Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.78/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −147.05 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.

Average price

$315.78

47 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$29.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.64

vs KY average

+6.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	323.34	1,743	35
Medium and Large 2-3	568	293.71	1,668	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.63/cwt here — about $75 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 sale47 hd

315.78

—

KY average2 barns · 60 hd

309.14

+6.64

National average16 barns · 1,423 hd

309.26

+6.52

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.82

−147.05

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	1,821	170.48	3,104	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	146.69	2,166	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,207	144.18	1,740	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	123.96	1,266	16
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,625	140.00	2,275	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,423	132.44	1,884	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,010	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$1,720	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,685	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,464	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,457	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,445	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$2,133	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,963	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	318.59/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	330.69/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	145.19/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,105	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	154.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,378	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,964	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	109.49/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,202	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	110.81/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,078	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	245.84/cwt	205.00–265.00	1,163	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	805	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,165	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	536	324.58/cwt	324.50–325.00	1,740	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	278.71/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	234.63/cwt	175.00–262.50	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	293.82/cwt	285.00–302.50	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	302.43/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,400	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	216.63/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	236.01/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	222.43/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	238.34/cwt	227.00–247.50	1,370	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	259.61/cwt	240.00–277.50	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	227.20/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	258.77/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	271.59/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,968	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	223.91/cwt	213.00–245.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	271.76/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	293.71/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,668	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	262.23/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,526	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	298.52/cwt	281.00–312.00	1,857	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	313.50/cwt	313.00–314.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	252.60/cwt	246.00–253.00	2,071	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	245.52/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,775	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,519	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	144.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,659	3
Bulls	—	—	1,831	166.37/cwt	155.00–174.00	3,046	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,381	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	126.42/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,274	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	290.15/cwt	282.50–295.00	966	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	627	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	288.42/cwt	270.00–306.00	1,240	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	277.55/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,574	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	274.69/cwt	254.00–284.00	1,426	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	286.86/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	275.70/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	240.98/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	302.13/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,278	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	243.97/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	313.98/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	302.82/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	284.74/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,358	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	243.30/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,499	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	290.36/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,928	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	257.71/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,745	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,010.00/head	2,010.00–2,010.00	2,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,463.53/head	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,464	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	2,133.40/head	1,775.00–2,425.00	2,133	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	272.32/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,699	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	465	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,104	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,457.47/head	1,150.00–1,785.00	1,457	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,719.97/head	1,550.00–2,010.00	1,720	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	127.08/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,421	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	170.80/cwt	163.00–180.00	2,007	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	150.05/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,889	30
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	129.92/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,994	3

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 Jul 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 659Year ago 1,233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 145Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 27Year ago 69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,445	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,010.00	2,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,072	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,463.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,043	1,150.00–1,785.00	1,457.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,685.00	1,685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,191	1,550.00–2,010.00	1,719.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	1,775.00–2,425.00	2,133.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	2,025.00	2,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	180.00	180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	326.00	326.00
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	627	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	335	256.00	256.00
4	350–400	370	240.00–277.50	259.61
4	400–450	430	175.00–262.50	234.63
9	450–500	473	205.00–265.00	245.84
3	500–550	533	213.00–245.00	223.91
10	550–600	575	227.00–247.50	238.34
2	600–650	612	170.00	170.00
3	650–700	663	210.00–220.00	216.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	318.00	318.00
9	300–350	333	282.50–295.00	290.15
4	350–400	370	282.50–290.00	286.86
19	400–450	430	270.00–306.00	288.42
12	450–500	477	270.00–295.00	284.74
8	500–550	519	254.00–284.00	274.69
29	550–600	582	253.00–265.00	262.23
9	600–650	616	230.00–249.00	243.30
6	650–700	663	240.00–244.00	240.98
1	700–750	730	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
3	300–350	327	330.00–331.00	330.69
4	350–400	367	310.00–330.00	318.59
5	400–450	423	300.00–303.00	302.13
3	450–500	478	290.00–312.00	302.82
6	500–550	523	265.00–282.00	275.70
10	550–600	567	260.00–288.00	277.55
9	600–650	624	271.00–276.00	272.32
9	650–700	677	245.00–263.00	257.71
3	700–750	725	240.00–248.00	243.97
1	750–800	750	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	372.50	372.50
1	400–450	405	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	246.00	246.00
3	350–400	377	255.00–287.50	271.59
2	400–450	413	277.50–280.00	278.71
1	450–500	455	254.00	254.00
4	550–600	588	220.00–239.00	227.20
3	600–650	623	210.00–235.00	222.43
2	650–700	683	233.00–239.00	236.01
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	367.00	367.00
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
31	500–550	536	324.50–325.00	324.58
68	800–850	805	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	347.50	347.50
2	300–350	333	285.00–302.50	293.82
1	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
8	450–500	463	285.00–312.50	302.43
12	550–600	568	255.00–300.00	293.71
3	600–650	627	260.00–278.00	271.76
5	650–700	660	250.00–270.00	258.77
1	850–900	850	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	700–750	713	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	303	337.50	337.50
4	400–450	411	330.00–335.00	332.49
1	450–500	465	322.50	322.50
2	500–550	535	313.00–315.00	313.98
2	550–600	590	313.00–314.00	313.50
11	600–650	622	281.00–312.00	298.52
11	650–700	664	286.00–292.00	290.36
2	700–750	723	245.00–246.00	245.52
17	800–850	820	246.00–253.00	252.60
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	143.00–148.00	145.19
2	—	1,528	150.00–160.00	154.78
1	—	1,455	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	100.00–115.00	109.49
12	—	1,118	120.00–139.00	127.08
5	—	1,175	163.00–180.00	170.80
30	—	1,259	140.00–159.00	150.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	973	100.00–117.00	110.81
3	—	1,148	140.00–150.00	144.53
7	—	1,008	120.00–135.00	126.42
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,535	120.00–135.00	129.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,831	155.00–174.00	166.37
1	—	1,770	191.00	191.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	140.00	140.00

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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Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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