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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, May 25

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

219 head

▼ 583 vs last sale 802▼ 158 vs year ago 377 · −41.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 116▼ 47 vs year ago 131 · −35.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 32▲ 8 vs year ago 45 · +17.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger on a lighter numbered but good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 8.00 higher across the weight classes with strong demand. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.48/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −132.20 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.

Average price

$254.48

14 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$30.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.87

vs KY average

−21.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	272.18	1,492	6thin
Medium and Large 2	540	241.20	1,302	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.99/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale14 hd

254.48

—

KY average25 barns · 1,344 hd

266.35

−11.87

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−21.98

This barn, trailing median34 sales

386.68

−132.20

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

34 sales

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,587	162.55	2,579	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	138.41	2,159	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	134.35	1,601	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	117.30	1,263	25

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$1,878	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,574	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,008	$1,175	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$2,288	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$1,987	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

77 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	2
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	417	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,053	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	312.59/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,360	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	303.73/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,376	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,584	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	330.51/cwt	327.50–331.00	1,696	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	305.67/cwt	299.00–317.00	1,635	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	292.66/cwt	292.00–293.00	1,677	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	222.99/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,791	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	754	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	597	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	286.36/cwt	280.00–300.00	945	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	289.90/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,076	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	836	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	268.15/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,142	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	287.91/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,244	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	282.15/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,337	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	246.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,312	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	272.62/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,508	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,267	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	233.51/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,471	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,623	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	336.33/cwt	330.00–350.00	975	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	341.80/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,159	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	351.24/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,310	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,275	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,460	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	416	254.05/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,057	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	323.60/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,379	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,327	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	312.99/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,465	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	287.44/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,360	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	301.98/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,537	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	260.83/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,599	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,665	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,547	156.75/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,425	9
Bulls	—	—	1,646	171.24/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,819	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	120.13/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,266	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	131.07/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,409	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	109.78/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,212	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	122.56/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,440	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	132.86/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,582	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	146.97/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,770	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	145.98/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,247	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	112.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,742	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,589	134.10/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,131	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	2,287.72/head	2,225.00–2,350.00	2,288	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	1,917.62/head	1,300.00–2,200.00	1,918	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,895.73/head	1,475.00–2,200.00	1,896	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	730	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	920	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	1,610.52/head	1,450.00–1,975.00	1,611	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,737.02/head	1,550.00–1,975.00	1,737	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,315	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat May 25, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 802Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 116Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 32Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	513	327.50–331.00	330.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	415	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	470	337.00	337.00
7	500–550	535	299.00–317.00	305.67
3	550–600	573	292.00–293.00	292.66
2	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	803	221.00–225.00	222.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
5	400–450	435	305.00–319.00	312.59
2	450–500	453	300.00–307.50	303.73
1	600–650	625	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	280.00–300.00	286.36
7	350–400	371	285.00–300.00	289.90
17	400–450	432	280.00–300.00	287.91
15	450–500	474	270.00–290.00	282.15
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
5	550–600	553	260.00–277.50	272.62
6	600–650	630	230.00–241.00	233.51
1	700–750	730	225.00	225.00
4	900–950	912	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	310	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	355	280.00	280.00
8	400–450	426	255.00–275.00	268.15
6	500–550	532	240.00–250.00	246.59
2	550–600	563	220.00–230.00	225.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	202.50	202.50
2	400–450	418	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	480	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	330.00–350.00	336.33
5	300–350	339	340.00–350.00	341.80
14	350–400	373	340.00–355.00	351.24
8	400–450	426	320.00–337.50	323.60
7	450–500	468	307.50–325.00	312.99
10	500–550	509	295.00–310.00	301.98
3	600–650	613	260.00–262.50	260.83
1	650–700	695	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	740	220.00–230.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	327.00	327.00
3	400–450	428	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	473	280.00–300.00	287.44
1	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	400	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	416	250.00–262.50	254.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,114	1,300.00–2,200.00	1,917.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	1,475.00–2,200.00	1,895.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,088	1,450.00–1,975.00	1,610.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,210	1,550.00–1,975.00	1,737.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,390	2,225.00–2,350.00	2,287.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,104	100.00–114.00	109.78
3	—	1,075	130.00–132.00	131.07
12	—	1,054	115.00–124.00	120.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	110.00–115.00	112.38
12	—	1,539	140.00–156.00	145.98
9	—	1,589	130.00–138.00	134.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,191	126.00–139.00	132.86
2	—	1,175	122.00–123.00	122.56
4	—	1,204	143.00–154.00	146.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,547	150.00–160.00	156.75
6	—	1,646	164.00–177.00	171.24

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.