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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 3

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

471 head

▼ 411 vs last sale 882▼ 701 vs year ago 1,172 · −59.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 92▼ 95 vs year ago 149 · −63.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 56▼ 27 vs year ago 53 · −50.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was softer with a average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 3.00 to 8.00 lower in spots with moderate demand. Lower receipts and negative pressure on the futures market tightened buyers selection pressure and premiums buyers were willing pay today, and increased discounts on smaller framed, off colored calves. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls appeared steady.

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 $255.70/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −130.98 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.

Average price

$255.70

53 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$26.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.54

vs KY average

−2.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	265.76	1,397	33
Medium and Large 2	552	239.11	1,319	20

One grade step is worth $26.65/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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

255.70

—

KY average25 barns · 1,669 hd

267.24

−11.54

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−2.76

This barn, trailing median34 sales

386.68

−130.98

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	—	High	1,786	164.24	2,933	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	139.49	2,076	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	135.97	1,606	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	113.29	1,110	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,091	169.24	1,846	4thin

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)	1,248	$2,053	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$2,019	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,349	3thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	720	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,025	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	349.90/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,102	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	776	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,225	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,260	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	312.08/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,329	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	279.77/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,217	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	307.28/cwt	298.00–316.00	1,413	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	283.77/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,342	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	299.74/cwt	297.00–302.50	1,562	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	267.03/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,394	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	260.91/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,490	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,633	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	301.95/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,775	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	270.96/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,685	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	281.34/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,879	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	242.88/cwt	242.50–243.00	1,771	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	241.13/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,854	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	562	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	287.33/cwt	285.00–290.00	646	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	288	253.76/cwt	252.50–255.00	731	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	268.98/cwt	255.00–280.00	780	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	293	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	982	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	283.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	830	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	297.75/cwt	290.00–305.00	968	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	220.22/cwt	200.00–230.00	799	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,138	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	255.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	944	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	292.19/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,104	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	277.26/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,167	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	257.71/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,106	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	906	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	458	209.95/cwt	200.00–220.00	962	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	279.37/cwt	273.00–295.00	1,288	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	252.22/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,183	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	267.15/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,389	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	239.49/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,253	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	257.95/cwt	254.00–267.50	1,439	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	238.80/cwt	227.50–247.00	1,373	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	218.52/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,361	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	247.07/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,547	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	640	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,421	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	215.75/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,430	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	244.37/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,623	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	233.67/cwt	233.50–234.00	1,724	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,521	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	839	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,871	24
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	818	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	276.17/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,022	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	336.52/cwt	325.00–344.00	1,259	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	977	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	288.21/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,231	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	309.62/cwt	302.00–317.50	1,341	2
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	440	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,111	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	296.73/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,409	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	273.57/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,299	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,231	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	289.32/cwt	281.00–302.50	1,519	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,279	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	266.87/cwt	262.50–273.00	1,559	7
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	266.14/cwt	257.50–274.00	1,669	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,547	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	218.33/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,463	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,598	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,638	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,091	169.24/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,846	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	169.48/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,703	2
Bulls	—	—	1,913	160.75/cwt	157.00–165.00	3,075	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	110.38/cwt	100.00–115.00	993	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	82.24/cwt	80.00–85.00	790	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,380	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,474	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	135.82/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,550	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	148.54/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,812	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	124.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,669	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	153.58/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,235	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	136.24/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,038	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,945.22/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,945	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,827.89/head	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,828	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,510	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,608	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,349.08/head	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,349	3

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 Aug 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 882Year ago 1,172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 92Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 56Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	800–850	839	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	285.00–290.00	287.33
3	250–300	293	280.00–285.00	283.35
5	300–350	325	290.00–305.00	297.75
7	350–400	378	280.00–300.00	292.19
12	400–450	421	270.00–287.50	277.26
7	450–500	461	273.00–295.00	279.37
28	500–550	520	260.00–280.00	267.15
5	550–600	558	254.00–267.50	257.95
28	600–650	626	237.00–250.00	247.07
19	650–700	664	243.00–245.00	244.37
6	700–750	738	233.50–234.00	233.67
2	750–800	790	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	267.50	267.50
3	250–300	290	255.00–280.00	268.98
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	370	250.00–260.00	255.11
5	400–450	429	250.00–264.00	257.71
26	450–500	469	240.00–270.00	252.22
9	500–550	523	230.00–250.00	239.49
11	550–600	575	227.50–247.00	238.80
7	600–650	623	210.00–227.50	218.52
4	650–700	663	210.00–223.00	215.75
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	790	190.00–195.00	192.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	252.50–255.00	253.76
3	350–400	363	200.00–230.00	220.22
1	400–450	440	206.00	206.00
2	450–500	458	200.00–220.00	209.95
1	700–750	715	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	840	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	293	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	367	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	427	280.00–293.00	288.21
7	450–500	475	290.00–305.00	296.73
15	500–550	525	281.00–302.50	289.32
7	550–600	584	262.50–273.00	266.87
12	600–650	627	257.50–274.00	266.14
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	752	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	255.00–285.00	276.17
1	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	475	270.00–277.00	273.57
2	550–600	550	230.00–235.00	232.50
2	600–650	638	240.00–245.00	242.49
3	650–700	670	215.00–220.00	218.33
1	800–850	840	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	248.00	248.00
1	400–450	420	232.50	232.50
3	500–550	513	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
7	350–400	374	325.00–344.00	336.52
2	400–450	433	302.00–317.50	309.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
4	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	435	270.00–290.00	279.77
2	450–500	473	280.00–287.50	283.77
6	500–550	522	255.00–280.00	267.03
6	550–600	571	250.00–265.00	260.91
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	295	347.50	347.50
5	300–350	315	342.50–355.00	349.90
1	350–400	390	323.00	323.00
6	400–450	426	300.00–317.50	312.08
11	450–500	460	298.00–316.00	307.28
8	500–550	521	297.00–302.50	299.74
1	550–600	575	284.00	284.00
3	600–650	622	267.50–277.50	270.96
4	700–750	729	242.50–243.00	242.88
13	750–800	769	230.00–243.00	241.13
1	800–850	825	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	588	300.00–305.00	301.95
13	650–700	668	279.00–285.00	281.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,510	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,608	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,160	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,945.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,173	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,827.89

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	3	—	1,270	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,349.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	169.00–170.00	169.48
3	—	1,913	157.00–165.00	160.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	900	100.00–115.00	110.38
4	—	1,078	126.00–130.00	127.99
2	—	960	80.00–85.00	82.24
1	—	1,100	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	147.00–150.00	148.54
2	—	1,345	120.00–128.00	124.12
10	—	1,141	130.00–144.00	135.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,496	130.00–144.00	136.24
3	—	1,455	150.00–158.00	153.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	169.00–170.00	169.24

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.