Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-12-07

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Dec 7
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,065 head
▲ 868 vs last sale 197▲ 301 vs year ago 764 · +39.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 47▼ 41 vs year ago 102 · −40.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 33▼ 9 vs year ago 46 · −19.6%
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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 650 lbs and under were 6.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. No trends on yearlings due to limited comparisons, but they appeared higher as well. Good quality feeder heifers were sharply higher across the weight breaks with a good supply and strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher in spots 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 $255.19/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −131.49 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$255.19
93 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,381
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$370
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$61.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.75
vs KY average
−28.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536261.291,40074
Medium and Large 2565233.141,31718thin
Medium and Large 2-3515200.001,0301thin
One grade step is worth $61.29/cwt here — about $370 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 sale93 hd
255.19
—
KY average25 barns · 2,020 hd
256.94
−1.75
National average190 barns · 29,311 hd
283.32
−28.13
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
−131.49
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—Low1,775147.772,62312
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,471119.191,75311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,228115.101,41419
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10793.091,03017
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,933130.002,5133thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,214$1,8019
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,7223thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,6202thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)700$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)777$1,2813thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,215$1,5132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,0001thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260350.00/cwt350.00–350.009101
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275317.50/cwt310.00–325.008732
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308404.88/cwt400.00–410.001,2472
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2311330.61/cwt325.00–343.001,0284
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0031
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368335.09/cwt332.50–340.001,2336
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385252.50/cwt252.50–252.509721
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2391311.09/cwt305.00–315.001,2165
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410354.89/cwt350.00–360.001,4556
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430332.78/cwt325.00–335.001,4318
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473325.49/cwt320.00–337.501,5409
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475304.93/cwt300.00–315.001,44815
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520264.44/cwt250.00–275.001,3759
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521315.20/cwt300.00–322.001,64212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521286.12/cwt280.00–297.501,49121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567252.44/cwt247.50–255.001,4313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570301.02/cwt290.00–310.001,71610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576271.79/cwt260.00–277.501,56615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621276.96/cwt273.00–280.001,7204
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625260.42/cwt242.50–265.001,62818
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671259.11/cwt257.50–261.501,73919
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677248.11/cwt237.00–255.001,68010
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,95385
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2709257.27/cwt252.50–262.501,82414
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765210.86/cwt200.00–222.001,6132
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773234.00/cwt225.00–246.001,8094
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2819238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,9495
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860224.14/cwt210.00–229.001,9284
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added957229.50/cwt229.50–229.502,19655
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8691
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,081212.75/cwt212.75–212.752,30051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225293.11/cwt285.00–300.006593
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268284.86/cwt280.00–290.007632
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288268.72/cwt267.50–270.007742
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290310.00/cwt310.00–310.008991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327316.47/cwt312.00–322.501,0353
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328259.47/cwt250.00–270.008512
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331271.30/cwt260.00–280.008984
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373250.47/cwt242.50–265.009343
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375276.64/cwt270.00–285.001,0376
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387313.10/cwt300.00–325.001,21211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409299.80/cwt290.00–307.501,22611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423279.69/cwt270.00–287.501,18311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423257.91/cwt242.50–265.001,09111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475249.20/cwt240.00–262.501,1846
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476271.24/cwt265.00–280.001,29120
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518259.14/cwt249.00–267.001,34224
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521281.79/cwt270.00–288.001,46824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537235.13/cwt220.00–245.001,2636
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565242.08/cwt230.00–245.001,36821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open568253.96/cwt250.00–260.001,4425
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579232.14/cwt220.00–235.001,34412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618238.56/cwt235.00–244.001,47411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,73380
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670227.01/cwt216.00–232.501,5218
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685209.34/cwt208.00–210.001,4343
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724218.97/cwt214.00–225.001,5858
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769212.80/cwt200.00–215.001,6368
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4921
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7202
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814232.05/cwt231.00–233.101,889126
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270324.38/cwt312.50–330.008763
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1171
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2322340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0952
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365337.53/cwt335.00–340.001,2322
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0831
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427334.12/cwt330.00–337.501,4273
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438311.44/cwt305.00–317.001,3645
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465312.32/cwt300.00–320.001,45211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1751
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483277.69/cwt270.00–285.001,3412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527284.72/cwt280.00–291.001,5007
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532254.03/cwt240.00–262.501,3514
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575263.14/cwt252.50–273.001,51316
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3661
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616250.61/cwt243.00–262.501,54420
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623229.99/cwt223.00–237.001,4335
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680233.32/cwt225.00–244.001,5874
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2719222.91/cwt217.00–227.501,6035
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6281
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6301
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2852200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7042
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,613164.38/cwt160.00–167.502,6513
Bulls——1,660130.32/cwt125.00–133.002,1633
Bulls——1,914148.20/cwt142.00–153.002,8376
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01467.69/cwt60.00–70.006865
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3781
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08195.64/cwt93.00–98.001,0346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168120.78/cwt115.00–126.001,4119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190118.47/cwt117.00–120.001,4103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,230104.95/cwt103.00–106.001,2913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307107.77/cwt101.00–113.001,4099
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,1281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443112.55/cwt108.00–115.001,6247
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560123.76/cwt120.00–130.001,9313
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,933130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,5133
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,512.71/head1,500.00–1,525.001,5132
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275157.50/cwt157.50–157.502,0081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,421.07/head1,400.00–1,450.001,4212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,620.04/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,764.06/head1,500.00–1,950.001,7648
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2402,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3252,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27771,281.06/head1,025.00–1,600.001,2813
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.