Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-03-09

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 9
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
903 head
▲ 298 vs last sale 605▼ 585 vs year ago 1,488 · −39.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 93▲ 31 vs year ago 102 · +30.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 28▲ 43 vs year ago 56 · +76.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger once again. Light weight feeder steers 400 lbs and under were steady to 3.00 lower, while the rest of the weight classes were at least steady to 6.00 higher with a good supply. It was noted that the 450-550 lbs steers showed the most price gains as they were 8.00 to 12.00 HIGHER with strong demand and yearling steers were steady to 4.00 higher but with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers followed a similar path as well and were steady to 6.00 higher across the weight breaks with good demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $311.63/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −138.59 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$311.63
48 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$306
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$62.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.26
vs KY average
−1.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539315.521,69945
Medium and Large 2550253.371,3943thin
One grade step is worth $62.15/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale48 hd
311.63
—
KY average25 barns · 1,015 hd
291.37
+20.26
National average178 barns · 13,961 hd
313.00
−1.37
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
−138.59
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

30 sales
525464403342median 450.2203/0704/2506/2009/1210/31
Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.01, low $356.50, median $450.22 across 30 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—Low1,696131.192,22520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,441120.001,72925
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,221114.891,40350
CowsLean 85-90%High97697.6895336

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)1,201$1,5548
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$1,49218
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,3562thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)960$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)610$9001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,100$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,292$2,41512
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,175$1,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,237$1,89510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,160$1,7251thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245340.00/cwt340.00–340.008331
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295328.00/cwt328.00–328.009682
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1552
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375342.80/cwt335.00–350.001,2862
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385322.93/cwt317.50–325.001,2435
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,2252
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418338.17/cwt335.00–345.001,4145
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418313.81/cwt305.00–325.001,31214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461332.85/cwt320.00–337.501,53415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465301.35/cwt290.00–310.001,40111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471352.77/cwt342.50–362.501,6626
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516338.31/cwt330.00–340.001,74621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532303.84/cwt290.00–309.001,6166
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4581
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555245.05/cwt240.00–250.001,3602
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2559281.80/cwt275.00–290.001,57510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577306.58/cwt300.00–313.001,7698
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600257.50/cwt255.00–260.001,5452
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618291.07/cwt285.00–300.001,79921
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623280.28/cwt270.00–282.501,74611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0241
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668211.26/cwt210.00–212.501,4112
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680243.64/cwt236.00–250.001,65724
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685267.16/cwt264.00–277.001,83014
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6682
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2751242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8176
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810208.83/cwt202.50–215.001,6922
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826237.91/cwt235.00–238.001,96565
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added899220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,97859
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added922222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,04757
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2237286.69/cwt285.00–290.006793
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265298.75/cwt295.00–302.507922
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy272313.15/cwt310.00–322.5085213
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280253.62/cwt250.00–257.507102
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2312255.82/cwt250.00–260.007983
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322291.99/cwt280.00–297.509405
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2362252.50/cwt250.00–255.009143
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364292.60/cwt280.00–295.001,06513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380307.00/cwt300.00–315.001,16713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426279.60/cwt270.00–290.001,19110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428202.51/cwt200.00–205.008672
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429300.63/cwt292.50–311.001,29021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432245.09/cwt240.00–257.501,05912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467277.69/cwt272.50–287.501,29715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474257.59/cwt245.00–267.501,2218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477298.94/cwt290.00–305.001,42624
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510286.01/cwt274.00–292.501,45917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532258.13/cwt250.00–270.001,37326
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535234.39/cwt227.50–245.001,2548
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553264.38/cwt259.00–265.001,46210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566234.24/cwt230.00–246.001,32615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609244.42/cwt240.00–257.501,48923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615205.92/cwt195.00–210.001,2665
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618217.52/cwt216.00–219.001,3442
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672232.17/cwt225.00–238.001,56017
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1441
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2721193.37/cwt190.00–200.001,3943
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760206.62/cwt200.00–210.001,5703
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1121
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2857200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy276390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0768
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285315.00/cwt315.00–315.008981
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,0691
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325334.10/cwt327.50–342.501,0865
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330220.00/cwt220.00–220.007261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2342295.10/cwt285.00–300.001,0093
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2231
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377331.99/cwt330.00–335.001,2525
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385300.41/cwt290.00–310.001,1575
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1101
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2429294.95/cwt290.00–305.001,2655
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435320.29/cwt315.00–330.001,3938
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1751
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473299.74/cwt287.50–305.001,41811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479309.85/cwt307.00–320.001,4849
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4421
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516293.62/cwt285.00–305.001,5157
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567265.98/cwt255.00–272.501,5086
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568225.08/cwt222.50–227.501,2782
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2642261.36/cwt260.00–263.001,6784
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2659250.62/cwt237.50–255.001,6524
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7323
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,514115.47/cwt112.00–118.001,7484
Bulls——1,630128.96/cwt125.00–133.002,1028
Bulls——1,854141.27/cwt137.00–150.002,6198
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80883.22/cwt80.00–85.006725
Cows—Lean 85-90%97993.58/cwt90.00–98.009167
Cows—Lean 85-90%998106.20/cwt100.00–123.001,06022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14054.51/cwt50.00–64.006212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214112.41/cwt102.00–119.001,36540
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251124.79/cwt120.00–135.001,56110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438116.41/cwt114.00–119.001,67412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443123.32/cwt120.00–134.001,78013
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2820850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,355.69/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,530.11/head1,300.00–1,725.001,53017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2011,553.86/head1,350.00–2,025.001,5548
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2610900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29601,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2261,951.72/head1,575.00–2,500.001,9526
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,809.63/head1,475.00–2,000.001,8104
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2922,415.32/head2,350.00–2,500.002,41512

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.