Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-07-27

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 27
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
882 head
88 vs last sale 794 333 vs year ago 549 · +60.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
0 vs last sale 92 51 vs year ago 143 · 35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
9 vs last sale 47 43 vs year ago 13 · +330.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 400-600 lbs were 3.00 to 4.00 higher with a good supply and good demand, while the yearling cattle appeared stronger but with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, and sharply higher in some spots, with strong demand as buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for good quality, weaned packages, and groups of cattle. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with good demand and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.60/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 137.11 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$259.60
43 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,433
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$28.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.49
vs KY average
5.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551264.981,46135
Medium and Large 2554236.051,3088thin
One grade step is worth $28.93/cwt here — about $153 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 sale43 hd
259.60
KY average25 barns · 2,045 hd
272.09
−12.49
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−5.03
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
−137.11
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
BullsHigh1,755155.522,72919
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,200137.681,65219
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,498135.112,02410
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,005112.981,13540
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175174.002,0451thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,421$2,1867
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,028$1,9713thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$1,7948
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,7833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,018$1,6722thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,6383thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$1,9253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,1279

Every lot, as filed

114 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 2400–450425262.32/cwt255.00–270.001,1152
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4422
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250232284.99/cwt265.00–295.006618
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500471259.13/cwt245.00–275.001,22110
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500495291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,4401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4212,185.87/head1,950.00–2,275.002,1867
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2551,896.41/head1,700.00–2,150.001,8967
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28501,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0281,970.67/head1,750.00–2,075.001,9713
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4691
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2892,244.10/head2,050.00–2,460.002,2444
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0181,671.68/head1,625.00–1,725.001,6722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,782.79/head1,625.00–1,850.001,7833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750741244.30/cwt236.00–244.751,810160
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,638.17/head1,475.00–1,750.001,6383
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,035224.74/cwt223.50–225.852,326108
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950940245.88/cwt245.50–246.252,311112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200168372.84/cwt360.00–390.006264
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550516282.22/cwt279.00–285.001,4568
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250240352.50/cwt352.50–352.508461
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2052,289.80/head2,175.00–2,375.002,2903
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300288326.33/cwt317.50–335.009402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800760209.72/cwt207.50–212.001,5942
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850845190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350337335.36/cwt320.00–340.001,1305
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750740215.50/cwt213.00–226.001,5955
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550508314.02/cwt310.00–318.001,5952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350328289.24/cwt282.50–297.509494
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350315282.50/cwt282.50–282.508902
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650634257.92/cwt250.00–270.001,6355
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670221.19/cwt217.50–225.001,4822
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528242.97/cwt241.00–245.001,2832
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550505255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2881
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575260.02/cwt250.00–270.001,4959
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300293257.61/cwt245.00–270.007552
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650622228.07/cwt218.00–234.001,4197
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500483251.69/cwt240.00–265.001,2169
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600563233.74/cwt220.00–242.501,3166
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850806227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8344
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450437309.90/cwt300.00–315.001,3543
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700688260.47/cwt250.00–263.001,7925
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550535256.60/cwt250.00–262.501,3733
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370266.74/cwt260.00–272.509874
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335262.46/cwt260.00–265.008792
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800760195.00/cwt190.00–200.001,4822
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3782
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500488201.67/cwt200.00–205.009843
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440217.50/cwt217.50–217.509571
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450411266.57/cwt252.50–272.501,0966
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263151.03/cwt150.00–152.001,9082
CowsBoner 80-85%1,191136.74/cwt131.00–144.001,62916
SteersSelect and Choice1,175174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,0451
Bulls1,922175.30/cwt172.00–180.003,3693
Bulls1,884155.34/cwt150.00–161.002,92712
Bulls1,243141.21/cwt130.00–147.001,7554
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,438125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7982
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,513137.64/cwt130.00–144.002,0828
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5311
CowsLean 85-90%85496.63/cwt87.00–101.008258
CowsLean 85-90%1,048110.80/cwt105.00–118.001,16118
CowsLean 85-90%1,125138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,5531
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400366221.83/cwt215.00–232.508124
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,2151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium 1-27551,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 39901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600560146.00/cwt146.00–146.008181
CowsLean 85-90%1,029124.13/cwt120.00–134.001,27713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250212320.00/cwt320.00–320.006784
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850818183.32/cwt180.00–190.001,5003
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900882170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4992
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600590230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3571
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500477212.79/cwt207.50–220.001,0157
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400380210.00/cwt210.00–210.007981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350321353.73/cwt347.50–365.001,1354
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400358352.48/cwt350.00–355.001,2622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300295380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500472315.84/cwt312.50–317.001,4914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700674254.16/cwt254.00–255.001,7136
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500484296.92/cwt290.00–307.501,4379
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650620269.00/cwt255.00–276.001,6686
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550519283.33/cwt275.00–292.501,47013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450432312.13/cwt305.00–320.001,34810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350345307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400369287.23/cwt282.50–292.501,0606
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600573283.11/cwt272.50–294.001,6222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700681242.75/cwt240.00–248.001,6536
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200163342.99/cwt335.00–350.005597
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900880171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750712220.94/cwt200.00–224.001,5738
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300278293.82/cwt285.00–300.008179
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420286.52/cwt275.00–293.001,20312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500472285.02/cwt277.50–294.001,34514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628250.03/cwt240.00–255.001,57014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250220282.44/cwt280.00–285.006212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800757256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,9382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250240320.00/cwt320.00–320.007681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650600295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950945217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,0551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300283300.00/cwt300.00–300.008492
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519271.98/cwt262.00–277.501,4127
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450411328.24/cwt325.00–337.501,3495
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600584293.97/cwt282.50–300.001,7179
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527292.58/cwt285.00–302.501,54214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500466305.62/cwt300.00–312.501,42414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400386323.79/cwt320.00–327.501,2504
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577255.63/cwt250.00–269.001,47520
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345330.00/cwt320.00–340.001,1392
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400378328.46/cwt320.00–337.501,2422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250225370.00/cwt370.00–370.008331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350318370.12/cwt365.00–375.001,1772
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300285395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750734255.75/cwt245.00–265.001,8774

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.