Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-02-24

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 24
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,463 head
▲ 709 vs last sale 754▲ 609 vs year ago 854 · +71.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 58▲ 54 vs year ago 104 · +51.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 56▲ 58 vs year ago 39 · +148.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Lighter weight steers 500 lbs and under were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher, however there were a few spots of 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Yearling steers 750 lbs and over were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were 8.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand, while heifers weighing over 500 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher with a good supply. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls were mostly steady 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 $242.18/cwt on 605 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +17.18 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$242.18
605 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,407
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$566
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$78.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2588246.771,452526
Medium and Large 2533220.231,17366
Medium and Large 2-3527168.1188613thin
One grade step is worth $78.66/cwt here — about $566 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 sale605 hd
242.18
—
KY average26 barns · 7,638 hd
242.57
−0.39
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
+17.18
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—Low1,803124.942,25322
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,516114.101,73011
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,193105.031,25361
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98391.5990143

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)1,020$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$1,5909
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,041$1,4825
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$1,42926
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$1,2304thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)980$9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$7751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,228$1,6972thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,063$1,2242thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$1,8414thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,2251thin

Every lot

145 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 1-2235297.50/cwt290.00–305.006992
Steers—Medium and Large 2250275.00/cwt275.00–275.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2266306.55/cwt300.00–315.008154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0342
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320215.00/cwt215.00–215.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374353.73/cwt337.50–357.501,3237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1591
Steers—Medium and Large 2385285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423336.58/cwt330.00–345.001,4248
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430200.00/cwt200.00–200.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433292.20/cwt280.00–300.001,26510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476297.23/cwt290.00–305.001,4158
Steers—Medium and Large 2481281.05/cwt275.00–285.001,3525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482324.27/cwt315.00–336.001,56312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514291.18/cwt280.00–300.001,4978
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515324.98/cwt318.00–329.001,67418
Steers—Medium and Large 2515275.97/cwt275.00–277.001,4212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564298.60/cwt290.00–300.001,6848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579266.29/cwt260.00–277.501,5424
Steers—Medium and Large 2581241.45/cwt230.00–252.501,4035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610270.46/cwt265.00–280.001,65023
Steers—Medium and Large 2620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637259.70/cwt252.50–262.501,6548
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663265.22/cwt262.50–279.001,7586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683249.69/cwt245.00–258.001,70510
Steers—Medium and Large 2685236.98/cwt234.00–240.001,6232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724236.05/cwt220.00–239.001,7097
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725246.72/cwt244.00–248.001,78919
Steers—Medium and Large 2730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764243.41/cwt240.00–247.501,86019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764231.32/cwt220.00–235.001,7674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,93162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822220.41/cwt210.00–228.001,8125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865209.97/cwt205.00–215.001,8162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added899228.50/cwt228.50–228.502,05459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added911228.75/cwt228.75–228.752,08458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2914205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9583
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3960145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,038180.97/cwt179.00–185.001,8783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,158181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,09649
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223232.58/cwt225.00–240.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238265.94/cwt260.00–272.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282275.76/cwt265.00–285.007785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295227.50/cwt227.50–227.506711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327277.54/cwt267.50–287.509087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332303.90/cwt290.00–309.501,00912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332238.07/cwt230.00–250.007905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364309.93/cwt304.00–315.001,12813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375265.95/cwt250.00–270.009975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378172.82/cwt150.00–185.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379288.91/cwt280.00–295.001,0959
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3403164.91/cwt150.00–180.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417296.49/cwt290.00–310.001,23617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420249.28/cwt240.00–257.501,04710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437277.43/cwt275.00–285.001,2124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450217.00/cwt217.00–217.009771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472235.44/cwt230.00–245.001,1119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476259.19/cwt250.00–266.001,2347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484275.13/cwt270.00–285.001,33230
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519228.76/cwt220.00–235.001,1874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525261.47/cwt260.00–275.001,37320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530250.19/cwt240.00–257.501,32640
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567217.75/cwt210.00–221.001,23515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575239.10/cwt234.00–252.501,37535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,46287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617199.03/cwt195.00–202.001,2283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621224.48/cwt210.00–230.001,39430
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665189.92/cwt180.00–200.001,2632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673221.63/cwt215.00–227.001,49222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,612150
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715127.50/cwt127.50–127.509121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732213.48/cwt200.00–214.501,56334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765150.88/cwt140.00–162.501,1543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2771173.71/cwt165.00–180.001,3394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2810167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2875170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2970131.25/cwt120.00–142.501,2732
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,045137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,4371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220302.50/cwt302.50–302.506661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225275.00/cwt275.00–275.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy277320.22/cwt312.50–325.008873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278300.31/cwt300.00–301.008353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280245.00/cwt245.00–245.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318341.46/cwt335.00–347.501,0865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364338.70/cwt330.00–350.001,2338
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373302.46/cwt290.00–310.001,1284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376272.00/cwt265.00–285.001,0233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419323.36/cwt315.00–335.001,3557
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437302.16/cwt290.00–311.001,32015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465239.84/cwt235.00–245.001,1152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482285.76/cwt280.00–296.001,3775
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486263.22/cwt253.00–272.501,2797
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513281.23/cwt280.00–285.001,4434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518241.17/cwt240.00–242.501,2493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524260.12/cwt250.00–270.001,36310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570223.25/cwt220.00–230.001,2733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2589258.57/cwt247.50–267.501,5237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630244.37/cwt232.50–252.501,54014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633216.71/cwt205.00–227.501,3723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680226.38/cwt219.00–233.001,5393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730219.70/cwt212.00–227.501,6042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773211.11/cwt207.50–216.001,6323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823203.57/cwt199.00–211.001,6753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,7871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,040183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,9031
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007131
Dairy Heifers—Large 3500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,453111.80/cwt100.00–118.001,6246
Bulls——1,825125.19/cwt120.00–129.002,2859
Bulls——2,076135.88/cwt130.00–143.002,8217
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91361.40/cwt60.00–62.505612
Cows—Lean 85-90%92879.84/cwt70.00–84.0074113
Cows—Lean 85-90%976105.16/cwt100.00–113.001,02614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05293.23/cwt86.00–98.0098114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163105.50/cwt100.00–112.001,22730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17793.93/cwt90.00–98.001,10617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275117.48/cwt114.00–125.001,49814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500109.81/cwt100.00–114.001,6477
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545121.61/cwt115.00–130.001,8794
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,223.59/head1,050.00–1,375.001,2242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,697.05/head1,650.00–1,750.001,6972
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0411,481.68/head1,250.00–1,650.001,4825
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,230.21/head1,175.00–1,300.001,2304
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1921,429.44/head1,100.00–1,875.001,42926
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,589.83/head1,275.00–1,900.001,5909
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,666.43/head1,625.00–1,700.001,6662
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2432,014.74/head1,675.00–2,225.002,0152

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.