Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-01-27

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 27
● Final150 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,603 head
▲ 979 vs last sale 624▲ 779 vs year ago 824 · +94.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 72▲ 98 vs year ago 60 · +163.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 115▲ 4 vs year ago 32 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed last week. However buyers were active and a stronger undertone was noted as buyers were willing to pay premiums for good quality weaned packages of calves. There was a strong demand for both feeder and slaughter animals.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.96/cwt on 801 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −8.04 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$216.96
801 head · 650 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,410
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$786
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$109.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.32
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2665219.231,459683
Medium and Large 2555212.581,17987
Medium and Large 2-3568186.661,06128
Small and Medium 2-3612110.006733thin
One grade step is worth $109.23/cwt here — about $786 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 sale801 hd
216.96
—
KY average26 barns · 7,385 hd
210.64
+6.32
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−8.04
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—High1,740119.122,07218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,503110.571,66229
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,238105.931,31151
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03486.2189168

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,265$1,4353thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$1,3276
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,223$1,1602thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,161$1,1517
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,043$1,0762thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)735$7751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,515$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,3251thin

Every lot

150 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315155.00/cwt155.00–155.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316324.70/cwt310.00–330.001,0264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375316.72/cwt310.00–324.001,1882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405288.92/cwt280.00–292.001,1704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428306.12/cwt300.00–311.001,3109
Steers—Medium and Large 2429264.65/cwt250.00–274.001,1357
Steers—Medium and Large 2455248.74/cwt247.50–250.001,1322
Steers—Medium 345785.00/cwt85.00–85.003884
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473208.85/cwt205.00–220.009884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478295.50/cwt288.00–300.001,4128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481269.66/cwt260.00–280.001,2977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516291.27/cwt285.00–301.001,5035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523271.69/cwt266.00–282.001,42114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523187.39/cwt180.00–197.009803
Steers—Medium and Large 2530251.35/cwt240.00–258.001,3328
Steers—Medium and Large 2564237.24/cwt230.00–240.001,3384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577252.89/cwt247.50–264.001,45956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583279.86/cwt272.50–285.001,63214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3588200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610257.66/cwt252.50–265.001,57217
Steers—Medium and Large 2616217.02/cwt210.00–227.501,3374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633239.96/cwt232.00–247.501,51919
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645187.50/cwt185.00–190.001,2092
Steers—Medium 365596.00/cwt96.00–96.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679233.03/cwt220.00–238.001,58225
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715221.10/cwt205.00–224.501,58127
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746227.80/cwt226.00–228.001,69910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777221.11/cwt214.00–223.501,71848
Steers—Medium 378199.76/cwt99.00–100.007794
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818202.02/cwt200.00–203.001,6533
Steers—Medium 386099.00/cwt99.00–99.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3895160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3975142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,9395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,077195.50/cwt195.50–195.502,10651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,328169.85/cwt169.85–169.852,25643
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230275.00/cwt275.00–275.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235230.00/cwt230.00–230.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265275.00/cwt275.00–275.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270202.50/cwt202.50–202.505471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272257.62/cwt255.00–262.507013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326254.66/cwt250.00–258.008305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335235.00/cwt235.00–235.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337267.43/cwt265.00–277.509016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366236.86/cwt230.00–245.008675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380264.81/cwt257.00–272.501,00618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388212.45/cwt205.00–220.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423264.80/cwt257.50–277.001,12015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423243.00/cwt232.50–252.001,02815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434226.67/cwt217.50–230.009846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465254.25/cwt247.00–260.001,18226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477234.98/cwt230.00–245.001,12129
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479216.65/cwt209.00–224.001,0388
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483183.38/cwt180.00–190.008863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505195.50/cwt191.00–200.009872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507240.60/cwt239.00–241.001,22013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525226.97/cwt220.00–237.501,19240
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531214.65/cwt210.00–218.001,14016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579229.82/cwt222.00–234.001,33156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581214.81/cwt205.00–217.001,24841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585193.93/cwt180.00–200.001,13413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623180.93/cwt170.00–192.501,1272
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633208.40/cwt200.00–215.001,31918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669202.71/cwt196.00–213.001,35616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2679189.18/cwt180.00–191.001,28512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3713164.98/cwt160.00–170.001,1762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727213.44/cwt200.00–215.351,552347
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740185.03/cwt180.00–190.001,3692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2751190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2811180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2858173.32/cwt170.00–180.001,4873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,061177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,87850
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250270.00/cwt270.00–270.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250227.50/cwt220.00–235.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy253322.00/cwt307.50–325.008156
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3260205.19/cwt200.00–210.005332
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3285120.00/cwt120.00–120.003421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323314.88/cwt310.00–320.001,0176
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325206.08/cwt202.50–210.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2332285.00/cwt285.00–285.009462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370262.53/cwt260.00–265.009712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380293.73/cwt285.00–300.001,1165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380197.56/cwt185.00–210.007514
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3385125.00/cwt125.00–125.004811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420281.48/cwt280.00–285.001,18221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423203.25/cwt200.00–205.008603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437267.59/cwt265.00–269.001,1696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464267.12/cwt265.00–270.001,2396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465247.73/cwt240.00–253.001,1524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465170.50/cwt170.50–170.507931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519244.85/cwt237.50–249.001,27113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537215.62/cwt215.00–217.501,1584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575208.94/cwt200.00–217.501,2015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577231.26/cwt220.00–237.501,33413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620212.32/cwt207.50–214.001,3164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2672198.25/cwt190.00–202.501,3323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674218.17/cwt215.00–222.001,4707
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680175.58/cwt170.00–181.001,1942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715200.96/cwt195.00–204.001,4373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770197.36/cwt192.50–199.001,5204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3840159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3361
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
Dairy Steers—Large 3390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
Dairy Steers—Large 355097.50/cwt97.50–97.505361
Dairy Steers—Large 3753149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,12212
Dairy Steers—Large 31,065129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3741
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3570113.00/cwt113.00–113.006441
Dairy Heifers—Large 378091.00/cwt91.00–91.007102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,604104.57/cwt94.00–111.001,6775
Bulls——1,681120.94/cwt118.00–124.002,0338
Bulls——1,969130.77/cwt127.00–135.002,5755
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84164.18/cwt60.00–66.005404
Cows—Lean 85-90%94078.45/cwt73.00–83.0073718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07589.05/cwt84.00–99.0095739
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,157102.97/cwt100.00–107.001,1917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233105.19/cwt100.00–109.001,29728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237114.76/cwt111.00–126.001,42014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25394.47/cwt90.00–99.501,1849
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474108.64/cwt102.00–114.001,60121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,564118.45/cwt115.00–125.001,8537
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,6081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2735775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,075.58/head1,035.00–1,125.001,0762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1611,151.02/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1517
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,326.51/head1,110.00–1,400.001,3276
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,160.31/head1,110.00–1,210.001,1602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,435.13/head1,350.00–1,475.001,4353
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.