Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-11-16

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 16
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
728 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 702▲ 329 vs year ago 399 · +82.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 74▲ 12 vs year ago 87 · +13.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 40▲ 24 vs year ago 53 · +45.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steer calves were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher or greater in spots, while the feeder heifer calves were steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Yearling cattle appeared steady but with limited comparisons. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 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 $234.10/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −152.58 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$234.10
74 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,272
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$50.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.07
vs KY average
−31.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543240.681,30754
Medium and Large 2544217.731,18419thin
Medium and Large 2-3545190.001,0361thin
One grade step is worth $50.68/cwt here — about $271 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale74 hd
234.10
—
KY average26 barns · 1,390 hd
240.17
−6.07
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−31.00
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−152.58
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—Low1,678139.272,33711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,408110.581,55632
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,205110.481,33127
CowsLean 85-90%Low98696.2294930

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$2,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,054$1,9623thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$1,8618
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,287$1,82920
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$1,7114thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,187$1,3937
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)915$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)753$1,2184thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)720$1,1851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,564$2,1644thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,5001thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added306404.21/cwt403.50–407.501,2376
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377272.88/cwt269.00–280.001,0293
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2731
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418296.49/cwt290.00–310.001,2399
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423266.29/cwt260.00–272.501,1262
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,5781
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470307.85/cwt300.00–311.001,4475
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519304.40/cwt300.00–315.001,5806
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527283.80/cwt272.50–292.501,49618
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536253.78/cwt240.00–259.001,3607
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569266.71/cwt262.00–275.001,5188
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573288.98/cwt282.50–296.001,6562
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576256.02/cwt250.00–260.001,4755
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3121
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635258.99/cwt250.00–267.501,64518
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7987
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670219.06/cwt210.00–232.501,4683
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681249.32/cwt240.00–258.001,69811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5981
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713258.65/cwt252.50–262.001,84425
Steers700–750Large 1-2735202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4851
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781234.48/cwt234.00–237.501,8317
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9922
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,9221
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,0182
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added971218.50/cwt218.50–218.502,12257
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230270.00/cwt270.00–270.006211
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2257290.00/cwt290.00–290.007452
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280239.64/cwt230.00–250.006712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317268.71/cwt262.50–280.008529
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321244.26/cwt232.50–255.007844
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0031
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy352291.92/cwt285.00–300.001,0289
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355209.93/cwt205.00–215.007452
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373259.26/cwt250.00–268.0096710
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379242.59/cwt235.00–250.009194
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419231.28/cwt225.00–235.009694
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1792
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427245.10/cwt235.00–251.001,04733
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2430215.00/cwt215.00–215.009251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462226.97/cwt215.00–234.001,0496
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480250.02/cwt237.00–256.001,20024
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510217.80/cwt215.00–222.001,1118
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519240.27/cwt232.00–252.501,24726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0361
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4228
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568217.68/cwt200.00–222.501,23611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571234.28/cwt228.00–245.001,33820
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open606241.97/cwt230.00–244.001,4667
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624213.60/cwt210.00–217.001,3334
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open670239.67/cwt235.00–243.001,60615
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670215.00/cwt213.00–217.001,4414
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725210.33/cwt202.50–220.001,5256
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2733194.69/cwt184.00–200.001,4273
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4531
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open760230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7481
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2562
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7295
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6402
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2890167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265320.00/cwt320.00–320.008481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280270.00/cwt270.00–270.007561
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290288.81/cwt285.00–292.508382
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305270.00/cwt270.00–270.008241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320310.16/cwt305.00–315.009932
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1221
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3367230.00/cwt230.00–230.008442
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378325.93/cwt318.00–330.001,2323
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383291.22/cwt290.00–295.001,1154
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413276.93/cwt267.50–280.001,1444
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419298.37/cwt286.00–304.001,2508
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434315.01/cwt310.00–324.001,36711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461286.02/cwt280.00–294.001,31919
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490266.50/cwt265.00–272.501,3068
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520263.12/cwt252.50–265.001,36810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530239.93/cwt230.00–250.001,2724
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573244.87/cwt235.00–255.001,40310
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580213.30/cwt212.50–215.001,2373
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610234.31/cwt227.50–241.001,4292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3561
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4301
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3655180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1791
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2657246.50/cwt245.00–247.501,6203
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2704223.93/cwt210.00–238.001,5764
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4342
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810182.53/cwt180.00–185.001,4782
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2870177.96/cwt170.00–184.001,5483
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,145169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,9351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers1300–1350Large 31,305130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,213109.58/cwt109.00–110.001,3292
Bulls——1,775140.49/cwt135.00–145.002,4945
Bulls——1,789152.60/cwt150.00–154.002,7304
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85475.72/cwt61.00–81.006477
Cows—Lean 85-90%945140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3231
Cows—Lean 85-90%978109.31/cwt102.00–119.001,06910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07393.61/cwt90.00–100.001,00412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192102.81/cwt90.00–108.001,22513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204116.04/cwt110.00–124.001,39713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,336117.03/cwt113.00–126.001,5648
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,9181
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,434107.49/cwt100.00–110.001,54123
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1241,731.32/head1,400.00–1,950.001,7316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1432,268.38/head2,200.00–2,325.002,2682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,000.32/head1,850.00–2,125.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1871,392.90/head1,225.00–1,650.001,3937
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,540.09/head1,350.00–1,650.001,5403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2871,829.36/head1,375.00–2,150.001,82920
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3982,251.16/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4002,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27201,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27531,218.15/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2184
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5642,164.31/head1,900.00–2,435.002,1644
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055161.65/cwt157.00–170.001,7053

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.