Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly steady with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 550 lbs and under were mostly steady to 3.00 higher for weaned and pre-conditioned calves with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers were 2.00 to 3.00 lower but with limited comparisons, and feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher in spots with a good supply and good demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages of calves and harder conditioned calves with more favorable body condition. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.29/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −149.41 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$247.29

49 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$24.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.09

vs KY average

−4.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	252.86	1,373	38
Medium and Large 2	562	228.06	1,282	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.80/cwt here — about $91 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

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 sale49 hd

247.29

—

KY average25 barns · 1,075 hd

253.37

−6.09

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−4.65

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−149.41

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	1,573	163.00	2,564	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	148.30	2,121	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	147.14	1,754	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	989	123.72	1,224	20
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,105	172.50	1,906	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,279	$1,999	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$1,966	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,897	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,666	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,291	$2,123	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	109.62/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	266.01/cwt	250.00–270.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,666.17/head	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,666	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,966.18/head	1,650.00–2,350.00	1,966	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	281.09/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	261.65/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,222	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	2,093.95/head	1,575.00–2,350.00	2,094	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1100–1150	1,142	198.85/cwt	198.85–198.85	2,271	49
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	227.27/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,897.10/head	1,075.00–2,050.00	1,897	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	271.67/cwt	271.00–272.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	269.22/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	314.43/cwt	314.00–315.00	1,578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,773	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	279.48/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,453	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,582	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	2,020.79/head	1,550.00–2,250.00	2,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	210.09/cwt	203.00–217.50	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	228.23/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,296	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	250.28/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,169	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	255.07/cwt	250.00–270.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	269.93/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	257.98/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,231	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	258.31/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	261.22/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	439	229.43/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,007	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	157.24/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,234	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	153.80/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,823	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	124.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,225	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	140.08/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,680	17
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,105	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,906	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	178.28/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,289	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	136.53/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,390	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	141.86/cwt	130.00–148.00	2,039	25
Bulls	—	—	1,702	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,807	9
Bulls	—	—	1,293	152.61/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,973	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	225.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,094	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	948	1,464.02/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,464	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	364	320.36/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,166	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,280	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	291.72/cwt	281.00–298.00	1,537	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	492	309.57/cwt	309.50–310.00	1,523	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	334.59/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	284.59/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	289.00/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	278.26/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,837	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	296.09/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,096	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	686	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	297.54/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,104	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	178.29/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	270.45/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,298	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	291.56/cwt	280.00–296.00	965	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	254.05/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,319	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	287.12/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,384	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	248.88/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,409	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	277.06/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,180	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	293.62/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,404	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	206.34/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	233.06/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,471	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	301.52/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,284	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	304.93/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	188.74/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	227.77/cwt	214.00–232.50	1,528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	250.63/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	252.23/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	289.60/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,219	5

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 532Year ago 1,001

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 60Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 19Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
5	—	974	100.00–115.00	109.62
6	—	988	120.00–130.00	124.01
8	—	1,018	131.00–145.00	136.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,421	150.00–172.00	157.24
25	—	1,437	130.00–148.00	141.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,185	150.00–163.00	153.80
17	—	1,199	130.00–149.00	140.08
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	172.50	172.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,845	175.00–184.00	178.28
9	—	1,702	160.00–170.00	164.90
9	—	1,293	140.00–158.00	152.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	220.00	220.00
2	350–400	368	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	580	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	275.00–287.50	281.09
2	400–450	405	230.00–250.00	240.00
5	450–500	467	245.00–270.00	261.65
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	665	203.00–217.50	210.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	300.00–310.00	305.09
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
8	350–400	371	290.00–310.00	297.54
5	400–450	421	280.00–297.50	289.60
8	450–500	482	280.00–295.00	287.12
13	500–550	520	270.00–290.00	279.48
8	550–600	576	262.00–276.00	269.22
5	600–650	619	240.00–260.00	252.23
2	650–700	670	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	750	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	837	170.00–182.50	178.29
1	950–1000	965	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	364	315.00–330.00	320.36
5	400–450	403	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	373	260.00–280.00	269.93
6	400–450	406	250.00	250.00
8	450–500	477	250.00–270.00	257.98
4	500–550	522	260.00–265.00	261.22
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	502	314.00–315.00	314.43
11	600–650	605	293.00	293.00
7	650–700	660	275.00–284.00	278.26
49	1100–1150	1,142	198.85	198.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	535	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	975	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	337.50	337.50
3	300–350	320	323.00–340.00	334.59
3	350–400	366	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	407	330.00	330.00
61	450–500	492	309.50–310.00	309.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	320.00–325.00	322.50
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	380	302.50–310.00	304.93
16	400–450	426	287.50–307.50	301.52
12	450–500	478	290.00–305.00	293.62
11	500–550	527	281.00–298.00	291.72
5	550–600	566	285.00–293.00	289.00
6	600–650	629	277.50–290.00	284.59
4	650–700	685	250.00–252.50	250.63
4	700–750	745	246.00	246.00
1	900–950	910	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	255.00	255.00
5	250–300	271	250.00–270.00	266.01
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
4	350–400	380	250.00–270.00	255.07
3	400–450	423	255.00–260.00	258.31
9	450–500	467	240.00–260.00	250.28
2	500–550	535	215.00–240.00	227.27
9	550–600	568	225.00–230.00	228.23
1	750–800	795	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	845	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	850	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	271.00–272.00	271.67
8	650–700	686	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	360	220.00	220.00
7	400–450	439	220.00–233.00	229.43
5	450–500	484	220.00–230.00	225.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	305.00	305.00
11	300–350	331	280.00–296.00	291.56
10	350–400	370	285.00–300.00	296.09
26	400–450	426	270.00–285.00	277.06
66	450–500	480	260.00–273.00	270.45
16	500–550	519	246.00–260.00	254.05
19	550–600	566	240.00–255.00	248.88
13	600–650	631	220.00–237.50	233.06
7	650–700	671	214.00–232.50	227.77
2	700–750	718	202.50–210.00	206.34
1	750–800	755	217.50	217.50
4	800–850	831	185.00–190.00	188.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,129	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,666.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,267	1,650.00–2,350.00	1,966.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,337	1,575.00–2,350.00	2,093.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,045	1,075.00–2,050.00	1,897.10
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	948	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,464.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,582	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,187	1,550.00–2,250.00	2,020.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	945	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	1,850.00	1,850.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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