Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-03-30

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 30
● Final154 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
814 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 715▲ 88 vs year ago 726 · +12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 131▲ 34 vs year ago 53 · +64.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 63▼ 21 vs year ago 77 · −27.3%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.51/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −122.16 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$264.51
87 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,419
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$365
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$68.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.81
vs KY average
−2.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533271.401,44670
Large 1572247.141,4137thin
Medium and Large 2539239.211,2887thin
Medium and Large 2-3532203.321,0823thin
One grade step is worth $68.08/cwt here — about $365 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale87 hd
264.51
—
KY average26 barns · 1,550 hd
256.71
+7.81
National average161 barns · 9,489 hd
266.87
−2.36
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−122.16
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—Average1,599146.162,33818
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,507130.531,96716
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,130122.141,38035
CowsLean 85-90%Average940102.1496025
SteersSelectAverage955141.111,3482thin

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,131$2,4251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$1,8813thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,251$1,7316
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$1,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,255$1,4692thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)967$1,3002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,140$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)646$8254thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,152$1,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,215$2,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,468$2,3946
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,257$2,02913
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,260$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,230$1,5001thin

Every lot

154 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2175388.21/cwt375.00–400.006792
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2238359.64/cwt355.00–364.008562
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2256356.68/cwt350.00–360.009133
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280339.00/cwt339.00–339.009492
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,1431
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328341.07/cwt335.00–345.001,1195
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335270.00/cwt270.00–270.009052
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340314.93/cwt310.00–320.001,0712
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369343.05/cwt330.00–352.001,26611
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370309.06/cwt300.00–320.001,1444
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4241
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419312.86/cwt300.00–320.001,3118
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428337.14/cwt322.50–347.501,44321
Steers400–450Large 1445335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472288.32/cwt285.00–295.001,3613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482326.40/cwt317.50–332.501,57321
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486303.08/cwt297.50–310.001,47312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6831
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508324.63/cwt321.00–332.001,64925
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515268.52/cwt255.00–281.001,3833
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537314.58/cwt310.00–317.501,6897
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6471
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570309.76/cwt305.00–317.501,76618
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580286.01/cwt270.00–295.001,65910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607296.18/cwt295.00–300.001,79839
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608243.67/cwt237.50–250.001,4822
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618231.23/cwt230.00–232.501,4292
Steers600–650Large 1625268.95/cwt250.00–275.001,6814
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633281.78/cwt280.00–287.001,7844
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681279.46/cwt271.00–280.001,90316
Steers650–700Large 1688269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,8513
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725267.82/cwt265.00–270.001,9429
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6941
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812215.06/cwt210.00–220.001,7464
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2907200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8142
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2185320.00/cwt320.00–320.005921
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215330.00/cwt330.00–330.007101
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240295.00/cwt295.00–295.007081
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245305.00/cwt305.00–305.007471
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy257325.49/cwt324.00–327.508373
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270250.00/cwt250.00–250.006751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273302.71/cwt300.00–305.008262
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288292.68/cwt290.00–295.508432
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320319.60/cwt315.00–323.001,0235
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332275.56/cwt250.00–285.009157
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333298.91/cwt295.00–302.509957
Heifers350–400Large 1360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1163
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365313.97/cwt313.00–315.001,1464
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376262.49/cwt250.00–275.009877
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378298.84/cwt287.50–307.501,13015
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395227.50/cwt227.50–227.508992
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410307.13/cwt307.00–307.501,2594
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425266.88/cwt260.00–274.001,1344
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431296.44/cwt280.00–302.501,27815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438229.97/cwt225.00–235.001,0072
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453303.97/cwt296.00–307.501,37710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463193.04/cwt186.00–200.008942
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478278.84/cwt270.00–292.501,33340
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481250.14/cwt237.50–265.001,2036
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508287.35/cwt285.00–290.001,46016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520246.89/cwt232.50–255.001,2845
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521277.90/cwt267.00–283.001,44834
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532203.32/cwt200.00–210.001,0823
Heifers500–550Large 1543250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3583
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573247.60/cwt235.00–255.001,41920
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2872
Heifers550–600Large 1593245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4534
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623248.12/cwt232.50–252.001,54626
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2131
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666230.46/cwt216.00–237.501,5356
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678209.09/cwt195.00–220.001,4187
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713214.49/cwt207.50–223.001,5294
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6801
Heifers750–800Large 1790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4221
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2803182.51/cwt180.00–185.001,4662
Heifers800–850Large 1811165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3383
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2853182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5523
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls42 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2195301.00/cwt301.00–301.005871
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2238289.68/cwt280.00–300.006892
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250370.00/cwt370.00–370.009252
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2271353.73/cwt345.00–360.009594
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295280.00/cwt280.00–280.008261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325290.00/cwt290.00–290.009432
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340339.93/cwt335.00–350.001,1563
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373284.05/cwt280.00–290.001,0605
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380230.00/cwt230.00–230.008741
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383311.26/cwt300.00–320.001,1927
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384337.25/cwt330.00–340.001,29511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,4542
Bulls400–450Large 1425305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2961
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430317.28/cwt300.00–325.001,3647
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445260.00/cwt255.00–265.001,1572
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,4992
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1361
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2851
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470310.68/cwt295.00–319.001,46034
Bulls450–500Large 1475301.43/cwt275.00–310.001,4324
Bulls500–550Large 1502300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5062
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505278.32/cwt275.00–280.001,4063
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524296.04/cwt285.00–307.001,55121
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3548250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3703
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2561285.44/cwt275.00–296.001,60120
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5391
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580223.95/cwt212.00–230.001,2993
Bulls550–600Large 1590245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4461
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612275.01/cwt262.00–287.501,6838
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5582
Bulls600–650Large 1640235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5041
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668266.27/cwt255.00–268.001,77914
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678229.50/cwt220.00–245.001,5565
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3693216.51/cwt215.00–218.001,5002
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723228.55/cwt220.00–240.001,6523
Bulls700–750Large 1740232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7211
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7681
Bulls850–900Large 1850200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7003
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5271
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6171
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select955141.11/cwt140.00–142.501,3482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410126.54/cwt126.00–127.001,7842
Bulls——1,593141.79/cwt137.00–144.002,2596
Bulls——1,641152.71/cwt145.00–158.002,50610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85987.99/cwt80.00–91.007567
Cows—Lean 85-90%936101.89/cwt95.00–106.009549
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007113.40/cwt108.00–123.001,1429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095101.22/cwt100.00–104.001,1083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,129117.83/cwt110.00–123.001,33018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,139132.16/cwt124.00–143.001,50514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,451136.47/cwt127.00–165.001,9809
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585124.20/cwt120.00–126.001,9696
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1521,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2618700.00/head700.00–700.007003
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29671,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1312,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,881.05/head1,750.00–2,100.001,8813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2511,730.89/head1,550.00–2,200.001,7316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,469.22/head1,350.00–1,575.001,4692
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1811,820.46/head1,100.00–2,150.001,8206
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3232,206.82/head1,750.00–2,450.002,2077
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4682,394.43/head1,850.00–2,475.002,3946
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2918125.05/cwt124.00–126.001,1482
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,028161.15/cwt157.50–165.001,6572

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.