Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was softer with a average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 3.00 to 8.00 lower in spots with moderate demand. Lower receipts and negative pressure on the futures market tightened buyers selection pressure and premiums buyers were willing pay today, and increased discounts on smaller framed, off colored calves. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls appeared steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.70/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −141.00 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$255.70

53 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$26.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.54

vs KY average

−2.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	265.76	1,397	33
Medium and Large 2	552	239.11	1,319	20

One grade step is worth $26.65/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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

255.70

—

KY average25 barns · 1,669 hd

267.24

−11.54

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−2.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−141.00

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	1,786	164.24	2,933	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	139.49	2,076	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	135.97	1,606	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	113.29	1,110	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,091	169.24	1,846	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,053	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$2,019	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,349	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	839	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,871	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	266.87/cwt	262.50–273.00	1,559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	292.19/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	279.77/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,217	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,510	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	218.33/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,945.22/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,349.08/head	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	273.57/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,279	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,608	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,827.89/head	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	267.03/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,394	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	276.17/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	260.91/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	283.77/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	268.98/cwt	255.00–280.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	238.80/cwt	227.50–247.00	1,373	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	239.49/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,253	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	218.52/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	215.75/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	255.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	252.22/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,183	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	257.71/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	440	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	253.76/cwt	252.50–255.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	220.22/cwt	200.00–230.00	799	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	169.48/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,703	2
Bulls	—	—	1,913	160.75/cwt	157.00–165.00	3,075	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	110.38/cwt	100.00–115.00	993	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,380	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	148.54/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,812	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,091	169.24/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,846	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	136.24/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,038	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	153.58/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,235	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	124.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,669	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	82.24/cwt	80.00–85.00	790	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	135.82/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,550	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	209.95/cwt	200.00–220.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	640	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	293	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	982	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	299.74/cwt	297.00–302.50	1,562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	349.90/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,102	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	336.52/cwt	325.00–344.00	1,259	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	309.62/cwt	302.00–317.50	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	241.13/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,854	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	312.08/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,329	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	242.88/cwt	242.50–243.00	1,771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	267.15/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,389	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	257.95/cwt	254.00–267.50	1,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	287.33/cwt	285.00–290.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	270.96/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	279.37/cwt	273.00–295.00	1,288	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	244.37/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,623	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	307.28/cwt	298.00–316.00	1,413	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	233.67/cwt	233.50–234.00	1,724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	277.26/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,167	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	283.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	296.73/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	247.07/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,547	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	301.95/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,775	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	289.32/cwt	281.00–302.50	1,519	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	297.75/cwt	290.00–305.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	281.34/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,879	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	266.14/cwt	257.50–274.00	1,669	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	288.21/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,231	4

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 Aug 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 882Year ago 1,172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 92Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 56Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	800–850	839	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	285.00–290.00	287.33
3	250–300	293	280.00–285.00	283.35
5	300–350	325	290.00–305.00	297.75
7	350–400	378	280.00–300.00	292.19
12	400–450	421	270.00–287.50	277.26
7	450–500	461	273.00–295.00	279.37
28	500–550	520	260.00–280.00	267.15
5	550–600	558	254.00–267.50	257.95
28	600–650	626	237.00–250.00	247.07
19	650–700	664	243.00–245.00	244.37
6	700–750	738	233.50–234.00	233.67
2	750–800	790	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	267.50	267.50
3	250–300	290	255.00–280.00	268.98
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	370	250.00–260.00	255.11
5	400–450	429	250.00–264.00	257.71
26	450–500	469	240.00–270.00	252.22
9	500–550	523	230.00–250.00	239.49
11	550–600	575	227.50–247.00	238.80
7	600–650	623	210.00–227.50	218.52
4	650–700	663	210.00–223.00	215.75
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	790	190.00–195.00	192.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	252.50–255.00	253.76
3	350–400	363	200.00–230.00	220.22
1	400–450	440	206.00	206.00
2	450–500	458	200.00–220.00	209.95
1	700–750	715	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	840	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	293	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	367	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	427	280.00–293.00	288.21
7	450–500	475	290.00–305.00	296.73
15	500–550	525	281.00–302.50	289.32
7	550–600	584	262.50–273.00	266.87
12	600–650	627	257.50–274.00	266.14
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	752	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	255.00–285.00	276.17
1	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	475	270.00–277.00	273.57
2	550–600	550	230.00–235.00	232.50
2	600–650	638	240.00–245.00	242.49
3	650–700	670	215.00–220.00	218.33
1	800–850	840	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	248.00	248.00
1	400–450	420	232.50	232.50
3	500–550	513	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
7	350–400	374	325.00–344.00	336.52
2	400–450	433	302.00–317.50	309.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
4	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	435	270.00–290.00	279.77
2	450–500	473	280.00–287.50	283.77
6	500–550	522	255.00–280.00	267.03
6	550–600	571	250.00–265.00	260.91
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	295	347.50	347.50
5	300–350	315	342.50–355.00	349.90
1	350–400	390	323.00	323.00
6	400–450	426	300.00–317.50	312.08
11	450–500	460	298.00–316.00	307.28
8	500–550	521	297.00–302.50	299.74
1	550–600	575	284.00	284.00
3	600–650	622	267.50–277.50	270.96
4	700–750	729	242.50–243.00	242.88
13	750–800	769	230.00–243.00	241.13
1	800–850	825	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	588	300.00–305.00	301.95
13	650–700	668	279.00–285.00	281.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,608	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,160	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,945.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,173	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,827.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,270	2,025.00–2,500.00	2,349.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	169.00–170.00	169.48
3	—	1,913	157.00–165.00	160.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	900	100.00–115.00	110.38
4	—	1,078	126.00–130.00	127.99
2	—	960	80.00–85.00	82.24
1	—	1,100	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	147.00–150.00	148.54
2	—	1,345	120.00–128.00	124.12
10	—	1,141	130.00–144.00	135.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,496	130.00–144.00	136.24
3	—	1,455	150.00–158.00	153.58
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	169.00–170.00	169.24

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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