Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-08-31

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 31
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
288 head
▼ 808 vs last sale 1,096▼ 367 vs year ago 655 · −56.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 121▼ 66 vs year ago 164 · −40.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 40▲ 97 vs year ago 29 · +334.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mixed with an average quality and lower numbered offering. Good quality 500-600 lbs steers were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while the 600-650 lbs were 4.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers 200-550 lbs were 2.00 to 5.00 lower, while the 600-700 lbs were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. No trends on yearlings due to limited comparisons. Excessive heat limited buyers interest and the number of cattle offered today. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $249.33/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −152.69 against this barn's trailing median of $402.03.
Average price
$249.33
25 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,346
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$380
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$68.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.81
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533269.481,43512thin
Medium and Large 2553239.701,32610thin
Medium and Large 2-3525200.851,0553thin
One grade step is worth $68.64/cwt here — about $380 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 sale25 hd
249.33
—
KY average25 barns · 497 hd
240.53
+8.81
This barn, trailing median34 sales
402.03
−152.69
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
488424360296median 402.0303/0705/0207/1109/0510/31
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $474.49, low $309.62, median $402.03 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—High1,583158.392,50732
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,439141.402,03421
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,176138.581,62929
CowsLean 85-90%High1,031109.841,13325
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,395137.001,9111thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09096.001,0462thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,020147.501,5051thin

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)1,380$2,24520
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)938$1,8303thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$1,7583thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$1,5253thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)938$1,4732thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)830$1,7251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)743$1,3802thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,413$2,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$2,34231

Every lot

104 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305262.50/cwt262.50–262.508012
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310240.00/cwt240.00–240.007441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,1561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0381
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1392
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy500224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523275.96/cwt275.00–281.001,4436
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531261.39/cwt261.00–262.501,3884
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3751
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2742
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,5531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620234.50/cwt234.00–235.001,4542
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632257.42/cwt250.00–264.001,62714
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665256.21/cwt252.50–260.001,7044
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680235.03/cwt220.00–240.001,5984
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6502
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6941
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5091
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2965176.26/cwt175.00–177.501,7012
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,012192.99/cwt192.00–195.001,9533
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215265.00/cwt265.00–265.005701
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2227265.99/cwt255.00–272.506045
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3235235.00/cwt235.00–235.005521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278280.96/cwt277.00–285.007812
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320257.50/cwt257.50–257.508241
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338276.01/cwt270.00–290.009335
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360250.00/cwt250.00–250.009001
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3372220.00/cwt220.00–220.008182
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379265.97/cwt260.00–277.001,0088
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2409258.66/cwt250.00–262.001,05810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429230.06/cwt220.00–240.009874
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1763
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488254.06/cwt250.00–262.501,2409
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525247.86/cwt240.00–257.501,30115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530229.23/cwt210.00–242.001,2154
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1462
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3058
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628229.53/cwt215.00–234.001,4415
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680227.04/cwt215.00–233.001,5443
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2241
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715197.50/cwt185.00–210.001,4122
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3861
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240285.00/cwt285.00–285.006841
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2289294.06/cwt290.00–299.008507
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2313307.06/cwt300.00–314.009612
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320269.53/cwt260.00–280.008622
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378289.77/cwt280.00–295.001,0955
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380265.03/cwt260.00–270.001,0074
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420294.90/cwt270.00–302.501,2397
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0653
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469279.40/cwt274.00–285.001,3105
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473194.97/cwt190.00–200.009222
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3508201.27/cwt200.00–202.501,0222
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520276.09/cwt265.00–281.001,4368
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528248.54/cwt240.00–257.501,3124
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558256.27/cwt252.50–257.501,4304
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1201
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570233.81/cwt216.00–240.001,3336
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615239.81/cwt230.00–247.501,4757
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2251
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633220.56/cwt207.50–225.001,3967
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2664197.45/cwt185.00–202.501,3116
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2688205.05/cwt200.00–210.001,4112
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3961
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6611
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3781
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810169.01/cwt167.50–172.001,3693
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5911
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0751
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2907140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2702
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,020147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,5051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,325137.91/cwt135.00–140.001,8274
Bulls——1,578170.83/cwt170.00–174.002,6965
Bulls——1,628157.39/cwt150.00–169.002,56222
Bulls——1,640200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,2801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89584.84/cwt70.00–95.007597
Cows—Lean 85-90%963136.21/cwt133.00–138.001,3123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,027126.06/cwt125.00–128.001,2955
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101121.48/cwt120.00–126.001,3379
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,119108.37/cwt100.00–116.001,2136
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198139.09/cwt130.00–146.001,66619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240149.17/cwt148.00–151.001,8505
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412155.34/cwt152.00–161.002,1933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443139.08/cwt130.00–149.002,00718
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%990112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1091
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19080.00/cwt80.00–80.009521
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,395137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,9111
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4132,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29381,830.31/head1,585.00–2,175.001,8303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29381,472.73/head1,425.00–1,525.001,4732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,757.91/head1,725.00–1,775.001,7583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,244.63/head1,725.00–2,385.002,24520
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3512,320.99/head1,950.00–2,525.002,32114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,359.72/head2,000.00–2,575.002,36017
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27431,380.34/head1,360.00–1,400.001,3802
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28301,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.