Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-10-05

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 5
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
814 head
▲ 490 vs last sale 324▲ 45 vs year ago 769 · +5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 37▼ 5 vs year ago 91 · −5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 15▲ 64 vs year ago 24 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Today's larger volume of calves and better weather conditions increased buyers interest and willingness to pay premiums for weaned calves. No trend on yearlings due to limited comparisons. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower and with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $269.97/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −180.25 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$269.97
66 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,512
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$526
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$83.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.55
vs KY average
−16.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559276.371,54653
Medium and Large 2565248.131,40312thin
Medium and Large 2-3530192.501,0201thin
One grade step is worth $83.87/cwt here — about $526 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale66 hd
269.97
—
KY average24 barns · 885 hd
270.52
−0.55
National average167 barns · 15,497 hd
286.82
−16.85
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
−180.25
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—High1,697148.372,51817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,478124.941,84717
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,214123.341,49729
CowsLean 85-90%Average992101.891,01128

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)1,334$2,00218
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,70311
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,5751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,4751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$1,3923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,2906
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,360$2,5253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,416$2,1166
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,4551thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2140300.00/cwt300.00–300.004201
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2160292.50/cwt292.50–292.504681
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235270.00/cwt270.00–270.006351
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240245.00/cwt245.00–245.005881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255290.00/cwt290.00–290.007401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265275.00/cwt275.00–275.007291
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328312.31/cwt310.00–317.001,0243
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386320.28/cwt315.00–322.001,2364
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy401333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,3353
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417303.49/cwt300.00–312.001,2665
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425267.44/cwt260.00–272.501,1373
Steers450–500Large 1-2465292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,3602
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475296.43/cwt290.00–307.501,40826
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479313.69/cwt312.50–320.001,5036
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483272.22/cwt257.50–280.001,3156
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517297.05/cwt295.00–301.001,5363
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527238.36/cwt230.00–247.501,2563
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530277.37/cwt270.00–287.501,47012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0201
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570268.69/cwt258.00–278.001,53225
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576285.46/cwt280.00–292.501,64413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578251.39/cwt245.00–255.001,4539
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612269.35/cwt260.00–282.001,64821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625248.13/cwt237.50–255.001,5514
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671256.77/cwt250.00–270.001,72312
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675222.57/cwt220.00–225.001,5022
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683245.84/cwt245.00–247.501,6793
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7521
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767241.41/cwt235.00–247.501,8528
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826226.24/cwt225.00–227.501,8694
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885217.00/cwt215.00–219.001,9202
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added975230.75/cwt230.75–230.752,25057
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2206255.22/cwt250.00–265.005264
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2289282.53/cwt277.50–295.008178
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290270.00/cwt270.00–270.007831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320249.69/cwt245.00–254.007993
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325285.00/cwt285.00–285.009261
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325264.97/cwt255.00–270.0086111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330224.77/cwt220.00–230.007422
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370206.33/cwt200.00–212.507632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373245.95/cwt240.00–250.009176
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377267.82/cwt265.00–275.001,0107
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400212.50/cwt212.50–212.508501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415259.23/cwt250.00–272.501,07623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430238.00/cwt220.00–245.001,0237
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473246.79/cwt240.00–255.001,16739
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477228.76/cwt220.00–236.001,09113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478200.00/cwt200.00–200.009563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513216.34/cwt210.00–222.501,1102
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518240.29/cwt235.00–247.501,24517
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574222.11/cwt210.00–227.501,27522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0694
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579236.52/cwt230.00–250.001,36921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608217.45/cwt210.00–220.001,3224
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627230.51/cwt224.00–240.001,44514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683225.76/cwt221.00–232.501,5423
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727205.52/cwt200.00–220.001,4947
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6023
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2836184.97/cwt180.00–187.501,5463
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2895150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3431
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285287.50/cwt287.50–287.508191
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295320.00/cwt320.00–320.009441
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335309.93/cwt300.00–315.001,0384
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377273.54/cwt255.00–280.001,0315
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378322.69/cwt315.00–330.001,2204
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2394300.00/cwt290.00–310.001,1824
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418310.99/cwt310.00–312.001,3002
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422289.27/cwt282.50–296.001,22111
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430207.50/cwt207.50–207.508921
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4032
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465222.53/cwt220.00–225.001,0352
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466291.83/cwt282.00–299.001,3609
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481258.50/cwt250.00–272.501,24318
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516273.00/cwt259.00–277.501,40912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531249.21/cwt230.00–255.001,3235
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566264.13/cwt250.00–270.001,49515
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567233.69/cwt220.00–245.001,3257
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605208.61/cwt200.00–221.001,2623
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626252.66/cwt242.50–257.001,58216
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3655194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2711
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660250.51/cwt249.00–252.001,65310
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670216.96/cwt212.00–224.001,4544
Bulls650–700Large 1-2692205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4192
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2713206.56/cwt200.00–210.001,4733
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3911
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2767206.01/cwt200.00–211.001,5805
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5801
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,7341
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,439133.91/cwt128.00–140.001,9274
Bulls——1,710164.19/cwt160.00–170.002,8083
Bulls——1,797149.40/cwt146.00–157.002,68510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92778.66/cwt70.00–85.0072911
Cows—Lean 85-90%938133.94/cwt132.00–136.001,2562
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029122.98/cwt120.00–126.001,2654
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054111.62/cwt104.00–119.001,17611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189123.57/cwt120.00–128.001,46914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227133.11/cwt130.00–144.001,6337
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246114.39/cwt105.00–118.001,4258
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441134.00/cwt130.00–140.001,9315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478121.89/cwt120.00–128.001,80210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573117.52/cwt117.00–118.001,8492
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,289.72/head1,175.00–1,475.001,2906
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,391.84/head1,300.00–1,500.001,3923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2261,633.69/head1,400.00–1,775.001,63410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2952,569.13/head2,535.00–2,600.002,5692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3391,930.68/head1,600.00–2,200.001,93116
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035149.71/cwt147.50–152.001,5492
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,455.00/head1,455.00–1,455.001,4551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,958.12/head1,700.00–2,225.001,9582
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,194.86/head2,000.00–2,400.002,1954

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.