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

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 10
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
852 head
▼ 126 vs last sale 978▲ 148 vs year ago 704 · +21.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 60▼ 47 vs year ago 109 · −43.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 59▲ 22 vs year ago 80 · +27.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 350 lbs and under appeared stronger with a lite test, while the 400-700 lbs steers were steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and good demand for quality cattle. Yearling steers appeared stronger as well, but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 300 lbs and under were sharply higher with a moderate supply, while the 400-600 lbs heifers were steady to 4.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality cattle, while discounting off colored and bawling calves severely and increasing the price spreads in most weight classes. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.60/cwt on 45 head, down $2.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −52.45 against this barn's trailing median of $388.05.
Average price
$335.60
▼ 2.79 vs prior sale
45 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,801
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$29.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.85
vs KY average
−32.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536340.761,82837
Medium and Large 2537311.761,6748thin
One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $154 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale45 hd
335.60
—
KY average26 barns · 1,281 hd
343.45
−7.85
National average187 barns · 16,614 hd
367.91
−32.31
This barn, trailing median34 sales
388.05
−52.45
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
446402357313median 388.0502/2804/2506/2708/2910/24
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.00, low $327.00, median $388.05 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,612178.322,8748thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,274141.691,80410
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,491130.491,94515
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,070113.641,21614
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,425116.241,6562thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$3,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$3,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,236$3,2514thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,179$2,75528
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$2,1807
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,098$2,1396
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,025$3,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)810$2,2501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,321$3,3299
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,8751thin

Every lot, as filed

126 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4841
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5573
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,3821
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed360510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7862
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434432.54/cwt425.00–435.001,8778
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2442360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453451.99/cwt440.00–455.002,0485
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474413.50/cwt400.00–425.001,9607
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2497365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8142
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2506392.42/cwt380.00–405.001,9866
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513414.97/cwt410.00–420.002,1293
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2407
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577373.86/cwt360.00–383.002,15720
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2587331.30/cwt320.00–335.001,9454
Steers600–650Large 1605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9362
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635335.04/cwt330.00–340.002,1282
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2637310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9752
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671321.93/cwt315.00–332.502,16016
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672367.97/cwt354.00–374.002,473109
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9241
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738340.23/cwt315.00–345.002,5116
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4181
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810326.76/cwt310.00–330.002,64717
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855307.50/cwt300.00–315.002,6292
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2932315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9362
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2953300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8592
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added961308.25/cwt308.25–308.252,96254
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,9271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2170520.00/cwt520.00–520.008841
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2281390.40/cwt370.00–400.001,0973
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285444.44/cwt432.00–455.001,2676
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316385.14/cwt370.00–400.001,2174
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328402.56/cwt400.00–405.001,3202
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4192
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368414.90/cwt410.00–420.001,5274
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371383.33/cwt370.00–400.001,4226
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6899
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429364.66/cwt355.00–380.001,56415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443332.49/cwt330.00–335.001,4734
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471333.78/cwt320.00–342.501,57216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486355.56/cwt350.00–370.001,7288
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522337.02/cwt325.00–350.001,75919
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525313.49/cwt300.00–320.001,6466
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528366.62/cwt360.00–370.001,9369
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573306.56/cwt305.00–308.001,7572
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574325.63/cwt310.00–332.501,8698
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open601331.45/cwt330.00–340.001,99214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617314.97/cwt305.00–325.001,94311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620274.92/cwt270.00–285.001,7053
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,25677
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683313.97/cwt300.00–320.002,1448
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open714315.75/cwt315.00–317.002,2548
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716283.41/cwt283.00–285.002,0295
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762289.17/cwt287.50–290.002,2033
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open785310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4342
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,55862
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2173590.43/cwt580.00–600.001,0212
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2220485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,0671
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2255530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3521
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5956
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1021
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,6931
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4081
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2322502.73/cwt490.00–510.001,6195
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7754
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2366478.16/cwt465.00–485.001,7506
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed405475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9241
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5391
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2417400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6686
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466428.74/cwt420.00–435.001,9984
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479359.16/cwt347.50–370.001,72015
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2493403.33/cwt395.00–405.001,9886
Bulls450–500Large 1495365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8071
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy521393.19/cwt385.00–400.002,0499
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523321.63/cwt312.50–330.001,6822
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527358.61/cwt350.00–375.001,89014
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy563363.80/cwt360.00–367.502,0482
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573303.67/cwt300.00–307.501,7402
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577343.38/cwt330.00–355.001,98115
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615315.86/cwt310.00–328.001,9433
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8241
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2664276.12/cwt270.00–285.001,8334
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2674312.47/cwt300.00–323.002,10612
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2714288.93/cwt275.00–300.002,0635
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760272.52/cwt270.00–275.002,0714
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2823255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0993
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4221
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2885250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2131
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,097240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,6332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,520176.68/cwt172.00–183.002,6865
Bulls——1,540162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,4951
Bulls——1,878190.56/cwt190.00–191.003,5792
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%988100.00/cwt100.00–100.009882
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084115.91/cwt110.00–130.001,25612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250131.05/cwt127.00–135.001,6385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297152.32/cwt140.00–162.001,9765
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410141.36/cwt141.00–142.001,9933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,511127.77/cwt120.00–135.001,93112
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,425116.24/cwt112.00–120.001,6562
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075186.76/cwt165.00–242.002,0086
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0562,201.18/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0982,139.48/head1,800.00–2,700.002,1396
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1171,967.16/head1,950.00–1,975.001,9673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1842,339.81/head2,000.00–2,800.002,3404
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1992,847.03/head2,500.00–3,400.002,84724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2483,568.62/head3,500.00–3,600.003,5693
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0101,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3483,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3593,462.25/head3,400.00–3,550.003,4625
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28102,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501

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.