Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-01-06

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 6
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,791 head
▲ 567 vs last sale 1,224▼ 278 vs year ago 2,069 · −13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 113▼ 23 vs year ago 153 · −15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 59▼ 40 vs year ago 84 · −47.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison with last week due to holiday break, however there was a good quality offering today and buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for weaned feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $231.05/cwt on 668 head.
Average price
$231.05
668 head · 713 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,646
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$492
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$83.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.37
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2512233.621,19730
Medium and Large 1-2727232.181,689611
Medium and Large 2-3603204.721,23526
Medium and Large 3470150.007051thin
One grade step is worth $83.62/cwt here — about $492 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale668 hd
231.05
—
KY average20 barns · 6,754 hd
227.68
+3.37
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—High1,699110.511,87817
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58797.871,55313
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15589.401,03253
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98270.4469128
HeifersChoiceAverage1,180162.501,9181thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,122133.321,4967thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165160.001,8641thin

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)1,286$1,4235
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,0702thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,139$1,0619
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,033$8302thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)835$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)760$8262thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,202$1,5223thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,224$1,5194thin

Every lot

143 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260280.00/cwt280.00–280.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323276.45/cwt265.00–280.008934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325301.99/cwt292.50–305.009816
Steers—Medium and Large 2345257.50/cwt257.50–257.508881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378273.98/cwt262.50–282.501,0366
Steers—Medium and Large 2380241.02/cwt235.00–250.009164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382290.64/cwt285.00–305.001,1106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420259.91/cwt250.00–267.501,0923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424281.97/cwt270.00–288.001,1966
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425212.50/cwt212.50–212.509031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427300.40/cwt294.00–307.501,2835
Steers—Medium and Large 2431236.22/cwt225.00–240.001,0184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469253.88/cwt245.00–257.501,19113
Steers—Medium and Large 3470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 2472228.97/cwt220.00–237.501,0813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479277.58/cwt270.00–288.001,33019
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504282.46/cwt275.00–292.501,42426
Steers—Medium and Large 2524239.60/cwt230.00–245.001,25612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525265.84/cwt256.00–273.001,39620
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530214.52/cwt207.50–220.001,1376
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565218.93/cwt212.50–220.001,2377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566265.23/cwt252.50–270.001,50155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575239.27/cwt234.00–249.001,37623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618251.04/cwt247.50–258.001,55140
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618234.97/cwt225.00–240.001,45214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625197.74/cwt190.00–205.001,2362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657240.80/cwt240.00–241.001,5825
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3677192.01/cwt180.00–195.001,3005
Steers—Medium and Large 2679213.33/cwt210.00–221.001,4496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683232.38/cwt227.50–237.501,58733
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726229.11/cwt220.00–230.001,66394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731212.43/cwt202.50–218.001,55310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763218.12/cwt208.00–223.001,66437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2831204.38/cwt190.00–211.001,69811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2866201.13/cwt195.00–204.001,74215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added947195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,84756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added959204.75/cwt204.75–204.751,96456
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3972170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,207176.75/cwt176.75–176.752,13345
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2208230.95/cwt227.00–235.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278204.77/cwt200.00–210.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285233.38/cwt220.00–240.006656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322187.90/cwt175.00–200.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326231.84/cwt220.00–240.0075619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378233.03/cwt225.00–242.5088121
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-338590.00/cwt90.00–90.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387247.50/cwt247.50–247.509587
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388211.37/cwt205.00–217.508202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424207.43/cwt200.00–215.0088010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425240.36/cwt237.50–244.001,0224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429225.57/cwt218.00–234.0096824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469238.23/cwt236.00–245.001,11712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472221.97/cwt214.00–230.001,04834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473206.57/cwt190.00–213.0097725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520208.66/cwt203.00–210.001,08510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521196.58/cwt180.00–200.001,0248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523222.90/cwt214.00–230.001,16632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562224.70/cwt224.00–225.001,26334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572192.66/cwt180.00–202.001,10216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577218.67/cwt205.00–221.001,26253
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3618116.55/cwt110.00–120.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622229.12/cwt229.00–239.001,42582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626182.37/cwt174.00–195.001,14210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629206.94/cwt200.00–215.001,30235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666207.08/cwt194.00–210.001,37933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675184.83/cwt170.00–190.001,24815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,53780
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713185.28/cwt175.00–190.001,32110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770187.63/cwt180.00–192.001,4455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815190.63/cwt187.50–200.001,5544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3818125.31/cwt120.00–128.001,0256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,59248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3860160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2868186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3905147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230292.66/cwt290.00–295.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280245.00/cwt245.00–245.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295310.00/cwt310.00–310.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310235.00/cwt235.00–235.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325198.87/cwt180.00–210.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy334288.71/cwt285.00–300.009644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377223.06/cwt220.00–232.508414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385203.78/cwt202.50–205.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386268.30/cwt252.50–272.501,03614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy398290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1544
Bulls—Small and Medium 3415100.00/cwt100.00–100.004151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425240.18/cwt235.00–245.001,0212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431257.95/cwt255.00–260.001,1125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464259.73/cwt256.00–265.001,2057
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465199.92/cwt192.50–207.509302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472237.87/cwt230.00–250.001,12311
Bulls—Small and Medium 3505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525199.05/cwt190.00–207.501,0453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527232.93/cwt220.00–239.001,22836
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533216.23/cwt215.00–217.501,1532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572230.86/cwt225.00–237.501,32113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608214.42/cwt204.00–222.501,3046
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730182.76/cwt177.50–190.001,3346
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761179.84/cwt175.00–191.001,3694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2829168.88/cwt167.50–170.001,4004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3868153.17/cwt147.50–159.001,3302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3917136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3101
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,165160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8641
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,122133.32/cwt120.00–140.001,4967
Heifers—Choice1,180162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,9181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52895.87/cwt90.00–102.001,4656
Bulls——1,747114.31/cwt108.00–119.001,9976
Bulls——1,847123.52/cwt120.00–130.002,2815
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93250.66/cwt45.00–58.004725
Cows—Lean 85-90%95565.09/cwt60.00–70.006229
Cows—Lean 85-90%99591.00/cwt91.00–91.009051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01880.16/cwt74.00–84.0081613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10085.66/cwt82.00–89.0094231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22992.47/cwt90.00–99.001,13617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241102.18/cwt100.00–105.001,2685
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56796.80/cwt95.00–99.001,51710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,653101.45/cwt100.00–104.001,6773
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760826.15/head800.00–850.008262
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28351,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2830600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,070.37/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033830.15/head810.00–850.008302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,118.53/head1,025.00–1,275.001,1198
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2861,423.12/head1,235.00–1,510.001,4235
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2021,522.23/head1,125.00–1,675.001,5223
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2241,519.28/head1,400.00–1,625.001,5194

This sale against other markets

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.