Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was uneven with a mixed quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 lower, while the yearlings appeared steady but with limited comparisons. Heifers followed a similar pattern. Feeder heifers 550 lbs and under were 3.00 to 8.00 lower, while heifers 600lbs and over were steady to 2.00 higher. Buyers were selective today and willing to pay premiums for quality feeders, however they severely discounted heavy conditioned, off colored and bawling calves. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 8.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $259.25/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −203.58 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.

Average price

$259.25

55 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$18.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.73

vs KY average

−10.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	264.26	1,398	40
Medium and Large 2	543	245.88	1,334	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.39/cwt here — about $64 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.01, low $375.39, median $462.82 across 28 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 sale55 hd

259.25

—

KY average16 barns · 644 hd

267.98

−8.73

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−10.15

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.82

−203.58

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	—	Low	1,638	150.96	2,473	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	127.36	1,513	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	125.97	1,851	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	112.68	1,161	33
Steers	Select	Average	1,325	140.00	1,855	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,997	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,848	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,473	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,077	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	252.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,189	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	250.53/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,177	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	263.38/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	243.65/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,386	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	211.59/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	234.56/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	221.27/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	230.39/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,078	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	289.55/cwt	280.00–300.00	637	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,853.65/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,854	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,173	2,283.24/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,283	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,848.03/head	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,848	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	234.42/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,460	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	244.63/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,277	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	234.12/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,021	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	247.36/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,299	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	233.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	862	144.91/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	229.34/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,199	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	250.71/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	266.56/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	210.47/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,299	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	175.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	497	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	175.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	189.08/cwt	185.00–192.50	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	137.78/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,540	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	131.33/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,921	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	121.58/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,497	15
Bulls	—	—	1,238	135.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,673	3
Steers	Select	—	1,325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,855	1
Bulls	—	—	1,686	152.70/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,575	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	124.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,389	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	89.83/cwt	82.00–98.00	905	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	110.95/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,112	20
Bulls	—	—	1,912	162.13/cwt	160.00–164.00	3,100	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	146.18/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,681	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	132.82/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,494	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	705	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	627	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	315	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	654	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	672	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,344	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	405	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	778	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	765	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,408	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	121.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	313.03/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	324.11/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	291.17/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	224.53/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	213.97/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	194.83/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	286.28/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,451	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	240.54/cwt	237.50–247.00	1,373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	274.67/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	238.38/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,604	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	868	224.85/cwt	224.85–224.85	1,952	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	245.19/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,147	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	264.14/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,255	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	295.53/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,250	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	252.45/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	298.41/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,632	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	255.34/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,356	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	255.83/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	223.75/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	229.56/cwt	218.00–231.50	1,497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	258.27/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,103	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	208.72/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	260.58/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,381	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	263.39/cwt	255.00–275.00	990	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,473.11/head	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,473	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	277.63/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,330	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	241.56/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,350	8

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 288Year ago 1,654

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 98Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 126Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	388	260.00	260.00
4	400–450	423	250.00–272.50	263.38
7	450–500	470	250.00–260.00	252.95
9	500–550	525	230.00–252.50	247.36
6	550–600	569	230.00–254.00	243.65
2	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	915	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	307.50–325.00	313.03
2	350–400	360	320.00–328.00	324.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	292.50	292.50
3	350–400	378	280.00–299.00	291.17
11	400–450	423	285.00–304.00	295.53
9	450–500	479	270.00–284.00	277.63
29	500–550	530	256.00–268.00	260.58
4	550–600	561	250.00–260.00	252.45
6	600–650	611	255.00–256.00	255.83
14	650–700	673	230.00–247.50	238.38
4	700–750	718	212.50–230.00	224.53
2	750–800	750	212.50–235.00	223.75
2	800–850	813	205.00–212.50	208.72
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	507	285.00–288.00	286.28
65	850–900	868	224.85	224.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	320	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	378	255.00–275.00	266.56
4	400–450	441	238.00–260.00	250.71
19	450–500	470	242.50–257.50	250.53
5	500–550	518	228.00–240.00	234.56
2	550–600	597	220.00	220.00
4	600–650	615	205.00–217.00	211.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	280.00–300.00	289.55
2	250–300	270	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	362	290.00–302.50	298.41
4	400–450	420	265.00–282.00	274.67
7	450–500	475	260.00–280.00	264.14
10	500–550	531	250.00–270.00	255.34
4	550–600	571	237.50–247.00	240.54
13	600–650	623	225.00–242.50	234.42
2	650–700	650	217.00	217.00
6	700–750	727	190.00–205.00	194.83
2	750–800	755	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	170.00	170.00
3	450–500	472	185.00–192.50	189.08
1	550–600	565	185.00	185.00
2	650–700	668	170.00–180.00	175.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	405	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	230.00–240.00	233.30
1	350–400	360	230.00	230.00
18	400–450	436	220.00–247.50	234.12
7	450–500	468	225.00–237.50	230.39
10	500–550	523	220.00–236.00	229.34
4	550–600	575	217.00–227.00	221.27
9	600–650	617	205.00–215.00	210.47
2	650–700	672	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	735	170.00–180.00	175.07
1	750–800	770	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	815	185.00	185.00
3	850–900	862	138.00–149.00	144.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
10	350–400	376	255.00–275.00	263.39
17	400–450	427	251.00–270.00	258.27
16	450–500	468	240.00–250.00	245.19
39	500–550	522	238.00–253.00	244.63
8	550–600	559	230.00–248.00	241.56
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
7	650–700	652	218.00–231.50	229.56
5	700–750	716	200.00–220.00	213.97
16	750–800	759	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	165.00	165.00
1	300–350	330	212.00	212.00
1	350–400	365	155.00	155.00
1	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	497	202.50	202.50
1	600–650	620	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	755	122.50	122.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	89.00	89.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	207.50	207.50
2	400–450	405	192.00	192.00
2	650–700	672	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	184.00	184.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,143	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,853.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,169	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,848.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,077	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,138	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,473.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,173	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,283.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,535	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,118	134.00–149.00	137.78
4	—	1,113	120.00–130.00	124.76
5	—	1,008	82.00–98.00	89.83
20	—	1,002	100.00–117.00	110.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,463	128.00–135.00	131.33
8	—	1,474	120.00–125.00	121.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,231	115.00–125.00	121.58
2	—	1,150	140.00–152.00	146.18
9	—	1,125	127.00–137.00	132.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	130.00–140.00	135.17
8	—	1,686	148.00–159.00	152.70
3	—	1,912	160.00–164.00	162.13
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	140.00	140.00

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Somerset Livestock Auction

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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