Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-09-14

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 14
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
976 head
▲ 368 vs last sale 608▼ 201 vs year ago 1,177 · −17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 99▼ 7 vs year ago 127 · −5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 41▼ 54 vs year ago 108 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mixed with a plainer than average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers were mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with good demand, while the feeder heifers were 5.00 to 8.00 lower with moderate demand. Buyers were active but selective today. They were willing to pay premiums for weaned and preconditioned packages of calves, while discounting plainer quality, fleshy, and bawling calves severely. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 lower 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 $226.12/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −160.56 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$226.12
65 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,255
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$18.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.32
vs KY average
−12.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552234.001,29138
Medium and Large 2560215.031,20427
One grade step is worth $18.96/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale65 hd
226.12
—
KY average25 barns · 2,625 hd
239.44
−13.32
National average182 barns · 14,937 hd
238.61
−12.49
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−160.56
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—Low1,773154.392,73720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,501121.651,82616
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,157120.431,39338
CowsLean 85-90%Low974100.9898428
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,29080.001,0324thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,207160.001,9312thin

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)1,284$2,0704thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$1,93317
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$1,6035
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,188$1,2992thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,083$1,2142thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)735$1,3163thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,244$1,9296

Every lot

111 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320265.00/cwt265.00–265.008481
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325291.85/cwt285.00–300.009493
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380283.72/cwt280.00–292.501,0784
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385270.03/cwt265.00–272.501,0403
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415283.38/cwt282.50–285.001,1763
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422269.98/cwt265.00–272.501,1393
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470257.47/cwt255.00–260.001,2102
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0531
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483271.22/cwt265.00–280.001,31012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy495195.00/cwt195.00–195.009651
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515297.48/cwt295.00–300.001,5322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3002
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531264.68/cwt257.50–272.501,40512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560269.19/cwt260.00–275.001,50725
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589248.28/cwt235.00–253.001,4625
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624247.13/cwt240.00–257.501,54213
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635266.68/cwt265.00–275.001,69316
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4841
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681244.12/cwt234.00–250.001,6624
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726245.14/cwt244.00–247.001,78018
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736231.47/cwt222.00–241.001,7047
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2786232.46/cwt231.00–238.001,8276
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,8251
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,9048
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added908227.75/cwt227.75–227.752,06865
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8702
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added999213.75/cwt213.75–213.752,13557
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,035150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5531
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,082185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0022
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,285186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,39042
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3213216.47/cwt212.50–220.004612
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230270.00/cwt270.00–270.006211
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2271256.69/cwt250.00–265.006964
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278257.57/cwt255.00–260.007162
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335230.71/cwt230.00–240.0077313
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367251.48/cwt245.00–257.5092317
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373229.44/cwt220.00–240.008565
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390215.00/cwt215.00–215.008391
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425247.12/cwt240.00–257.001,05013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425210.00/cwt210.00–210.008931
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432230.33/cwt222.50–235.009957
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471238.98/cwt235.00–247.501,12631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481226.45/cwt218.00–234.001,08910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521238.48/cwt230.00–244.001,24218
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537223.46/cwt220.00–225.001,20013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579229.96/cwt220.00–232.501,33120
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581207.21/cwt200.00–215.001,20414
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2351
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620218.02/cwt210.00–225.001,35213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4994
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682178.34/cwt170.00–205.001,2164
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,64063
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728215.00/cwt200.00–216.501,56511
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761207.81/cwt200.00–214.001,58126
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3352
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6801
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added903202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,82938
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6072
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990150.28/cwt144.00–160.001,4883
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230325.00/cwt325.00–325.007481
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240297.50/cwt297.50–297.507141
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy271316.20/cwt305.00–322.508574
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290205.00/cwt205.00–205.005951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315304.17/cwt302.50–307.509583
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323247.65/cwt240.00–257.508003
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2327292.35/cwt280.00–297.509568
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2361260.49/cwt255.00–265.009404
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378283.04/cwt275.00–292.501,07015
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395235.00/cwt235.00–235.009281
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2603
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429262.87/cwt260.00–267.501,1288
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2434273.47/cwt270.00–282.501,18710
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477266.54/cwt262.00–274.001,27116
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484248.40/cwt240.00–252.501,2028
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527220.48/cwt210.00–235.001,1626
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530249.72/cwt240.00–260.001,32425
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576218.96/cwt210.00–230.001,2615
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577242.70/cwt232.50–252.001,4007
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620236.99/cwt230.00–242.501,4695
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626207.52/cwt200.00–210.001,2994
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2664225.83/cwt220.00–230.001,50013
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683206.66/cwt200.00–210.001,4113
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2951
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721218.62/cwt217.50–220.001,5767
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4851
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5681
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2990120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1882
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,207160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,679143.57/cwt137.00–147.002,4115
Bulls——1,792163.31/cwt161.00–164.002,9275
Bulls——1,810155.34/cwt150.00–158.002,81210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92388.96/cwt80.00–96.0082111
Cows—Lean 85-90%993107.78/cwt100.00–113.001,07015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115116.07/cwt115.00–117.001,2942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,126127.18/cwt122.00–135.001,43214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175116.50/cwt108.00–120.001,36924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499117.97/cwt115.00–120.001,7686
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,502123.85/cwt121.00–128.001,86010
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0324
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,214.32/head1,175.00–1,250.001,2142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,603.36/head1,450.00–1,725.001,6035
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,916.32/head1,600.00–2,200.001,91616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,298.95/head1,200.00–1,400.001,2992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2842,069.69/head1,775.00–2,275.002,0704
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,033.18/head1,975.00–2,125.002,0333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,235.84/head2,200.00–2,275.002,2362
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27351,315.97/head1,250.00–1,350.001,3163

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.