Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-04-06

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 6
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,085 head
271 vs last sale 814 293 vs year ago 792 · +37.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
2 vs last sale 87 35 vs year ago 120 · 29.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
117 head
61 vs last sale 56 52 vs year ago 65 · +80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was uneven and with a softer undertone. Feeder steers 400-600 lbs were mostly steady with good demand, while the 600-800 lbs steers and the light weights under 400 lbs were 6.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers 300-500 lbs were mostly steady with good demand, while the 600-750 lbs heifers were mixed from mostly steady to 8.00 lower but with limited head comparisons. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $303.53/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 159.30 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.
Average price
$303.53
54 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$46.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.26
vs KY average
7.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549304.391,67053
Medium and Large 2590257.501,5191thin
One grade step is worth $46.89/cwt here — about $151 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

28 sales
525470416361median 462.8201/0303/0704/2506/1308/15
Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.01, low $375.39, median $462.82 across 28 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 sale54 hd
303.53
KY average23 barns · 907 hd
290.26
+13.26
National average173 barns · 11,586 hd
310.76
−7.23
This barn, trailing median28 sales
462.82
−159.30
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
BullsAverage1,651143.162,3639thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,214124.941,51732
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,404124.871,75310
CowsLean 85-90%High988105.831,04532
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,010137.501,3891thin

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)1,170$1,9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,86213
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,028$1,7483thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,102$1,40922
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,118$1,3512thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,2868
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)903$1,2503thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,486$2,4382thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,005$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$2,03119
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,028$1,2882thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600554306.32/cwt303.00–315.001,69726
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750715224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29451,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000965160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5441
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350312297.50/cwt297.50–297.509282
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0281,748.06/head1,550.00–1,925.001,7483
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1050–11001,088188.50/cwt188.50–188.502,05148
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,861.50/head1,475.00–2,350.001,86213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1021,408.55/head1,075.00–1,625.001,40922
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500488280.03/cwt275.00–285.001,3672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29031,250.37/head1,000.00–1,475.001,2503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400369311.09/cwt300.00–315.001,1488
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2092,133.58/head1,600.00–2,375.002,13412
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4862,437.95/head2,325.00–2,550.002,4382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1181,350.95/head1,325.00–1,375.001,3512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29751,323.17/head950.00–1,650.001,3236
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700670224.04/cwt212.50–230.001,5013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550500284.50/cwt284.50–284.501,42313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900889219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,94760
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0051,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,010178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,79851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800785220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250225316.00/cwt316.00–316.007111
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550543259.84/cwt250.00–272.001,4113
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650617208.33/cwt200.00–217.501,28514
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500459265.53/cwt250.00–269.001,21919
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365275.35/cwt265.00–285.001,0058
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500493294.02/cwt285.00–300.001,4505
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5191
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,1041
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450410292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1991
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600584209.90/cwt200.00–220.001,2269
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450414266.67/cwt262.50–270.001,1049
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700670209.70/cwt200.00–220.001,4052
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800770230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7711
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300277266.27/cwt250.00–275.007383
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250235230.00/cwt230.00–230.005411
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550538250.81/cwt247.50–253.001,3493
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335265.31/cwt261.00–270.008893
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2581
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450434202.83/cwt200.00–215.008805
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009691
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600578207.60/cwt200.00–215.001,2002
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,415135.33/cwt132.00–140.001,9153
CowsBoner 80-85%1,259129.33/cwt124.00–144.001,62820
HeifersSelect and Choice1,010137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,3891
Bulls1,735139.78/cwt135.00–145.002,4252
Bulls1,757154.71/cwt150.00–158.002,7185
Bulls1,300117.65/cwt110.00–128.001,5292
CowsLean 85-90%1,033119.29/cwt113.00–127.001,23213
CowsLean 85-90%1,017104.26/cwt93.00–110.001,06012
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,690104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,7581
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,351123.12/cwt120.00–127.001,6636
CowsBoner 80-85%1,127118.78/cwt110.00–123.001,33911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3391
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350300250.00/cwt250.00–250.007501
Bred CowsMedium 1-28751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
HeifersMedium 2-3550–600555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009441
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500482182.74/cwt180.00–184.008813
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–500468104.92/cwt100.00–110.004912
CowsLean 85-90%85483.51/cwt75.00–90.007137
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355331.23/cwt330.00–332.501,1762
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008631
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550528209.95/cwt200.00–220.001,1097
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1041
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475202.50/cwt202.50–202.509621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430318.20/cwt310.00–320.001,36814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500462334.39/cwt330.00–342.501,5453
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550514291.28/cwt285.00–307.501,49711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250245385.00/cwt385.00–385.009431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350307320.00/cwt320.00–320.009822
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500473312.22/cwt309.00–325.001,47710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950940200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,88013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600572266.26/cwt250.00–272.501,5239
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450429309.16/cwt304.00–315.001,3267
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650605265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550542322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7487
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1531,855.79/head1,450.00–2,575.001,8567
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650630281.49/cwt277.00–287.501,77322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500480295.50/cwt286.00–305.001,4183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750726215.39/cwt205.00–217.501,5646
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600564256.11/cwt254.00–260.001,44413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350323311.64/cwt300.00–320.001,0078
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950928212.82/cwt211.50–214.251,975119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400364298.01/cwt290.00–305.001,08511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650612234.68/cwt228.00–238.001,4366
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650622250.86/cwt240.00–260.001,5606
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415283.40/cwt275.00–294.001,17622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568227.00/cwt220.00–240.001,28927
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800775241.48/cwt240.00–247.501,87110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468320.35/cwt310.00–325.001,49910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250205325.00/cwt325.00–325.006661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650632238.22/cwt235.00–245.001,50611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550512266.30/cwt257.50–275.001,3639
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350323294.76/cwt287.50–300.009525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750715237.97/cwt228.00–245.001,7017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750722240.01/cwt237.50–242.501,7333
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385323.42/cwt310.00–327.501,2456
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450434343.07/cwt336.00–345.001,48920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580282.57/cwt272.50–290.001,6399
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500474280.66/cwt270.00–290.001,33075
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680220.73/cwt220.00–223.001,5014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676257.98/cwt253.00–263.001,7447
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515306.18/cwt300.00–310.001,57711

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.