Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-06-22

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 22
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
707 head
▲ 330 vs last sale 377▲ 111 vs year ago 596 · +18.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 72▼ 14 vs year ago 91 · −15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 39▼ 2 vs year ago 46 · −4.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly lower with a plainer than average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 500 lbs and under were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a good supply, while the yearling steers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher but with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were mostly steady to 6.00 lower in spots. There was moderate demand for feeder cattle today as higher temperatures limited buyers interest in non weaned, heavy conditioned calves. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.49/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −125.19 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$261.49
53 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,399
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$27.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.44
vs KY average
−5.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527269.641,42137
Medium and Large 2554242.621,34316thin
One grade step is worth $27.02/cwt here — about $77 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 sale53 hd
261.49
—
KY average23 barns · 963 hd
266.93
−5.44
National average151 barns · 8,584 hd
267.22
−5.73
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−125.19
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—High1,510167.352,52812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490140.902,10017
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,180137.171,61834
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low959120.431,15514
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,110158.381,7582thin

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)1,170$1,9622thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)991$1,3797
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$1,1583thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$2,29510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)685$1,4751thin

Every lot

108 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2227335.00/cwt335.00–335.007602
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy277380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0532
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305242.38/cwt235.00–250.007392
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0232
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360235.00/cwt235.00–235.008461
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374340.66/cwt325.00–350.001,2747
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,4301
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3403200.00/cwt200.00–200.008062
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420277.32/cwt262.50–292.501,1652
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429322.64/cwt316.00–337.501,38416
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467285.67/cwt270.00–295.001,3343
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479318.04/cwt300.00–320.001,52315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531290.49/cwt290.00–292.501,5435
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532307.98/cwt300.00–315.001,63821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573274.55/cwt265.00–277.001,5735
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581286.63/cwt280.00–300.001,6656
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616271.40/cwt265.00–275.001,6729
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617307.35/cwt300.00–309.001,89623
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667248.95/cwt242.50–260.001,6605
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680273.98/cwt270.00–282.501,8633
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705256.50/cwt255.00–258.001,8082
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2752255.38/cwt249.00–260.001,92019
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,0836
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0371
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added999232.35/cwt232.35–232.352,32157
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,1404
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2236280.45/cwt270.00–285.006623
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265250.00/cwt250.00–250.006631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2281284.08/cwt275.00–295.007986
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315314.00/cwt314.00–314.009891
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315287.10/cwt280.00–292.509044
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330254.85/cwt250.00–260.008412
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335220.00/cwt220.00–220.007371
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363289.97/cwt285.00–292.501,0536
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418289.63/cwt280.00–300.001,21114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420185.00/cwt185.00–185.007771
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426259.53/cwt250.00–278.001,1066
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461253.84/cwt245.00–260.001,1709
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477294.33/cwt290.00–295.001,4047
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477274.18/cwt265.00–280.001,3089
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504286.66/cwt285.00–290.001,44512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531263.87/cwt257.50–273.001,40120
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533242.11/cwt230.00–250.001,2906
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565251.89/cwt245.00–260.001,4235
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566242.93/cwt237.00–250.001,37510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5131
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638230.63/cwt220.00–238.001,47110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,65611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676240.02/cwt237.50–241.001,6237
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,783201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6312
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7142
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4161
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3431
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240300.00/cwt300.00–300.007201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2283320.00/cwt320.00–320.009062
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3295265.00/cwt265.00–265.007821
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,0791
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335295.15/cwt290.00–300.009892
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371318.48/cwt314.00–322.501,1824
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383284.21/cwt275.00–292.501,0893
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410244.94/cwt240.00–250.001,0042
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1762
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428303.40/cwt300.00–305.001,2995
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465270.41/cwt263.00–280.001,2575
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475299.13/cwt290.00–305.001,4213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522258.03/cwt245.00–265.001,3478
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2341
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531281.73/cwt272.50–285.001,4967
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555247.48/cwt245.00–250.001,3742
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569258.08/cwt247.50–260.001,46813
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2609254.95/cwt250.00–260.001,5534
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5051
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830176.67/cwt170.00–180.001,4663
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3580202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1752
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3805155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2482
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,110158.38/cwt153.00–164.001,7582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,352146.06/cwt142.00–150.001,9753
Bulls——1,454165.26/cwt160.00–173.002,4036
Bulls——1,770188.21/cwt184.00–194.003,3312
Bulls——1,805202.00/cwt202.00–202.003,6461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84594.53/cwt90.00–100.007992
Cows—Lean 85-90%918106.96/cwt104.00–110.009822
Cows—Lean 85-90%985123.70/cwt120.00–131.001,2188
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008146.70/cwt145.00–148.001,4792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,078119.90/cwt116.00–123.001,2934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182135.57/cwt125.00–144.001,60224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238155.11/cwt149.00–165.001,9206
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,431148.05/cwt145.00–152.002,1196
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526138.70/cwt130.00–144.002,11710
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2763874.26/head800.00–950.008742
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2792879.55/head850.00–925.008803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,752.74/head1,675.00–1,850.001,7534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,961.75/head1,825.00–2,075.001,9622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26851,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2632,050.49/head1,600.00–2,275.002,0503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3612,433.40/head1,675.00–2,675.002,4336

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.