Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-03-02

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 2
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
605 head
▼ 858 vs last sale 1,463▼ 4 vs year ago 609 · −0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 158▼ 4 vs year ago 97 · −4.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 97▼ 6 vs year ago 34 · −17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was STRONGER with a good supply of high quality cattle. Feeder steers 400-500 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while lighter weight steers under 400 lbs and the 500-700 lbs steers were 8.00 to 10.00 higher or more with strong demand. Yearling steers were steady to 3.00 higher but with a limited supply. Feeder heifers were at least steady to 3.00 higher across the weight breaks, with some groups gaining well over 10.00. Buyers were extremely active and willing to pay premiums for good quality feeder cattle today, while discounting smaller framed and lighter muscled calves. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls were steady with a good supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.05/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −130.63 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$256.05
58 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,404
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$15.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.51
vs KY average
−12.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551257.621,41952
Medium and Large 2525242.451,2736thin
One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $146 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale58 hd
256.05
—
KY average2 barns · 80 hd
253.54
+2.51
National average181 barns · 16,149 hd
268.88
−12.83
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−130.63
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
446402357313median 386.6803/0705/0207/1109/0510/31
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.00, low $327.00, median $386.68 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,712124.122,12512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,507117.881,77721
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,214104.871,27333
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07393.311,00126
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,790147.502,6401thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,035165.001,7081thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,155182.502,1081thin

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)1,105$1,7251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$1,6393thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$1,4224thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,012$1,1345
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)878$1,3234thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,205$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,2501thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290280.00/cwt280.00–280.008121
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295334.84/cwt325.00–355.009883
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300235.00/cwt235.00–235.007051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310300.24/cwt295.00–315.009314
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0663
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2364303.02/cwt290.00–317.501,1038
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368335.33/cwt327.50–342.501,2346
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410225.00/cwt225.00–225.009232
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420337.26/cwt327.50–347.501,4162
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435258.49/cwt247.50–270.001,1242
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439297.06/cwt285.00–307.501,30415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467315.58/cwt310.00–320.001,47410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471299.80/cwt290.00–307.501,4124
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,6961
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5231
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3537225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2082
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565276.58/cwt265.00–285.001,5638
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568256.28/cwt250.00–262.501,4562
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569306.88/cwt297.50–317.501,74612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628294.75/cwt287.50–297.501,85110
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631272.19/cwt267.50–273.001,71816
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8849
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735241.25/cwt232.50–250.001,7732
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755232.48/cwt230.00–235.001,7552
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8661
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9911
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2910170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5474
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy217320.00/cwt320.00–320.006942
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220200.00/cwt200.00–200.004401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265220.00/cwt220.00–220.005832
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2308288.38/cwt270.00–292.5088810
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313257.20/cwt250.00–265.008052
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373255.23/cwt255.00–257.5095211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378275.87/cwt270.00–282.501,0433
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383308.91/cwt305.00–312.501,1839
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410303.22/cwt292.50–307.501,2438
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430223.33/cwt210.00–230.009603
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440145.00/cwt145.00–145.006382
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461274.00/cwt270.00–280.001,26351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470290.15/cwt285.00–293.001,36442
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475225.05/cwt220.00–230.001,0692
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475132.50/cwt132.50–132.506291
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522285.08/cwt280.00–292.501,48810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524266.75/cwt255.00–272.501,39814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525242.45/cwt230.00–245.001,2736
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572257.41/cwt253.00–267.501,4729
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576236.54/cwt229.00–245.001,36219
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607242.28/cwt240.00–247.501,47111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0371
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Replacement617262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,62011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624218.49/cwt210.00–228.001,36311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2971
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663189.96/cwt180.00–200.001,2592
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672226.36/cwt215.00–227.501,52115
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5402
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780198.29/cwt190.00–205.001,5476
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2804201.42/cwt183.00–202.001,61934
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2818173.74/cwt170.00–177.501,4212
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4792
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5591
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2995100.00/cwt100.00–100.009951
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265245.00/cwt245.00–245.006491
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270280.00/cwt280.00–280.007561
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2278315.00/cwt315.00–315.008763
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318273.96/cwt270.00–277.508712
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363339.42/cwt335.00–345.001,2325
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380321.96/cwt317.50–325.001,2234
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413336.51/cwt330.00–345.001,3903
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4083
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2444271.96/cwt270.00–280.001,2085
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,2441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481279.34/cwt275.00–287.501,34423
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485302.57/cwt299.00–307.501,4679
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510281.88/cwt272.50–292.501,43810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523265.64/cwt265.00–267.501,3894
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525218.73/cwt217.50–220.001,1482
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570235.38/cwt227.50–245.001,3426
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579265.10/cwt255.00–267.501,5357
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638208.68/cwt202.50–215.001,3312
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695207.50/cwt204.00–211.001,4422
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720218.72/cwt215.00–222.501,5752
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3231
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2762206.01/cwt204.00–210.001,5703
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-390590.00/cwt90.00–90.008151
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008331
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,155182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,1081
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,035165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,677123.15/cwt120.00–129.002,0659
Bulls——1,710135.54/cwt134.00–137.002,3182
Bulls——2,035110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,2391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96857.84/cwt55.00–60.005602
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03685.95/cwt80.00–90.008906
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07195.06/cwt94.00–98.001,01810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130105.52/cwt100.00–114.001,1928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178107.64/cwt103.00–113.001,26812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22598.89/cwt93.00–102.001,21117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274122.01/cwt117.00–128.001,5544
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,444112.20/cwt108.00–118.001,62012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,592125.45/cwt121.00–137.501,9979
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,790147.50/cwt147.50–147.502,6401
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 3735650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0811,255.23/head1,100.00–1,425.001,2554
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,422.02/head1,275.00–1,600.001,4224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,638.57/head1,400.00–1,725.001,6393
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28781,322.69/head900.00–1,625.001,3234
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.