Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-07-13

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 13
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
725 head
268 vs last sale 457 100 vs year ago 625 · +16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
44 vs last sale 74 27 vs year ago 91 · +29.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
16 vs last sale 50 2 vs year ago 32 · +6.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.01/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 138.69 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$258.01
78 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,400
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$261
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$46.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.77
vs KY average
10.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543268.201,45657
Medium and Large 2552246.671,3626thin
Large 1-2537235.001,2622thin
Medium and Large 2-3538222.121,19513thin
One grade step is worth $46.08/cwt here — about $261 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
446407367328median 396.7001/0303/0705/0206/2008/15
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 sale78 hd
258.01
KY average25 barns · 1,483 hd
261.78
−3.77
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−10.85
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
−138.69
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,516162.512,46412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,583143.512,2729thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,239138.861,72147
CowsLean 85-90%Low903122.971,11127
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,706135.372,3099thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,9601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,208$1,7725
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)998$1,6542thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)977$1,5556
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,129$1,5265
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$1,5204thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)690$1,1251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,235$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,248$2,0832thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550514279.39/cwt267.50–285.001,43625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600568311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,7665
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335287.91/cwt280.00–300.0096417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800775255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000950207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,9711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500472275.10/cwt267.50–284.001,29828
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500472301.16/cwt292.50–310.001,4215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550524288.90/cwt280.00–296.001,5144
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335335.06/cwt330.00–340.001,1225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571261.50/cwt250.00–273.001,49316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450432317.56/cwt310.00–325.001,3726
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533299.08/cwt290.00–302.501,5948
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676236.95/cwt230.00–245.001,6025
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465286.74/cwt285.00–290.001,3333
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650611305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8647
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600552279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,5405
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750707254.95/cwt250.00–260.001,8023
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428267.44/cwt260.00–270.001,1458
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621291.53/cwt290.00–293.001,8104
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500487279.91/cwt277.50–285.001,3633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550530311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,6485
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375340.63/cwt337.50–345.001,2774
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580294.77/cwt282.50–302.001,7109
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500467313.41/cwt307.50–317.501,4646
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500462290.50/cwt280.00–300.001,34218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450410340.94/cwt330.00–342.501,3988
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850815186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700663285.56/cwt282.00–292.001,8937
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530267.27/cwt260.00–275.001,41732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400358340.91/cwt337.50–345.001,2203
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400386326.29/cwt320.00–330.001,2594
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250200310.00/cwt310.00–310.006201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700671251.19/cwt240.00–265.001,6858
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350333323.83/cwt320.00–327.501,0782
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700650272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29771,555.15/head1,250.00–1,900.001,5556
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650629252.48/cwt245.00–265.001,5887
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29801,520.03/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5204
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2351,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600577274.35/cwt260.00–282.501,58315
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,545153.96/cwt152.00–156.002,3792
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2081,772.10/head1,575.00–1,900.001,7725
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350331355.10/cwt345.00–375.001,1759
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,607.94/head1,350.00–1,760.001,6084
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650629277.48/cwt270.00–280.001,7456
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500495296.98/cwt295.00–297.001,47077
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550547293.50/cwt289.00–295.001,6058
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2482,083.22/head1,725.00–2,350.002,0832
Bulls1,310171.66/cwt170.00–174.002,2492
Bulls1,355147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,9921
Bulls1,580162.20/cwt159.00–165.002,5639
CowsBoner 80-85%1,274141.85/cwt137.00–148.001,80723
CowsBoner 80-85%1,170110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2871
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280154.08/cwt150.00–160.001,9727
CowsLean 85-90%824112.63/cwt106.00–117.009288
CowsLean 85-90%983100.00/cwt100.00–100.009833
CowsBoner 80-85%1,176129.70/cwt120.00–134.001,52516
CowsLean 85-90%927127.43/cwt120.00–138.001,18110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,594140.52/cwt133.00–144.002,2407
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625241.47/cwt230.00–249.001,50918
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370287.35/cwt280.00–300.001,0636
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295290.00/cwt290.00–290.008561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800760230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450416283.83/cwt275.00–295.001,18113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450429306.71/cwt300.00–320.001,31611
SteersLarge 1-2650–700657270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7745
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550537235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2622
HeifersLarge 1-2600–650620222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3801
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,800140.46/cwt137.00–145.002,5284
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,631131.29/cwt128.00–135.002,1415
CowsLean 85-90%929140.82/cwt135.00–146.001,3086
BullsMedium 1-2450–500495265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3121
SteersMedium 1-2400–450420280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1761
BullsMedium 1-2550–600550240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3201
Bred CowsMedium 1-29451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550501120.00/cwt120.00–120.006015
SteersLarge 1-2500–550541267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4473
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450421310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3055
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,960.00/head1,960.00–1,960.001,9601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400390352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500477334.95/cwt332.50–335.001,59850
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29981,653.63/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450406342.86/cwt342.50–345.001,3927
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750710190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3491
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425242.85/cwt223.00–255.001,03212
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500472240.51/cwt230.00–257.501,1358
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950930160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550545237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350336256.66/cwt255.00–260.008623
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700683273.76/cwt270.00–277.501,8702
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500467260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2145
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573276.76/cwt271.00–280.001,5865
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530280.33/cwt272.50–282.501,4867
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450413290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1984
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300265280.00/cwt280.00–280.007421
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650624208.47/cwt180.00–222.501,3015
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600561252.46/cwt250.00–255.001,4164
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700695237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6511
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500483262.23/cwt245.00–280.001,2672
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6741
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550541250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3534
BullsMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,050171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7961
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3802
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527254.10/cwt250.00–257.501,3393
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-36901,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900890150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3351
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525263.36/cwt262.50–265.001,3833
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450421263.90/cwt245.00–277.501,1119
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600572218.40/cwt205.00–230.001,2493
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800757207.52/cwt200.00–215.001,5713
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650642230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4772
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250230273.70/cwt255.00–290.006303
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700686195.84/cwt187.50–200.001,3433
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450445287.53/cwt282.50–290.001,2803
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350323279.19/cwt265.00–295.009022
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500477260.45/cwt257.50–270.001,2426
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550528223.23/cwt200.00–240.001,17910
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270249.81/cwt240.00–260.006742
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300270270.00/cwt270.00–270.007291

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.