Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Light weight steers 250-450 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, while the 500-700 lbs steers were 2.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Buyers were active and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages, while discounting off colored and heavier conditioned bawling calves. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower in spots with a good supply and slaughter bulls appeared 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.45/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.26 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$256.45

56 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$28.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.96

vs KY average

+11.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	262.12	1,416	45
Medium and Large 2	541	233.25	1,263	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.87/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale56 hd

256.45

—

KY average25 barns · 968 hd

250.48

+5.96

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+11.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−140.26

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	1,534	157.54	2,416	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	140.45	1,765	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	139.70	2,098	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	988	114.73	1,134	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,128	161.10	1,817	5thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,787	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,496	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,662	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	600–650	605	258.75/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	1,786.68/head	1,300.00–2,025.00	1,787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	794	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,751	65
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	271.46/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,422	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	290.72/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,259	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,004	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,189	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,662.44/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	261.50/cwt	253.00–270.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	263.98/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,367	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	930	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	253.87/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	266.66/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	285.23/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	268.99/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,135	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	268.75/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	255.49/cwt	250.00–267.50	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	236.74/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,219	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	258.21/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,242	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	229.06/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	203.29/cwt	200.00–210.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	243.71/cwt	240.00–247.50	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	261.85/cwt	255.00–270.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	185	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	227.67/cwt	220.00–235.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,109	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	148.77/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,162	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	136.91/cwt	125.00–145.00	2,077	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	154.77/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,997	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	135.68/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,691	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,128	161.10/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,817	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	162.59/cwt	157.50–167.00	2,496	5
Bulls	—	—	1,965	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,537	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	133.67/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,758	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	137.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,398	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	124.10/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,230	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	102.86/cwt	100.00–110.00	992	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	238.79/cwt	235.00–240.00	812	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	237.88/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,495.93/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,496	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	322	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	257.89/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,883	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	325.57/cwt	323.00–326.00	1,188	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	311.29/cwt	307.50–314.00	1,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	305.63/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,131	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	257	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	258.72/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	301.41/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,604	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	295.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,065	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	268.18/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,504	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	294.39/cwt	292.50–295.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	290.22/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,396	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	223.92/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,599	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	237.00/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	293.54/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	170.83/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	240.49/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	285.67/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,200	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	267.59/cwt	261.00–279.00	1,528	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	248.85/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	228.88/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,444	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	290.34/cwt	285.00–300.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	268.51/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	285.07/cwt	278.00–297.00	1,494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	309.92/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,305	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	292.45/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	295.01/cwt	292.50–301.00	1,407	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	253.69/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,319	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	279.74/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,189	14

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 471Year ago 859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 54Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 26Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	275	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	360	290.00–300.00	295.94
7	400–450	420	280.00–295.00	285.67
7	450–500	481	280.00–295.00	290.22
6	500–550	524	278.00–297.00	285.07
9	550–600	571	261.00–279.00	267.59
2	600–650	605	252.50–265.00	258.75
5	650–700	655	237.50–245.00	240.49
1	700–750	740	224.00	224.00
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	328	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	370	253.00–270.00	261.50
4	400–450	426	250.00–265.00	253.87
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	530	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	595	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	835	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	880	147.50	147.50
2	900–950	915	140.00–150.00	144.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	473	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	323.00–326.00	325.57
3	400–450	432	307.50–314.00	311.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	524	265.00–279.00	271.46
8	550–600	561	267.50–270.00	268.18
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
7	650–700	659	235.00–240.00	237.00
65	750–800	794	220.50	220.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	275.00	275.00
2	200–250	218	240.00–247.50	243.71
3	250–300	275	255.00–270.00	261.85
6	300–350	313	250.00–267.50	255.49
3	350–400	381	250.00–274.00	266.66
10	400–450	422	262.50–270.00	268.99
9	450–500	481	250.00–265.00	258.21
6	500–550	515	233.00–240.00	236.74
5	550–600	573	215.00–235.00	229.06
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	690	216.00	216.00
1	750–800	755	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	895	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	185.00	185.00
1	250–300	260	220.00	220.00
4	300–350	340	235.00–240.00	238.79
3	350–400	390	200.00–210.00	203.29
2	400–450	435	220.00–235.00	227.67
4	450–500	482	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	292.50–295.00	294.39
3	300–350	318	285.00–300.00	290.34
6	350–400	375	280.00–300.00	293.54
14	400–450	425	275.00–290.00	279.74
2	450–500	483	267.00–270.00	268.51
12	500–550	520	247.50–260.00	253.69
8	550–600	584	240.00–257.50	248.85
11	600–650	631	220.00–237.00	228.88
12	700–750	714	215.00–225.00	223.92
1	750–800	785	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	835	190.00	190.00
3	900–950	908	170.00–172.50	170.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	638	297.50	297.50
3	650–700	658	282.50	282.50
54	1000–1050	1,004	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	260.00	260.00
12	300–350	332	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	369	280.00–292.50	285.23
7	400–450	433	290.00–295.00	290.72
2	450–500	462	280.00	280.00
6	500–550	518	255.00–285.00	263.98
2	550–600	590	265.00–272.50	268.75
2	650–700	680	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	257	317.50	317.50
8	350–400	370	300.00–325.00	305.63
8	400–450	421	300.00–319.00	309.92
11	450–500	477	292.50–301.00	295.01
11	500–550	532	295.00–313.00	301.41
9	550–600	566	285.00–300.00	292.45
3	600–650	635	265.00	265.00
8	650–700	664	250.00–270.00	258.72
12	700–750	730	247.50–262.50	257.89
2	750–800	765	232.00–244.00	237.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	337.50	337.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	185.00	185.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,181	1,300.00–2,025.00	1,786.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,105	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,495.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,115	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,662.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,453	147.00–151.00	148.77
13	—	1,517	125.00–145.00	136.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,290	148.00–161.00	154.77
12	—	1,246	130.00–143.00	135.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	135.00–140.00	137.06
8	—	991	120.00–129.50	124.10
1	—	1,100	90.00	90.00
8	—	964	100.00–110.00	102.86
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,128	155.00–170.00	161.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,535	157.50–167.00	162.59
1	—	1,965	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,315	125.00–144.00	133.67

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Somerset Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Feeder Cattle

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