Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 450 lbs and under appeared steady to 5.00 lower with a good supply, while the 500-700 lbs steers and the yearling steers were sharply lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers 250-350 lbs appeared steady with a lite test, while the 400-650 lbs heifers were 8.00 to 10.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand. The increasing heat and humidity and continued downward movement in the futures market has limited some buyers interest and increasing the discounts on plainer, off colored, heavier conditioned calves. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.90/cwt on 16 head, down $26.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −28.80 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$367.90

▼ 26.53 vs prior sale

16 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$553

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

$77.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.66

vs KY average

−28.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	377.60	2,083	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	300.00	1,530	2thin

One grade step is worth $77.60/cwt here — about $553 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

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 sale16 hd

367.90

—

KY average25 barns · 1,069 hd

411.56

−43.66

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−28.15

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−28.80

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	1,657	225.63	3,738	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	182.54	2,775	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	179.64	1,940	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	149.28	1,513	13

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,333	$3,800	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,218	$2,512	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$2,439	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,351	$3,439	5

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,030	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	3,054	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	367.99/cwt	367.50–368.00	2,672	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	419.67/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	512.34/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,410	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	944	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,690	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	511.32/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	382.96/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	453.11/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,663	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	382.35/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,206	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	423.70/cwt	412.50–440.00	1,780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	370.45/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,115	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	471.75/cwt	470.00–477.50	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	398.01/cwt	380.00–412.50	2,098	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	489.73/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	426.58/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,984	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,503	3,446.26/head	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	473.66/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	516.28/cwt	512.50–520.00	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	326.66/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,234	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	350.89/cwt	342.50–367.50	2,151	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	511.35/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,892	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	197.76/cwt	175.00–220.00	1,991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	192.32/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,823	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,162	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	172.96/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,833	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	119.97/cwt	110.00–130.00	939	2
Bulls	—	—	1,572	218.97/cwt	210.00–225.00	3,442	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	145.05/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,549	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,511.76/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,512	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	242.28/cwt	233.00–251.00	4,526	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	166.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,729	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	178.63/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	362	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,774	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,360	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,438.97/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,439	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	397.47/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	165	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	415.93/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	181	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	444.22/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	432.38/cwt	417.50–445.00	2,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	414.24/cwt	402.50–435.00	1,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	396.39/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	453.81/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	489.11/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	433.37/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,106	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	436.61/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	446.78/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	185	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	381.41/cwt	374.00–385.00	1,945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,340	1

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 Jul 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 551Last week 882Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 80Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 72Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	500.00	500.00
2	200–250	225	480.00–500.00	489.11
1	250–300	285	470.00	470.00
3	300–350	330	430.00–440.00	436.61
6	350–400	378	430.00–450.00	446.78
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
8	450–500	474	417.50–445.00	432.38
3	500–550	510	374.00–385.00	381.41
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	677	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	875	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	318	512.50–520.00	516.28
4	350–400	370	500.00–515.00	511.35
5	400–450	418	470.00–495.00	489.73
4	450–500	460	465.00–500.00	473.66
7	500–550	527	380.00–412.50	398.01
6	550–600	577	370.00–390.00	382.35
6	600–650	613	342.50–367.50	350.89
6	650–700	684	320.00–330.00	326.66
1	700–750	700	317.50	317.50
1	1100–1150	1,100	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	470	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	700–750	726	367.50–368.00	367.99
2	750–800	755	351.00	351.00
52	1000–1050	1,030	296.50	296.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	550.00	550.00
10	350–400	371	500.00–530.00	512.34
6	400–450	423	495.00–530.00	511.32
9	450–500	486	420.00–450.00	433.37
1	500–550	515	435.00	435.00
4	550–600	571	410.00–430.00	419.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	550.00	550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	418	400.00–420.00	415.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	181	500.00	500.00
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
4	250–300	257	470.00	470.00
3	300–350	333	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	410	455.00	455.00
3	650–700	653	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	650–700	674	357.50	357.50
54	900–950	944	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	331	470.00–477.50	471.75
11	350–400	367	445.00–465.00	453.11
13	400–450	420	412.50–440.00	423.70
13	450–500	465	417.50–430.00	426.58
8	500–550	537	375.00–400.00	382.96
6	550–600	571	367.50–375.00	370.45
3	650–700	658	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	395	355.00–365.00	360.00
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	165	450.00	450.00
3	200–250	232	440.00–460.00	453.81
1	250–300	265	430.00	430.00
6	300–350	326	430.00–450.00	444.22
5	350–400	391	402.50–435.00	414.24
8	400–450	430	385.00–405.00	397.47
4	450–500	472	385.00–400.00	396.39
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,620	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,503	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,446.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	3,100.00	3,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,007	175.00–220.00	197.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	3,650.00	3,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,218	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,511.76
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,333	3,800.00	3,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,438.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	190.00–195.00	192.32
5	—	1,541	175.00–184.00	178.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	193.00	193.00
2	—	1,060	172.00–174.00	172.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	110.00–130.00	119.97
6	—	1,068	140.00–155.00	145.05
5	—	1,041	160.00–170.00	166.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,572	210.00–225.00	218.97
2	—	1,868	233.00–251.00	242.28

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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