Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-28

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $261.46/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −201.36 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.

Average price

$261.46

9 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.47

vs KY average

−12.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	261.46	1,370	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale9 hd

261.46

—

KY average24 barns · 1,011 hd

263.93

−2.47

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−12.83

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.82

−201.36

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	1,590	148.65	2,363	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	120.40	1,534	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,615	119.31	1,927	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,111	101.75	1,131	4thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,318	$1,762	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,286	$1,845	7

Every lot, as filed

75 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	132.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,685	2
Bulls	—	—	1,281	141.23/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,809	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,044	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Steers	Large 1	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	495	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	170	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	229.84/cwt	228.00–232.50	1,441	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	503	185.07/cwt	170.00–200.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,007	214.25/cwt	214.25–214.25	2,157	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	261.66/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,065	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	250.47/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,185	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	946	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,129	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	219.56/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	292.39/cwt	285.00–300.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,383	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	245.80/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,288	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	283.07/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	316	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	232.66/cwt	225.00–240.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	259.35/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,113	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,792.37/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,792	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	833	156.15/cwt	145.00–167.50	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	224.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	217.43/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	207.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	220.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	165	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,267	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	121.79/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,575	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,295	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	117.29/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,890	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,977	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	151.99/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,789	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	114.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,431	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	236.88/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,246	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	278.48/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,181	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	243.37/cwt	242.50–245.00	920	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,761.67/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	225.88/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	246.46/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	261.46/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,370	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	248.57/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	201.68/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	227.52/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,206	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	1,884.02/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,884	4

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 954Year ago 1,064

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 100Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 33Year ago 55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	130.00–135.00	132.33
8	—	1,293	118.00–127.00	121.79
6	—	1,249	110.00–117.00	114.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	116.00	116.00
1	—	885	71.00	71.00
1	—	1,145	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,210	107.00	107.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,611	115.00–119.00	117.29
3	—	1,620	120.00–125.00	122.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	138.00–144.00	141.23
1	—	1,845	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,835	148.00–156.00	151.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	450	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	503	170.00–200.00	185.07
2	800–850	833	145.00–167.50	156.15
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	340	260.00	260.00
5	350–400	363	267.50–287.50	283.07
6	400–450	407	250.00–270.00	261.66
5	450–500	473	245.00–257.50	250.47
8	500–550	524	240.00–255.00	245.80
8	550–600	551	251.00	251.00
7	600–650	627	228.00–232.50	229.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	275.00	275.00
5	250–300	292	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	420	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	530	222.50–235.00	227.52
3	550–600	565	210.00–222.50	217.43
1	600–650	615	217.50	217.50
1	650–700	670	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	220.00	220.00
2	300–350	310	215.00–225.00	220.08
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	432	210.00	210.00
5	550–600	580	200.00–210.00	207.00
1	650–700	675	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	245.00	245.00
3	350–400	378	242.50–245.00	243.37
6	400–450	426	240.00–255.00	246.46
4	500–550	526	230.00–241.00	236.88
6	550–600	569	220.00–230.00	225.88
4	600–650	609	215.00–224.00	219.56
3	700–750	725	200.00–205.00	201.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	316	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	245.00	245.00
4	300–350	341	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	363	225.00–240.00	232.66
4	400–450	444	220.00–230.00	224.01
1	450–500	450	220.00	220.00
6	500–550	516	227.50	227.50
2	550–600	595	213.00	213.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	340	285.00–300.00	292.39
7	400–450	424	267.50–282.50	278.48
2	450–500	457	262.50	262.50
9	500–550	524	252.50–265.00	261.46
3	650–700	675	240.00–253.00	248.57
2	750–800	782	232.50	232.50
58	900–950	946	225.00	225.00
54	1000–1050	1,007	214.25	214.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	429	257.50–260.00	259.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,761.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,245	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,792.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,316	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,884.02

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.

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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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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