Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 450 lbs and under were steady to 2.00 lower with a moderate supply, while the 500-800 lbs steers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers were steady to 8.00 higher across the weight breaks with good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a good supply, and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher except for one really good, sharply higher, high dressing bull.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.75/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.95 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$264.75

67 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$27.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.37

vs KY average

−5.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	270.09	1,466	54
Medium and Large 2	541	242.55	1,313	13thin

One grade step is worth $27.54/cwt here — about $153 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.

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 sale67 hd

264.75

—

KY average26 barns · 1,560 hd

262.37

+2.37

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−5.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−131.95

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	1,501	145.85	2,190	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	130.19	1,949	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	124.38	1,473	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	112.64	1,106	35
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	152.50	1,700	1thin

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)	1,035	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$1,293	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$1,962	10

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	330.44/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	292.98/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,518	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	296.60/cwt	287.50–300.00	982	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	325.72/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,808	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	306.45/cwt	292.50–312.00	1,443	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	358.06/cwt	355.00–361.00	1,042	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,890.15/head	1,625.00–2,250.00	1,890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	320.95/cwt	312.50–334.00	1,361	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	264.33/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,906	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	312.61/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,885	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,293.28/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,293	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	285.27/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,598	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,077	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	288.20/cwt	284.50–298.00	1,476	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,010.51/head	1,850.00–2,125.00	2,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	252.19/cwt	250.00–253.50	1,541	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	234.19/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	289.18/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	494	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,692	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	309.38/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	221.35/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	250.24/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,336	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	316.62/cwt	314.00–319.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	231.46/cwt	225.00–234.50	1,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	319.03/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	278.52/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	256.32/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	191.47/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	110.19/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,109	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	134.59/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,016	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	114.34/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,242	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	136.68/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,639	6
Bulls	—	—	1,600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,560	1
Bulls	—	—	2,225	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	4,094	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	124.34/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,846	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,739	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	122.03/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,494	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	93.87/cwt	90.00–98.00	713	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	125.00/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,204	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,063	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	486	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	923	3
Bulls	—	—	1,543	148.27/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,288	8
Bulls	—	—	1,270	131.51/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	304.94/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,266	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	319.48/cwt	318.00–321.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	307.97/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	145.43/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	237.50/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	251.30/cwt	251.00–252.50	1,855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	577	296.71/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	308.17/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	317.67/cwt	311.00–325.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	293.28/cwt	292.50–298.00	1,375	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	333.57/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	275.94/cwt	262.50–283.00	1,675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	280.93/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,326	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	315.77/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,153	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,633	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	219.22/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,585	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	239.68/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,906	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	294.15/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,124	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	274.49/cwt	262.50–282.00	1,441	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	244.99/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,911	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	209.16/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	305.42/cwt	296.00–317.50	1,729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	292.64/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,247	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	334.30/cwt	324.00–342.50	1,401	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	256.74/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,479	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	337.28/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	314.00/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,488	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	312.04/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,623	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	280.34/cwt	267.50–286.00	1,856	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	234.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	947	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,960	16

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 1,156Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 97Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 119Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	494	342.50	342.50
5	500–550	518	327.50–332.50	330.44
7	550–600	555	325.00–330.00	325.72
5	600–650	603	312.00–315.00	312.61
14	700–750	721	260.00–267.50	264.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	314.00–319.00	316.62
4	400–450	419	316.00–320.00	319.03
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	580	270.00–287.50	278.52
2	650–700	662	247.00	247.00
3	700–750	728	225.00–234.50	231.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	262.50	262.50
1	450–500	485	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	310.00	310.00
2	250–300	267	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	335	330.00–345.00	337.28
4	350–400	367	350.00	350.00
13	400–450	419	324.00–342.50	334.30
11	450–500	474	310.00–317.50	314.00
12	500–550	520	305.00–320.00	312.04
5	550–600	566	296.00–317.50	305.42
10	650–700	662	267.50–286.00	280.34
5	700–750	738	251.00–252.50	251.30
15	750–800	780	242.50–247.50	244.99
2	800–850	815	230.00–240.00	234.91
16	900–950	947	207.00	207.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	355.00–361.00	358.06
1	300–350	315	342.00	342.00
8	350–400	365	305.00–320.00	315.77
18	400–450	424	312.50–334.00	320.95
16	450–500	471	292.50–312.00	306.45
10	500–550	518	280.00–300.00	292.98
8	550–600	560	272.50–287.50	285.27
4	600–650	607	262.50–283.00	275.94
3	650–700	673	232.50–235.00	234.19
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	845	215.00	215.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	307.50–310.00	309.38
3	450–500	478	287.50–290.00	289.18
5	550–600	576	255.00–259.00	256.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	575	232.50–242.50	237.50
2	950–1000	980	141.00–150.00	145.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	384	330.00–345.00	333.57
2	450–500	455	318.00–321.00	319.48
3	500–550	518	307.00–310.00	307.97
3	550–600	577	290.00–300.00	296.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	331	287.50–300.00	296.60
6	350–400	382	285.00–300.00	294.15
26	400–450	426	280.00–297.50	292.64
24	450–500	472	270.00–287.00	280.93
27	500–550	525	262.50–282.00	274.49
17	550–600	576	247.50–260.00	256.74
10	600–650	627	230.00–247.50	239.68
2	650–700	677	225.00	225.00
22	700–750	723	210.00–228.00	219.22
3	750–800	787	207.50–210.00	209.16
17	850–900	855	191.00	191.00
51	1000–1050	1,030	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	512	284.50–298.00	288.20
4	550–600	567	270.00	270.00
11	600–650	611	250.00–253.50	252.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	440	274.00	274.00
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
11	500–550	534	237.50–257.50	250.24
1	550–600	595	223.00	223.00
3	600–650	623	220.00–222.00	221.35
4	700–750	723	183.00–200.00	191.47
1	750–800	785	183.00	183.00
2	850–900	860	160.00–170.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	190.00	190.00
1	400–450	410	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	320	311.00–325.00	317.67
6	350–400	370	302.00–310.00	308.17
9	400–450	415	300.00–314.00	304.94
10	450–500	469	292.50–298.00	293.28
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	486	190.00	190.00

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	4	—	1,136	1,625.00–2,250.00	1,890.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,295	1,850.00–2,125.00	2,010.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,111	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,293.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,006	100.00–118.00	110.19
2	—	760	90.00–98.00	93.87
8	—	963	120.00–140.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,498	130.00–144.00	134.59
5	—	1,485	120.00–127.00	124.34
3	—	1,512	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,086	112.00–116.00	114.34
6	—	1,199	130.00–143.00	136.68
10	—	1,224	118.00–127.00	122.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	160.00	160.00
1	—	2,225	184.00	184.00
8	—	1,543	140.00–153.00	148.27
5	—	1,270	125.00–135.00	131.51
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	152.50	152.50

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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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