Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers were steady to 3.00 higher or greater across the weight classes with a good supply and good demand. The feeder heifer market showed more variability. Heifers 500 lbs and under were 2.00 to 5.00 higher or greater in spots with good demand, while the 500-700 lbs heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Additionally the yearling loads showed gains, as they were 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a good supply, while 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 $218.95/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −177.75 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$218.95

53 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$51.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.59

vs KY average

−18.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	228.41	1,245	26
Medium and Large 2	543	215.57	1,172	23
Medium and Large 2-3	555	176.99	982	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.42/cwt here — about $264 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

218.95

—

KY average26 barns · 1,263 hd

232.54

−13.59

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−18.06

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−177.75

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	1,731	152.54	2,640	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	124.91	1,836	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	122.46	1,501	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	94.77	995	19

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,725	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,696	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,675	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,259	4thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,725.39/head	1,425.00–1,825.00	1,725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	763	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,858	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	245.46/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,399	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	243.43/cwt	230.00–248.00	808	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	226.88/cwt	214.00–232.50	1,277	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	210.50/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,099	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	266.69/cwt	250.00–277.00	987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	218.55/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,136	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	268.80/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,137	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	218.60/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	222.98/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	223.75/cwt	223.75–223.75	1,696	142
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,696.10/head	1,460.00–1,925.00	1,696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	248.62/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,193	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	175	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	271.14/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,288	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	271.24/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,153	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	211.69/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,215	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	228.39/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	261.36/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	253.15/cwt	240.00–257.00	909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	195.48/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	201.67/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	169.32/cwt	169.00–170.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	214.32/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	258.42/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,233	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	184.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	225.06/cwt	220.00–235.00	954	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	229.19/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,077	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	97.39/cwt	90.00–108.00	971	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,231	115.05/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,416	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	153.51/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,947	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	115.13/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,676	7
Bulls	—	—	1,757	156.20/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,744	8
Bulls	—	—	1,878	169.31/cwt	165.00–173.00	3,180	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	125.54/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,881	18
Bulls	—	—	1,659	143.57/cwt	131.00–149.00	2,382	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,460	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	114.84/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,418	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	125.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,554	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	77.31/cwt	60.00–88.00	779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	436	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	282	333.71/cwt	324.00–340.00	941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	197.48/cwt	192.50–202.50	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	240.95/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,484	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	337	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	247.63/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	221.55/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	303.08/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	100–150	145	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	245.78/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,293	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	846	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	282.12/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,320	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	236.98/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	280.58/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	214.52/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,351	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	222.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,260	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	286.26/cwt	285.00–287.50	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	258.75/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,537	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	210.74/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,682	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	253.70/cwt	250.00–260.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	263.97/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,383	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	250.43/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	236.20/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,221	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	292.97/cwt	284.00–305.00	1,081	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	221.19/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	252.11/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	249.03/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,163	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	281.09/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,164	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	292.90/cwt	285.00–300.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	264.46/cwt	263.00–267.50	1,621	7

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 Sep 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 954Last week 976Year ago 1,022

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 120Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 54Year ago 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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,218	1,425.00–1,825.00	1,725.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	1,460.00–1,925.00	1,696.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,430	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	1,985.00	1,985.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,675.00	1,675.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	1,200.00	1,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	613	263.00–267.50	264.46
71	750–800	763	243.50	243.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	275.00	275.00
7	400–450	423	262.50–277.50	268.80
8	450–500	477	250.00–267.50	258.42
4	500–550	519	220.00–245.00	228.39
2	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	676	220.00–224.00	222.98
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	307.50	307.50
2	300–350	337	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	415	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	297	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	338	285.00–287.50	286.26
3	350–400	363	272.50–285.00	280.58
5	400–450	414	275.00–290.00	281.09
7	450–500	468	275.00–285.00	282.12
26	500–550	524	252.50–270.00	263.97
14	550–600	594	249.00–265.00	258.75
5	600–650	623	245.00–255.00	250.43
8	650–700	670	240.00–253.00	247.63
2	700–750	720	234.00–240.00	236.98
1	800–850	820	207.50	207.50
1	950–1000	970	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	285.00–300.00	292.90
6	350–400	369	284.00–305.00	292.97
4	400–450	425	270.00–272.50	271.24
7	450–500	475	257.50–275.00	271.14
6	500–550	526	240.00–255.00	245.78
9	550–600	570	240.00–255.00	245.46
7	600–650	616	230.00–248.00	240.95
5	650–700	667	220.00–222.00	221.19
8	700–750	730	207.00–220.00	210.74
2	750–800	778	192.50–202.50	197.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	250.00–277.00	266.69
2	400–450	418	255.00–267.50	261.36
11	450–500	480	240.00–253.00	248.62
6	500–550	522	210.00–212.00	210.50
6	550–600	563	214.00–232.50	226.88
3	600–650	622	216.00–224.00	218.60
1	650–700	690	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	475	222.00	222.00
1	850–900	895	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	325.00	325.00
1	200–250	210	335.00	335.00
4	250–300	282	324.00–340.00	333.71
4	400–450	416	295.00–307.50	303.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	245.00	245.00
1	200–250	245	247.50	247.50
3	250–300	280	255.00	255.00
9	300–350	332	230.00–248.00	243.43
8	350–400	359	240.00–257.00	253.15
10	400–450	424	220.00–235.00	225.06
21	450–500	470	220.00–237.50	229.19
13	500–550	520	210.00–225.00	218.55
10	550–600	574	202.50–215.00	211.69
4	600–650	620	191.00–200.00	195.48
6	650–700	683	190.00–207.50	201.67
1	700–750	715	185.00	185.00
2	750–800	780	180.00–190.00	184.94
1	850–900	880	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
143	700–750	728	231.00	231.00
142	750–800	758	223.75	223.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	368	250.00–260.00	253.70
4	400–450	431	250.00–259.00	252.11
25	450–500	467	240.00–255.00	249.03
11	500–550	517	230.00–247.50	236.20
15	550–600	566	220.00–225.00	222.69
12	600–650	630	210.00–223.00	214.52
4	650–700	671	213.00–230.00	221.55
6	850–900	882	207.00	207.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	350	230.00	230.00
6	450–500	470	213.00–215.00	214.32
1	500–550	515	200.00	200.00
3	550–600	568	169.00–170.00	169.32
1	600–650	620	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	997	90.00–108.00	97.39
4	—	1,231	112.00–118.00	115.05
6	—	1,008	60.00–88.00	77.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	153.00–154.00	153.51
7	—	1,456	104.00–118.00	115.13
18	—	1,498	120.00–136.00	125.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	140.00	140.00
13	—	1,235	105.00–118.00	114.84
21	—	1,238	120.00–135.00	125.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,757	150.00–163.00	156.20
2	—	1,878	165.00–173.00	169.31
7	—	1,659	131.00–149.00	143.57

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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

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