Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 400-600 lbs were sharply higher with strong demand, while the yearling steers 750-950 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply. Feeder heifers followed a similar path. Lighter weights 400-600 lbs were sharply higher, while 700-900 lbs heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. The feeder market was strong and showed gains in nearly every weight class, as buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for good quality weaned feeders. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.87/cwt on 413 head.

Average price

$241.87

413 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$77.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.45

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	452	262.93	1,188	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	790	241.92	1,910	399
Medium and Large 2-3	460	185.00	851	4thin

One grade step is worth $77.93/cwt here — about $337 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale413 hd

241.87

—

KY average26 barns · 6,493 hd

250.33

−8.45

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,756	125.49	2,204	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	110.65	1,711	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	108.80	1,337	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	906	90.04	816	15

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)	1,270	$1,374	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$1,199	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$1,372	11
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$1,367	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,294	$1,843	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	770	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	183.48/cwt	176.00–191.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	301.13/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	232.37/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	284.56/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	272.74/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	222.12/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	354.77/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	329.65/cwt	319.00–339.00	1,375	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	262.20/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,363	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	302.27/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,430	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	292.56/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,706	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	307.78/cwt	301.00–313.00	1,637	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	329.39/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,239	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	211.21/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,533	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	242.23/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,400	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	213.05/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	246.38/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,668	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	258.95/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,253	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	220.25/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,379	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	270.50/cwt	260.00–277.00	998	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	226.20/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	302.55/cwt	295.00–311.00	1,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	249.51/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	288.57/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	254.96/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	271.57/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	199.92/cwt	192.50–207.50	1,835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	211.15/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,873	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	247.77/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,667	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,133	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	216.15/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,768	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	242.86/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,736	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	276.48/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	917	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	2,026	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,096	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	2,154	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	290.47/cwt	280.00–300.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	328.92/cwt	321.00–334.00	1,069	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	267	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	467	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	263.69/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	945	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	295.09/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	322.80/cwt	313.00–333.00	1,236	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,885	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,998	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	105.48/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,283	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	462	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	75.98/cwt	72.00–79.00	637	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,673	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	94.13/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,151	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	117.22/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,464	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	103.77/cwt	100.00–108.00	947	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	93.30/cwt	90.00–99.00	890	8
Bulls	—	—	1,965	135.11/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,655	4
Bulls	—	—	1,871	124.66/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,332	4
Bulls	—	—	1,325	113.76/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,507	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,366.58/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,367	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,371.81/head	1,110.00–1,530.00	1,372	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,198.54/head	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,199	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,373.72/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,374	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	1,884.43/head	1,425.00–2,200.00	1,884	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,706.07/head	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,706	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	770	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	263.72/cwt	250.00–272.50	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	236.02/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	249.34/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	189.92/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	207.99/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	248.25/cwt	236.00–256.00	1,308	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	172.75/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	199.29/cwt	185.00–204.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	287.66/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,303	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	293.36/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,247	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	225.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	288.46/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,096	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	240.64/cwt	227.00–247.50	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	278.93/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,420	9

How this sale compares

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 Feb 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 754Last week 1,299Year ago 729

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 145Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 88Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	176.00–191.00	183.48
3	—	425	290.00–297.50	295.09
1	—	695	208.00	208.00
3	—	370	250.00–272.50	263.72
1	—	490	277.50	277.50
3	—	592	248.00–252.00	249.34
1	—	905	165.00	165.00
1	—	260	270.00	270.00
1	—	320	270.00	270.00
1	—	780	185.00	185.00
3	—	608	227.00–247.50	240.64
9	—	509	272.50–280.00	278.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	170.00	170.00
2	—	425	262.50–265.00	263.69
1	—	945	137.50	137.50
3	—	543	230.00–239.00	236.02
2	—	620	200.00	200.00
1	—	670	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	315.00	315.00
2	—	383	313.00–333.00	322.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	195.00–200.00	197.52
1	—	405	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	290.00	290.00
11	—	453	280.00–293.00	287.66
29	—	425	275.00–295.00	293.36
6	—	380	285.00–300.00	288.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	257.50–275.00	262.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	726	200.00–215.00	211.21
18	—	578	237.00–249.00	242.23
2	—	310	260.00–265.00	262.46
3	—	665	204.00–220.00	213.05
4	—	425	235.00–250.00	246.38
36	—	999	167.00	167.00
4	—	865	184.00	184.00
8	—	484	250.00–267.50	258.95
12	—	626	212.00–226.00	220.25
8	—	369	260.00–277.00	270.50
1	—	240	270.00	270.00
1	—	1,030	177.50	177.50
18	—	765	195.00	195.00
7	—	527	236.00–256.00	248.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	200.00	200.00
1	—	245	240.00	240.00
3	—	622	180.00–200.00	189.92
5	—	570	200.00–215.00	207.99
7	—	795	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	230.00	230.00
1	—	410	225.00	225.00
1	—	360	232.00	232.00
1	—	315	240.00	240.00
2	—	665	200.00	200.00
2	—	747	193.00	193.00
1	—	920	120.00	120.00
2	—	478	220.00–230.00	225.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
2	—	325	200.00	200.00
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
3	—	673	170.00–178.00	172.75
5	—	421	185.00–204.00	199.29
1	—	470	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	295.00–308.00	301.13
6	—	471	277.50–290.00	284.56
3	—	560	270.00–278.00	272.74
3	—	765	210.00–228.00	222.12
2	—	675	220.00–232.50	226.20
5	—	418	295.00–311.00	302.55
5	—	632	240.00–260.00	249.51
5	—	529	277.50–295.00	288.57
3	—	918	192.50–207.50	199.92
39	—	887	200.00–213.00	211.15
1	—	725	222.50	222.50
16	—	1,111	192.00	192.00
15	—	818	210.00–217.00	216.15
2	—	268	280.00–300.00	290.47
5	—	325	321.00–334.00	328.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	170.00	170.00
2	—	373	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	285.00	285.00
2	—	575	225.00–240.00	232.37
3	—	473	250.00–265.00	254.96
1	—	315	300.00	300.00
3	—	418	265.00–280.00	271.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	345.00	345.00
3	—	325	347.00–360.00	354.77
9	—	417	319.00–339.00	329.65
14	—	473	295.00–310.00	302.27
10	—	376	320.00–340.00	329.39
1	—	265	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	583	290.00–300.00	292.56
21	—	532	301.00–313.00	307.78
9	—	673	242.00–250.00	247.77
33	—	715	240.00–245.00	242.86
5	—	608	272.50–277.50	276.48
118	—	917	220.00–222.00	220.99
48	—	1,096	196.50	196.50
3	—	416	352.50	352.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	106.00	106.00
8	—	1,504	110.00–112.50	111.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,216	100.00–110.00	105.48
2	—	1,223	92.00–97.00	94.13
9	—	1,249	113.00–126.00	117.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	65.00	65.00
3	—	838	72.00–79.00	75.98
3	—	913	100.00–108.00	103.77
8	—	954	90.00–99.00	93.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,965	132.00–140.00	135.11
4	—	1,871	120.00–129.00	124.66
3	—	1,325	109.00–118.00	113.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,010	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,366.58
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	990	1,110.00–1,530.00	1,371.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,111	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,198.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,270	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,373.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,297	1,425.00–2,200.00	1,884.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,282	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,706.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	775.00	775.00

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