Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was spotty, but stronger in several spots with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 350 lbs and under appeared sharply higher with a lite test, while the 400-600 lbs steers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher with a good supply and good demand for weaned and harder conditioned calves. Yearling steers appeared sharply higher as well with a good supply, but limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 300-600 lbs were unevenly steady ranging from 4.00 higher to 4.00 lower in spots with a good supply and spotty demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality cattle, while discounting bawling and heavier conditioned calves severely. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with a lite test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $406.75/cwt on 19 head, down $41.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −56.08 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.

Average price

$406.75

▼ 41.24 vs prior sale

19 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$46.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs KY average

+7.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	411.60	2,242	17thin
Medium and Large 2	523	365.50	1,912	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.10/cwt here — about $330 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale19 hd

406.75

—

KY average24 barns · 452 hd

411.16

−4.41

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+7.46

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.82

−56.08

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	1,540	231.66	3,568	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	179.58	2,701	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	179.42	2,096	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	150.36	1,502	14

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)	1,125	$3,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,215	$2,785	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,191	$2,335	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,049	$2,316	9
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,481	$3,651	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$4,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$4,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,421	$3,726	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$3,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	400–450	425	402.02/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	694	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,679	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	436.98/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	482.31/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,055	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	451.65/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,078	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	375.36/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,948	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	403.39/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	451.32/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	371.52/cwt	350.00–382.50	2,099	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	439.98/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	360.52/cwt	350.00–379.00	2,239	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	487.62/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	727	314.15/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,284	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	326.94/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	558.83/cwt	550.00–567.50	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	423.38/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	456.72/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	303	561.68/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	482.44/cwt	480.00–485.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	368.64/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,924	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	609	358.99/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,186	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	515.71/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,624	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,695	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,662.18/head	3,400.00–3,950.00	3,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	456	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,234	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	3,072.33/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,072	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	2,401.93/head	1,875.00–2,800.00	2,402	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,494.63/head	2,250.00–3,100.00	2,495	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	216.74/cwt	185.00–275.00	2,341	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,488	3,401.62/head	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,402	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	387	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,548	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,025.33/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	168.53/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,837	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	160.75/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,722	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	194.62/cwt	188.00–200.00	2,816	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	191.50/cwt	187.00–200.00	2,304	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	124.73/cwt	117.50–135.00	1,027	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	160.91/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,156	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,365	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	175.07/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,663	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	176.09/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,926	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	237.49/cwt	237.00–238.00	4,163	2
Bulls	—	—	1,115	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,094	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	998	1,959.77/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,960	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,041	2,137.64/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,481	3,651.00/head	2,575.00–4,350.00	3,651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	363.17/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	423.62/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	375.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	350.97/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	365.50/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	427.46/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	826	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,556	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	368.11/cwt	360.00–376.00	2,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	863	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	279.88/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	380.24/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	380.25/cwt	380.25–380.25	2,673	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	412.09/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,334	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	326.85/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,018	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,247	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	422.11/cwt	417.50–425.00	2,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	380.28/cwt	367.50–393.00	2,373	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	395.67/cwt	380.00–407.50	2,263	8

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 542Year ago 853

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 60Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 79Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	480.00–485.00	482.44
4	250–300	275	450.00–455.00	451.32
2	300–350	335	420.00–455.00	436.98
5	350–400	351	430.00–455.00	439.98
6	400–450	425	400.00–412.00	402.02
2	450–500	477	400.00	400.00
22	500–550	519	360.00–385.00	375.36
2	550–600	577	345.00	345.00
5	600–650	623	320.00–335.00	326.94
3	650–700	661	320.00–340.00	326.85
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	975	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	516	400.00–410.00	403.39
79	650–700	650	359.00	359.00
58	800–850	826	309.50	309.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	609	355.00–360.00	358.99
6	700–750	727	310.00–315.00	314.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	370.00–380.00	375.87
5	450–500	472	350.00–370.00	363.17
2	500–550	518	350.00–352.00	350.97
2	550–600	597	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	615	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	455.00	455.00
8	600–650	632	400.00–416.00	412.09
74	650–700	694	386.00	386.00
75	700–750	703	380.25	380.25
54	1000–1050	1,018	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	365	522.50	522.50
4	400–450	426	475.00–490.00	482.31
6	450–500	460	445.00–460.00	451.65
8	500–550	521	417.50–425.00	422.11
8	550–600	572	380.00–407.50	395.67
6	600–650	624	367.50–393.00	380.28
3	650–700	656	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	720	360.00–376.00	368.11
3	800–850	822	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	456	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	470	410.00–430.00	423.62
2	500–550	523	350.00–380.00	365.50
1	600–650	610	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	278	550.00–567.50	558.83
6	300–350	315	495.00–520.00	515.71
2	350–400	373	485.00–490.00	487.62
3	400–450	435	440.00–475.00	456.72
3	450–500	463	420.00–425.00	423.38
11	500–550	522	360.00–375.00	368.64
10	550–600	565	350.00–382.50	371.52
7	600–650	621	350.00–379.00	360.52
2	650–700	650	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	720	317.50	317.50
1	1000–1050	1,025	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	560.00–565.00	561.68
1	400–450	425	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	388	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	433	420.00–435.00	427.46
3	450–500	477	365.00–390.00	380.24
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	708	270.00–285.00	279.88
1	750–800	765	261.00	261.00
3	850–900	863	250.00	250.00

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	—	1,695	4,600.00	4,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	4,250.00	4,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	3,400.00–3,950.00	3,662.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	3,950.00	3,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	4,250.00	4,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,488	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,401.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	3,350.00	3,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,292	2,600.00–3,500.00	3,072.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,261	1,875.00–2,800.00	2,401.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,075	2,250.00–3,100.00	2,494.63
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	998	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,959.77
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,041	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,137.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,080	185.00–275.00	216.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,481	2,575.00–4,350.00	3,651.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	168.00–170.00	168.53
7	—	1,071	154.00–165.00	160.75
3	—	823	117.50–135.00	124.73
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	188.00–200.00	194.62
10	—	1,521	170.00–178.00	175.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,203	187.00–200.00	191.50
2	—	1,340	160.00–162.00	160.91
7	—	1,094	170.00–185.00	176.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	237.00–238.00	237.49
1	—	1,115	220.00	220.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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