Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-05-04

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, May 4
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
765 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 646▲ 28 vs year ago 737 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 94▲ 21 vs year ago 77 · +27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 39▼ 36 vs year ago 99 · −36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly steady to stronger in spots with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 300-600 lbs were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Light weight heifers 300-400 lbs were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with strong demand, while the 400-600 lbs heifers were steady to 3.00 lower in spots with a good supply. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $317.02/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −133.20 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$317.02
19 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,686
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$38.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.82
vs KY average
+8.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534321.121,71517thin
Medium and Large 2513282.201,4482thin
One grade step is worth $38.92/cwt here — about $267 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale19 hd
317.02
—
KY average25 barns · 908 hd
300.20
+16.82
National average166 barns · 9,614 hd
308.61
+8.41
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
−133.20
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—Low1,693149.422,53017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,509126.621,91117
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,187122.411,45337
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,008106.921,07819
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,500153.002,2951thin

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)1,139$1,7497
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$1,4893thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)843$1,4752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,4599
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)910$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)875$1,4251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)850$1,4002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)795$1,3751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,145$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)928$2,0085
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,176$1,9855

Every lot

105 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2175390.00/cwt390.00–390.006831
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy207402.50/cwt402.50–402.508332
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235355.00/cwt355.00–355.008341
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,0471
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320290.00/cwt290.00–290.009281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337365.29/cwt357.50–377.501,2316
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3574
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381339.94/cwt337.50–348.001,2954
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2386325.80/cwt322.50–327.501,2583
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,4311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442337.40/cwt319.00–338.001,49189
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,5762
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468318.37/cwt315.00–321.001,4903
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513282.20/cwt270.00–295.001,4482
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523331.61/cwt329.00–332.501,7348
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538315.17/cwt300.00–319.001,6967
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6952
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7361
Steers650–700Large 1-2675240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6201
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683263.49/cwt262.00–265.001,8002
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684269.81/cwt267.50–283.001,84641
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6501
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,9211
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added996210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,09257
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,162173.50/cwt173.50–173.502,01647
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,252181.75/cwt181.75–181.752,27646
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2130405.00/cwt405.00–405.005271
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy263339.02/cwt327.50–345.008923
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2289297.44/cwt290.00–310.008606
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335321.80/cwt315.00–327.001,0787
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338300.71/cwt297.50–305.001,01611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2357305.80/cwt300.00–308.001,0926
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367319.19/cwt310.00–325.001,1715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417304.68/cwt300.00–314.001,2718
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428275.04/cwt272.50–277.501,1772
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433286.81/cwt280.00–297.501,24226
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460303.86/cwt292.00–304.001,39886
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2465195.00/cwt195.00–195.009071
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468254.44/cwt250.00–267.501,1917
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477276.00/cwt267.50–283.001,3176
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3496200.00/cwt200.00–200.009927
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521253.69/cwt250.00–255.001,3224
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530267.60/cwt260.00–275.001,41816
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560250.48/cwt240.00–257.501,4034
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2600165.00/cwt165.00–165.009901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,5346
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609241.49/cwt230.00–246.001,47111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610209.74/cwt204.00–220.001,2795
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655236.69/cwt220.00–239.001,55016
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678213.79/cwt200.00–218.001,4495
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719218.81/cwt210.00–228.001,57315
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4637
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2801174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3943
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2235320.00/cwt320.00–320.007521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318359.47/cwt355.00–362.501,1435
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340336.76/cwt330.00–340.001,1453
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,3363
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,2032
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2389331.14/cwt320.00–339.001,28810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415301.59/cwt295.00–305.001,2523
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418319.11/cwt310.00–325.001,3349
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2456295.36/cwt280.00–303.001,3473
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473319.70/cwt319.00–321.001,5123
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0561
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4941
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522301.57/cwt293.00–310.001,5747
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550261.25/cwt252.50–270.001,4372
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2587271.35/cwt270.00–274.001,5933
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620259.93/cwt250.00–270.001,6125
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655240.70/cwt237.50–250.001,5774
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2711232.28/cwt227.00–244.001,6524
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5844
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6351
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855201.23/cwt197.50–205.001,7212
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3458185.00/cwt185.00–185.008473
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,500153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,2951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,605132.70/cwt130.00–136.002,1302
Bulls——1,652147.04/cwt140.00–155.002,42911
Bulls——1,851164.31/cwt160.00–170.003,0414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%905122.62/cwt120.00–128.001,1103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01196.24/cwt90.00–100.009738
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044111.72/cwt103.00–117.001,1668
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170110.56/cwt105.00–115.001,2945
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180122.46/cwt116.00–128.001,44528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260136.87/cwt133.00–140.001,7254
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,481125.22/cwt123.00–128.001,8555
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,482133.67/cwt130.00–142.001,9818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,599114.27/cwt111.00–116.001,8274
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2903134.98/cwt132.00–138.001,2192
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28431,475.22/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29831,488.60/head1,325.00–1,575.001,4893
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1391,749.25/head1,450.00–1,875.001,7497
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,459.17/head1,250.00–1,600.001,4599
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27951,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28751,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29282,007.65/head1,825.00–2,125.002,0085
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,050.07/head1,700.00–2,450.002,0503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,887.98/head1,775.00–2,000.001,8882

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.