Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-08-24

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 24
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,096 head
▲ 428 vs last sale 668▲ 638 vs year ago 458 · +139.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 125▲ 38 vs year ago 83 · +45.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 68▲ 24 vs year ago 16 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the feeder market was unevenly steady with an average to plainer quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, however there were noted a few spots of sharply lower cattle. There was a good supply of feeders and buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality calves, however there was limited interest and demand for plainer and off colored calves. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher 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 $242.47/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −144.21 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$242.47
60 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,304
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$306
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.59
vs KY average
−1.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531252.281,34033
Medium and Large 2547235.121,28624
Medium and Large 2-3535193.361,0343thin
One grade step is worth $58.92/cwt here — about $306 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 sale60 hd
242.47
—
KY average26 barns · 1,118 hd
241.88
+0.59
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−1.94
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−144.21
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—Low1,462165.052,41314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,515144.672,19238
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,212142.801,73135
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,000125.451,25423

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)1,290$2,04110
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,207$1,7297
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,5751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,096$1,4425
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)725$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,354$2,21410

Every lot

115 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295215.00/cwt215.00–215.006341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1041
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330265.00/cwt265.00–265.008751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334305.80/cwt300.00–315.001,0214
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366325.53/cwt318.00–332.501,1919
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372297.41/cwt285.00–307.501,1063
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428271.60/cwt257.50–280.001,1627
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430301.01/cwt290.00–315.001,29423
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0241
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478272.78/cwt267.50–276.001,3043
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481296.49/cwt291.00–302.501,42613
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522256.50/cwt250.00–270.001,3396
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524286.50/cwt276.00–293.001,50127
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570276.11/cwt267.50–278.501,57413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571247.11/cwt235.00–250.001,4115
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621252.94/cwt241.00–267.501,57132
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670264.80/cwt262.50–275.001,77412
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6781
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720238.68/cwt228.00–245.001,71811
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760233.00/cwt228.00–240.001,7718
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6361
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,8797
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2811200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6224
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2890213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,8963
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,9211
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added992213.75/cwt213.75–213.752,12055
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2213262.59/cwt255.00–270.005592
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245275.00/cwt275.00–275.006741
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2272286.41/cwt275.00–295.007795
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3277223.92/cwt220.00–232.506203
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285272.50/cwt272.50–272.507771
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3317200.00/cwt200.00–200.006342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325273.00/cwt273.00–273.008871
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340263.88/cwt255.00–272.508972
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375253.28/cwt240.00–264.0095010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377274.46/cwt268.00–287.001,0359
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377200.00/cwt200.00–200.007542
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416249.96/cwt242.50–255.001,04010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420260.81/cwt250.00–270.001,09516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468262.80/cwt255.00–275.001,23044
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470247.10/cwt232.50–252.501,16113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517254.20/cwt245.00–265.001,31422
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518237.49/cwt225.00–246.001,23013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520203.79/cwt200.00–207.501,0602
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560248.44/cwt240.00–260.001,39111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565172.50/cwt172.50–172.509751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581232.31/cwt221.00–240.001,35011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621212.05/cwt210.00–214.001,3174
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632224.93/cwt220.00–239.001,42272
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3502
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677227.43/cwt215.00–232.501,54012
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732226.00/cwt223.50–235.001,65425
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2746203.39/cwt201.00–218.001,51786
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6803
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770172.31/cwt165.00–180.001,3272
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added793215.66/cwt215.00–230.001,71067
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,75562
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3861
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230325.22/cwt320.00–330.007482
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255270.00/cwt270.00–270.006891
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2287305.00/cwt305.00–305.008752
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310311.00/cwt307.00–317.509644
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2323291.63/cwt290.00–295.009423
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373316.85/cwt312.50–319.001,1823
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378238.17/cwt230.00–250.009003
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3383183.43/cwt180.00–197.507035
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2387284.78/cwt280.00–295.001,1025
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2417290.02/cwt280.00–296.001,20915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418308.31/cwt307.50–310.001,2893
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423260.34/cwt250.00–270.001,10110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472296.59/cwt295.00–305.001,4006
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475272.36/cwt265.00–280.001,29416
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479256.00/cwt240.00–267.501,2267
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512247.33/cwt230.00–255.001,2665
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518264.71/cwt255.00–273.001,37117
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569265.11/cwt256.00–272.501,5088
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2594234.49/cwt220.00–242.501,3935
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2607223.06/cwt212.50–230.001,3545
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626247.87/cwt239.00–255.001,55211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3645197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2741
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2659242.05/cwt237.50–247.501,5956
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673224.33/cwt218.00–231.001,5102
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2727188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3672
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2728213.09/cwt200.00–220.001,55112
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780198.31/cwt189.00–207.501,5472
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2838182.52/cwt175.00–190.001,5302
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5601
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2985130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2811
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,103134.67/cwt130.00–140.001,4853
Bulls——1,508180.97/cwt180.00–184.002,7294
Bulls——1,590168.97/cwt160.00–175.002,6877
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%803100.00/cwt100.00–100.008032
Cows—Lean 85-90%845144.15/cwt140.00–148.001,2184
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055127.42/cwt122.00–135.001,34412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069115.92/cwt113.00–120.001,2395
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183154.58/cwt150.00–160.001,8299
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213140.27/cwt134.00–148.001,70123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295126.81/cwt125.00–128.001,6423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514142.44/cwt133.00–148.002,15730
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518153.03/cwt150.00–160.002,3238
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29901,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0961,441.75/head1,200.00–1,650.001,4425
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,805.10/head1,575.00–2,250.001,8056
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,040.69/head1,750.00–2,325.002,04110
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,893.57/head1,475.00–2,250.001,8942
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3332,225.38/head1,750.00–2,425.002,2256
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5872,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2725800.00/head800.00–800.008001

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.