Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-08-17

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 17
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
668 head
▲ 136 vs last sale 532▼ 333 vs year ago 1,001 · −33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 60▼ 5 vs year ago 130 · −3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 19▲ 39 vs year ago 29 · +134.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly steady with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 550 lbs and under were mostly steady to 3.00 higher for weaned and pre-conditioned calves with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers were 2.00 to 3.00 lower but with limited comparisons, and feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher in spots with a good supply and good demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages of calves and harder conditioned calves with more favorable body condition. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher 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 $247.29/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −139.39 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$247.29
49 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,353
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$24.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.09
vs KY average
−4.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543252.861,37338
Medium and Large 2562228.061,28211thin
One grade step is worth $24.80/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale49 hd
247.29
—
KY average25 barns · 1,075 hd
253.37
−6.09
National average159 barns · 7,784 hd
251.94
−4.65
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−139.39
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—High1,573163.002,56423
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,430148.302,12143
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,192147.141,75435
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low989123.721,22420
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,105172.501,9061thin

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)1,279$1,99920
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,267$1,9668
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,8977
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,129$1,6665
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,8501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)945$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,291$2,1237
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,6501thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210337.50/cwt337.50–337.507091
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240322.50/cwt320.00–325.007742
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295280.00/cwt280.00–280.008262
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320334.59/cwt323.00–340.001,0713
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2993
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373269.93/cwt260.00–280.001,0072
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380304.93/cwt302.50–310.001,1593
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2406250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0156
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426301.52/cwt287.50–307.501,28416
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430205.00/cwt205.00–205.008821
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477257.98/cwt250.00–270.001,2318
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478293.62/cwt290.00–305.001,40412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy492309.57/cwt309.50–310.001,52361
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502314.43/cwt314.00–315.001,5787
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522261.22/cwt260.00–265.001,3644
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527291.72/cwt281.00–298.001,53711
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535180.00/cwt180.00–180.009632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566289.00/cwt285.00–293.001,6365
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,77311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629284.59/cwt277.50–290.001,7906
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660278.26/cwt275.00–284.001,8377
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685250.63/cwt250.00–252.501,7174
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,8334
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6301
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9571
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3651
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,142198.85/cwt198.85–198.852,27149
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240255.00/cwt255.00–255.006121
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255305.00/cwt305.00–305.007781
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2271266.01/cwt250.00–270.007215
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285230.00/cwt230.00–230.006561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331291.56/cwt280.00–296.0096511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345270.00/cwt270.00–270.009321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360220.00/cwt220.00–220.007921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370296.09/cwt285.00–300.001,09610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380255.07/cwt250.00–270.009694
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423258.31/cwt255.00–260.001,0933
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426277.06/cwt270.00–285.001,18026
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3439229.43/cwt220.00–233.001,0077
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467250.28/cwt240.00–260.001,1699
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480270.45/cwt260.00–273.001,29866
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3484225.95/cwt220.00–230.001,0945
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519254.05/cwt246.00–260.001,31916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523271.67/cwt271.00–272.001,4213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535227.27/cwt215.00–240.001,2162
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566248.88/cwt240.00–255.001,40919
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568228.23/cwt225.00–230.001,2969
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631233.06/cwt220.00–237.501,47113
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671227.77/cwt214.00–232.501,5287
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7158
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718206.34/cwt202.50–210.001,4822
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6421
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4311
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2831188.74/cwt185.00–190.001,5684
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4371
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285305.09/cwt300.00–310.008704
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3310220.00/cwt220.00–220.006821
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364320.36/cwt315.00–330.001,16614
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3368235.00/cwt235.00–235.008652
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371297.54/cwt290.00–310.001,1048
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385281.09/cwt275.00–287.501,0822
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,2805
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405240.00/cwt230.00–250.009722
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421289.60/cwt280.00–297.501,2195
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467261.65/cwt245.00–270.001,2225
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482287.12/cwt280.00–295.001,3848
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520279.48/cwt270.00–290.001,45313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576269.22/cwt262.00–276.001,5518
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1751
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619252.23/cwt240.00–260.001,5615
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2901
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665210.09/cwt203.00–217.501,3972
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5952
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5751
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2837178.29/cwt170.00–182.501,4923
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6161
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,105172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,9061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,293152.61/cwt140.00–158.001,9739
Bulls——1,702164.90/cwt160.00–170.002,8079
Bulls——1,845178.28/cwt175.00–184.003,2895
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84090.00/cwt90.00–90.007561
Cows—Lean 85-90%974109.62/cwt100.00–115.001,0685
Cows—Lean 85-90%988124.01/cwt120.00–130.001,2256
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018136.53/cwt131.00–145.001,3908
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185153.80/cwt150.00–163.001,82318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199140.08/cwt130.00–149.001,68017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,421157.24/cwt150.00–172.002,23418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,437141.86/cwt130.00–148.002,03925
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29451,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29481,464.02/head1,425.00–1,500.001,4643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,897.10/head1,075.00–2,050.001,8977
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1291,666.17/head1,350.00–1,875.001,6665
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2671,966.18/head1,650.00–2,350.001,9668
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3372,093.95/head1,575.00–2,350.002,09417
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1872,020.79/head1,550.00–2,250.002,0213
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5822,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502

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.