Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-10-05

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 5
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
814 head
490 vs last sale 324 45 vs year ago 769 · +5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
49 vs last sale 37 5 vs year ago 91 · 5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
73 vs last sale 15 64 vs year ago 24 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Today's larger volume of calves and better weather conditions increased buyers interest and willingness to pay premiums for weaned calves. No trend on yearlings due to limited comparisons. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower and with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $269.97/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 192.86 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.
Average price
$269.97
66 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,512
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$526
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$83.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.55
vs KY average
16.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559276.371,54653
Medium and Large 2565248.131,40312thin
Medium and Large 2-3530192.501,0201thin
One grade step is worth $83.87/cwt here — about $526 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales
525470416361median 462.8201/0303/0704/2506/1308/15
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 sale66 hd
269.97
KY average24 barns · 885 hd
270.52
−0.55
National average167 barns · 15,497 hd
286.82
−16.85
This barn, trailing median28 sales
462.82
−192.86
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
BullsHigh1,697148.372,51817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,478124.941,84717
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,214123.341,49729
CowsLean 85-90%Average992101.891,01128

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)1,334$2,00218
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,70311
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,5751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,4751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$1,3923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,2906
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,360$2,5253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,416$2,1166
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,4551thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700683245.84/cwt245.00–247.501,6793
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550531249.21/cwt230.00–255.001,3235
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600578251.39/cwt245.00–255.001,4539
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600567233.69/cwt220.00–245.001,3257
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285287.50/cwt287.50–287.508191
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750740188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,035149.71/cwt147.50–152.001,5492
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400377273.54/cwt255.00–280.001,0315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2952,569.13/head2,535.00–2,600.002,5692
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3391,930.68/head1,600.00–2,200.001,93116
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2261,633.69/head1,400.00–1,775.001,63410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000975230.75/cwt230.75–230.752,25057
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29651,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477228.76/cwt220.00–236.001,09113
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3481,958.12/head1,700.00–2,225.001,9582
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,455.00/head1,455.00–1,455.001,4551
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4502,194.86/head2,000.00–2,400.002,1954
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950925187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,7341
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29701,289.72/head1,175.00–1,475.001,2906
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550516273.00/cwt259.00–277.501,40912
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3602,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5253
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350335309.93/cwt300.00–315.001,0384
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800767206.01/cwt200.00–211.001,5805
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600576285.46/cwt280.00–292.501,64413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400394300.00/cwt290.00–310.001,1824
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550517297.05/cwt295.00–301.001,5363
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450422289.27/cwt282.50–296.001,22111
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625248.13/cwt237.50–255.001,5514
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550527238.36/cwt230.00–247.501,2563
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250235270.00/cwt270.00–270.006351
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670216.96/cwt212.00–224.001,4544
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500481258.50/cwt250.00–272.501,24318
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250206255.22/cwt250.00–265.005264
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320249.69/cwt245.00–254.007993
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430238.00/cwt220.00–245.001,0237
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650608217.45/cwt210.00–220.001,3224
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650605208.61/cwt200.00–221.001,2623
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425267.44/cwt260.00–272.501,1373
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290270.00/cwt270.00–270.007831
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600574222.11/cwt210.00–227.501,27522
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550513216.34/cwt210.00–222.501,1102
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500478200.00/cwt200.00–200.009563
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483272.22/cwt257.50–280.001,3156
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300265275.00/cwt275.00–275.007291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600578185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0694
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450400212.50/cwt212.50–212.508501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0201
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900895150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3431
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373245.95/cwt240.00–250.009176
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350330224.77/cwt220.00–230.007422
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370206.33/cwt200.00–212.507632
CowsLean 85-90%1,029122.98/cwt120.00–126.001,2654
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227133.11/cwt130.00–144.001,6337
CowsBoner 80-85%1,189123.57/cwt120.00–128.001,46914
Bulls1,710164.19/cwt160.00–170.002,8083
Bulls1,797149.40/cwt146.00–157.002,68510
Bulls1,439133.91/cwt128.00–140.001,9274
CowsLean 85-90%92778.66/cwt70.00–85.0072911
CowsLean 85-90%1,054111.62/cwt104.00–119.001,17611
CowsLean 85-90%938133.94/cwt132.00–136.001,2562
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,478121.89/cwt120.00–128.001,80210
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,573117.52/cwt117.00–118.001,8492
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,441134.00/cwt130.00–140.001,9315
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500465222.53/cwt220.00–225.001,0352
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700655194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2711
SteersLarge 1-2450–500465292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,3602
BullsLarge 1-2650–700692205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4192
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
CowsBoner 80-85%1,246114.39/cwt105.00–118.001,4258
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500460305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4032
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450418310.99/cwt310.00–312.001,3002
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450430207.50/cwt207.50–207.508921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700675222.57/cwt220.00–225.001,5022
SteersMedium and Large 2-3200–250240245.00/cwt245.00–245.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950915187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450401333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,3353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450–500480227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400386320.28/cwt315.00–322.001,2364
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350325285.00/cwt285.00–285.009261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400378322.69/cwt315.00–330.001,2204
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700671256.77/cwt250.00–270.001,72312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500479313.69/cwt312.50–320.001,5036
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900885217.00/cwt215.00–219.001,9202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475296.43/cwt290.00–307.501,40826
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350320330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350328312.31/cwt310.00–317.001,0243
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600566264.13/cwt250.00–270.001,49515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750713206.56/cwt200.00–210.001,4733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850800197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,391.84/head1,300.00–1,500.001,3923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500466291.83/cwt282.00–299.001,3609
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650626252.66/cwt242.50–257.001,58216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800763210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700660250.51/cwt249.00–252.001,65310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300295320.00/cwt320.00–320.009441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518240.29/cwt235.00–247.501,24517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683225.76/cwt221.00–232.501,5423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300289282.53/cwt277.50–295.008178
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850836184.97/cwt180.00–187.501,5463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750727205.52/cwt200.00–220.001,4947
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650627230.51/cwt224.00–240.001,44514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800767241.41/cwt235.00–247.501,8528
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325264.97/cwt255.00–270.0086111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570268.69/cwt258.00–278.001,53225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473246.79/cwt240.00–255.001,16739
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415259.23/cwt250.00–272.501,07623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850826226.24/cwt225.00–227.501,8694
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400377267.82/cwt265.00–275.001,0107
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450417303.49/cwt300.00–312.001,2665
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530277.37/cwt270.00–287.501,47012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600579236.52/cwt230.00–250.001,36921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500450265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2150–200160292.50/cwt292.50–292.504681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650612269.35/cwt260.00–282.001,64821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300255290.00/cwt290.00–290.007401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2100–150140300.00/cwt300.00–300.004201

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.