Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-09-26

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 26
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,033 head
▲ 380 vs last sale 653▲ 160 vs year ago 873 · +18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 39▲ 6 vs year ago 84 · +7.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 68▼ 82 vs year ago 122 · −67.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger in spots with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 300-450 lbs appeared steady, while the 500-700 lbs steers were steady to 5.00 higher in spots with a good supply and good demand long weaned packages and groups. Feeder heifers 350 lbs and under appeared sharply higher, while the 400-600 lbs heifers were steady to 5.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $376.44/cwt on 44 head, up $19.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −83.29 against this barn's trailing median of $459.73.
Average price
$376.44
▲ 19.94 vs prior sale
44 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,091
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$482
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$78.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.66
vs KY average
−28.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556378.222,10243
Medium and Large 2-3540300.001,6201thin
One grade step is worth $78.22/cwt here — about $482 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
525464403342median 459.7302/0703/2805/2408/0110/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.01, low $356.50, median $459.73 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 sale44 hd
376.44
—
KY average27 barns · 903 hd
391.10
−14.66
National average175 barns · 12,027 hd
405.41
−28.97
This barn, trailing median30 sales
459.73
−83.29
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
Bulls—Average1,735188.083,26214
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,330148.081,97014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,576146.992,31622
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,107120.741,33720

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,234$2,4809
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,009$2,4363thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,270$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)801$2,3205
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)762$2,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,189$4,4446

Every lot, as filed

113 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000975295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,8761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900890311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,7681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600562359.48/cwt350.00–370.002,02018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666316.23/cwt310.00–322.502,10611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628319.72/cwt305.00–330.002,00825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350327400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200190500.00/cwt500.00–500.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473348.72/cwt340.00–360.001,64911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632361.23/cwt350.00–365.002,2834
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725299.21/cwt290.00–305.002,1696
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300292418.03/cwt405.00–445.001,2213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750710349.63/cwt330.00–353.002,48223
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850812287.99/cwt285.00–300.002,3385
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400379385.34/cwt375.00–400.001,4605
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250203523.27/cwt510.00–530.001,0623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300263545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,4333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900850290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350346494.02/cwt482.00–500.001,7093
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575333.63/cwt322.00–340.001,91817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500455392.53/cwt380.00–410.001,7866
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950915310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415379.62/cwt365.00–390.001,5759
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650621329.45/cwt310.00–335.002,04621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800775287.00/cwt275.00–305.002,2245
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700671308.61/cwt300.00–325.002,0714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850839256.24/cwt245.00–260.002,1504
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750713291.26/cwt285.00–305.002,0774
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350300600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400357478.36/cwt475.00–480.001,7083
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250218614.83/cwt600.00–630.001,3402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,055240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,5321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open500–550512365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open550–600555350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600567331.71/cwt320.00–345.001,88122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500481422.91/cwt420.00–430.002,0345
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550523353.66/cwt337.50–360.001,85013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450433436.28/cwt435.00–437.501,8896
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550511382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,9524
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,247180.59/cwt163.00–195.002,2523
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450430447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,9241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500469372.88/cwt370.00–380.001,7497
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350312445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400367408.71/cwt405.00–410.001,50014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250215655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,4087
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300255585.00/cwt580.00–590.001,4922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450409400.48/cwt395.00–420.001,63812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2812,589.57/head2,400.00–2,900.002,5908
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0142,754.56/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7552
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,595145.40/cwt140.00–152.002,31920
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,355168.62/cwt159.00–175.002,2852
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,326144.66/cwt135.00–154.001,91812
CowsLean 85-90%—1,183128.88/cwt122.00–136.001,5259
Bulls——1,790192.98/cwt187.00–200.003,4548
CowsLean 85-90%—1,213146.88/cwt145.00–149.001,7822
SteersLarge 1600–650630322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,0292
HeifersLarge 1500–550533310.90/cwt302.50–315.001,6573
Bulls——1,890210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,9691
Bulls——1,615175.85/cwt171.00–181.002,8405
CowsLean 85-90%—1,008106.79/cwt100.00–114.001,0769
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,383162.89/cwt160.00–166.002,2532
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1894,443.87/head4,200.00–4,500.004,4446
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2—7852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—8601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—8052,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—7622,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400390347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,3551
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2301
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400365310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400373367.35/cwt360.00–375.001,3702
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650617300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8513
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450415350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4531
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600595310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8452
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375421.23/cwt410.00–435.001,5804
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450433338.76/cwt338.00–340.001,4675
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350345365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2592
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500477400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9085
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400375400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425386.75/cwt380.00–400.001,6443
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750703276.26/cwt272.50–280.001,9422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950917278.33/cwt270.00–285.002,5523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650600382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,2922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550546365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9934
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,050275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,8881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676346.15/cwt340.00–350.002,3405
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800776330.71/cwt315.00–340.002,5667
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400372474.65/cwt465.00–482.001,7669
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420392.53/cwt390.00–400.001,6494
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527348.06/cwt335.00–355.001,83430
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750728321.21/cwt314.00–324.002,33857
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550520415.14/cwt400.00–420.002,1596
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450446472.00/cwt472.00–472.002,1053
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428428.88/cwt420.00–455.001,83613
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400368438.49/cwt437.00–440.001,6142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468434.39/cwt420.00–447.502,0335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950909324.50/cwt324.50–324.502,95058
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700666344.50/cwt344.50–344.502,29477
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700674367.77/cwt366.00–369.502,479154
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750707366.50/cwt366.50–366.502,59173
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470359.95/cwt355.00–365.001,6926
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800765349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,67068
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625332.73/cwt330.00–335.002,08018
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350305465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4181
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950910220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0021
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550517323.35/cwt320.00–325.001,6723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600565389.46/cwt383.00–400.002,20015
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525313.87/cwt307.50–320.001,6482
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650605302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,8302

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.