Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with high dressing cows being sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $464.93/cwt on 59 head, down $11.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 28 comparable sales and sits +2.10 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.

Average price

$464.93

▼ 11.21 vs prior sale

59 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$570

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

$66.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs KY average

−14.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	476.49	2,682	44
Medium and Large 2	549	432.50	2,375	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	515	410.00	2,112	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.49/cwt here — about $570 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

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 sale59 hd

464.93

—

KY average24 barns · 1,246 hd

468.67

−3.74

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−14.10

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.82

+2.10

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	1,688	214.24	3,616	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	206.36	3,128	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	187.52	2,335	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	921	146.83	1,352	25

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)	1,035	$3,110	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$2,751	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,410	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,900	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,375	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	261	536.56/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	502.53/cwt	485.00–535.00	1,874	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	477.12/cwt	445.00–501.00	2,013	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	460.93/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	561.11/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	328.28/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	410.03/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	560.84/cwt	520.00–575.00	2,159	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	509.12/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	423.56/cwt	423.00–430.00	2,355	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	871	311.27/cwt	308.00–314.50	2,711	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	530.26/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,572	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	389.50/cwt	389.50–389.50	2,832	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,058	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	3,158	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	369.86/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,349	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	374.75/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	603.12/cwt	595.00–605.00	2,575	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	369	622.14/cwt	610.00–640.00	2,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	663.10/cwt	660.00–670.00	1,890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	442.43/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	402.31/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	467.83/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,685	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	530.29/cwt	500.00–570.00	2,222	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	575.12/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	513.05/cwt	495.00–525.00	2,627	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	430.85/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,387	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	943	336.75/cwt	336.75–336.75	3,176	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	395.09/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	427.00/cwt	425.00–427.50	2,822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	469.82/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,213	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,878	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	174.33/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,828	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,617	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	201.52/cwt	180.00–225.00	2,594	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	169.94/cwt	158.00–177.00	2,029	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	792	97.33/cwt	90.00–100.00	771	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	173.55/cwt	162.00–189.00	1,723	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	149.64/cwt	135.00–160.00	1,386	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	214.37/cwt	184.00–235.00	3,192	12
Bulls	—	—	1,616	224.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	3,622	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	204.33/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,596	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	235.67/cwt	214.00–270.00	2,413	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,409.55/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,410	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,880.01/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,880	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	3,109.66/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,110	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,375	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	378.36/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	524.31/cwt	520.00–532.50	2,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	543.50/cwt	535.00–560.00	1,810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	480.03/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	383.71/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,444	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	429.82/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	506.53/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,097	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	451	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,232	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	242	628.34/cwt	620.00–635.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	263	615.71/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	532.14/cwt	500.00–565.00	2,017	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	427.38/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	468.03/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,233	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	460.03/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	398.53/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,029	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 Apr 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 790Last week 934Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 54Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 36Year ago 35

Compared to last week feeder classes sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with high dressing cows being sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	530.00	530.00
3	250–300	261	530.00–540.00	536.56
11	300–350	323	550.00–565.00	561.11
15	350–400	373	485.00–535.00	502.53
15	400–450	422	445.00–501.00	477.12
21	450–500	477	450.00–480.00	468.03
4	500–550	509	380.00–430.00	398.53
2	550–600	570	380.00–385.00	382.48
12	600–650	635	360.00–374.00	369.86
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
4	950–1000	990	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	503	442.50	442.50
25	550–600	556	423.00–430.00	423.56
1	600–650	635	390.00	390.00
120	850–900	871	308.00–314.50	311.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	450.00–480.00	460.93
4	350–400	379	450.00–470.00	460.03
2	400–450	415	440.00–450.00	445.00
2	450–500	463	420.00–435.00	427.38
1	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	623	320.00–340.00	328.28
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	470	360.00–395.00	374.75
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	730	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	620.00–635.00	628.34
2	250–300	263	600.00–630.00	615.71
9	450–500	451	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	640.00	640.00
6	300–350	337	550.00–600.00	575.12
21	350–400	385	520.00–575.00	560.84
9	400–450	419	500.00–570.00	530.29
8	450–500	479	500.00–520.00	509.12
7	500–550	512	495.00–525.00	513.05
36	550–600	574	440.00–470.00	467.83
3	600–650	628	400.00–415.00	410.03
2	650–700	673	390.00–400.00	395.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	660.00–670.00	663.10
4	350–400	369	610.00–640.00	622.14
10	400–450	427	595.00–605.00	603.12
18	450–500	485	530.00–535.00	530.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	532.50	532.50
1	600–650	610	445.00	445.00
5	650–700	661	425.00–427.50	427.00
72	700–750	727	389.50	389.50
58	900–950	943	336.75	336.75
49	1050–1100	1,058	298.50	298.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
2	500–550	520	435.00–450.00	442.43
12	550–600	554	430.00–435.00	430.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	466	370.00–420.00	402.31
1	500–550	515	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	650.00	650.00
3	300–350	333	535.00–560.00	543.50
14	350–400	379	500.00–565.00	532.14
3	400–450	414	500.00–520.00	506.53
6	450–500	471	450.00–490.00	469.82
1	500–550	540	445.00	445.00
2	550–600	570	420.00–440.00	429.82
6	600–650	637	380.00–387.50	383.71
1	650–700	695	372.50	372.50
1	700–750	710	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	765	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	845	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	940	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	350	580.00	580.00
2	400–450	400	545.00	545.00
3	450–500	460	520.00–532.50	524.31
5	500–550	523	497.50	497.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	475.00–485.00	480.03
2	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	578	370.00–385.00	378.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	482	412.50	412.50
1	500–550	535	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	630	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	174.00–175.00	174.33
12	—	1,489	184.00–235.00	214.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	147.00	147.00
28	—	1,287	180.00–225.00	201.52
20	—	1,194	158.00–177.00	169.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	792	90.00–100.00	97.33
8	—	993	162.00–189.00	173.55
12	—	926	135.00–160.00	149.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,616	220.00–230.00	224.15
5	—	1,760	200.00–209.00	204.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,024	214.00–270.00	235.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	850	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,030	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,409.55
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,243	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,880.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,109.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,200.00	3,200.00

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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Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle