Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-07-20

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 20
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
794 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 725▲ 29 vs year ago 765 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 118▼ 20 vs year ago 112 · −17.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 34▲ 4 vs year ago 43 · +9.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly steady with a an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower in spots with a good supply and good demand. Buyers were active, however there was a softer undertone noted on plainer cattle. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.44/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −131.24 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$255.44
56 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,374
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$415
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$65.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.36
vs KY average
−2.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533265.681,41536
Medium and Large 2550238.951,31519thin
Medium and Large 2-3500200.001,0001thin
One grade step is worth $65.68/cwt here — about $415 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 sale56 hd
255.44
—
KY average24 barns · 974 hd
262.80
−7.36
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
−2.36
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−131.24
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—Average1,650160.062,64111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,480136.992,02824
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,173134.381,57635
CowsLean 85-90%Average950120.931,14924
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,020168.001,7142thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,125196.992,2168thin

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)1,226$1,7994thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,094$1,68513
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,5723thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,020$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)890$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)778$1,5172thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)620$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$1,7225

Every lot

120 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2292320.00/cwt320.00–320.009346
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335335.43/cwt332.50–345.001,12411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366336.54/cwt330.00–345.001,2324
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420225.00/cwt225.00–225.009451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430290.08/cwt280.00–300.001,2473
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431324.74/cwt310.00–330.001,40040
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475298.08/cwt290.00–310.001,4165
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0972
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490283.33/cwt270.00–292.501,3883
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532298.94/cwt295.00–308.001,59023
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2101
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583289.70/cwt279.00–295.001,6893
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2103
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621270.42/cwt267.50–272.501,6796
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628282.02/cwt277.00–296.001,77145
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7131
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723230.96/cwt214.00–249.001,6702
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,02552
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8321
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,05729
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,013210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,12715
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,0371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230265.00/cwt265.00–265.006101
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235291.00/cwt291.00–291.006841
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy274303.08/cwt300.00–305.008308
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2298250.00/cwt250.00–250.007453
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317287.30/cwt280.00–293.009117
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321256.26/cwt250.00–270.008234
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360230.00/cwt230.00–230.008281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,10723
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379283.67/cwt280.00–292.501,0759
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381257.43/cwt250.00–272.509816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3403222.44/cwt212.50–232.508962
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414283.61/cwt279.00–290.001,17415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424266.00/cwt250.00–270.001,12810
Heifers450–500Large 1-2450265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467299.50/cwt299.50–299.501,39945
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472274.78/cwt265.00–281.001,29730
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482246.85/cwt240.00–260.001,1903
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,4724
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521266.02/cwt260.00–270.001,38624
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523239.81/cwt230.00–255.001,2549
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573256.26/cwt250.00–260.001,4688
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575238.18/cwt225.00–245.001,37010
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613239.80/cwt230.00–250.001,47013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615208.40/cwt200.00–225.001,2823
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675226.45/cwt220.00–235.001,5295
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690206.67/cwt200.00–210.001,4263
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727215.56/cwt200.00–230.001,5679
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7211
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5301
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,4621
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2871201.08/cwt192.50–204.001,7514
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2925165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2229349.64/cwt335.00–355.008014
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240320.00/cwt320.00–320.007681
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2262288.03/cwt270.00–300.007553
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270319.69/cwt310.00–330.008633
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313310.00/cwt310.00–310.009702
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008502
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2343337.48/cwt335.00–340.001,1582
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368351.89/cwt347.50–360.001,2955
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383333.47/cwt320.00–340.001,2773
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419314.96/cwt302.50–321.001,3206
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0082
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421328.96/cwt325.00–337.501,3853
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433272.61/cwt265.00–282.501,1803
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471272.81/cwt257.50–280.001,2855
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476299.05/cwt284.00–307.501,42315
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523278.47/cwt267.50–286.001,45624
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528240.92/cwt232.50–250.001,2723
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568248.38/cwt245.00–252.501,4113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569279.35/cwt270.00–285.001,59024
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5132
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2611269.29/cwt255.00–275.001,64517
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683250.70/cwt242.00–262.501,7127
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4731
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy712249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,7732
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723216.64/cwt210.00–227.501,5666
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2788201.24/cwt200.00–202.501,5862
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2822184.11/cwt170.00–192.001,5133
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7392
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3380190.00/cwt190.00–190.007221
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3430130.00/cwt120.00–140.005592
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3555184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0211
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,125196.99/cwt179.00–200.002,2168
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,020168.00/cwt167.00–169.001,7142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,512146.57/cwt141.00–153.002,2163
Bulls——1,578160.99/cwt154.00–164.002,5406
Bulls——1,840170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,1281
Bulls——2,305185.00/cwt185.00–185.004,2641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
Cows—Lean 85-90%844111.30/cwt104.00–119.009397
Cows—Lean 85-90%932139.87/cwt137.00–143.001,3043
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026123.36/cwt120.00–132.001,26613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105154.80/cwt150.00–160.001,7112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166137.19/cwt130.00–144.001,60022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199125.04/cwt120.00–129.001,49911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473127.03/cwt125.00–129.001,8712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474136.31/cwt130.00–145.002,00919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525147.90/cwt146.00–150.002,2553
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,036.61/head1,650.00–2,475.002,0373
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26201,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27781,517.44/head1,500.00–1,535.001,5172
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 3680550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28551,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,571.69/head1,375.00–1,750.001,5723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1291,780.08/head1,360.00–2,025.001,78012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2261,798.97/head1,600.00–1,950.001,7994

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.