Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-10-03

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 3
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
← Sep 26Oct 3latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
978 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 1,033▲ 147 vs year ago 831 · +17.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 90▼ 29 vs year ago 89 · −32.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 40▲ 13 vs year ago 46 · +28.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $373.12/cwt on 52 head, down $3.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −86.61 against this barn's trailing median of $459.73.
Average price
$373.12
▼ 3.32 vs prior sale
52 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,068
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$53.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.80
vs KY average
−41.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549382.442,10143
Medium and Large 2577328.571,8979thin
One grade step is worth $53.87/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale52 hd
373.12
—
KY average25 barns · 811 hd
388.91
−15.80
National average179 barns · 17,467 hd
414.98
−41.86
This barn, trailing median30 sales
459.73
−86.61
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—High1,616179.422,89910
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,252142.771,78713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,518132.932,0182thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,039122.201,26917
SteersSelectAverage1,215170.002,0661thin

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)1,285$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,5815
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,247$2,37322
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,049$2,2505
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$2,0549
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,7502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,515$2,9102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,342$4,7004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$3,2799
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,070$2,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2450–500482422.73/cwt405.00–435.002,03822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300283430.53/cwt420.00–445.001,2186
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500463366.02/cwt350.00–375.001,69522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350322373.11/cwt370.00–380.001,2013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950940290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450416406.12/cwt390.00–425.001,68910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675319.49/cwt305.00–325.002,1579
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800760300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550510375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427372.38/cwt360.00–375.001,59013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900868270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3447
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515339.54/cwt320.00–347.501,74930
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400363467.99/cwt457.50–480.001,69910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750721297.82/cwt290.00–306.002,1474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400373394.96/cwt370.00–410.001,47318
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350330455.00/cwt450.00–460.001,5022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773331.32/cwt320.00–337.502,5616
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900883239.86/cwt230.00–250.002,1182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750736296.11/cwt280.00–300.002,1795
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850805260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300285475.09/cwt470.00–480.001,3542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450421383.22/cwt380.00–400.001,61319
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500484390.88/cwt377.50–405.001,89217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350326427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,3944
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400379455.30/cwt440.00–465.001,72611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500462380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7564
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550525356.25/cwt345.00–370.001,87015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250223560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2493
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700682314.07/cwt310.00–325.002,1426
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450419447.54/cwt435.00–460.001,8758
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600581335.50/cwt330.00–345.001,9494
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250245570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3971
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,025262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,6911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650620326.40/cwt320.00–334.002,02416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250210470.00/cwt470.00–470.009871
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300282456.98/cwt450.00–460.001,2893
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450407465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350337505.97/cwt500.00–530.001,7055
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400373498.35/cwt495.00–500.001,8593
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550529388.28/cwt380.00–395.002,0549
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—9781,775.58/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7762
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0492,250.33/head1,450.00–2,500.002,2505
Bulls——1,615194.54/cwt193.00–199.003,1423
Bulls——1,613168.31/cwt160.00–179.002,7155
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,195118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,4101
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,264150.11/cwt144.00–160.001,8979
CowsLean 85-90%—1,004116.28/cwt110.00–123.001,1676
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0002,580.63/head2,500.00–2,800.002,5815
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5152,909.57/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2742,432.62/head2,000.00–3,500.002,43320
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2852,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2082,053.98/head1,600.00–2,450.002,0549
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3853,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600583310.21/cwt275.00–330.001,8098
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400355340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2071
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700683295.36/cwt285.00–311.002,0174
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368344.66/cwt335.00–355.001,2682
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300273370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0102
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7332
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9691
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750740270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9981
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700662289.94/cwt280.00–300.001,9195
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450405330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3371
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9641
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550533259.86/cwt250.00–270.001,3852
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2211
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550533304.79/cwt290.00–320.001,6252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625323.82/cwt317.50–330.002,0247
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550514365.37/cwt355.00–385.001,87812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700663326.87/cwt325.00–330.002,1674
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900878310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450432426.63/cwt415.00–445.001,84316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650635360.00/cwt350.00–365.002,2863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600563333.66/cwt320.00–345.001,87915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850803328.25/cwt328.25–328.252,63663
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750711341.61/cwt337.50–346.002,42911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700674371.96/cwt350.00–377.252,507164
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574370.14/cwt350.00–376.002,12518
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600595440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,6181
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623336.60/cwt320.00–340.002,0979
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550530389.89/cwt380.00–435.002,06623
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500477378.43/cwt350.00–395.001,8055
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590335.36/cwt317.50–345.001,9797
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400377432.96/cwt400.00–450.001,6323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700682335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,28577
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500481332.50/cwt320.00–340.001,59912
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8561
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650624300.98/cwt300.00–305.001,8785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000960292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,80863
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450424366.29/cwt345.00–380.001,55311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600557350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9502
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400383410.26/cwt400.00–420.001,5714
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500477360.80/cwt330.00–370.001,72112
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7104
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3843,468.40/head3,000.00–3,800.003,4686
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3424,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—9202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
SteersSelect—1,215170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0661
Bulls——1,625184.50/cwt184.00–185.002,9982
CowsLean 85-90%—1,105145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6021
CowsLean 85-90%—1,069131.31/cwt128.00–140.001,4047
CowsLean 85-90%—1,015105.18/cwt100.00–108.001,0683
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,518132.93/cwt130.00–136.002,0182
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,233129.01/cwt127.00–130.001,5913

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.