Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mixed as higher temperatures and a plainer quality offering affected todays prices. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were 3.00 to 6.00 lower, while the 600 lbs and over were mostly steady with good demand. Feeder heifers 350-450 lbs were sharply higher but with limited comparisons, however the 450-650 lbs heifers were 6.00 to 8.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and good demand and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.90/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −163.92 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.

Average price

$298.90

27 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$24.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.35

vs KY average

−0.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	307.06	1,718	18thin
Medium and Large 2	541	282.58	1,529	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.48/cwt here — about $189 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

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 sale27 hd

298.90

—

KY average25 barns · 808 hd

304.25

−5.35

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

−0.52

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.82

−163.92

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	1,490	159.51	2,377	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	143.98	2,098	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	138.68	1,645	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	123.12	1,210	20
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,180	125.00	1,475	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,125	160.00	1,800	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,098	155.00	1,702	2thin

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)	1,290	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,708	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,605	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,559	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,913	4thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	273.77/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	964	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	2,010	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	275.05/cwt	267.50–283.00	1,865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	291.67/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,861	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	298.51/cwt	283.00–302.50	1,224	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	221.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,510	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	236	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	791	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,708.47/head	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,708	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	258.51/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	300.99/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	263.37/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,909	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	238.20/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	262.81/cwt	253.00–267.50	1,545	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,042.75/head	1,550.00–2,250.00	2,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	307.89/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	308.57/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,762	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	285.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	211.34/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	294.82/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	282.48/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,398	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	265.22/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	247.91/cwt	231.00–257.50	1,302	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	238.86/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,409	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	255.57/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,206	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	266.99/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	222.41/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	247.39/cwt	245.00–255.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,172	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	133.46/cwt	121.00–143.00	1,599	14
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,098	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,702	2
Bulls	—	—	1,516	158.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,404	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	177.10/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,958	2
Bulls	—	—	1,245	144.22/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,796	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,180	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	139.48/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,442	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	152.20/cwt	145.00–162.00	2,250	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	111.97/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,057	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	137.82/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,987	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	302	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	148.86/cwt	144.00–161.00	1,760	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	125.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,302	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	990	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,604.74/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	308.36/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	273	305.85/cwt	300.00–312.50	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	235.45/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	323.12/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,503	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	338.83/cwt	335.00–342.50	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	294.22/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,686	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,558.55/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,559	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	251.37/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,408	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	259.20/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	312.54/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	212.60/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	326.71/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,947	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	262.97/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	238.12/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,455	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	291.29/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	239.19/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	287.56/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,776	8

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.

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Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Jun 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 870Year ago 822

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 117Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 56Year ago 93

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	—	1,290	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,708.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,195	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,604.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,129	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,558.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,103	1,550.00–2,250.00	2,042.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,525.00	1,525.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	280.00–297.50	291.29
6	400–450	410	283.00–302.50	298.51
2	450–500	483	272.50–275.00	273.77
3	500–550	533	262.00–265.00	262.97
18	550–600	560	245.00–260.00	251.37
7	600–650	611	232.00–244.00	238.12
11	650–700	681	220.00–230.00	221.70
2	700–750	712	226.00	226.00
6	750–800	777	204.00–217.00	212.60
8	950–1000	995	178.50	178.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	655	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	325	265.00	265.00
4	350–400	371	245.00–255.00	247.39
4	400–450	421	250.00–275.00	266.99
11	450–500	472	250.00–265.00	255.57
10	500–550	525	231.00–257.50	247.91
6	550–600	590	220.00–243.00	238.86
6	600–650	628	205.00–226.00	222.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	155.00	155.00
1	400–450	430	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	540	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	780	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	300.00–312.50	305.85
6	350–400	382	300.00–310.00	308.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	340.00	340.00
4	250–300	281	335.00–342.50	338.83
3	350–400	355	320.00–330.00	326.71
9	450–500	465	320.00–330.00	323.12
4	500–550	518	310.00–320.00	312.54
3	550–600	573	290.00–300.00	294.22
23	600–650	638	280.00–296.00	291.67
4	650–700	678	267.50–283.00	275.05
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
6	750–800	786	225.00–237.50	235.45
13	800–850	825	236.00	236.00
6	900–950	908	224.50	224.50
11	950–1000	964	208.50	208.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	571	306.00–315.00	308.57
6	600–650	613	300.00–302.00	300.99
22	700–750	725	260.00–265.00	263.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	316.00	316.00
1	350–400	365	287.50	287.50
3	450–500	473	290.00–297.50	294.82
8	500–550	538	280.00–290.00	285.09
1	550–600	565	262.50	262.50
2	650–700	692	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	920	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	236	335.00	335.00
1	250–300	275	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	380	332.00	332.00
6	400–450	431	300.00–322.00	307.89
5	450–500	462	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	518	280.00–300.00	287.56
2	550–600	585	277.00	277.00
7	600–650	626	250.00–265.00	258.51
3	650–700	668	250.00–267.50	259.20
3	700–750	716	237.50–242.50	239.19
1	750–800	760	216.00	216.00
3	800–850	800	215.50	215.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	495	280.00–287.50	282.48
5	500–550	523	250.00–276.00	265.22
3	550–600	588	253.00–267.50	262.81
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	675	220.00–247.50	238.20
3	700–750	725	200.00–220.00	211.34
1	750–800	785	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
2	900–950	915	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	500	134.00	134.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	355	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	110.00	110.00
14	—	1,198	121.00–143.00	133.46
10	—	1,182	144.00–161.00	148.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,034	132.00–147.00	139.48
1	—	700	90.00	90.00
8	—	944	108.00–114.00	111.97
4	—	1,041	122.00–130.00	125.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,478	145.00–162.00	152.20
12	—	1,442	125.00–143.00	137.82
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,516	155.00–165.00	158.59
2	—	1,670	174.00–180.00	177.10
2	—	1,245	140.00–148.00	144.22
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	160.00	160.00

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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Somerset Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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