Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-09-14

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 14
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
976 head
368 vs last sale 608 201 vs year ago 1,177 · 17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
21 vs last sale 99 7 vs year ago 127 · 5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
13 vs last sale 41 54 vs year ago 108 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mixed with a plainer than average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers were mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with good demand, while the feeder heifers were 5.00 to 8.00 lower with moderate demand. Buyers were active but selective today. They were willing to pay premiums for weaned and preconditioned packages of calves, while discounting plainer quality, fleshy, and bawling calves severely. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.12/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 170.58 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$226.12
65 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,255
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$18.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.32
vs KY average
12.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552234.001,29138
Medium and Large 2560215.031,20427
One grade step is worth $18.96/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale65 hd
226.12
KY average25 barns · 2,625 hd
239.44
−13.32
National average182 barns · 14,937 hd
238.61
−12.49
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
−170.58
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,773154.392,73720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,501121.651,82616
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,157120.431,39338
CowsLean 85-90%Low974100.9898428
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,29080.001,0324thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,207160.001,9312thin

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)1,284$2,0704thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$1,93317
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$1,6035
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,188$1,2992thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,083$1,2142thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)735$1,3163thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,244$1,9296

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1171,603.36/head1,450.00–1,725.001,6035
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2842,069.69/head1,775.00–2,275.002,0704
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373229.44/cwt220.00–240.008565
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385270.03/cwt265.00–272.501,0403
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320265.00/cwt265.00–265.008481
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3552,235.84/head2,200.00–2,275.002,2362
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3202,033.18/head1,975.00–2,125.002,0333
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27351,315.97/head1,250.00–1,350.001,3163
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450422269.98/cwt265.00–272.501,1393
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470257.47/cwt255.00–260.001,2102
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600576218.96/cwt210.00–230.001,2615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750716229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,64063
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950903202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,82938
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1731,916.32/head1,600.00–2,200.001,91616
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600589248.28/cwt235.00–253.001,4625
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700683206.66/cwt200.00–210.001,4113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950900165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700664225.83/cwt220.00–230.001,50013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950908227.75/cwt227.75–227.752,06865
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1250–13001,285186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,39042
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1881,298.95/head1,200.00–1,400.001,2992
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750721218.62/cwt217.50–220.001,5767
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650620236.99/cwt230.00–242.501,4695
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000990150.28/cwt144.00–160.001,4883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550515297.48/cwt295.00–300.001,5322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350327292.35/cwt280.00–297.509568
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0831,214.32/head1,175.00–1,250.001,2142
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500484248.40/cwt240.00–252.501,2028
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335230.71/cwt230.00–240.0077313
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700682178.34/cwt170.00–205.001,2164
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323247.65/cwt240.00–257.508003
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000990120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1882
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750700185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2951
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429262.87/cwt260.00–267.501,1288
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300278257.57/cwt255.00–260.007162
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2351
SteersMedium and Large 21000–10501,035150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5531
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650626207.52/cwt200.00–210.001,2994
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527220.48/cwt210.00–235.001,1626
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0531
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400390215.00/cwt215.00–215.008391
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250213216.47/cwt212.50–220.004612
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3352
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3002
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650645230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4841
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400361260.49/cwt255.00–265.009404
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500481226.45/cwt218.00–234.001,08910
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450432230.33/cwt222.50–235.009957
Bulls1,679143.57/cwt137.00–147.002,4115
Bulls1,792163.31/cwt161.00–164.002,9275
CowsBoner 80-85%1,175116.50/cwt108.00–120.001,36924
CowsBoner 80-85%1,126127.18/cwt122.00–135.001,43214
CowsLean 85-90%993107.78/cwt100.00–113.001,07015
CowsLean 85-90%92388.96/cwt80.00–96.0082111
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,29080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0324
CowsLean 85-90%1,115116.07/cwt115.00–117.001,2942
SteersSelect and Choice1,207160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9312
Bulls1,810155.34/cwt150.00–158.002,81210
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,502123.85/cwt121.00–128.001,86010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,499117.97/cwt115.00–120.001,7686
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600581207.21/cwt200.00–215.001,20414
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550537223.46/cwt220.00–225.001,20013
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400395235.00/cwt235.00–235.009281
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1641
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425210.00/cwt210.00–210.008931
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 27951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250230325.00/cwt325.00–325.007481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900850224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,9048
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600560269.19/cwt260.00–275.001,50725
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450–500495195.00/cwt195.00–195.009651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300290205.00/cwt205.00–205.005951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750736231.47/cwt222.00–241.001,7047
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415283.38/cwt282.50–285.001,1763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521238.48/cwt230.00–244.001,24218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2603
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300271316.20/cwt305.00–322.508574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315304.17/cwt302.50–307.509583
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500483271.22/cwt265.00–280.001,31012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850840200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250230270.00/cwt270.00–270.006211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800786232.46/cwt231.00–238.001,8276
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250240297.50/cwt297.50–297.507141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600577242.70/cwt232.50–252.001,4007
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728215.00/cwt200.00–216.501,56511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471238.98/cwt235.00–247.501,12631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000950165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550530249.72/cwt240.00–260.001,32425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000999213.75/cwt213.75–213.752,13557
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650635266.68/cwt265.00–275.001,69316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,8251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950935200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8702
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4994
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400378283.04/cwt275.00–292.501,07015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750726245.14/cwt244.00–247.001,78018
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500477266.54/cwt262.00–274.001,27116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325291.85/cwt285.00–300.009493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700681244.12/cwt234.00–250.001,6624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600579229.96/cwt220.00–232.501,33120
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400367251.48/cwt245.00–257.5092317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300271256.69/cwt250.00–265.006964
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800761207.81/cwt200.00–214.001,58126
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950945170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6072
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624247.13/cwt240.00–257.501,54213
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,082185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425247.12/cwt240.00–257.001,05013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620218.02/cwt210.00–225.001,35213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380283.72/cwt280.00–292.501,0784
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450434273.47/cwt270.00–282.501,18710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550531264.68/cwt257.50–272.501,40512

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.