Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly lower with a plainer than average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 500 lbs and under were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a good supply, while the yearling steers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher but with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were mostly steady to 6.00 lower in spots. There was moderate demand for feeder cattle today as higher temperatures limited buyers interest in non weaned, heavy conditioned calves. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.49/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −135.22 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$261.49

53 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$27.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.44

vs KY average

−5.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	269.64	1,421	37
Medium and Large 2	554	242.62	1,343	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.02/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale53 hd

261.49

—

KY average23 barns · 963 hd

266.93

−5.44

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−5.73

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−135.22

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	1,510	167.35	2,528	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	140.90	2,100	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	137.17	1,618	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	959	120.43	1,155	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	158.38	1,758	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)	1,170	$1,962	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	991	$1,379	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,158	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,295	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	685	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	1,170	1,961.75/head	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	277	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	240.02/cwt	237.50–241.00	1,623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	256.50/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	227	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	307.98/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,638	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	255.38/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,920	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	289.97/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	284.08/cwt	275.00–295.00	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	263.87/cwt	257.50–273.00	1,401	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	318.04/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,523	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	230.63/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,471	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	251.89/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	287.10/cwt	280.00–292.50	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	289.63/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,211	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	286.66/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,445	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,656	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	176.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	299.13/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	271.40/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	273.98/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	286.63/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	322.64/cwt	316.00–337.50	1,384	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	294.33/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	340.66/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,274	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	242.38/cwt	235.00–250.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	277.32/cwt	262.50–292.50	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,140	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	94.53/cwt	90.00–100.00	799	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	123.70/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,218	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	146.70/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,479	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	805	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,248	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	580	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	135.57/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,602	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	155.11/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,920	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	138.70/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,117	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	148.05/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,119	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	106.96/cwt	104.00–110.00	982	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,646	1
Bulls	—	—	1,454	165.26/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,403	6
Bulls	—	—	1,770	188.21/cwt	184.00–194.00	3,331	2
Bulls	—	—	1,352	146.06/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,975	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	158.38/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,758	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	119.90/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	290.49/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	254.85/cwt	250.00–260.00	841	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	792	879.55/head	850.00–925.00	880	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	763	874.26/head	800.00–950.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	242.93/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,375	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	284.21/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	236	280.45/cwt	270.00–285.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	285.67/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	270.41/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	274.55/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	258.03/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,347	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	274.18/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,308	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	307.35/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,896	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	258.08/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,468	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	281.73/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,496	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	303.40/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,783	201
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	318.48/cwt	314.00–322.50	1,182	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	999	232.35/cwt	232.35–232.35	2,321	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,513	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,361	2,433.40/head	1,675.00–2,675.00	2,433	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,050.49/head	1,600.00–2,275.00	2,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	248.95/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,641	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,752.74/head	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	253.84/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,170	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	295.15/cwt	290.00–300.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	242.11/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,290	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	259.53/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,106	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	906	2

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 377Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 72Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 39Year ago 46

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)	2	—	1,170	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,961.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,140	1,675.00–1,850.00	1,752.74
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	792	850.00–925.00	879.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	763	800.00–950.00	874.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,361	1,675.00–2,675.00	2,433.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,263	1,600.00–2,275.00	2,050.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	400	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	227	335.00	335.00
7	350–400	374	325.00–350.00	340.66
16	400–450	429	316.00–337.50	322.64
15	450–500	479	300.00–320.00	318.04
21	500–550	532	300.00–315.00	307.98
6	550–600	581	280.00–300.00	286.63
9	600–650	616	265.00–275.00	271.40
3	650–700	680	270.00–282.50	273.98
2	700–750	705	255.00–258.00	256.50
19	750–800	752	249.00–260.00	255.38
6	850–900	875	238.00	238.00
1	950–1000	970	210.00	210.00
4	1000–1050	1,000	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	235.00–250.00	242.38
1	350–400	360	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	403	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	420	262.50–292.50	277.32
3	450–500	467	270.00–295.00	285.67
5	500–550	531	290.00–292.50	290.49
5	550–600	573	265.00–277.00	274.55
1	600–650	625	262.50	262.50
5	650–700	667	242.50–260.00	248.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	617	300.00–309.00	307.35
57	950–1000	999	232.35	232.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	281	275.00–295.00	284.08
4	300–350	315	280.00–292.50	287.10
6	350–400	363	285.00–292.50	289.97
14	400–450	418	280.00–300.00	289.63
9	450–500	477	265.00–280.00	274.18
20	500–550	531	257.50–273.00	263.87
5	550–600	565	245.00–260.00	251.89
10	600–650	638	220.00–238.00	230.63
7	650–700	676	237.50–241.00	240.02
2	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	755	227.00	227.00
1	950–1000	975	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	504	285.00–290.00	286.66
11	650–700	657	252.00	252.00
201	700–750	709	251.50	251.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	314.00	314.00
7	450–500	477	290.00–295.00	294.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	420	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	790	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	236	270.00–285.00	280.45
1	250–300	265	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	330	250.00–260.00	254.85
6	400–450	426	250.00–278.00	259.53
9	450–500	461	245.00–260.00	253.84
6	500–550	533	230.00–250.00	242.11
10	550–600	566	237.00–250.00	242.93
1	600–650	615	246.00	246.00
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	755	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	371	314.00–322.50	318.48
5	400–450	428	300.00–305.00	303.40
3	450–500	475	290.00–305.00	299.13
7	500–550	531	272.50–285.00	281.73
13	550–600	569	247.50–260.00	258.08
4	600–650	609	250.00–260.00	254.95
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
3	800–850	830	170.00–180.00	176.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	410	240.00–250.00	244.94
1	500–550	525	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	283	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	335	290.00–300.00	295.15
3	350–400	383	275.00–292.50	284.21
2	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
5	450–500	465	263.00–280.00	270.41
8	500–550	522	245.00–265.00	258.03
2	550–600	555	245.00–250.00	247.48
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	202.50	202.50
2	800–850	805	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	90.00–100.00	94.53
8	—	985	120.00–131.00	123.70
2	—	1,008	145.00–148.00	146.70
2	—	918	104.00–110.00	106.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,182	125.00–144.00	135.57
6	—	1,238	149.00–165.00	155.11
4	—	1,078	116.00–123.00	119.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,526	130.00–144.00	138.70
6	—	1,431	145.00–152.00	148.05
1	—	1,490	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	202.00	202.00
6	—	1,454	160.00–173.00	165.26
2	—	1,770	184.00–194.00	188.21
3	—	1,352	142.00–150.00	146.06
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	153.00–164.00	158.38

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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