Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-11-02

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 2
● Final164 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,138 head
▲ 279 vs last sale 859▲ 1,138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 127▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 100▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.41/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −157.27 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$229.41
153 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,275
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$383
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$60.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.51
vs KY average
−31.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559240.811,34669
Large 1535229.261,2277thin
Medium and Large 2557224.371,24946
Medium and Large 2-3554212.601,17830
Small and Medium 1-2535180.009631thin
One grade step is worth $60.81/cwt here — about $383 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 sale153 hd
229.41
—
KY average24 barns · 1,781 hd
237.92
−8.51
National average194 barns · 26,693 hd
260.46
−31.05
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−157.27
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—Low1,522136.932,08413
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,525124.761,90320
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,214115.081,39762
CowsLean 85-90%Low95390.7986518

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,415$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,393$1,8742thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,119$1,7084thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,186$1,5805
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$1,5662thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$1,5342thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$1,4882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,010$1,4851thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$1,4132thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)880$1,5751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)793$1,2662thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$2,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,257$1,7504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,085$1,5001thin

Every lot

164 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220355.00/cwt355.00–355.007812
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007651
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265265.00/cwt265.00–265.007021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305225.08/cwt220.00–230.006862
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338313.55/cwt312.50–317.001,0604
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy342335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1462
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345287.50/cwt287.50–287.509921
Steers300–350Small and Medium 2-3345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371310.83/cwt305.00–317.501,1536
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378327.51/cwt325.00–330.001,2385
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379290.63/cwt285.00–295.001,1015
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3427254.14/cwt250.00–257.501,0853
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3483
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430294.74/cwt287.50–300.001,2679
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430273.68/cwt262.50–282.501,1776
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464312.73/cwt307.50–315.001,45116
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465291.49/cwt274.00–297.001,3555
Steers450–500Small and Medium 2-3475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484275.94/cwt265.00–285.001,3369
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3487240.78/cwt225.00–257.501,1733
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518256.68/cwt255.00–257.501,3306
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520240.96/cwt240.00–245.001,2538
Steers500–550Large 1532246.31/cwt222.50–252.501,3105
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533267.56/cwt260.00–272.001,42617
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574278.54/cwt267.50–282.501,59916
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3581238.06/cwt230.00–247.501,3834
Steers550–600Large 1584248.82/cwt232.50–271.001,4535
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2594257.27/cwt252.50–260.001,52821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618233.58/cwt212.50–246.001,44410
Steers600–650Large 1620263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,6311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626267.31/cwt257.50–275.001,67321
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627250.05/cwt247.50–255.001,5683
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3Full635202.48/cwt200.00–205.001,2862
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667261.50/cwt261.50–261.501,74427
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685254.35/cwt250.00–255.001,74219
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690243.78/cwt240.00–247.501,6822
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3571
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718243.53/cwt240.00–247.001,7497
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8104
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2803220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7673
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6101
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8601
Steers850–900Large 1895220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9691
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added923230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,12319
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added994221.25/cwt221.25–221.252,19957
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,205191.50/cwt191.50–191.502,30844
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3220200.00/cwt200.00–200.004401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250235.00/cwt235.00–235.005881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320274.63/cwt270.00–277.008794
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320209.77/cwt200.00–224.006713
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332247.60/cwt240.00–252.508223
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366257.01/cwt250.00–277.5094114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371237.98/cwt235.00–240.008835
Heifers350–400Large 1375225.00/cwt225.00–225.008441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376221.16/cwt200.00–230.0083210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2409243.05/cwt240.00–251.0099410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415213.54/cwt200.00–227.5088610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420232.68/cwt230.00–235.0097710
Heifers400–450Large 1420211.04/cwt202.50–220.008862
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474240.05/cwt235.00–255.001,13835
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482205.72/cwt193.00–220.009923
Heifers450–500Large 1483240.49/cwt232.50–242.501,1625
