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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 23

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Nov 16Nov 23Nov 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

386 head

▼ 342 vs last sale 728▲ 162 vs year ago 224 · +72.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 99▼ 41 vs year ago 93 · −44.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 77▲ 3 vs year ago 29 · +10.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand, however light weight steers 400 lbs and under and the yearling steers over 750 lbs appeared softer but with limited head comparisons. Feeder heifers 350-450 lbs were sharply higher with strong demand, while the rest of the feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.42/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −149.26 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.

Average price

$237.42

41 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$23.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

vs KY average

−29.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	239.15	1,303	38
Medium and Large 2	539	215.56	1,161	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.59/cwt here — about $142 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 sale41 hd

237.42

—

KY average25 barns · 1,648 hd

240.88

−3.46

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−29.63

This barn, trailing median34 sales

386.68

−149.26

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,653	131.81	2,178	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	120.90	1,742	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	117.00	1,455	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	86.73	940	20
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,360	169.00	2,298	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,478	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$1,651	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,544	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,558	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,458	$1,825	2thin

Every lot

94 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,284	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	291.96/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,293	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	451	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,240	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	299.00/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,390	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	283.33/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,479	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,530	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	270.30/cwt	257.50–274.00	1,670	13
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,584	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	257.68/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,732	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,965	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,835	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	227.50/cwt	220.00–235.00	535	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	271.25/cwt	262.50–280.00	977	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	292.63/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,097	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	234.67/cwt	225.00–245.00	887	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	227.29/cwt	220.00–240.00	932	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	261.81/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,121	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	253.63/cwt	244.00–265.00	1,200	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	243.88/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,271	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	223.34/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,168	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,414	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	233.31/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,344	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	214.09/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,344	6
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	218.21/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,464	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,610	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,643	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,530	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	938	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	305.98/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,123	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	371	236.25/cwt	230.00–245.00	876	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	282.86/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,247	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	245.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,127	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	279.45/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,325	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	266.63/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,274	4
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	520	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,154	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1-2	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	522	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,446	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	264.30/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,380	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	259.63/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,480	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	251.57/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,545	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	254.86/cwt	247.50–259.00	1,674	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	687	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,271	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	213.93/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,566	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,445	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,554	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	176.70/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,481	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,452	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	812	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,340	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,360	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,298	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	139.34/cwt	137.50–140.00	2,164	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	128.98/cwt	120.00–134.00	2,180	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	73.11/cwt	60.00–81.00	725	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,421	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	90.60/cwt	84.00–96.00	983	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	120.58/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,482	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	101.86/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,266	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	107.38/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,406	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	133.93/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,788	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,570	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	119.13/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,749	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,544.46/head	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,544	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	1,651.21/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,651	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,590	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,458	1,824.79/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,825	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,558.20/head	1,375.00–1,725.00	1,558	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Nov 23, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 728Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 99Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 77Year ago 29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,213	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,544.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,338	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,651.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,590	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,458	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,824.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	1,375.00–1,725.00	1,558.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	365	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	478	264.00–273.00	266.63
1	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	302.50	302.50
5	350–400	367	295.00–310.00	305.98
6	400–450	441	280.00–292.50	282.86
6	450–500	474	275.00–292.00	279.45
11	500–550	522	252.50–270.00	264.30
16	550–600	570	252.50–270.00	259.63
10	600–650	614	232.50–255.00	251.57
9	650–700	657	247.50–259.00	254.86
10	700–750	732	200.00–220.00	213.93
2	750–800	762	204.00	204.00
3	800–850	838	172.00–179.00	176.70
1	900–950	925	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	230.00–245.00	236.25
2	450–500	460	240.00–250.00	245.05
2	650–700	687	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	535	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	640	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	443	285.00–299.00	291.96
2	450–500	465	298.00–300.00	299.00
8	500–550	522	275.00–290.00	283.33
1	550–600	575	266.00	266.00
13	600–650	618	257.50–274.00	270.30
10	650–700	672	256.00–262.00	257.68
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	845	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	895	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	405	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	262.50–280.00	271.25
7	400–450	428	257.50–265.00	261.81
11	450–500	473	244.00–265.00	253.63
20	500–550	521	235.00–254.00	243.88
16	550–600	576	225.00–241.00	233.31
6	600–650	628	207.00–220.00	214.09
15	650–700	671	204.00–225.00	218.21
1	700–750	725	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	790	208.00	208.00
1	900–950	900	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	220.00–235.00	227.50
2	300–350	345	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	378	225.00–245.00	234.67
7	400–450	410	220.00–240.00	227.29
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	523	217.00–230.00	223.34
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	165.00	165.00
1	250–300	260	180.00	180.00
2	350–400	390	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
4	300–350	320	295.00	295.00
4	350–400	375	290.00–295.00	292.63
1	400–450	400	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	812	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,085	84.00–96.00	90.60
4	—	1,243	99.00–107.00	101.86
7	—	991	60.00–81.00	73.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,468	112.00–125.00	119.13
1	—	1,440	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,335	128.00–140.00	133.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,229	117.00–124.00	120.58
5	—	1,309	100.00–110.00	107.38
1	—	1,015	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,690	120.00–134.00	128.98
3	—	1,553	137.50–140.00	139.34

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.