Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-06-20

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 20
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,078 head
167 vs last sale 911 215 vs year ago 863 · +24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
11 vs last sale 56 49 vs year ago 94 · 52.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
108 vs last sale 120 42 vs year ago 54 · 77.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs steady, 400-700 lbs 12.00-1500 higher with instances sharply higher on the fancy packages and loads, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $481.17/cwt on 35 head, up $34.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 28 comparable sales and sits +18.34 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.
Average price
$481.17
34.95 vs prior sale
35 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$358
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$85.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.31
vs KY average
+22.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546490.982,67931
Medium and Large 2-3573405.102,3214thin
One grade step is worth $85.88/cwt here — about $358 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale35 hd
481.17
KY average24 barns · 926 hd
461.86
+19.31
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
+22.12
This barn, trailing median28 sales
462.82
+18.34
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
BullsLow1,477216.963,20412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,578177.052,7942thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,298168.762,19015
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low999165.921,65816

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 (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,020$2,4501thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
SteersLarge 1600–650615360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2141
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268100.49/cwt90.00–110.001,2742
Bulls1,240184.56/cwt175.00–195.002,2892
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1100–11501,146251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,8763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479430.09/cwt420.00–455.002,06018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400377470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7725
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850811300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4334
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600558495.88/cwt480.00–525.002,7677
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350333462.59/cwt450.00–475.001,5402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900855270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950921337.15/cwt336.00–338.253,105109
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650608348.26/cwt340.00–360.002,1173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700690380.07/cwt370.00–390.002,6222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950905290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573390.36/cwt370.00–400.002,23719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450421435.36/cwt420.00–455.001,83327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400365462.47/cwt450.00–480.001,68811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750710335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250225500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500476467.39/cwt465.00–475.002,2254
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650623381.25/cwt370.00–390.002,3756
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529387.64/cwt370.00–400.002,0514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450419447.51/cwt440.00–465.001,8756
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,027224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,30011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350305487.70/cwt475.00–500.001,4872
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600564429.11/cwt415.00–435.002,4209
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300277550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5242
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700660366.65/cwt360.00–370.002,4206
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250240530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550526430.57/cwt410.00–445.002,26511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900875275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400378547.55/cwt545.00–550.002,0702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450421523.83/cwt520.00–535.002,2054
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850818263.75/cwt262.50–265.002,1572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650609415.00/cwt412.50–417.502,5274
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400365477.84/cwt470.00–490.001,7444
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450418465.14/cwt460.00–485.001,9445
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400376514.99/cwt510.00–520.001,9368
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420542.88/cwt525.00–570.002,2804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300280494.82/cwt490.00–500.001,3852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,185220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,6071
BullsSmall 2400–450440400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7601
SteersSmall 2900–950940200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350326549.20/cwt545.00–555.001,7905
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500462542.49/cwt540.00–550.002,5064
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300293517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,5163
Bulls1,265212.69/cwt208.00–218.002,6913
Bulls1,635228.04/cwt220.00–242.003,7287
CowsLean 85-90%905113.62/cwt110.00–118.001,0282
CowsLean 85-90%960137.04/cwt130.00–144.001,3162
CowsLean 85-90%1,022183.58/cwt170.00–200.001,87610
CowsLean 85-90%1,018158.80/cwt154.00–163.001,6172
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,578177.05/cwt176.00–178.002,7942
CowsBoner 80-85%1,289181.70/cwt167.00–197.002,34212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,460150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2864252.81/cwt222.50–272.502,1846
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0202,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,260207.25/cwt202.50–212.002,6112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900855275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500472417.99/cwt400.00–445.001,97310
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400371405.12/cwt400.00–420.001,5034
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700680332.89/cwt315.00–350.002,2642
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600575370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300260440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550515365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350329395.78/cwt350.00–430.001,3025
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300280435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2181
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420408.77/cwt400.00–420.001,7179
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500468393.39/cwt375.00–400.001,8416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,020320.50/cwt320.50–320.503,26954
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550526390.60/cwt362.50–405.002,0553
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440422.24/cwt400.00–445.001,8582
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600578379.96/cwt370.00–390.002,1962
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750735260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9111
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400382415.94/cwt400.00–450.001,5893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1300–13501,336231.50/cwt231.50–231.503,09314
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500466425.30/cwt385.00–445.001,9826
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900885316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,79758
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800795255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0271
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350337409.93/cwt400.00–440.001,3814
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1250–13001,273268.00/cwt268.00–268.003,41221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1200–12501,204251.00/cwt251.00–251.003,0229
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750718413.49/cwt398.00–418.102,96993
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750730330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4091
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5541
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600573405.10/cwt390.00–435.002,3214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550526507.70/cwt480.00–528.002,67115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1300–13501,327268.00/cwt268.00–268.003,5568
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600599464.00/cwt464.00–464.002,7796
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650632384.50/cwt384.50–384.502,43080
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465488.77/cwt485.00–490.002,27316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650616461.48/cwt425.00–480.002,84328
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765360.02/cwt357.50–362.502,7542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700671416.93/cwt416.00–430.002,79897
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550508449.93/cwt440.00–455.002,2863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550532443.13/cwt410.00–447.002,357101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678340.00/cwt330.00–350.002,3054
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600564410.31/cwt402.50–420.002,31413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300278484.32/cwt470.00–500.001,3462

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.