Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-09-07

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 7
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
608 head
▲ 320 vs last sale 288▼ 1,046 vs year ago 1,654 · −63.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 98▼ 80 vs year ago 179 · −44.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 126▼ 18 vs year ago 59 · −30.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was uneven with a mixed quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 lower, while the yearlings appeared steady but with limited comparisons. Heifers followed a similar pattern. Feeder heifers 550 lbs and under were 3.00 to 8.00 lower, while heifers 600lbs and over were steady to 2.00 higher. Buyers were selective today and willing to pay premiums for quality feeders, however they severely discounted heavy conditioned, off colored and bawling calves. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 8.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $259.25/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −190.97 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$259.25
55 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,381
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$18.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.73
vs KY average
−10.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529264.261,39840
Medium and Large 2543245.881,33415thin
One grade step is worth $18.39/cwt here — about $64 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 sale55 hd
259.25
—
KY average16 barns · 644 hd
267.98
−8.73
National average147 barns · 6,928 hd
269.40
−10.15
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
−190.97
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

30 sales
525464403342median 450.2203/0704/2506/2009/1210/31
Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.01, low $356.50, median $450.22 across 30 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—Low1,638150.962,47314
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,188127.361,51326
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,469125.971,85114
CowsLean 85-90%High1,030112.681,16133
SteersSelectAverage1,325140.001,8551thin

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)1,153$1,9979
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,169$1,8485
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$1,4739
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,077$1,4502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$1,9002thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270265.00/cwt265.00–265.007161
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280220.00/cwt220.00–220.006161
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320313.03/cwt307.50–325.001,0028
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335292.50/cwt292.50–292.509801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360324.11/cwt320.00–328.001,1672
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378291.17/cwt280.00–299.001,1013
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0092
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423295.53/cwt285.00–304.001,25011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423263.38/cwt250.00–272.501,1144
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470252.95/cwt250.00–260.001,1897
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479277.63/cwt270.00–284.001,3309
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507286.28/cwt285.00–288.001,4517
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525247.36/cwt230.00–252.501,2999
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530260.58/cwt256.00–268.001,38129
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561252.45/cwt250.00–260.001,4164
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569243.65/cwt230.00–254.001,3866
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611255.83/cwt255.00–256.001,5636
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3552
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673238.38/cwt230.00–247.501,60414
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718224.53/cwt212.50–230.001,6124
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750223.75/cwt212.50–235.001,6782
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5601
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813208.72/cwt205.00–212.501,6972
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7001
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868224.85/cwt224.85–224.851,95265
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2915168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3200165.00/cwt165.00–165.003301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310260.00/cwt260.00–260.008061
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330212.00/cwt212.00–212.007001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333233.30/cwt230.00–240.007773
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360230.00/cwt230.00–230.008281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365155.00/cwt155.00–155.005661
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376263.39/cwt255.00–275.0099010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427258.27/cwt251.00–270.001,10317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436234.12/cwt220.00–247.501,02118
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468245.19/cwt240.00–250.001,14716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468230.39/cwt225.00–237.501,0787
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3497202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0062
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522244.63/cwt238.00–253.001,27739
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523229.34/cwt220.00–236.001,19910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2559241.56/cwt230.00–248.001,3508
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575221.27/cwt217.00–227.001,2724
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617210.47/cwt205.00–215.001,2999
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1161
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652229.56/cwt218.00–231.501,4977
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716213.97/cwt200.00–220.001,5325
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735175.07/cwt170.00–180.001,2872
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755122.50/cwt122.50–122.509251
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2759215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,63216
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3861
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5081
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2862144.91/cwt138.00–149.001,2493
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2220289.55/cwt280.00–300.006372
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260255.00/cwt255.00–255.006631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270285.00/cwt285.00–285.007702
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0243
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320270.00/cwt270.00–270.008641
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362298.41/cwt290.00–302.501,0803
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378266.56/cwt255.00–275.001,0083
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2351
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420274.67/cwt265.00–282.001,1544
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2441250.71/cwt238.00–260.001,1064
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470250.53/cwt242.50–257.501,17719
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3472189.08/cwt185.00–192.508923
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475264.14/cwt260.00–280.001,2557
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518234.56/cwt228.00–240.001,2155
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531255.34/cwt250.00–270.001,35610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0451
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571240.54/cwt237.50–247.001,3734
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2597220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3132
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615211.59/cwt205.00–217.001,3014
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623234.42/cwt225.00–242.501,46013
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3668175.06/cwt170.00–180.001,1692
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2727194.83/cwt190.00–205.001,4166
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3822
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 370589.00/cwt89.00–89.006271
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3315207.50/cwt207.50–207.506541
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3405192.00/cwt192.00–192.007782
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3672200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3442
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3765184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4081
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,325140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,238135.17/cwt130.00–140.001,6733
Bulls——1,686152.70/cwt148.00–159.002,5758
Bulls——1,912162.13/cwt160.00–164.003,1003
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002110.95/cwt100.00–117.001,11220
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00889.83/cwt82.00–98.009055
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113124.76/cwt120.00–130.001,3894
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118137.78/cwt134.00–149.001,5404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125132.82/cwt127.00–137.001,4949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150146.18/cwt140.00–152.001,6812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231121.58/cwt115.00–125.001,49715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463131.33/cwt128.00–135.001,9216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474121.95/cwt120.00–125.001,7988
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27801,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0771,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,473.11/head1,250.00–1,675.001,4739
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,853.65/head1,725.00–1,950.001,8546
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1691,848.03/head1,650.00–2,100.001,8485
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1732,283.24/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2833
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0151,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5352,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.