Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-06-13

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 13
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
911 head
23 vs last sale 934 442 vs year ago 469 · +94.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
8 vs last sale 48 8 vs year ago 64 · 12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
76 vs last sale 44 64 vs year ago 56 · +114.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was uneven with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 300-600 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower in spots with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers appeared steady with a good supply, but limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 300-500 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower, while the 500-700 lbs heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand weaned packages and guaranteed open heifers. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $432.00/cwt on 134 head, up $44.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +35.30 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$432.00
44.68 vs prior sale
134 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,391
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$334
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$63.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.43
vs KY average
+31.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553433.422,399131
Medium and Large 2558370.002,0653thin
One grade step is worth $63.42/cwt here — about $334 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
446407367328median 396.7001/0303/0705/0206/2008/15
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.00, low $342.05, median $396.70 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 sale134 hd
432.00
KY average26 barns · 1,152 hd
413.57
+18.43
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
+31.48
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
+35.30
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
BullsLow1,628203.373,31212
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242183.632,28113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,672181.303,03113
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,060149.621,58611
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,360120.001,6321thin

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,355$3,00616
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,805$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,184$2,71913
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,162$2,5675
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,9002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)675$1,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$4,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,534$4,15522
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,8501thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700653367.53/cwt360.00–375.002,4002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425455.20/cwt450.00–475.001,9357
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400377552.22/cwt545.00–590.002,08211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500455520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900893326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,9113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650644362.54/cwt355.00–370.002,3354
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550528416.58/cwt415.00–420.002,2006
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200198630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,2473
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300255560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed300–350320600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550537478.39/cwt475.00–480.002,5693
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,7062
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650616369.98/cwt360.00–380.002,2795
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450–500475420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400355520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850830327.25/cwt327.25–327.252,71665
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700653377.67/cwt365.00–378.502,46685
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578391.72/cwt380.00–400.002,26414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350340500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750730330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750733374.86/cwt368.00–382.502,74828
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600563427.51/cwt425.00–430.002,4072
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1100–11501,144283.50/cwt283.50–283.503,24348
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422447.84/cwt435.00–450.001,8907
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250200570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,1401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519445.42/cwt440.00–450.002,3127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550505437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,2092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000980250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4464
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500467438.59/cwt430.00–450.002,04811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450422515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450432475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0526
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600558412.53/cwt410.00–415.002,3022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700671332.44/cwt325.00–345.002,2314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800771325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5065
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450426546.51/cwt525.00–555.002,3287
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160203.02/cwt195.00–210.002,3552
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4004,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400385512.82/cwt500.00–525.001,9742
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550510445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy150–200175700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1843,501.81/head3,000.00–3,650.003,5026
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,9855,084.88/head4,100.00–5,800.005,0854
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,8052,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-26751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6454,213.12/head3,550.00–4,800.004,2139
CowsLean 85-90%1,101154.33/cwt140.00–158.001,6997
CowsLean 85-90%948128.52/cwt120.00–135.001,2183
Bulls1,253186.10/cwt180.00–190.002,3325
Bulls1,815240.00/cwt240.00–240.004,3561
CowsBoner 80-85%1,241194.60/cwt190.00–200.002,4155
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243176.77/cwt167.00–184.002,1978
Bred CowsMedium 29501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,360120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6321
CowsLean 85-90%1,110180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9981
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,698187.48/cwt185.00–190.003,1832
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,667180.18/cwt175.00–183.003,00411
Bulls1,910211.66/cwt203.00–220.004,0436
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,749.55/head2,600.00–3,000.002,75012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3733,036.79/head2,700.00–3,800.003,03715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1622,567.00/head2,250.00–2,700.002,5675
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3004,049.29/head3,800.00–4,600.004,0493
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 21050–11001,065220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3431
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7391
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623320.12/cwt310.00–330.001,9942
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8331
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480410.15/cwt400.00–415.001,9693
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600572400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2882
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500450370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400360400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7821
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850810265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1471
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7381
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700695305.00/cwt300.00–310.002,1202
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350300330.00/cwt330.00–330.009901
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added1000–10501,025297.75/cwt297.75–297.753,05253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475477.67/cwt455.00–490.002,2697
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4261
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2711
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600553440.27/cwt414.00–447.002,435109
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750708401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,83977
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200150570.00/cwt570.00–570.008551
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950935300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8051
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450445420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8694
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500460430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650615390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3994
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500477431.59/cwt420.00–445.002,05926
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1050–11001,066283.75/cwt283.75–283.753,02549
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600558370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0653
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473401.04/cwt400.00–405.001,8975
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950918200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400372455.14/cwt450.00–475.001,6938
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650630398.33/cwt390.00–415.002,5093
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425415.18/cwt410.00–420.001,7652
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2021
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400381430.14/cwt420.00–435.001,6397
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800782359.32/cwt355.00–377.002,81016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521404.94/cwt400.00–410.002,1106
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422478.91/cwt470.00–500.002,0215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600582450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,61949
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650630435.24/cwt425.00–445.002,7425

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.