Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-04-13

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 13
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
684 head
▼ 401 vs last sale 1,085▼ 271 vs year ago 955 · −28.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 85▼ 67 vs year ago 179 · −37.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 117▼ 64 vs year ago 130 · −49.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market appeared uneven as more new crop calves are hitting the market. Feeder steers 300-600 lbs were mostly steady to 4.00 lower in spots, while the yearling cattle 700 lbs and greater were steady to 3.00 higher. Lighter weight heifers 300-400 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 higher and the 600-900 lbs heifers were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. However, the 400-600 lbs heifers were 2.00 to 8.00 lower with a good supply. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were sharply higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.81/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −130.87 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$255.81
107 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,374
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$26.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.81
vs KY average
−8.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532259.591,38292
Medium and Large 2566232.661,31615thin
One grade step is worth $26.93/cwt here — about $66 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale107 hd
255.81
—
KY average26 barns · 1,441 hd
254.00
+1.81
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−8.15
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−130.87
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—High1,769150.222,65714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,549129.742,01026
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,194127.961,52837
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low994111.641,10927

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)910$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,229$1,77413
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,380$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,229$1,59014
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$1,1482thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)735$1,3451thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)935$2,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$2,10910
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,137$1,4002thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)800$8252thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295255.00/cwt255.00–255.007521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368323.95/cwt317.00–331.001,1922
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424332.86/cwt327.00–345.001,41110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,2584
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429316.45/cwt300.00–325.001,3586
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4952
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy470170.00/cwt170.00–170.007991
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482295.90/cwt293.00–300.001,4266
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521300.77/cwt296.00–312.001,56722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535283.81/cwt280.00–290.001,51813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565289.35/cwt286.00–300.001,6358
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588250.02/cwt240.00–254.001,4705
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612275.60/cwt265.00–280.001,68712
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640248.02/cwt246.00–250.001,5874
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659266.65/cwt266.00–272.501,75719
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675229.08/cwt225.00–237.501,5463
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5621
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711247.17/cwt245.00–250.001,7577
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745237.65/cwt220.00–238.751,77030
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776224.73/cwt220.00–225.001,74418
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830217.23/cwt215.00–218.001,80314
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2852214.16/cwt212.50–215.001,8253
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2918211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,93725
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy155345.00/cwt345.00–345.005351
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215288.14/cwt285.00–290.006203
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220300.00/cwt300.00–300.006603
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260295.00/cwt295.00–295.007671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290271.10/cwt262.50–280.007862
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0221
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305225.00/cwt225.00–225.006861
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318302.76/cwt295.00–310.009634
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335278.71/cwt264.00–285.009347
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Full360235.00/cwt235.00–235.008461
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368292.01/cwt290.00–292.501,0755
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373308.54/cwt302.50–312.501,1514
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382282.65/cwt272.50–292.001,0806
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418264.98/cwt252.50–272.501,1087
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422280.99/cwt275.00–295.001,18611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Full450235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469262.83/cwt257.00–267.501,2337
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475272.93/cwt262.50–279.001,29621
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518245.99/cwt235.00–252.501,2744
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530259.95/cwt259.00–278.001,37883
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554256.24/cwt242.50–258.001,4209
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583227.81/cwt222.50–240.001,32811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625207.50/cwt205.00–210.001,2972
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628220.10/cwt216.00–232.501,3827
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Full655175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1461
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674224.63/cwt220.00–227.501,51411
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5052
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Fleshy760182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3871
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6712
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823188.50/cwt188.00–190.001,5514
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3855109.00/cwt109.00–109.009321
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890185.99/cwt185.00–187.501,6555
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2911185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,68534
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2213317.41/cwt315.00–320.006762
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2273308.98/cwt300.00–318.008446
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2288270.00/cwt270.00–270.007782
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2313309.68/cwt300.00–315.009694
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2364320.87/cwt314.00–325.001,1684
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370265.00/cwt265.00–265.009811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388303.00/cwt300.00–305.001,1765
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422300.32/cwt290.00–306.001,2677
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425309.30/cwt306.00–314.001,3155
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466307.72/cwt301.00–315.001,4345
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481289.31/cwt286.00–290.001,3929
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518289.77/cwt282.00–300.001,5016
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538263.90/cwt260.00–275.001,4207
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578255.22/cwt250.00–267.501,4757
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628257.83/cwt247.00–265.001,6198
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2652258.52/cwt254.00–267.501,6863
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,6121
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2713230.60/cwt225.00–236.001,6442
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5311
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2940140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3161
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3600142.00/cwt142.00–142.008521
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3832157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3102
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,679145.48/cwt130.00–154.002,44311
Bulls——2,099167.61/cwt162.00–175.003,5183
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78387.16/cwt81.00–94.006824
Cows—Lean 85-90%99565.00/cwt65.00–65.006471
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017110.76/cwt104.00–118.001,12611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047125.66/cwt120.00–134.001,31611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159121.96/cwt110.00–128.001,41418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228133.64/cwt130.00–145.001,64119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530128.53/cwt123.00–132.001,96719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615136.86/cwt133.00–143.002,2106
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28952,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1271,951.18/head1,825.00–2,075.001,9513
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1371,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4102,176.31/head1,800.00–2,325.002,1767
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,148.04/head1,085.00–1,200.001,1482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2291,774.15/head1,400.00–2,125.001,77413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2291,589.86/head1,275.00–1,900.001,59014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800825.00/head825.00–825.008252
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,5761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27351,345.00/head1,345.00–1,345.001,3451

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.