Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-05-11

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, May 11
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
638 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 765▼ 79 vs year ago 717 · −11.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 98▼ 39 vs year ago 145 · −26.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 63▼ 4 vs year ago 50 · −8.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were steady to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 600-800 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with good demand, while the slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a good supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.45/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −126.23 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$260.45
49 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,436
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.84
vs KY average
−7.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543271.271,47233
Medium and Large 2572239.861,37215thin
Medium and Large 2-3545212.501,1581thin
One grade step is worth $58.77/cwt here — about $314 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale49 hd
260.45
—
KY average27 barns · 1,299 hd
263.30
−2.84
National average178 barns · 10,823 hd
267.59
−7.14
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−126.23
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—High1,660143.992,39020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488131.841,96221
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,218126.461,54134
CowsLean 85-90%High1,020110.411,12621
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,210149.001,8031thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,202185.002,2245thin

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)1,470$1,8633thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,4717
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,3601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,005$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)697$1,0252thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)763$1,1622thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$2,1758

Every lot

100 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0201
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260350.00/cwt350.00–350.009101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323376.65/cwt370.00–380.001,2173
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,1461
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368350.70/cwt347.50–355.001,2913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,4423
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423333.22/cwt326.00–340.001,41017
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429316.02/cwt310.00–320.001,3565
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470323.23/cwt310.00–329.001,51920
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2492305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517311.88/cwt301.00–317.501,61221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5931
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560271.38/cwt270.00–274.001,5203
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583309.76/cwt307.00–316.001,8069
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592292.42/cwt287.50–300.001,7315
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614292.22/cwt286.00–302.501,7946
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624262.57/cwt250.00–270.001,6385
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675274.73/cwt267.00–277.001,8549
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6661
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7711
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781243.35/cwt230.00–245.001,90113
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,6291
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815234.34/cwt220.00–238.001,91011
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2878215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8882
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2933213.50/cwt213.00–214.001,9926
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,7671
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,9071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205265.00/cwt265.00–265.005431
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3210215.00/cwt215.00–215.004521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285310.70/cwt300.00–320.008853
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330326.59/cwt315.00–330.001,0784
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,0472
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340275.00/cwt275.00–275.009351
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360323.75/cwt318.00–335.001,1663
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2362268.70/cwt265.00–275.009738
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384299.76/cwt290.00–310.001,15121
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403306.20/cwt305.00–308.001,2345
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429292.42/cwt280.00–298.001,25418
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473266.30/cwt265.00–267.501,2602
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492280.20/cwt267.50–283.001,3799
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5135
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532267.97/cwt265.00–277.501,42615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535250.06/cwt245.00–255.001,3383
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1581
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566265.94/cwt259.00–270.001,50513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581237.31/cwt222.50–245.001,37912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621232.04/cwt227.50–234.001,4414
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669234.69/cwt220.00–238.001,57050
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2737195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,43713
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added799218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,74272
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6122
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2292375.03/cwt370.00–380.001,0953
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320300.00/cwt300.00–300.009601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1471
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,3042
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372314.96/cwt305.00–320.001,1723
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384348.20/cwt337.50–355.001,3376
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400352.50/cwt350.00–355.001,4102
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417293.19/cwt285.00–302.501,2236
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420329.93/cwt320.00–335.001,3866
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007141
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472320.30/cwt307.50–327.501,5126
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475293.11/cwt290.00–300.001,3929
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516279.04/cwt277.00–280.001,4406
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0081
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2592277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,6402
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635275.48/cwt272.50–277.001,7493
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,7621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685235.11/cwt225.00–240.001,6113
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6431
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4881
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3767115.00/cwt115.00–115.008822
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,202185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2245
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,210149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,8031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,441134.43/cwt123.00–139.001,9378
Bulls——1,620162.47/cwt162.00–163.002,6322
Bulls——1,843147.94/cwt140.00–155.002,72710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94295.54/cwt88.00–100.009005
Cows—Lean 85-90%977122.07/cwt120.00–126.001,1936
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084110.84/cwt105.00–115.001,20210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168112.92/cwt110.00–116.001,3196
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211123.67/cwt120.00–128.001,49813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245134.29/cwt130.00–144.001,67215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,424125.41/cwt120.00–129.001,7864
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,509134.50/cwt130.00–140.002,03016
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27631,162.30/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1622
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,083.44/head1,400.00–2,550.002,0836
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4652,447.95/head2,375.00–2,500.002,4482
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-26971,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,471.03/head1,250.00–1,600.001,4717
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4701,862.76/head1,700.00–1,975.001,8633

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.