Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-01-13

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 13
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
624 head
▼ 1,167 vs last sale 1,791▼ 191 vs year ago 815 · −23.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 130▲ 53 vs year ago 19 · +278.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 44▲ 31 vs year ago 84 · +36.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly lower with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. However yearling steers 800 lbs and over were 4.00 to 8.00 lower but with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers were mostly lower across the weight breaks. Light weight heifers 500 lbs and under were 2.00 to 6.00 lower while heifers over 650 lbs were sharply lower. Buyers interest was selective as bad weather conditions in the west and local predictions of below zero temperatures and snow limited demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls were mostly steady but with limited comparisons.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.24/cwt on 263 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −18.76 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$206.24
263 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,196
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$614
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$67.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.17
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2600212.781,277212
Medium and Large 2504204.671,0325thin
Medium and Large 2-3501180.0890341
Small and Medium 2-3457145.096625thin
One grade step is worth $67.70/cwt here — about $614 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 sale263 hd
206.24
—
KY average26 barns · 8,044 hd
204.08
+2.17
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−18.76
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—High1,709117.542,0095thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59897.601,55916
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21896.391,17438
CowsLean 85-90%Low97580.6578614

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)1,372$1,44718
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,123$1,3549
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,337$1,34822
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,114$1,26116
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,286$1,2355
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,342$1,2314thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,130$1,1254thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,138$9833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$8973thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)980$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)925$8852thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)856$8464thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,375$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$1,4625

Every lot

122 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
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245307.50/cwt307.50–307.507531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2282247.50/cwt247.50–247.506982
Steers—Medium and Large 2310260.00/cwt260.00–260.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315307.62/cwt300.00–315.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340273.99/cwt270.00–282.509325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380257.50/cwt257.50–257.509791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy397290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403299.50/cwt299.00–300.001,2072
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3426226.67/cwt210.00–230.009666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430266.82/cwt260.00–270.001,1473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466265.80/cwt262.50–270.001,2396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469280.56/cwt277.50–285.001,31612
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3475170.00/cwt170.00–170.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518210.14/cwt200.00–220.001,0892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527240.06/cwt230.00–243.001,2658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538263.30/cwt250.00–269.001,4178
Steers—Medium and Large 2550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5203
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575187.93/cwt180.00–196.001,0812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585250.18/cwt242.50–252.001,46419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605250.87/cwt244.00–255.001,51813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623207.45/cwt205.00–210.001,2922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628236.46/cwt223.00–240.001,48521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671233.16/cwt227.00–239.001,5656
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726217.09/cwt210.00–223.001,5767
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768198.92/cwt190.00–208.001,5284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2807200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7279
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,090152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,6621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,142176.50/cwt176.50–176.502,01643
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220177.84/cwt170.00–185.003912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240220.00/cwt220.00–220.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3286195.79/cwt192.50–202.505609
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295222.50/cwt222.50–222.506561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345223.00/cwt216.00–230.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379228.91/cwt220.00–240.0086815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422190.92/cwt185.00–200.008063
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3423151.81/cwt145.00–160.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425224.69/cwt215.00–233.0095511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445207.50/cwt207.50–207.509231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467211.95/cwt209.00–214.009903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468192.30/cwt184.00–200.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476223.53/cwt217.50–233.001,06418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487244.54/cwt244.50–245.001,19123
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3507135.00/cwt135.00–135.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519207.64/cwt200.00–214.001,07810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568187.88/cwt180.00–197.501,0675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575208.19/cwt200.00–215.001,19720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626171.09/cwt160.00–180.001,0718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629206.55/cwt200.00–214.001,29917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668153.70/cwt150.00–161.001,0273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681194.09/cwt187.50–200.001,32211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,47970
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725189.83/cwt185.00–200.001,3763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3800145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840172.90/cwt172.50–173.001,4525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3870155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5714
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225215.00/cwt215.00–215.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2263287.48/cwt285.00–290.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290220.00/cwt220.00–220.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331278.03/cwt277.00–280.009203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335212.50/cwt212.50–212.507121
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3345141.78/cwt125.00–150.004893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360215.14/cwt210.00–220.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365225.00/cwt225.00–225.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381268.02/cwt267.00–270.001,0213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433231.55/cwt223.00–240.001,0032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy442267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458262.58/cwt250.00–264.001,20310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470236.00/cwt230.00–242.501,1095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477217.01/cwt215.00–220.001,0353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530235.03/cwt232.50–240.001,2463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561225.35/cwt220.00–232.501,2649
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588199.97/cwt180.00–210.001,1763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619205.66/cwt197.50–215.001,2734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682202.17/cwt197.50–206.001,3793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761181.91/cwt167.50–187.001,3844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2817159.48/cwt151.00–165.001,3033
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,653114.81/cwt112.00–117.001,8983
Bulls——1,793121.63/cwt120.00–123.002,1812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82550.00/cwt50.00–50.004131
Cows—Lean 85-90%95185.32/cwt80.00–89.008117
Cows—Lean 85-90%98475.48/cwt70.00–79.007434
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17885.25/cwt80.00–88.501,0048
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19395.14/cwt90.00–99.001,13516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269104.19/cwt100.00–115.001,32214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52894.46/cwt90.00–98.001,44310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,714102.84/cwt100.00–107.001,7636
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970896.86/head800.00–950.008973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0971,341.90/head1,150.00–1,475.001,3428
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,1111,383.57/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3846
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1161,187.17/head1,000.00–1,650.001,18710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,125.01/head1,000.00–1,235.001,1254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138983.35/head975.00–1,000.009833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2861,235.27/head1,000.00–1,335.001,2355
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,3301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3371,348.06/head1,035.00–1,650.001,34822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3421,230.70/head1,050.00–1,310.001,2314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3721,447.03/head1,150.00–1,650.001,44718
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2856845.95/head600.00–1,000.008464
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925885.00/head885.00–885.008852
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,383.06/head1,050.00–1,650.001,3832
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3711,513.95/head1,300.00–1,600.001,5143

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.