Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers were 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with good demand, while the feeder heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher across the weight classes. There was a good supply of high quality and weaned packages of feeders today and buyers were willing to pay premiums for calves that should have fewer health problems in the current weather conditions. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.67/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −134.03 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$262.67

82 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,445

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$51.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.90

vs KY average

−6.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	271.01	1,479	58
Medium and Large 2	563	245.87	1,384	21
Medium and Large 2-3	537	219.17	1,177	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.84/cwt here — about $302 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 sale82 hd

262.67

—

KY average26 barns · 1,664 hd

271.57

−8.90

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−6.61

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−134.03

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	1,617	166.63	2,695	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	148.43	2,211	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	143.26	1,704	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	124.98	1,261	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,263	170.09	2,148	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	188.13	2,389	43

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)	1,140	$1,740	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	292.89/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	245.97/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,397	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	254.14/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,715	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,739.67/head	1,485.00–1,900.00	1,740	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	248.32/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,019	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,374	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	317.81/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	322.58/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,213	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	331.24/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,703	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	229.90/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	268.54/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,391	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	251.66/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	298.76/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,425	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	274.86/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	244.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	274.76/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,187	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	273.69/cwt	270.00–277.50	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	259.92/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,242	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	199.95/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	258.99/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	218.33/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,369	6
Bulls	—	—	1,763	171.95/cwt	163.00–178.00	3,031	11
Bulls	—	—	1,209	146.90/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,776	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	145.33/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,593	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	151.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,269	42
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,270	188.13/cwt	170.00–188.50	2,389	43
Bulls	—	—	1,900	186.58/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,545	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	138.88/cwt	125.00–144.00	2,025	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	154.16/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,878	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	136.13/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,594	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	110.02/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,064	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,263	170.09/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,148	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	127.47/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,275	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	776	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	498	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,482	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	583	279.30/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,628	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	338.60/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	186.74/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	272.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	338.35/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	331.74/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,413	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	352.69/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,517	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	311.95/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,638	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	276.64/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,289	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	238.93/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	293.89/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,852	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	268.30/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	265.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	251.99/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,457	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	231.68/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	296.70/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	321.68/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	293.12/cwt	280.00–300.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	270.04/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	301.63/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,436	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	288.86/cwt	282.50–300.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	296.50/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,130	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,535	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,648	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	331.60/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,419	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	301.00/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,246	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	289.76/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,521	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	282.61/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,481	13

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 707Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 77Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 44Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	405	260.00–300.00	280.00
9	450–500	477	290.00–305.00	298.76
4	500–550	528	285.00–302.50	292.89
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	616	275.00	275.00
3	650–700	675	250.00–260.00	254.14
1	750–800	785	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	514	327.50–332.50	331.24
8	550–600	566	317.50–320.00	317.81
59	1000–1050	1,019	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	467	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	362.50	362.50
11	400–450	430	347.50–355.00	352.69
7	450–500	455	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	385	335.00–340.00	338.35
7	400–450	426	327.50–337.50	331.74
6	450–500	472	317.50–327.50	321.68
20	500–550	525	300.00–317.50	311.95
3	550–600	585	290.00–305.00	296.70
12	600–650	630	280.00–302.50	293.89
5	650–700	669	270.00–280.00	272.05
3	700–750	705	260.00–272.50	268.30
1	750–800	780	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	285.00	285.00
3	300–350	322	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
5	450–500	478	250.00–270.00	259.92
3	500–550	526	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	638	245.00–250.00	248.32
1	650–700	650	237.50	237.50
1	950–1000	955	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
8	350–400	376	310.00–330.00	322.58
11	400–450	428	322.50–337.50	331.60
6	450–500	476	297.50–312.50	301.63
8	500–550	525	280.00–300.00	289.76
5	550–600	567	250.00–270.00	265.84
6	600–650	622	262.50–277.50	270.04
3	650–700	672	247.50–260.00	251.66
2	700–750	733	220.00–240.00	229.90
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	955	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	395	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	335.00–342.50	338.60
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
11	550–600	583	277.50–282.50	279.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	285.00	285.00
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
2	300–350	325	270.00–277.50	273.69
3	350–400	370	270.00–277.50	274.86
11	400–450	432	250.00–280.00	274.76
3	450–500	477	250.00–267.50	258.99
2	500–550	515	240.00–250.00	244.90
19	550–600	568	240.00–257.50	245.97
6	600–650	627	215.00–220.00	218.33
3	650–700	680	190.00–210.00	199.95
3	700–750	717	180.00–200.00	186.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	276	280.00–300.00	293.12
5	300–350	322	282.50–300.00	288.86
19	350–400	381	282.50–302.50	296.50
30	400–450	414	287.50–305.00	301.00
13	450–500	466	270.00–285.00	276.64
12	500–550	518	260.00–277.50	268.54
11	550–600	578	247.50–260.00	251.99
6	600–650	631	230.00–253.00	238.93
3	650–700	668	225.00–235.00	231.68
2	700–750	715	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	855	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	575	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	498	295.00–300.00	297.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	524	280.00–285.00	282.61
22	550–600	558	275.00	275.00
54	600–650	606	272.00	272.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	776	140.00	140.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,140	1,485.00–1,900.00	1,739.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,325.00	1,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	180.00	180.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,175.00	2,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,763	163.00–178.00	171.95
6	—	1,209	140.00–158.00	146.90
3	—	1,900	184.00–190.00	186.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,096	140.00–160.00	145.33
10	—	967	100.00–117.00	110.02
11	—	1,000	120.00–138.00	127.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,499	145.00–155.00	151.38
13	—	1,458	125.00–144.00	138.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,218	145.00–165.00	154.16
26	—	1,171	125.00–144.00	136.13
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,270	170.00–188.50	188.13
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	168.00–172.00	170.09

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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