Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger on an average quality offering. Feeder steers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher across the weight classes with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were mostly 2.00 lower to 6.00 lower in spots, while the heifers weighing over 500 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.50/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −133.20 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$263.50

108 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$42.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.68

vs KY average

−9.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	274.02	1,465	65
Medium and Large 2	564	250.76	1,413	36
Medium and Large 2-3	517	231.38	1,196	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.64/cwt here — about $269 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale108 hd

263.50

—

KY average25 barns · 1,339 hd

268.18

−4.68

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−9.53

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−133.20

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	—	Average	1,509	171.89	2,593	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	147.10	2,156	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	137.32	1,669	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	118.70	1,180	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,090	153.83	1,677	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,620	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,468	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	883	$1,388	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,008	$1,291	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,270	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	865	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,520	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,227	$2,243	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 2	400–450	405	275.08/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	313.61/cwt	303.00–324.00	1,342	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	250.31/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	289.53/cwt	280.00–300.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	269.20/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	251.65/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	324.62/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	641	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,923	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,619.96/head	1,250.00–1,950.00	1,620	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,001.41/head	1,325.00–2,575.00	2,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	276.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,448	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	323.75/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	349.99/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,340	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	334.48/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,388	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	292.36/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,526	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,290.58/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	276.02/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,460	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	271.21/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,714	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	961	236.60/cwt	236.60–236.60	2,274	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	262.93/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,254	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	244.36/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,425	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	227.19/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	281.06/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	258.26/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,090	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	278.77/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,622	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	171.69/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	265.40/cwt	255.00–275.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	224.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,390	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	262.09/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,386	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	255.79/cwt	240.00–260.00	969	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	244.74/cwt	242.00–247.50	1,647	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	145.03/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,785	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	126.51/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,312	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	112.78/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,106	7
Bulls	—	—	1,365	163.39/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,230	3
Bulls	—	—	1,183	150.24/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,777	2
Bulls	—	—	1,607	178.15/cwt	172.00–190.00	2,863	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	135.76/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,461	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	132.98/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,605	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,090	153.83/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,677	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	94.43/cwt	80.00–100.00	793	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	149.98/cwt	141.00–159.00	2,191	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	135.60/cwt	125.00–140.00	2,011	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	775	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	662	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,331	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,270.16/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,270	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,467.90/head	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	231.38/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,196	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	229.78/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	330.26/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,447	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	337.33/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,235	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	277.95/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,851	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	249.17/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	266.14/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	282.90/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,627	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	329.60/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,572	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	321.93/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,796	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	359.22/cwt	347.50–367.00	1,150	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	287.32/cwt	280.00–300.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	250.99/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	291.49/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,443	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	213.50/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	310.15/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,647	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	243.90/cwt	234.00–252.50	1,517	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	275.33/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,737	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	300.14/cwt	287.50–308.00	1,723	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	278.60/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,053	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	281.44/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,185	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	302.75/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,450	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	264.18/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,487	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	212.08/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,525	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	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 Jun 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 870Last week 714Year ago 674

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 48Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 23Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	265.00–290.00	275.08
1	500–550	545	297.50	297.50
16	550–600	582	270.00–282.50	278.77
1	600–650	635	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	686	230.00–260.00	250.31
1	800–850	835	175.00	175.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	320.00–327.50	323.75
23	550–600	558	310.00–329.00	321.93
19	600–650	641	300.00	300.00
58	950–1000	961	236.60	236.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	375.00	375.00
10	350–400	366	325.00–345.00	337.33
14	400–450	438	320.00–340.00	330.26
65	450–500	477	320.00–335.00	329.60
25	500–550	531	300.00–317.50	310.15
15	550–600	574	287.50–308.00	300.14
39	600–650	631	265.00–281.00	275.33
15	650–700	666	267.50–282.50	277.95
6	700–750	734	245.00–250.00	249.17
1	750–800	765	237.50	237.50
1	850–900	875	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
4	250–300	284	255.00–275.00	265.40
1	300–350	340	240.00	240.00
11	350–400	379	240.00–260.00	255.79
6	400–450	422	250.00–270.00	258.26
24	450–500	477	250.00–275.00	262.93
13	500–550	529	249.00–265.00	262.09
23	550–600	583	232.00–250.00	244.36
7	600–650	620	220.00–230.00	224.24
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	722	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	770	175.00–180.00	177.47
1	850–900	870	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	295.00	295.00
2	250–300	268	280.00–300.00	289.53
4	300–350	326	280.00–300.00	287.32
10	350–400	378	270.00–285.00	278.60
14	400–450	421	275.00–292.50	281.44
84	450–500	495	280.00–295.00	291.49
54	500–550	529	270.00–285.00	276.02
11	550–600	563	255.00–270.00	264.18
19	600–650	622	234.00–252.50	243.90
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
11	700–750	719	200.00–215.00	212.08
2	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	220.00–240.00	229.78
7	500–550	517	200.00–240.00	231.38
1	650–700	675	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	250	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	326	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	375	320.00–329.00	324.62
7	400–450	428	303.00–324.00	313.61
5	450–500	469	275.00–285.00	281.06
12	500–550	523	270.00–280.00	276.87
3	550–600	575	267.50–270.00	269.20
3	600–650	630	250.00–252.50	251.65
2	650–700	673	242.00–247.50	244.74
5	700–750	725	220.00–230.00	227.19
3	800–850	808	170.00–175.00	171.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
10	300–350	320	347.50–367.00	359.22
6	350–400	383	335.00–355.00	349.99
9	400–450	415	325.00–345.00	334.48
16	450–500	479	295.00–312.50	302.75
12	500–550	522	285.00–300.00	292.36
12	550–600	575	272.50–290.00	282.90
20	600–650	632	267.50–287.50	271.21
11	650–700	666	252.50–275.00	266.14
2	700–750	713	249.00–253.00	250.99
5	750–800	770	200.00–222.50	213.50
1	950–1000	980	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	850	152.50	152.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	126.00	126.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	662	201.00	201.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,145	1,250.00–1,950.00	1,619.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,008	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,290.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,270.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,080	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,467.90
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	1,325.00–2,575.00	2,001.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	2,725.00	2,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,231	142.00–155.00	145.03
16	—	1,207	123.00–140.00	132.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,037	124.00–134.00	126.51
7	—	981	104.00–118.00	112.78
4	—	1,076	130.00–141.00	135.76
4	—	840	80.00–100.00	94.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,461	141.00–159.00	149.98
9	—	1,483	125.00–140.00	135.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	158.00–170.00	163.39
2	—	1,183	145.00–155.00	150.24
11	—	1,607	172.00–190.00	178.15
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	149.00–165.00	153.83

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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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