Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-09-21

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 21
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
954 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 976▼ 68 vs year ago 1,022 · −6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 120▼ 39 vs year ago 139 · −28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 54▼ 41 vs year ago 74 · −55.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers were steady to 3.00 higher or greater across the weight classes with a good supply and good demand. The feeder heifer market showed more variability. Heifers 500 lbs and under were 2.00 to 5.00 higher or greater in spots with good demand, while the 500-700 lbs heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Additionally the yearling loads showed gains, as they were 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a good supply, while 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 $218.95/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −167.72 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$218.95
53 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,194
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$51.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.59
vs KY average
−18.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545228.411,24526
Medium and Large 2543215.571,17223
Medium and Large 2-3555176.999824thin
One grade step is worth $51.42/cwt here — about $264 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale53 hd
218.95
—
KY average26 barns · 1,263 hd
232.54
−13.59
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
−18.06
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−167.72
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—Average1,731152.542,64017
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,470124.911,83627
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,226122.461,50136
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05094.7799519

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$1,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$1,7258
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$1,6962thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$1,5251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,1751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)925$1,6751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)700$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,460$2,2594thin

Every lot

105 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 1-2Fancy260307.50/cwt307.50–307.508001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285275.00/cwt275.00–275.007841
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2297285.00/cwt285.00–285.0084612
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0622
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338286.26/cwt285.00–287.509682
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363280.58/cwt272.50–285.001,0193
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400210.00/cwt210.00–210.008401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414281.09/cwt275.00–290.001,1645
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,2761
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423268.80/cwt262.50–277.501,1377
Steers400–450Medium 1-2436187.50/cwt187.50–187.508183
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468282.12/cwt275.00–285.001,3207
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477258.42/cwt250.00–267.501,2338
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519228.39/cwt220.00–245.001,1854
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524263.97/cwt252.50–270.001,38326
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4162
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594258.75/cwt249.00–265.001,53714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613264.46/cwt263.00–267.501,6217
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623250.43/cwt245.00–255.001,5605
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670247.63/cwt240.00–253.001,6598
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2676222.98/cwt220.00–224.001,5074
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720236.98/cwt234.00–240.001,7062
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5861
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,85871
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7021
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,0081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2175245.00/cwt245.00–245.004291
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205295.00/cwt295.00–295.006051
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245247.50/cwt247.50–247.506061
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280255.00/cwt255.00–255.007143
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330215.00/cwt215.00–215.007101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332243.43/cwt230.00–248.008089
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340270.00/cwt270.00–270.009181
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350230.00/cwt230.00–230.008051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2359253.15/cwt240.00–257.009098
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368253.70/cwt250.00–260.009343
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424225.06/cwt220.00–235.0095410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431252.11/cwt250.00–259.001,0874
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467249.03/cwt240.00–255.001,16325
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470229.19/cwt220.00–237.501,07721
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470214.32/cwt213.00–215.001,0076
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517236.20/cwt230.00–247.501,22111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520218.55/cwt210.00–225.001,13613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566222.69/cwt220.00–225.001,26015
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568169.32/cwt169.00–170.009623
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574211.69/cwt202.50–215.001,21510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620195.48/cwt191.00–200.001,2124
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1161
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630214.52/cwt210.00–223.001,35112
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671221.55/cwt213.00–230.001,4874
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683201.67/cwt190.00–207.501,3776
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3231
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,682143
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758223.75/cwt223.75–223.751,696142
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780184.94/cwt180.00–190.001,4432
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2880151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3291
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2882207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,8266
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,4591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Fancy145325.00/cwt325.00–325.004711
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210335.00/cwt335.00–335.007041
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy282333.71/cwt324.00–340.009414
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3310210.00/cwt210.00–210.006511
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328292.90/cwt285.00–300.009612
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2369292.97/cwt284.00–305.001,0816
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370266.69/cwt250.00–277.009876
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416303.08/cwt295.00–307.501,2614
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418261.36/cwt255.00–267.501,0922
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425271.24/cwt270.00–272.501,1534
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475271.14/cwt257.50–275.001,2887
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0551
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480248.62/cwt240.00–253.001,19311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522210.50/cwt210.00–212.001,0996
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526245.78/cwt240.00–255.001,2936
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563226.88/cwt214.00–232.501,2776
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570245.46/cwt240.00–255.001,3999
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616240.95/cwt230.00–248.001,4847
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622218.60/cwt216.00–224.001,3603
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667221.19/cwt220.00–222.001,4755
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3111
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730210.74/cwt207.00–220.001,5388
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2778197.48/cwt192.50–202.501,5362
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3895146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,659143.57/cwt131.00–149.002,3827
Bulls——1,757156.20/cwt150.00–163.002,7448
Bulls——1,878169.31/cwt165.00–173.003,1802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99797.39/cwt90.00–108.009719
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00877.31/cwt60.00–88.007796
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,043140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4602
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,231115.05/cwt112.00–118.001,4164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235114.84/cwt105.00–118.001,41813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238125.50/cwt120.00–135.001,55421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,268153.51/cwt153.00–154.001,9472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,456115.13/cwt104.00–118.001,6767
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498125.54/cwt120.00–136.001,88118
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,725.39/head1,425.00–1,825.001,7258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,696.10/head1,460.00–1,925.001,6962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4302,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5501,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,9851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29251,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.