Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-01-04

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 4
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,215 head
▲ 391 vs last sale 824▼ 576 vs year ago 1,791 · −32.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 60▼ 24 vs year ago 130 · −18.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 16▼ 22 vs year ago 44 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed for the Holidays. However, there was a good supply of good quality feeders and the feeder market appeared sharply stronger. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages of calves. There was a good supply of slaughter animals today and that market appeared stronger as well.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $307.93/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −142.29 against this barn's trailing median of $450.22.
Average price
$307.93
95 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$44.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.17
vs KY average
−24.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549311.651,71287
Medium and Large 2575267.501,5388thin
One grade step is worth $44.15/cwt here — about $174 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 sale95 hd
307.93
—
KY average4 barns · 121 hd
303.76
+4.17
National average40 barns · 9,035 hd
332.87
−24.94
This barn, trailing median30 sales
450.22
−142.29
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—High1,755149.322,62117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,561125.781,96418
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,233122.951,51523
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07194.321,01040

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 (2-4 yrs)1,098$1,9122thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,6232thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,4672thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$1,3752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,360$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$2,0751thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2-3195265.00/cwt265.00–265.005171
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230355.00/cwt355.00–355.008171
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260320.00/cwt320.00–320.008321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2308299.92/cwt290.00–310.009242
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2402
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371366.80/cwt355.00–370.001,3615
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412351.99/cwt348.00–365.001,4508
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428378.27/cwt370.00–400.001,6194
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7291
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467308.09/cwt297.50–315.001,4396
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481330.11/cwt325.00–339.001,58811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521323.76/cwt309.00–330.001,68739
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2544284.43/cwt281.00–285.001,5477
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575311.06/cwt305.00–320.001,78927
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,5388
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582292.64/cwt290.00–300.001,70314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618289.65/cwt287.00–305.001,79033
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627282.03/cwt271.00–285.001,76828
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5681
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674259.31/cwt255.00–270.001,74821
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679278.78/cwt275.00–290.001,89365
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,93825
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2739241.56/cwt237.50–245.001,7858
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774253.11/cwt246.00–260.001,95951
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,12764
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2832244.94/cwt240.00–250.002,0388
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0451
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added887253.50/cwt253.50–253.502,24957
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9531
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added934240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,24258
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,075219.83/cwt212.00–220.002,36348
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Fancy145407.50/cwt407.50–407.505911
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy165404.55/cwt400.00–410.006682
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225307.50/cwt300.00–315.006922
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230330.00/cwt330.00–330.007591
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230290.00/cwt290.00–290.006671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255341.58/cwt335.00–347.508715
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275303.44/cwt300.00–307.008345
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275275.00/cwt275.00–275.007561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322338.25/cwt330.00–345.001,0896
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326305.84/cwt300.00–312.509976
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365280.21/cwt275.00–285.001,0232
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372306.42/cwt300.00–315.001,14016
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423302.68/cwt300.00–310.001,2807
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430290.00/cwt287.50–292.501,2472
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459309.77/cwt300.00–314.001,42230
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475287.12/cwt280.00–297.501,36425
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477268.44/cwt260.00–275.001,2806
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515254.94/cwt250.00–260.001,3136
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520269.74/cwt265.00–282.501,4037
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524292.02/cwt285.00–300.001,53029
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571279.95/cwt273.00–293.001,59931
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580262.57/cwt250.00–267.501,52335
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3591195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1523
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3772
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627264.21/cwt255.00–265.001,65713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628232.85/cwt230.00–237.501,4627
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open668256.15/cwt254.00–257.501,71113
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681244.00/cwt230.00–248.001,66214
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2681216.51/cwt210.00–220.001,4745
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723204.93/cwt200.00–210.001,4823
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open728242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7654
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5004
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3501
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808217.21/cwt215.00–220.001,75516
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870179.40/cwt175.00–184.001,5612
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2985170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6751
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,028207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,12849
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273300.00/cwt300.00–300.008192
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3285280.00/cwt280.00–280.007981
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0993
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2731
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,3971
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388327.65/cwt320.00–335.001,2712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,4613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421335.46/cwt325.00–345.001,41214
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433299.45/cwt290.00–307.501,2975
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470323.94/cwt318.00–335.001,52312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482298.08/cwt285.00–305.001,43712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513301.53/cwt292.00–313.001,54720
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,4031
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580252.46/cwt250.00–255.001,4642
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2583273.93/cwt262.00–280.001,59720
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615224.92/cwt220.00–230.001,3832
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635272.74/cwt255.00–275.001,73215
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4952
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2687246.62/cwt235.00–255.001,6949
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5911
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755224.97/cwt220.00–230.001,6992
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2813215.33/cwt210.00–218.001,7513
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,7081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475135.84/cwt134.00–138.002,0043
Bulls——1,792162.16/cwt161.00–164.002,9063
Bulls——1,822149.49/cwt144.00–154.002,72411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93174.08/cwt65.00–80.006906
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04690.79/cwt84.00–98.0095018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,152105.87/cwt100.00–116.001,22016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185141.38/cwt140.00–143.001,6752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234113.62/cwt106.00–119.001,4028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239125.85/cwt121.00–130.001,55913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490139.61/cwt135.00–145.002,0802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,564124.91/cwt120.00–130.001,95414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615118.03/cwt117.00–119.001,9062
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,622.77/head1,525.00–1,700.001,6232
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,912.07/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,466.94/head1,400.00–1,535.001,4672
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2770152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1741

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.