Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were steady to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 600-800 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with good demand, while the slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a good supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.45/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −136.25 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$260.45

49 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$58.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.84

vs KY average

−7.14 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	271.27	1,472	33
Medium and Large 2	572	239.86	1,372	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	212.50	1,158	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.77/cwt here — about $314 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale49 hd

260.45

—

KY average27 barns · 1,299 hd

263.30

−2.84

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−7.14

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−136.25

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	1,660	143.99	2,390	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	131.84	1,962	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	126.46	1,541	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	110.41	1,126	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	149.00	1,803	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,202	185.00	2,224	5thin

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)	1,470	$1,863	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,471	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,360	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	697	$1,025	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	763	$1,162	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,278	$2,175	8

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	550–600	592	292.42/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	234.69/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,570	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,146	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	1,162.30/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	314.96/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	543	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	2,447.95/head	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,448	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	375.03/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	275.48/cwt	272.50–277.00	1,749	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,083.44/head	1,400.00–2,550.00	2,083	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	320.30/cwt	307.50–327.50	1,512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	310.70/cwt	300.00–320.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	309.76/cwt	307.00–316.00	1,806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	265.94/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,505	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	274.73/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,854	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	348.20/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	329.93/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,386	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	311.88/cwt	301.00–317.50	1,612	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,471.03/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,471	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,862.76/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	268.70/cwt	265.00–275.00	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	271.38/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	316.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,437	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	266.30/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	293.19/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,223	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	235.11/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	237.31/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,379	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	293.11/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,392	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	162.47/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,632	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	123.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,498	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	122.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,193	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	125.41/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,786	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,202	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,224	5
Bulls	—	—	1,843	147.94/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,727	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	110.84/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,202	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,616	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	134.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,030	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	112.92/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,319	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	134.29/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,672	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	95.54/cwt	88.00–100.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	452	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	767	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	882	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,803	1
Bulls	—	—	1,441	134.43/cwt	123.00–139.00	1,937	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	243.35/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,901	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	326.59/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	262.57/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	250.06/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	376.65/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	292.22/cwt	286.00–302.50	1,794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	323.75/cwt	318.00–335.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	279.04/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	306.20/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,234	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,401	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	333.22/cwt	326.00–340.00	1,410	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	213.50/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	350.70/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	232.04/cwt	227.50–234.00	1,441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	292.42/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,254	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	267.97/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,426	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	323.23/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,519	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	280.20/cwt	267.50–283.00	1,379	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	299.76/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,151	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	234.34/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,910	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	799	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,742	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,513	5

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 765Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 98Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 63Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	335	342.00	342.00
3	350–400	368	347.50–355.00	350.70
17	400–450	423	326.00–340.00	333.22
20	450–500	470	310.00–329.00	323.23
21	500–550	517	301.00–317.50	311.88
5	550–600	592	287.50–300.00	292.42
6	600–650	614	286.00–302.50	292.22
9	650–700	675	267.00–277.00	274.73
1	700–750	720	246.00	246.00
13	750–800	781	230.00–245.00	243.35
11	800–850	815	220.00–238.00	234.34
2	850–900	878	215.00	215.00
6	900–950	933	213.00–214.00	213.50
1	950–1000	950	186.00	186.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	583	307.00–316.00	309.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	310.00–320.00	316.02
2	450–500	492	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	540	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	560	270.00–274.00	271.38
5	600–650	624	250.00–270.00	262.57
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	785	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	323	370.00–380.00	376.65
3	400–450	405	356.00	356.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	300.00–320.00	310.70
2	300–350	340	308.00	308.00
21	350–400	384	290.00–310.00	299.76
18	400–450	429	280.00–298.00	292.42
9	450–500	492	267.50–283.00	280.20
15	500–550	532	265.00–277.50	267.97
13	550–600	566	259.00–270.00	265.94
4	600–650	621	227.50–234.00	232.04
50	650–700	669	220.00–238.00	234.69
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
2	850–900	862	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
8	350–400	362	265.00–275.00	268.70
2	450–500	473	265.00–267.50	266.30
3	500–550	535	245.00–255.00	250.06
12	550–600	581	222.50–245.00	237.31
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
13	700–750	737	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	545	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	315.00–330.00	326.59
3	350–400	360	318.00–335.00	323.75
5	400–450	403	305.00–308.00	306.20
5	450–500	467	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	295.00	295.00
72	750–800	799	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	372	305.00–320.00	314.96
6	400–450	417	285.00–302.50	293.19
9	450–500	475	290.00–300.00	293.11
3	650–700	685	225.00–240.00	235.11
1	850–900	875	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	370.00–380.00	375.03
1	300–350	335	342.50	342.50
6	350–400	384	337.50–355.00	348.20
6	400–450	420	320.00–335.00	329.93
6	450–500	472	307.50–327.50	320.30
6	500–550	516	277.00–280.00	279.04
2	550–600	592	277.00	277.00
3	600–650	635	272.50–277.00	275.48
1	650–700	655	269.00	269.00
1	800–850	830	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	175.00	175.00
1	400–450	420	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	545	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	372.50	372.50
2	400–450	400	350.00–355.00	352.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	767	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	763	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,162.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,465	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,447.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,215	1,400.00–2,550.00	2,083.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,360.00	1,360.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	697	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,085	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,471.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,470	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,862.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	162.00–163.00	162.47
10	—	1,843	140.00–155.00	147.94
8	—	1,441	123.00–139.00	134.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,211	120.00–128.00	123.67
6	—	1,168	110.00–116.00	112.92
15	—	1,245	130.00–144.00	134.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	977	120.00–126.00	122.07
10	—	1,084	105.00–115.00	110.84
5	—	942	88.00–100.00	95.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	120.00–129.00	125.41
1	—	1,405	115.00	115.00
16	—	1,509	130.00–140.00	134.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,202	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	149.00	149.00

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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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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle