Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-03-02

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 2
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
605 head
858 vs last sale 1,463 4 vs year ago 609 · 0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
65 vs last sale 158 4 vs year ago 97 · 4.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
69 vs last sale 97 6 vs year ago 34 · 17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was STRONGER with a good supply of high quality cattle. Feeder steers 400-500 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while lighter weight steers under 400 lbs and the 500-700 lbs steers were 8.00 to 10.00 higher or more with strong demand. Yearling steers were steady to 3.00 higher but with a limited supply. Feeder heifers were at least steady to 3.00 higher across the weight breaks, with some groups gaining well over 10.00. Buyers were extremely active and willing to pay premiums for good quality feeder cattle today, while discounting smaller framed and lighter muscled calves. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls were steady with a good supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.05/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 140.65 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$256.05
58 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,404
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$15.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.51
vs KY average
12.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551257.621,41952
Medium and Large 2525242.451,2736thin
One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $146 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
446407367328median 396.7001/0303/0705/0206/2008/15
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.00, low $342.05, median $396.70 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale58 hd
256.05
KY average2 barns · 80 hd
253.54
+2.51
National average181 barns · 16,149 hd
268.88
−12.83
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
−140.65
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,712124.122,12512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,507117.881,77721
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,214104.871,27333
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07393.311,00126
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,790147.502,6401thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,035165.001,7081thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,155182.502,1081thin

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)1,105$1,7251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$1,6393thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$1,4224thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,012$1,1345
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)878$1,3234thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,205$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570235.38/cwt227.50–245.001,3426
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650645250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6131
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450444271.96/cwt270.00–280.001,2085
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350313257.20/cwt250.00–265.008052
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525242.45/cwt230.00–245.001,2736
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600569306.88/cwt297.50–317.501,74612
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750735180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3231
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500465267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,2441
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600568256.28/cwt250.00–262.501,4562
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850818173.74/cwt170.00–177.501,4212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700679277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8849
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500481279.34/cwt275.00–287.501,34423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2281,638.57/head1,400.00–1,725.001,6393
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1681,422.02/head1,275.00–1,600.001,4224
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650638208.68/cwt202.50–215.001,3312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550510281.88/cwt272.50–292.501,43810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650607242.28/cwt240.00–247.501,47111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29701,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2971
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400380321.96/cwt317.50–325.001,2234
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement600–650617262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,62011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600579265.10/cwt255.00–267.501,5357
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800762206.01/cwt204.00–210.001,5703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550522285.08/cwt280.00–292.501,48810
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28781,322.69/head900.00–1,625.001,3234
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750720218.72/cwt215.00–222.501,5752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500461274.00/cwt270.00–280.001,26351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650628294.75/cwt287.50–297.501,85110
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220200.00/cwt200.00–200.004401
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430223.33/cwt210.00–230.009603
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300290280.00/cwt280.00–280.008121
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435258.49/cwt247.50–270.001,1242
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350318273.96/cwt270.00–277.508712
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4581
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373255.23/cwt255.00–257.5095211
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475225.05/cwt220.00–230.001,0692
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300265220.00/cwt220.00–220.005832
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000995100.00/cwt100.00–100.009951
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400364303.02/cwt290.00–317.501,1038
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950910170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5474
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–95090590.00/cwt90.00–90.008151
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350300235.00/cwt235.00–235.007051
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900870170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4792
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300270280.00/cwt280.00–280.007561
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550523265.64/cwt265.00–267.501,3894
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700663189.96/cwt180.00–200.001,2592
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550537225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2082
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475132.50/cwt132.50–132.506291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650610170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0371
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300265245.00/cwt245.00–245.006491
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
CowsLean 85-90%1,130105.52/cwt100.00–114.001,1928
Bulls1,710135.54/cwt134.00–137.002,3182
CowsLean 85-90%96857.84/cwt55.00–60.005602
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22598.89/cwt93.00–102.001,21117
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,790147.50/cwt147.50–147.502,6401
Bulls2,035110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,2391
CowsBoner 80-85%1,274122.01/cwt117.00–128.001,5544
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178107.64/cwt103.00–113.001,26812
CowsLean 85-90%1,07195.06/cwt94.00–98.001,01810
SteersSelect and Choice1,155182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,1081
HeifersSelect and Choice1,035165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7081
Bulls1,677123.15/cwt120.00–129.002,0659
Bred CowsMedium 3735650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008331
CowsLean 85-90%1,03685.95/cwt80.00–90.008906
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,592125.45/cwt121.00–137.501,9979
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444112.20/cwt108.00–118.001,62012
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450410225.00/cwt225.00–225.009232
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550525218.73/cwt217.50–220.001,1482
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500480237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750735241.25/cwt232.50–250.001,7732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500485302.57/cwt299.00–307.501,4679
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400363339.42/cwt335.00–345.001,2325
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450413336.51/cwt330.00–345.001,3903
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420337.26/cwt327.50–347.501,4162
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440145.00/cwt145.00–145.006382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471299.80/cwt290.00–307.501,4124
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350323330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0663
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500470290.15/cwt285.00–293.001,36442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400383308.91/cwt305.00–312.501,1839
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450410303.22/cwt292.50–307.501,2438
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250217320.00/cwt320.00–320.006942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378275.87/cwt270.00–282.501,0433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550510332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,6961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,005135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3571
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0811,255.23/head1,100.00–1,425.001,2554
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350308288.38/cwt270.00–292.5088810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450400277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600572257.41/cwt253.00–267.501,4729
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700695207.50/cwt204.00–211.001,4422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624218.49/cwt210.00–228.001,36311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450440320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4083
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780198.29/cwt190.00–205.001,5476
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700672226.36/cwt215.00–227.501,52115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950945165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295334.84/cwt325.00–355.009883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650610247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450439297.06/cwt285.00–307.501,30415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800755232.48/cwt230.00–235.001,7552
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400368335.33/cwt327.50–342.501,2346
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600565276.58/cwt265.00–285.001,5638
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300278315.00/cwt315.00–315.008763
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631272.19/cwt267.50–273.001,71816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500467315.58/cwt310.00–320.001,47410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576236.54/cwt229.00–245.001,36219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850804201.42/cwt183.00–202.001,61934
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310300.24/cwt295.00–315.009314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524266.75/cwt255.00–272.501,39814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950905220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7851

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.