.91/cwt500.00–540.002,2809
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600576437.68/cwt427.50–450.002,5218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550529482.33/cwt465.00–490.002,5528
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed300–350318710.00/cwt710.00–710.002,2583
CowsLean 85-90%820125.46/cwt120.00–130.001,0292
CowsLean 85-90%1,125170.55/cwt160.00–187.001,91911
CowsLean 85-90%1,028150.73/cwt144.00–155.001,5505
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,333175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,3332
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,433187.24/cwt182.00–200.002,68310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,256194.29/cwt184.00–205.002,4408
CowsLean 85-90%700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,005159.55/cwt159.00–160.001,6032
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166172.41/cwt165.00–178.002,0106
Bulls1,941218.50/cwt210.00–230.004,2417
Bulls1,388182.77/cwt180.00–185.002,5372
Bulls1,412202.44/cwt200.00–205.002,8583
Bulls1,830240.00/cwt240.00–240.004,3921
Bred CowsMedium 1-29953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium 28002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium 1-29332,698.82/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6993
Bred CowsMedium 27202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2453,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,3153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1103,456.61/head3,100.00–3,800.003,4573
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0803,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1613,214.13/head2,700.00–3,600.003,21413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2232,740.49/head2,550.00–3,000.002,7404
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2920239.93/cwt225.00–260.002,2072
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,213196.50/cwt187.00–203.002,3843
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-26881,819.50/head1,750.00–2,025.001,8204
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4085,792.98/head5,100.00–6,000.005,7934
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1152,978.36/head2,850.00–3,100.002,9782
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 21,0703,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
BullsMedium and Large 21,0052,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9122
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600590360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1241
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550527380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0032
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400395430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300278634.95/cwt630.00–640.001,7652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400368547.68/cwt520.00–565.002,01516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450418508.84/cwt495.00–525.002,12721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500476477.64/cwt465.00–490.002,27420
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600560330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200160740.00/cwt740.00–740.001,1841
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750705365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300272578.28/cwt540.00–600.001,5733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350320553.57/cwt540.00–585.001,7716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250220690.23/cwt680.00–700.001,5192
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0671
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2781
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500470430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0211
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450445380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400380486.32/cwt480.00–500.001,8483
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800778333.08/cwt325.00–350.002,5913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400359625.91/cwt590.00–645.002,2474
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600552480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,6505
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500470530.90/cwt515.00–560.002,4957
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450433565.48/cwt560.00–570.002,44913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250215690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,4841
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350307650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,9962
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700660410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,7062
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550512506.64/cwt500.00–510.002,5946
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300270711.08/cwt685.00–730.001,9203
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500479486.71/cwt475.00–510.002,3315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325571.30/cwt540.00–590.001,8575
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501

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.