Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-12-14

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Dec 14
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
824 head
▼ 241 vs last sale 1,065▲ 60 vs year ago 764 · +7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 61▼ 42 vs year ago 102 · −41.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 37▼ 30 vs year ago 46 · −65.2%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mixed with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers were steady to 4.00 higher or greater with spots of sharply higher with a good supply and strong demand. Yearling steers appeared steady but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower with a good supply and good demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages calves, while discounting off colored and heavy conditioned calves severely. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a moderate demand and slaughter bulls were steady with a good supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $291.28/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −158.94 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$291.28
40 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$32.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.33
vs KY average
−33.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545292.931,59738
Medium and Large 2555260.001,4432thin
One grade step is worth $32.93/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale40 hd
291.28
—
KY average29 barns · 1,866 hd
296.61
−5.33
National average185 barns · 29,268 hd
324.35
−33.07
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
−158.94
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

30 sales
525464403342median 450.2203/0704/2506/2009/1210/31
Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.01, low $356.50, median $450.22 across 30 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—High1,696144.522,45011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,536114.081,75321
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,317109.921,44715
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08893.701,01914

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)1,505$1,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,294$1,7747
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,282$1,4733thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)830$1,2751thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2228360.00/cwt360.00–360.008214
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1132
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1202
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2332313.50/cwt300.00–327.001,0415
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy393379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,4896
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393344.96/cwt340.00–355.001,3563
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430325.59/cwt312.50–335.001,4008
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435301.80/cwt292.50–305.001,3134
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436355.07/cwt342.50–359.001,54810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458349.18/cwt347.50–350.001,5993
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2591
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476324.52/cwt320.00–335.001,5457
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508282.92/cwt277.50–285.001,4376
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520325.31/cwt322.50–329.001,6927
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7667
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4432
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565273.14/cwt270.00–290.001,54318
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610283.45/cwt280.00–290.001,7297
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623267.93/cwt260.00–272.001,66912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633251.27/cwt250.00–252.501,5912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670244.89/cwt240.00–250.001,6412
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672261.82/cwt260.00–262.001,75911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713266.99/cwt266.00–270.001,9048
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734245.55/cwt237.50–254.001,8027
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,03261
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2829236.38/cwt230.00–240.001,96011
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6601
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2874231.61/cwt220.00–234.002,02410
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2931220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0486
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added936234.68/cwt231.50–238.002,197112
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0062
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,100192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,1181
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,221209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,55245
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210307.50/cwt307.50–307.506461
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255270.00/cwt270.00–270.006892
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285217.50/cwt217.50–217.506201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2297300.00/cwt300.00–300.008914
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318307.69/cwt300.00–316.009782
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333279.77/cwt270.00–290.009322
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368304.90/cwt300.00–310.001,1222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376282.61/cwt275.00–292.501,06314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385250.00/cwt250.00–250.009631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385224.87/cwt220.00–230.008662
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427250.47/cwt240.00–263.001,07011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430276.97/cwt265.00–283.001,19123
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2562
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461243.50/cwt230.00–250.001,1233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478270.61/cwt260.00–280.001,29420
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520259.28/cwt247.50–267.501,34832
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520239.11/cwt230.00–247.501,24311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572239.26/cwt230.00–247.501,36920
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580225.09/cwt220.00–230.001,3062
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588250.45/cwt250.00–251.001,4739
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626241.23/cwt235.00–250.001,51014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632221.69/cwt214.00–227.001,4015
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682204.91/cwt200.00–212.501,3974
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690224.66/cwt210.00–235.001,5508
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710226.19/cwt215.00–230.001,6064
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3861
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4762
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6462
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6652
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2291308.34/cwt305.00–310.008973
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300290.00/cwt290.00–290.008701
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,3972
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1753
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390238.00/cwt238.00–238.009281
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,3761
Bulls400–450Large 1-2420255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428305.24/cwt297.50–317.501,3063
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430291.73/cwt290.00–295.001,2543
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,0451
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460256.02/cwt255.00–260.001,1785
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463327.01/cwt325.00–329.001,5142
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471302.88/cwt292.50–310.001,4275
Bulls500–550Large 1-2510264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3462
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524289.18/cwt280.00–300.001,51511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527274.61/cwt265.00–278.001,4474
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574263.86/cwt252.50–272.501,51521
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2586240.71/cwt229.00–250.001,4116
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618236.21/cwt230.00–245.001,4604
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619257.80/cwt250.00–270.001,59619
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672244.88/cwt235.00–255.001,64615
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4811
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2731226.73/cwt220.00–237.501,6577
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5861
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2832202.00/cwt200.00–205.001,6815
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6191
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2975150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4631
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3641205.75/cwt205.00–206.001,3194
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3702201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,430131.51/cwt130.00–134.001,8813
Bulls——1,753146.74/cwt140.00–155.002,5727
Bulls——2,090168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,5111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06285.29/cwt83.00–88.009063
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07390.75/cwt90.00–95.009748
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170106.43/cwt100.00–110.001,2452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,6001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308104.19/cwt100.00–110.001,3639
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348116.43/cwt112.00–120.001,5695
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,536117.95/cwt114.00–123.001,81214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,537106.35/cwt100.00–110.001,6357
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2821,472.72/head1,400.00–1,525.001,4733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2852,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2961,699.29/head1,400.00–1,825.001,6996
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5051,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28301,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.