Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-10-26

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 26
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
859 head
▼ 173 vs last sale 1,032▼ 176 vs year ago 1,035 · −17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 164▼ 38 vs year ago 165 · −23.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 84▲ 43 vs year ago 57 · +75.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mixed with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers appeared steady but with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 5.00 lower with a good supply and limited demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages of calves, while discounting planer quality and off colored calves severely. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower in spots 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 $230.79/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −155.89 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$230.79
60 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,239
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.32
vs KY average
−28.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533243.001,29432
Medium and Large 2542222.111,20422
Medium and Large 2-3540197.501,0676thin
One grade step is worth $45.50/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale60 hd
230.79
—
KY average26 barns · 1,783 hd
240.11
−9.32
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−28.84
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−155.89
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—Average1,769147.292,60521
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,486124.011,84329
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,195121.941,45737
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,071102.571,09934

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)1,304$1,91612
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$1,68634
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$1,6085
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)952$1,5093thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)765$9613thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,368$2,2252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,920$3,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,280$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,306$2,0708

Every lot

123 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295285.00/cwt285.00–285.008411
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330321.08/cwt310.00–332.501,0602
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333288.89/cwt285.00–292.509622
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360316.03/cwt315.00–317.001,1382
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378326.08/cwt322.50–327.501,2339
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2414285.02/cwt282.50–287.501,1806
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419297.11/cwt290.00–310.001,2455
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3295
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485269.48/cwt257.50–279.001,3078
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490292.85/cwt282.50–295.001,43558
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527241.97/cwt238.00–245.001,2753
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535270.33/cwt262.50–277.501,44623
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581274.97/cwt260.00–280.001,59819
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590256.53/cwt252.50–257.501,5145
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,7482
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678256.88/cwt252.50–264.001,7426
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,8065
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732239.55/cwt234.00–243.001,7544
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770228.06/cwt225.00–234.001,7563
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8591
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7001
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890214.97/cwt210.00–220.001,9132
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2915174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5921
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added941235.85/cwt235.85–235.852,21962
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3220210.00/cwt210.00–210.004621
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225252.50/cwt252.50–252.505681
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273243.19/cwt235.00–252.506642
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285279.82/cwt275.00–285.007972
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338242.37/cwt230.00–252.508198
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379245.17/cwt225.00–252.5092920
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384263.37/cwt255.00–270.001,01116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429250.68/cwt245.00–262.001,07519
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430234.75/cwt220.00–242.501,00916
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2464221.50/cwt210.00–235.001,02818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471242.23/cwt235.00–250.001,14120
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy497252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,25242
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510228.45/cwt215.00–234.001,16510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513248.94/cwt240.00–258.001,27722
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0665
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569216.83/cwt212.00–220.001,23412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0641
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576229.92/cwt220.00–237.501,32410
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2607224.69/cwt215.00–233.001,36412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633204.29/cwt200.00–210.001,2937
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3991
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672223.78/cwt210.00–227.501,50410
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4371
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730175.35/cwt173.00–180.001,2803
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3681
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6281
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280294.91/cwt290.00–300.008262
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2287265.00/cwt265.00–265.007612
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318267.80/cwt260.00–275.008522
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009921
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325235.00/cwt235.00–235.007641
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375295.00/cwt290.00–307.501,1067
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390283.16/cwt267.50–287.501,10412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423294.89/cwt290.00–307.501,24718
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425280.81/cwt264.00–287.501,1937
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465282.05/cwt275.00–292.501,3129
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475269.62/cwt260.00–277.501,28115
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3482224.26/cwt215.00–237.501,0813
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520264.92/cwt257.50–272.501,37813
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529243.17/cwt227.50–252.501,28614
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3544216.03/cwt200.00–220.001,1755
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558242.43/cwt237.50–247.501,3532
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575251.73/cwt245.00–257.501,44714
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612223.17/cwt220.00–230.001,36610
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2631248.49/cwt240.00–254.001,5689
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1111
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660240.68/cwt235.00–247.001,5887
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2676214.90/cwt210.00–225.001,4537
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721206.55/cwt200.00–210.001,4898
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2756175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3234
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2764194.83/cwt180.00–200.001,4894
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4801
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2812172.01/cwt170.00–173.001,3973
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3491
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6281
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6582
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,013130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3172
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3570148.09/cwt142.50–150.008444
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,695140.02/cwt128.00–145.002,37311
Bulls——1,824154.31/cwt150.00–160.002,8159
Bulls——2,080164.00/cwt164.00–164.003,4111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98890.39/cwt75.00–95.0089312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060143.89/cwt140.00–147.501,5252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108107.15/cwt100.00–119.001,18719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166114.64/cwt105.00–119.001,33715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170122.31/cwt120.00–126.001,4313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230125.22/cwt120.00–132.001,54020
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442138.09/cwt132.00–146.001,9913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491122.39/cwt115.00–130.001,82526
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3682,225.27/head2,075.00–2,375.002,2252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765961.49/head800.00–1,175.009613
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29952,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3272,180.49/head1,675.00–2,375.002,1807
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,9203,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29521,508.76/head1,300.00–1,700.001,5093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1541,608.44/head1,450.00–1,735.001,6085
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,670.93/head1,175.00–1,825.001,67133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2741,831.19/head1,625.00–2,000.001,8318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,3172,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4101,998.40/head1,950.00–2,050.001,9982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4821

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.