Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-07-13

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 13
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
725 head
▲ 268 vs last sale 457▲ 100 vs year ago 625 · +16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 74▲ 27 vs year ago 91 · +29.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 50▲ 2 vs year ago 32 · +6.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.01/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −128.67 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$258.01
78 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,400
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$261
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$46.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.77
vs KY average
−10.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543268.201,45657
Medium and Large 2552246.671,3626thin
Large 1-2537235.001,2622thin
Medium and Large 2-3538222.121,19513thin
One grade step is worth $46.08/cwt here — about $261 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 sale78 hd
258.01
—
KY average25 barns · 1,483 hd
261.78
−3.77
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−10.85
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−128.67
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—High1,516162.512,46412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,583143.512,2729thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,239138.861,72147
CowsLean 85-90%Low903122.971,11127
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,706135.372,3099thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,9601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,208$1,7725
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)998$1,6542thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)977$1,5556
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,129$1,5265
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$1,5204thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)690$1,1251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,235$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,248$2,0832thin

Every lot

121 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335335.06/cwt330.00–340.001,1225
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375340.63/cwt337.50–345.001,2774
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406342.86/cwt342.50–345.001,3927
Steers400–450Medium 1-2420280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1761
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432317.56/cwt310.00–325.001,3726
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445287.53/cwt282.50–290.001,2803
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465286.74/cwt285.00–290.001,3333
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472301.16/cwt292.50–310.001,4215
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477334.95/cwt332.50–335.001,59850
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483262.23/cwt245.00–280.001,2672
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525263.36/cwt262.50–265.001,3833
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,6485
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530280.33/cwt272.50–282.501,4867
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533299.08/cwt290.00–302.501,5948
Steers500–550Large 1-2541267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4473
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,7665
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573276.76/cwt271.00–280.001,5865
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580294.77/cwt282.50–302.001,7109
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8647
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6741
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621291.53/cwt290.00–293.001,8104
Steers650–700Large 1-2657270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7745
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663285.56/cwt282.00–292.001,8937
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683273.76/cwt270.00–277.501,8702
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707254.95/cwt250.00–260.001,8023
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9761
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3351
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,9711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265280.00/cwt280.00–280.007421
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270249.81/cwt240.00–260.006742
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295290.00/cwt290.00–290.008561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335287.91/cwt280.00–300.0096417
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3336256.66/cwt255.00–260.008623
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370287.35/cwt280.00–300.001,0636
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416283.83/cwt275.00–295.001,18113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3055
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425242.85/cwt223.00–255.001,03212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428267.44/cwt260.00–270.001,1458
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2145
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472275.10/cwt267.50–284.001,29828
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472240.51/cwt230.00–257.501,1358
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495296.98/cwt295.00–297.001,47077
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524288.90/cwt280.00–296.001,5144
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528223.23/cwt200.00–240.001,17910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530267.27/cwt260.00–275.001,41732
Heifers500–550Large 1-2537235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2541250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3534
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,5405
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571261.50/cwt250.00–273.001,49316
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572218.40/cwt205.00–230.001,2493
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3802
Heifers600–650Large 1-2620222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3624208.47/cwt180.00–222.501,3015
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625241.47/cwt230.00–249.001,50918
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676236.95/cwt230.00–245.001,6025
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3491
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3757207.52/cwt200.00–215.001,5713
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2200310.00/cwt310.00–310.006201
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3230273.70/cwt255.00–290.006303
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270270.00/cwt270.00–270.007291
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3323279.19/cwt265.00–295.009022
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331355.10/cwt345.00–375.001,1759
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333323.83/cwt320.00–327.501,0782
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358340.91/cwt337.50–345.001,2203
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2386326.29/cwt320.00–330.001,2594
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410340.94/cwt330.00–342.501,3988
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1984
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3421263.90/cwt245.00–277.501,1119
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2429306.71/cwt300.00–320.001,31611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462290.50/cwt280.00–300.001,34218
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467313.41/cwt307.50–317.501,4646
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3477260.45/cwt257.50–270.001,2426
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487279.91/cwt277.50–285.001,3633
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2495265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3121
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2514279.39/cwt267.50–285.001,43625
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527254.10/cwt250.00–257.501,3393
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2941
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy547293.50/cwt289.00–295.001,6058
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2550240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3201
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2561252.46/cwt250.00–255.001,4164
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577274.35/cwt260.00–282.501,58315
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy629277.48/cwt270.00–280.001,7456
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2629252.48/cwt245.00–265.001,5887
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3642230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4772
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7711
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671251.19/cwt240.00–265.001,6858
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3686195.84/cwt187.50–200.001,3433
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6511
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7481
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5161
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3930160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4881
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,050171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7961
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 3501120.00/cwt120.00–120.006015
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310171.66/cwt170.00–174.002,2492
Bulls——1,355147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,9921
Bulls——1,580162.20/cwt159.00–165.002,5639
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%824112.63/cwt106.00–117.009288
Cows—Lean 85-90%927127.43/cwt120.00–138.001,18110
Cows—Lean 85-90%929140.82/cwt135.00–146.001,3086
Cows—Lean 85-90%983100.00/cwt100.00–100.009833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176129.70/cwt120.00–134.001,52516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274141.85/cwt137.00–148.001,80723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280154.08/cwt150.00–160.001,9727
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545153.96/cwt152.00–156.002,3792
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,594140.52/cwt133.00–144.002,2407
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,631131.29/cwt128.00–135.002,1415
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,800140.46/cwt137.00–145.002,5284
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29771,555.15/head1,250.00–1,900.001,5556
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,520.03/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5204
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29981,653.63/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,960.00/head1,960.00–1,960.001,9601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,607.94/head1,350.00–1,760.001,6084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,772.10/head1,575.00–1,900.001,7725
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,083.22/head1,725.00–2,350.002,0832
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-36901,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.