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521211.07/cwt203.00–216.001,1007
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527238.54/cwt235.00–245.001,25712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529226.70/cwt220.00–234.001,19921
Heifers500–550Large 1535229.26/cwt228.00–233.001,2277
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2535180.00/cwt180.00–180.009631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564226.81/cwt225.00–230.001,27914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3564213.06/cwt200.00–217.501,20223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,39243
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580222.42/cwt220.00–224.001,29025
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615222.98/cwt215.00–231.501,37120
Heifers600–650Large 1635211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3441
Heifers650–700Large 1653211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3784
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656213.21/cwt210.00–222.501,3994
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3664171.97/cwt170.00–180.001,1425
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2674201.51/cwt200.00–205.001,35810
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724208.12/cwt200.00–210.001,50721
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3728182.06/cwt175.00–185.001,3255
Heifers700–750Large 1735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3972
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2767200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5345
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3772170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3122
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,7282
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2804187.67/cwt185.00–189.001,5096
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added807224.60/cwt224.60–224.601,81376
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3995115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2175297.50/cwt297.50–297.505211
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250290.00/cwt290.00–290.007251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2263257.29/cwt250.00–265.006772
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265320.00/cwt320.00–320.008481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2308283.72/cwt282.50–285.008742
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335277.50/cwt277.50–277.509301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2376300.37/cwt290.00–308.001,1294
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388283.25/cwt282.50–284.001,0992
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395240.00/cwt240.00–240.009481
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421294.98/cwt288.00–307.501,2425
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434268.63/cwt262.50–283.001,16614
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445244.83/cwt222.50–256.001,0893
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 2-3450185.00/cwt185.00–185.008331
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3462251.65/cwt230.00–265.001,1634
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467283.48/cwt275.00–287.501,32414
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2489259.49/cwt252.50–265.001,2695
Bulls500–550Large 1500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526258.19/cwt253.00–270.001,35828
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3533228.69/cwt210.00–235.001,21913
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535244.59/cwt240.00–250.001,30913
Bulls550–600Large 1555236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,3131
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567234.22/cwt230.00–240.001,3286
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573247.85/cwt242.50–260.001,42034
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575216.45/cwt212.50–222.501,2455
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 2-3590180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0621
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613227.70/cwt217.50–235.001,39612
Bulls600–650Large 1615227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3993
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616248.13/cwt240.00–255.001,52812
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 2-3630150.00/cwt150.00–150.009451
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3271
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2669231.60/cwt228.00–235.001,5494
Bulls650–700Small and Medium 2-3675150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0131
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683222.55/cwt217.50–227.501,5202
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3693196.00/cwt195.00–197.001,3582
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725206.19/cwt200.00–212.501,49510
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3782
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2767194.67/cwt185.00–207.001,4935
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3780189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4741
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2818181.24/cwt180.00–182.501,4832
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855167.50/cwt165.00–172.501,4323
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3970130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3590172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,172110.20/cwt100.00–115.001,2923
Bulls——1,596142.73/cwt130.00–147.002,2788
Bulls——1,753153.81/cwt152.00–156.002,6962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%920120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1041
Cows—Lean 85-90%926103.29/cwt95.00–110.009567
Cows—Lean 85-90%94867.29/cwt50.00–85.006385
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00190.95/cwt90.00–94.009105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07284.86/cwt70.00–95.009103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158107.55/cwt100.00–110.001,24520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194133.88/cwt130.00–144.001,5996
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264118.97/cwt112.00–125.001,50433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492133.43/cwt130.00–135.001,9916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539121.05/cwt116.00–126.001,86314
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2221,708.49/head1,400.00–2,025.001,7083
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29951,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,735.99/head1,500.00–1,900.001,7363
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1861,580.42/head1,100.00–1,775.001,5805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,533.71/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,565.57/head1,400.00–1,725.001,5662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3931,873.88/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4152,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27931,266.25/head1,200.00–1,325.001,2662
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28801,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915144.96/cwt137.00–155.001,3266

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.