Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-10-17

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 17
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
770 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 852▲ 77 vs year ago 693 · +11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 62▼ 40 vs year ago 98 · −40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 102▼ 15 vs year ago 91 · −16.5%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $385.65/cwt on 51 head, up $5.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −69.94 against this barn's trailing median of $455.59.
Average price
$385.65
▲ 5.61 vs prior sale
51 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,145
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$52.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.01
vs KY average
−46.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545399.942,18137
Medium and Large 2-3585347.892,03514thin
One grade step is worth $52.05/cwt here — about $146 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale51 hd
385.65
—
KY average24 barns · 877 hd
388.66
−3.01
National average190 barns · 30,929 hd
432.29
−46.64
This barn, trailing median30 sales
455.59
−69.94
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

30 sales
525464403342median 455.5902/2804/1806/1308/2210/24
Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.01, low $356.50, median $455.59 across 30 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—Average1,783184.403,2877thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,729136.102,3534thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,280131.161,67918
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,006115.531,16223

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)1,000$3,2251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,007$3,0002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,112$2,7285
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,349$2,6498
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,027$2,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)882$2,3793thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,377$2,0665
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,505$1,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,140$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,705$4,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,438$3,5667
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,629$3,4983thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$1,8002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)605$1,1251thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,2401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,0441
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365498.03/cwt490.00–500.001,8185
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3413365.03/cwt360.00–370.001,5082
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8911
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8471
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472414.71/cwt400.00–420.001,95713
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482428.27/cwt425.00–440.002,06410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2497385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9132
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521420.70/cwt420.00–425.002,19214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527396.44/cwt385.00–410.002,0899
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,9481
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583379.23/cwt372.50–385.002,21113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3588347.15/cwt340.00–356.002,04113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3824
Steers600–650Medium 1-2610280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7082
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3043
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,0421
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673372.11/cwt359.00–375.502,50496
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675339.27/cwt337.00–343.002,29012
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,2231
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,60268
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813312.52/cwt310.00–315.002,5412
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added924322.75/cwt322.75–322.752,98260
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,9433
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2170510.00/cwt510.00–510.008673
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230442.66/cwt440.00–445.001,0182
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2271433.33/cwt425.00–440.001,1745
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1361
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308464.95/cwt460.00–470.001,4325
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333436.34/cwt425.00–440.001,4534
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364428.27/cwt415.00–435.001,5596
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365364.86/cwt360.00–370.001,3325
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374392.28/cwt380.00–400.001,46711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377340.88/cwt325.00–350.001,2856
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409408.56/cwt400.00–410.001,67114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417370.11/cwt360.00–383.001,54313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426345.20/cwt333.00–350.001,4716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438324.92/cwt310.00–330.001,4234
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3464317.82/cwt310.00–330.001,4754
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470340.04/cwt335.00–345.001,5983
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474356.70/cwt350.00–370.001,69120
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2490290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9386
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518350.60/cwt340.00–360.001,81619
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3519312.45/cwt300.00–320.001,6227
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574326.00/cwt320.00–340.001,87110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3591314.11/cwt312.00–317.001,8568
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618308.04/cwt300.00–320.001,90412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,25375
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663304.57/cwt300.00–310.002,0193
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3688292.99/cwt290.00–296.002,0162
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725290.02/cwt280.00–300.002,1033
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2180580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,0441
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2961
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2265495.19/cwt490.00–500.001,3122
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2031
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331530.06/cwt512.50–547.501,7547
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2337470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5842
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2357475.05/cwt460.00–490.001,6964
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390361.43/cwt350.00–380.001,4103
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421442.84/cwt435.00–447.501,86413
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425403.72/cwt400.00–420.001,71616
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431357.12/cwt350.00–370.001,53910
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4741
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464377.94/cwt370.00–400.001,7547
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3478329.84/cwt320.00–340.001,5772
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508381.66/cwt375.00–385.001,9393
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523358.01/cwt350.00–372.001,87215
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3526328.42/cwt315.00–340.001,7277
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,0491
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8592
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1563
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624305.66/cwt300.00–315.001,9078
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8853
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy660325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1451
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672304.46/cwt300.00–310.002,0465
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2716296.27/cwt280.00–305.002,1218
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2757295.62/cwt280.00–310.002,2386
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4231
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,4821
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,5561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,724183.13/cwt175.00–188.003,1576
Bulls——2,135192.00/cwt192.00–192.004,0991
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85387.38/cwt85.00–90.007452
Cows—Lean 85-90%963113.97/cwt110.00–122.001,09811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056107.89/cwt105.00–109.001,1394
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103132.87/cwt128.00–145.001,4666
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198119.20/cwt111.00–124.001,4286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265151.78/cwt146.00–157.001,9204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350129.82/cwt125.00–140.001,7538
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,683142.19/cwt140.00–144.002,3932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,775130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,3082
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-26051,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930224.30/cwt182.00–263.002,0865
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023192.71/cwt162.00–255.001,9715
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28822,379.30/head2,100.00–2,850.002,3793
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0073,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0272,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1663,060.45/head1,750.00–3,400.003,0604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3492,648.50/head1,750.00–3,300.002,6498
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3772,065.85/head1,265.00–2,550.002,0665
Bred Cows—Large 31,5051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 39351,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 39751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4383,566.17/head2,200.00–4,100.003,5667
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6183,397.06/head3,000.00–3,700.003,3972
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6503,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7054,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001

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.