Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-04-27

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 27
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
646 head
▼ 510 vs last sale 1,156▲ 120 vs year ago 526 · +22.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 97▲ 25 vs year ago 69 · +36.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 119▼ 7 vs year ago 46 · −15.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 450 lbs and under were steady to 2.00 lower with a moderate supply, while the 500-800 lbs steers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers were steady to 8.00 higher across the weight breaks with good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a good supply, and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher except for one really good, sharply higher, high dressing bull.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.75/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −121.93 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$264.75
67 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,436
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$27.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.37
vs KY average
−5.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543270.091,46654
Medium and Large 2541242.551,31313thin
One grade step is worth $27.54/cwt here — about $153 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 sale67 hd
264.75
—
KY average26 barns · 1,560 hd
262.37
+2.37
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−5.44
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−121.93
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—High1,501145.852,19015
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,497130.191,94925
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,184124.381,47321
CowsLean 85-90%Average982112.641,10635
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,115152.501,7001thin

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)1,035$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,111$1,2939
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,2251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,231$1,96210

Every lot

107 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2190310.00/cwt310.00–310.005891
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2267360.00/cwt360.00–360.009612
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335337.28/cwt330.00–345.001,1302
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2854
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374316.62/cwt314.00–319.001,1844
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419334.30/cwt324.00–342.501,40113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419319.03/cwt316.00–320.001,3374
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474314.00/cwt310.00–317.501,48811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,6926
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518330.44/cwt327.50–332.501,7125
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520312.04/cwt305.00–320.001,62312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555325.72/cwt325.00–330.001,8087
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566305.42/cwt296.00–317.501,7295
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580278.52/cwt270.00–287.501,6152
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603312.61/cwt312.00–315.001,8855
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662280.34/cwt267.50–286.001,85610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2662247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,6352
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721264.33/cwt260.00–267.501,90614
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728231.46/cwt225.00–234.501,6853
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738251.30/cwt251.00–252.501,8555
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780244.99/cwt242.50–247.501,91115
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815234.91/cwt230.00–240.001,9152
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2947207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,96016
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200260.00/cwt260.00–260.005201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245340.00/cwt340.00–340.008331
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320317.67/cwt311.00–325.001,0172
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331296.60/cwt287.50–300.0098214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370308.17/cwt302.00–310.001,1406
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0361
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382294.15/cwt285.00–300.001,1246
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385190.00/cwt190.00–190.007322
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410235.00/cwt235.00–235.009641
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415304.94/cwt300.00–314.001,2669
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426292.64/cwt280.00–297.501,24726
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,2061
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469293.28/cwt292.50–298.001,37510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472280.93/cwt270.00–287.001,32624
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512288.20/cwt284.50–298.001,4766
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525274.49/cwt262.50–282.001,44127
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534250.24/cwt237.50–257.501,33611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5314
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0121
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576256.74/cwt247.50–260.001,47917
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3271
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611252.19/cwt250.00–253.501,54111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623221.35/cwt220.00–222.001,3793
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627239.68/cwt230.00–247.501,50310
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5232
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723219.22/cwt210.00–228.001,58522
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723191.47/cwt183.00–200.001,3844
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4371
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787209.16/cwt207.50–210.001,6463
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,63317
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860165.00/cwt160.00–170.001,4192
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,90651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250395.00/cwt395.00–395.009881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2291358.06/cwt355.00–361.001,0424
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,0771
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365315.77/cwt305.00–320.001,1538
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384333.57/cwt330.00–345.001,2814
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424320.95/cwt312.50–334.001,36118
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430309.38/cwt307.50–310.001,3304
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455319.48/cwt318.00–321.001,4542
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471306.45/cwt292.50–312.001,44316
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478289.18/cwt287.50–290.001,3823
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518307.97/cwt307.00–310.001,5953
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518292.98/cwt280.00–300.001,51810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560285.27/cwt272.50–287.501,5988
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575237.50/cwt232.50–242.501,3662
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576256.32/cwt255.00–259.001,4765
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy577296.71/cwt290.00–300.001,7123
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2607275.94/cwt262.50–283.001,6754
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673234.19/cwt232.50–235.001,5763
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8171
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980145.43/cwt141.00–150.001,4252
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,095182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,9931
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3486190.00/cwt190.00–190.009233
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,115152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,7001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,270131.51/cwt125.00–135.001,6705
Bulls——1,543148.27/cwt140.00–153.002,2888
Bulls——1,600160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,5601
Bulls——2,225184.00/cwt184.00–184.004,0941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76093.87/cwt90.00–98.007132
Cows—Lean 85-90%963125.00/cwt120.00–140.001,2048
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006110.19/cwt100.00–118.001,10925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,086114.34/cwt112.00–116.001,2425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199136.68/cwt130.00–143.001,6396
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224122.03/cwt118.00–127.001,49410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485124.34/cwt120.00–127.001,8465
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498134.59/cwt130.00–144.002,01617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7393
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1361,890.15/head1,625.00–2,250.001,8904
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,010.51/head1,850.00–2,125.002,0116
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1111,293.28/head1,175.00–1,400.001,2939
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.