Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly steady to stronger in spots with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 300-600 lbs were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Light weight heifers 300-400 lbs were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with strong demand, while the 400-600 lbs heifers were steady to 3.00 lower in spots with a good supply. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $317.02/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −145.80 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.

Average price

$317.02

19 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$38.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.82

vs KY average

+8.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	321.12	1,715	17thin
Medium and Large 2	513	282.20	1,448	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.92/cwt here — about $267 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

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 sale19 hd

317.02

—

KY average25 barns · 908 hd

300.20

+16.82

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

+8.41

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.82

−145.80

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	—	Low	1,693	149.42	2,530	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	126.62	1,911	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	122.41	1,453	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	106.92	1,078	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,500	153.00	2,295	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)	1,139	$1,749	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,489	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,459	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$1,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,400	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$2,008	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,176	$1,985	5

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	134.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,219	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	331.61/cwt	329.00–332.50	1,734	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,459.17/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,459	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1250–1300	1,252	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	2,276	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	336.76/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	319.70/cwt	319.00–321.00	1,512	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,050.07/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	2,007.65/head	1,825.00–2,125.00	2,008	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,887.98/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	301.57/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,574	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	319.11/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,334	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	996	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,092	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	201.23/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	303.86/cwt	292.00–304.00	1,398	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	259.93/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	276.00/cwt	267.50–283.00	1,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	218.81/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,573	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1150–1200	1,162	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,016	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	337.40/cwt	319.00–338.00	1,491	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	253.69/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	275.04/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	271.35/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,593	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	209.74/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,279	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	295.36/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	261.25/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,437	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	1,749.25/head	1,450.00–1,875.00	1,749	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,488.60/head	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,489	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	1,475.22/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	282.20/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	213.79/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,449	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	301.59/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	325.80/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,258	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	132.70/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,130	2
Bulls	—	—	1,851	164.31/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,041	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	122.46/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,445	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	111.72/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,166	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	125.22/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,855	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,295	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	110.56/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,294	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	136.87/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,725	4
Bulls	—	—	1,652	147.04/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,429	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	122.62/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,110	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	96.24/cwt	90.00–100.00	973	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	133.67/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,981	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	496	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	992	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	990	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	458	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	847	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	114.27/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	359.47/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	263.49/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	254.44/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,191	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	337	365.29/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	304.68/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,271	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	321.80/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,078	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	263	339.02/cwt	327.50–345.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	207	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	250.48/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	289	297.44/cwt	290.00–310.00	860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	331.14/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,288	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	240.70/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	232.28/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	286.81/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,242	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	130	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	339.94/cwt	337.50–348.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	267.60/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,418	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	236.69/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,550	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	318.37/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	300.71/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,016	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	315.17/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	319.19/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	241.49/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,471	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	269.81/cwt	267.50–283.00	1,846	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	305.80/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,921	1

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 May 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 765Last week 646Year ago 737

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 94Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 39Year ago 99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	132.00–138.00	134.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,175	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,459.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,139	1,450.00–1,875.00	1,749.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,488.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	843	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,425.00	1,425.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	1,400.00	1,400.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,173	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,050.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	928	1,825.00–2,125.00	2,007.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,887.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	1,975.00	1,975.00

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
8	500–550	523	329.00–332.50	331.61
57	950–1000	996	210.00	210.00
47	1150–1200	1,162	173.50	173.50
46	1250–1300	1,252	181.75	181.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	390.00	390.00
1	200–250	235	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	300	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	381	337.50–348.00	339.94
89	400–450	442	319.00–338.00	337.40
3	450–500	468	315.00–321.00	318.37
7	500–550	538	300.00–319.00	315.17
2	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
41	650–700	684	267.50–283.00	269.81
1	850–900	850	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	386	322.50–327.50	325.80
2	500–550	513	270.00–295.00	282.20
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	683	262.00–265.00	263.49
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	207	402.50	402.50
1	250–300	260	402.50	402.50
6	300–350	337	357.50–377.50	365.29
4	350–400	377	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	410	349.00	349.00
2	450–500	460	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	340	330.00–340.00	336.76
10	350–400	389	320.00–339.00	331.14
9	400–450	418	310.00–325.00	319.11
3	450–500	473	319.00–321.00	319.70
7	500–550	522	293.00–310.00	301.57
3	550–600	587	270.00–274.00	271.35
5	600–650	620	250.00–270.00	259.93
4	650–700	655	237.50–250.00	240.70
4	700–750	711	227.00–244.00	232.28
1	750–800	750	218.00	218.00
2	850–900	855	197.50–205.00	201.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	312.50	312.50
3	400–450	415	295.00–305.00	301.59
3	450–500	456	280.00–303.00	295.36
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	550	252.50–270.00	261.25
4	700–750	740	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	355.00–362.50	359.47
3	350–400	370	361.00	361.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
86	450–500	460	292.00–304.00	303.86
6	600–650	604	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	405.00	405.00
6	250–300	289	290.00–310.00	297.44
11	300–350	338	297.50–305.00	300.71
6	350–400	357	300.00–308.00	305.80
26	400–450	433	280.00–297.50	286.81
6	450–500	477	267.50–283.00	276.00
16	500–550	530	260.00–275.00	267.60
4	550–600	560	240.00–257.50	250.48
11	600–650	609	230.00–246.00	241.49
16	650–700	655	220.00–239.00	236.69
15	700–750	719	210.00–228.00	218.81
3	800–850	801	174.00	174.00
1	850–900	880	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	272.50–277.50	275.04
7	450–500	468	250.00–267.50	254.44
4	500–550	521	250.00–255.00	253.69
5	600–650	610	204.00–220.00	209.74
5	650–700	678	200.00–218.00	213.79
7	750–800	770	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	496	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	600	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	327.50–345.00	339.02
7	300–350	335	315.00–327.00	321.80
5	350–400	367	310.00–325.00	319.19
8	400–450	417	300.00–314.00	304.68
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	130.00–136.00	132.70
4	—	1,851	160.00–170.00	164.31
11	—	1,652	140.00–155.00	147.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,180	116.00–128.00	122.46
5	—	1,170	105.00–115.00	110.56
4	—	1,260	133.00–140.00	136.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,044	103.00–117.00	111.72
3	—	905	120.00–128.00	122.62
8	—	1,011	90.00–100.00	96.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,481	123.00–128.00	125.22
8	—	1,482	130.00–142.00	133.67
4	—	1,599	111.00–116.00	114.27
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	153.00	153.00

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