Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-02-10

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 10
● Final149 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,299 head
▼ 720 vs last sale 2,019▲ 187 vs year ago 1,112 · +16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 182▲ 7 vs year ago 138 · +5.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 99▲ 44 vs year ago 44 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger. Good quality light weight feeder steers under 400 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 higher, while 400-600 lbs steers were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers 600 lbs and over were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers followed a similar path with light weights under 400 lbs were 4.00 to 8.00 higher while heifers over 600 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Buyers were active paid premiums for good quality weaned packages of calves, while discounting off colored, lighter muscled or smaller framed individuals. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with good demand and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a good supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.15/cwt on 565 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +1.15 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$226.15
565 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,306
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$732
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$102.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.04
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2591229.951,359486
Medium and Large 2499215.941,07860
Medium and Large 2-3479173.2883014thin
Small and Medium 2-3490127.906275thin
One grade step is worth $102.04/cwt here — about $732 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 sale565 hd
226.15
—
KY average26 barns · 11,207 hd
225.11
+1.04
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
+1.15
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—High1,653119.821,98123
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,516104.711,58721
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,175102.361,20353
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01782.3183744

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$1,4342thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$1,33412
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,32910
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,1842thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,156$1,1669
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)830$1,2101thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,345$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,69817
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,138$1,6752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,158$1,0512thin

Every lot

149 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270280.00/cwt280.00–280.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 2275220.00/cwt220.00–220.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305197.50/cwt197.50–197.506021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318321.14/cwt318.00–330.001,02110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318292.36/cwt290.00–295.009302
Steers—Medium and Large 2325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365328.51/cwt320.00–332.001,1995
Steers—Medium and Large 2375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385305.66/cwt305.00–306.001,1773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421311.91/cwt305.00–321.001,31320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432292.04/cwt290.00–300.001,2625
Steers—Medium and Large 2440260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1442
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455205.44/cwt200.00–211.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468279.81/cwt270.00–285.001,31010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472294.02/cwt290.00–303.001,38810
Steers—Medium and Large 3475177.47/cwt175.00–180.008432
Steers—Medium and Large 2491240.12/cwt230.00–245.001,1793
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528287.40/cwt280.00–300.001,51754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532272.28/cwt257.00–278.001,44925
Steers—Medium and Large 2539244.80/cwt236.00–252.501,3198
Steers—Medium and Large 3540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565268.24/cwt260.00–279.001,51619
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565204.73/cwt192.50–212.001,1573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572249.43/cwt240.00–255.001,42720
Steers—Medium and Large 2574229.58/cwt222.00–234.001,3189
Steers—Medium and Large 2628213.38/cwt205.00–220.001,3403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633267.90/cwt262.50–271.501,696101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637245.55/cwt237.50–254.001,56417
Steers—Medium and Large 2671208.52/cwt207.50–209.001,3993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672235.68/cwt230.00–242.501,58426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678246.42/cwt244.00–250.001,67141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721233.01/cwt225.00–235.001,68044
Steers—Medium and Large 2731213.11/cwt204.00–219.001,5584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780223.66/cwt213.00–225.001,74537
Steers—Medium and Large 2805185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826214.07/cwt210.00–217.001,7689
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2864210.26/cwt202.50–215.001,8177
Steers—Medium and Large 2892193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915204.68/cwt200.00–207.001,8733
Steers—Medium and Large 2969180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7446
Steers—Medium and Large 21,052180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8944
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200280.00/cwt280.00–280.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3205205.00/cwt205.00–205.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy268288.64/cwt285.00–292.507742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269213.04/cwt205.00–223.005734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282261.02/cwt250.00–270.007365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320237.43/cwt225.00–245.0076010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322191.34/cwt185.00–202.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332256.90/cwt250.00–268.0085311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373170.31/cwt160.00–180.006353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379259.13/cwt250.00–262.509829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380231.64/cwt220.00–240.008805
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392278.63/cwt270.00–283.001,0923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410190.00/cwt190.00–190.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419230.21/cwt225.00–235.009655
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3425129.76/cwt120.00–140.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426247.99/cwt240.00–255.001,0568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431268.20/cwt259.00–276.001,15626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472260.29/cwt253.00–270.001,22927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478235.81/cwt230.00–248.001,12740
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512243.28/cwt240.00–245.001,24622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528212.13/cwt200.00–220.001,1209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534230.66/cwt220.00–237.001,23245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571172.00/cwt172.00–172.009823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578233.62/cwt233.50–235.001,35028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578205.37/cwt200.00–214.001,1879
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581226.13/cwt215.00–230.001,31438
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3595135.00/cwt135.00–135.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620224.51/cwt212.00–228.001,39282
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-362095.00/cwt95.00–95.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628201.52/cwt194.00–207.501,2666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669216.78/cwt205.00–220.001,45036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2681202.76/cwt195.00–210.001,38111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709204.50/cwt190.00–210.001,45015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2779193.61/cwt187.50–199.001,5087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806208.50/cwt208.50–208.501,68174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,5343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2858179.45/cwt174.00–185.001,5402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,045150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235265.00/cwt265.00–265.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240305.00/cwt305.00–305.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255200.00/cwt200.00–200.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275285.00/cwt285.00–285.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285313.06/cwt308.00–319.008923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2306279.99/cwt277.50–285.008573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328248.70/cwt247.50–250.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370321.97/cwt315.00–325.001,1915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374294.88/cwt285.00–300.001,1035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418174.63/cwt170.00–179.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420287.07/cwt275.00–290.001,2065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424310.57/cwt300.00–315.001,3174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433230.27/cwt220.00–235.009973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469211.13/cwt205.00–230.009905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482244.51/cwt235.00–254.001,1798
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495182.75/cwt177.50–188.009052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526207.04/cwt200.00–220.001,0895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534241.38/cwt235.00–250.001,28924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561223.56/cwt217.50–232.501,2544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573244.12/cwt236.00–255.001,39911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608209.90/cwt200.00–215.001,2763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628236.63/cwt230.00–240.001,4863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2641
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672218.31/cwt213.00–227.501,46710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3672168.46/cwt160.00–175.001,1323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785190.66/cwt187.50–200.001,4977
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2860151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2945137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2951
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
Dairy Steers—Large 3513132.82/cwt101.00–150.006813
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,483106.10/cwt98.00–113.001,5736
Bulls——1,677134.49/cwt130.00–138.002,2553
Bulls——1,721122.56/cwt117.00–126.002,10914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95156.46/cwt47.50–65.005374
Cows—Lean 85-90%97176.79/cwt70.00–82.0074618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05188.84/cwt84.00–98.0093418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,134103.65/cwt100.00–111.001,1754
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157105.06/cwt100.00–111.001,21625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164117.67/cwt113.00–128.001,3708
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20292.86/cwt84.00–98.001,11620
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508105.77/cwt104.00–110.001,59512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51695.51/cwt93.00–98.001,4485
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539113.01/cwt112.00–115.001,7394
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28301,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,184.06/head1,050.00–1,300.001,1842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,434.31/head1,300.00–1,525.001,4342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1561,166.19/head925.00–1,300.001,1669
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,328.81/head1,200.00–1,400.001,32910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,333.95/head1,250.00–1,400.001,33412
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,051.40/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1861,547.72/head1,300.00–1,700.001,5488
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3321,689.58/head1,300.00–2,000.001,6905
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4232,009.78/head1,850.00–2,400.002,0104

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.