Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market appeared uneven as more new crop calves are hitting the market. Feeder steers 300-600 lbs were mostly steady to 4.00 lower in spots, while the yearling cattle 700 lbs and greater were steady to 3.00 higher. Lighter weight heifers 300-400 lbs were 6.00 to 8.00 higher and the 600-900 lbs heifers were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. However, the 400-600 lbs heifers were 2.00 to 8.00 lower with a good supply. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were sharply higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.81/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.89 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$255.81

107 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$26.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.81

vs KY average

−8.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	259.59	1,382	92
Medium and Large 2	566	232.66	1,316	15thin

One grade step is worth $26.93/cwt here — about $66 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

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 sale107 hd

255.81

—

KY average26 barns · 1,441 hd

254.00

+1.81

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−8.15

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−140.89

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	1,769	150.22	2,657	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	129.74	2,010	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	127.96	1,528	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	994	111.64	1,109	27

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$1,774	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$1,590	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,148	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$1,345	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,109	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,137	$1,400	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	227.81/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,328	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	303.00/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	229.08/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,546	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,951.18/head	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,951	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	760	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	289.31/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,392	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	317.41/cwt	315.00–320.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	230.60/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,644	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,148.04/head	1,085.00–1,200.00	1,148	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	309.30/cwt	306.00–314.00	1,315	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	307.72/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,434	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,774.15/head	1,400.00–2,125.00	1,774	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,589.86/head	1,275.00–1,900.00	1,590	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	247.17/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,757	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	320.87/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	259.95/cwt	259.00–278.00	1,378	83
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	250.02/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	248.02/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	283.81/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,518	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	207.50/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	262.83/cwt	257.00–267.50	1,233	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	255.22/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,475	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	263.90/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	264.98/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,108	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	278.71/cwt	264.00–285.00	934	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	300.32/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,267	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	316.45/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,358	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	295.90/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	245.99/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	647	1
Bulls	—	—	2,099	167.61/cwt	162.00–175.00	3,518	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	87.16/cwt	81.00–94.00	682	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	125.66/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,316	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	128.53/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,967	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	133.64/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,641	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	832	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,310	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,667	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	136.86/cwt	133.00–143.00	2,210	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	121.96/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,414	18
Bulls	—	—	1,679	145.48/cwt	130.00–154.00	2,443	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	110.76/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,126	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	288.14/cwt	285.00–290.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	155	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	300.77/cwt	296.00–312.00	1,567	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,576	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	271.10/cwt	262.50–280.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	282.65/cwt	272.50–292.00	1,080	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,345.00/head	1,345.00–1,345.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	308.54/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	289.35/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	911	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,685	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	323.95/cwt	317.00–331.00	1,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	214.16/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,937	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	275.60/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,687	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	332.86/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,411	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	302.76/cwt	295.00–310.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	272.93/cwt	262.50–279.00	1,296	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	217.23/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,803	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	266.65/cwt	266.00–272.50	1,757	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	220.10/cwt	216.00–232.50	1,382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	185.99/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	188.50/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	237.65/cwt	220.00–238.75	1,770	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	256.24/cwt	242.50–258.00	1,420	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	280.99/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,186	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	308.98/cwt	300.00–318.00	844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	309.68/cwt	300.00–315.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	292.01/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	224.63/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,514	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	224.73/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,744	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	258.52/cwt	254.00–267.50	1,686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	257.83/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,619	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	289.77/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,176.31/head	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,176	7

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 Apr 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 1,085Year ago 955

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 85Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 117Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	285.00–290.00	288.14
2	250–300	290	262.50–280.00	271.10
7	300–350	335	264.00–285.00	278.71
6	350–400	382	272.50–292.00	282.65
7	400–450	418	252.50–272.50	264.98
7	450–500	469	257.00–267.50	262.83
4	500–550	518	235.00–252.50	245.99
11	550–600	583	222.50–240.00	227.81
2	600–650	625	205.00–210.00	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	450	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	655	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	260	295.00	295.00
4	300–350	318	295.00–310.00	302.76
5	350–400	368	290.00–292.50	292.01
11	400–450	422	275.00–295.00	280.99
21	450–500	475	262.50–279.00	272.93
83	500–550	530	259.00–278.00	259.95
9	550–600	554	242.50–258.00	256.24
7	600–650	628	216.00–232.50	220.10
11	650–700	674	220.00–227.50	224.63
2	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	777	215.00	215.00
4	800–850	823	188.00–190.00	188.50
5	850–900	890	185.00–187.50	185.99
34	900–950	911	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	775	140.00	140.00
1	850–900	855	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	373	302.50–312.50	308.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	270.00	270.00
5	350–400	388	300.00–305.00	303.00
7	400–450	422	290.00–306.00	300.32
9	450–500	481	286.00–290.00	289.31
7	500–550	538	260.00–275.00	263.90
7	550–600	578	250.00–267.50	255.22
2	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	680	237.00	237.00
1	900–950	940	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	315.00–320.00	317.41
6	250–300	273	300.00–318.00	308.98
4	300–350	313	300.00–315.00	309.68
4	350–400	364	314.00–325.00	320.87
5	400–450	425	306.00–314.00	309.30
5	450–500	466	301.00–315.00	307.72
6	500–550	518	282.00–300.00	289.77
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
8	600–650	628	247.00–265.00	257.83
3	650–700	652	254.00–267.50	258.52
2	700–750	713	225.00–236.00	230.60
1	750–800	785	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	255.00	255.00
6	400–450	429	300.00–325.00	316.45
6	450–500	482	293.00–300.00	295.90
13	500–550	535	280.00–290.00	283.81
5	550–600	588	240.00–254.00	250.02
4	600–650	640	246.00–250.00	248.02
3	650–700	675	225.00–237.50	229.08
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	711	245.00–250.00	247.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	294.00	294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	317.00–331.00	323.95
10	400–450	424	327.00–345.00	332.86
2	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
22	500–550	521	296.00–312.00	300.77
8	550–600	565	286.00–300.00	289.35
12	600–650	612	265.00–280.00	275.60
19	650–700	659	266.00–272.50	266.65
30	700–750	745	220.00–238.75	237.65
18	750–800	776	220.00–225.00	224.73
14	800–850	830	215.00–218.00	217.23
3	850–900	852	212.50–215.00	214.16
25	900–950	918	211.00	211.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	142.00	142.00
2	800–850	832	157.50	157.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,127	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,951.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,425.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,137	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,410	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,176.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	1,085.00–1,200.00	1,148.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,229	1,400.00–2,125.00	1,774.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,229	1,275.00–1,900.00	1,589.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	148.00	148.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	1,345.00	1,345.00

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As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	65.00	65.00
4	—	783	81.00–94.00	87.16
11	—	1,047	120.00–134.00	125.66
11	—	1,017	104.00–118.00	110.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,530	123.00–132.00	128.53
1	—	1,515	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,615	133.00–143.00	136.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,228	130.00–145.00	133.64
18	—	1,159	110.00–128.00	121.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,099	162.00–175.00	167.61
11	—	1,679	130.00–154.00	145.48

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Somerset Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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