Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-06-01

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 1
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
714 head
▲ 495 vs last sale 219▼ 311 vs year ago 1,025 · −30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 84▼ 171 vs year ago 219 · −78.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 53▼ 27 vs year ago 50 · −54.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mixed on an average quality offering. Good quality steer calves were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with good demand, while the yearling market appeared firm with a good supply. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher in spots with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were steady and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher with 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 $305.11/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −145.12 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$305.11
12 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.71
vs KY average
−0.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558305.111,70312thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale12 hd
305.11
—
KY average18 barns · 538 hd
303.40
+1.71
National average125 barns · 5,668 hd
305.14
−0.03
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
−145.12
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—High1,786165.982,9648thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,480139.142,05916
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217134.521,63714
CowsLean 85-90%Low864115.539987thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,161$1,6548
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,2751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)686$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,099$1,8534thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2391340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3296
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434330.01/cwt320.00–340.001,4328
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472328.64/cwt320.00–334.001,5516
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523328.62/cwt320.00–337.501,7192
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6103
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577305.02/cwt304.00–308.001,7604
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587289.65/cwt285.00–292.001,7003
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623295.79/cwt292.50–297.501,84312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630271.72/cwt265.00–275.001,7123
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5801
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6501
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673287.78/cwt285.00–294.001,9374
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679270.21/cwt255.00–275.001,8354
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3411
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735264.38/cwt262.00–270.001,94313
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added801250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,00335
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813233.69/cwt233.00–235.001,9006
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9671
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added929235.50/cwt235.50–235.502,18861
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added981224.50/cwt224.50–224.502,20259
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,0992
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,087194.50/cwt194.50–194.502,11450
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,152199.50/cwt199.50–199.502,29847
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240291.72/cwt281.00–302.007002
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240270.00/cwt270.00–270.006481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255230.00/cwt230.00–230.005871
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278284.86/cwt280.00–290.007922
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300317.50/cwt317.50–317.509531
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333296.35/cwt285.00–300.0098710
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340230.00/cwt230.00–230.007821
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy351334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,1726
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380260.00/cwt260.00–260.009881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382289.42/cwt280.00–300.001,10614
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2407260.86/cwt250.00–270.001,0623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417311.85/cwt307.50–318.001,3007
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426287.00/cwt280.00–295.001,22311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479256.21/cwt250.00–277.501,2279
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480294.27/cwt280.00–301.001,4129
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,5042
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534275.98/cwt275.00–277.001,4744
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535238.64/cwt227.50–250.001,2772
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2552269.99/cwt264.00–280.001,4903
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574249.08/cwt240.00–255.001,4306
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2151
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618236.81/cwt230.00–242.001,4635
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651251.90/cwt251.00–252.501,6405
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3801
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4205
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5021
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,804152
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6941
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5011
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2960160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230380.00/cwt380.00–380.008741
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240335.00/cwt335.00–335.008041
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260335.00/cwt335.00–335.008711
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,1442
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337331.01/cwt330.00–332.001,1164
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377300.32/cwt290.00–310.001,1327
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384324.85/cwt315.00–330.001,2476
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425333.41/cwt324.00–340.001,4179
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430300.64/cwt300.00–302.001,2933
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460292.50/cwt290.00–295.001,3462
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473262.41/cwt260.00–265.001,2412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475312.33/cwt310.00–317.001,4843
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518294.49/cwt293.00–297.501,5253
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528306.82/cwt299.00–317.501,62012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5161
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578290.98/cwt278.00–297.501,6823
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1771
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630268.21/cwt260.00–280.001,6903
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2669253.22/cwt245.00–262.501,6946
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7471
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7021
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2883175.01/cwt170.00–180.001,5452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,728160.59/cwt158.00–168.002,7755
Bulls——1,882174.95/cwt170.00–183.003,2933
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81090.00/cwt90.00–90.007291
Cows—Lean 85-90%813115.17/cwt113.00–117.009364
Cows—Lean 85-90%970133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2691
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181130.93/cwt123.00–139.001,5469
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264147.49/cwt141.00–153.001,8644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463134.01/cwt125.00–137.001,9617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480147.02/cwt142.00–155.002,1768
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,7861
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,717.65/head1,175.00–2,075.001,7182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,988.54/head1,800.00–2,200.001,9892
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1611,654.22/head1,375.00–1,825.001,6548
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26861,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.