Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-10-12

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 12
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
918 head
104 vs last sale 814 6 vs year ago 912 · +0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
40 vs last sale 86 25 vs year ago 101 · +24.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
47 vs last sale 88 12 vs year ago 29 · +41.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mixed with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 450 lbs and under were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand, while the 500-700 lbs steers were mostly steady. No trend on yearlings due to limited comparisons. Feeder heifers were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 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 $231.42/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 165.28 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$231.42
95 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,253
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.57
vs KY average
21.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541237.941,28759
Medium and Large 2539222.241,19732
Large 1566211.681,1983thin
Medium and Large 2-3585200.001,1701thin
One grade step is worth $37.94/cwt here — about $117 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

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 sale95 hd
231.42
KY average26 barns · 1,304 hd
235.99
−4.57
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−21.26
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
−165.28
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
BullsLow1,576149.552,35711
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,194126.551,51136
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,434126.071,80717
CowsLean 85-90%High979107.611,05336

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)1,286$1,88814
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,149$1,8094thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,330$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,7093thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,108$1,4392thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)803$1,3882thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)756$1,4769

Every lot, as filed

119 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 2450–500477276.87/cwt260.00–285.001,32110
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600581245.90/cwt230.00–254.001,42913
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500450219.00/cwt219.00–219.009861
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1123
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450436284.97/cwt270.00–290.001,2425
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350305280.00/cwt270.00–290.008542
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525245.89/cwt230.00–252.501,2918
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600571241.06/cwt224.00–250.001,3768
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473266.68/cwt257.50–278.001,26126
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28801,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1511
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250240255.00/cwt255.00–255.006121
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655213.28/cwt200.00–220.001,3973
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1081,703.53/head1,575.00–1,825.001,7043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350323304.40/cwt300.00–315.0098311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1050–11001,081208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,24848
BullsMedium and Large 2150–200170290.00/cwt290.00–290.004931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0081,963.34/head1,925.00–2,000.001,9632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250205295.00/cwt295.00–295.006051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550517268.36/cwt260.00–277.501,38726
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000950167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,5911
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450428274.46/cwt262.50–280.001,1756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2912,105.01/head1,950.00–2,250.002,1057
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,7251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500470289.64/cwt282.50–300.001,36115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200170305.00/cwt305.00–305.005191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950910177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6111
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27561,476.23/head1,300.00–1,650.001,4769
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675236.97/cwt235.00–239.001,6002
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320250.48/cwt245.00–257.508024
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285270.00/cwt270.00–270.007701
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650637229.92/cwt220.00–240.001,4653
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550528250.83/cwt247.50–254.001,3242
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600574219.62/cwt210.00–223.001,26111
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800790218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7221
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650624229.74/cwt221.00–237.501,4344
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373244.19/cwt235.00–255.0091117
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650626216.26/cwt214.00–217.001,3544
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520223.61/cwt207.50–230.001,16321
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240270.00/cwt270.00–270.006481
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700663200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3262
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600585211.02/cwt210.00–215.001,2345
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750705190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3401
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720192.04/cwt184.00–195.001,3834
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850830155.03/cwt150.00–160.001,2872
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280267.50/cwt260.00–275.007492
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426238.01/cwt227.50–247.501,01417
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470233.05/cwt220.00–238.001,09517
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3132
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500455190.00/cwt190.00–190.008651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650630184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,1621
Bulls1,220128.50/cwt120.00–135.001,5683
Bulls1,688155.03/cwt154.00–159.002,6176
CowsLean 85-90%993130.98/cwt129.00–135.001,3013
CowsLean 85-90%1,007121.88/cwt120.00–125.001,2275
CowsBoner 80-85%1,191133.10/cwt130.00–140.001,58512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192123.76/cwt120.00–129.001,47523
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,449123.18/cwt120.00–128.001,78512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,290112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,4451
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,397133.01/cwt130.00–138.001,8585
Bulls1,773164.71/cwt163.00–167.002,9202
CowsLean 85-90%85881.88/cwt70.00–90.007036
CowsLean 85-90%1,003108.20/cwt100.00–115.001,08522
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008252
Bred CowsMedium 1-27251,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium 1-28951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
SteersLarge 1500–550535260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3911
HeifersLarge 1550–600566211.68/cwt210.00–212.501,1983
HeifersLarge 1350–400395245.00/cwt245.00–245.009681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550539277.04/cwt264.00–280.001,49319
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400397242.50/cwt242.50–242.509632
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550545210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1451
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500480230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1041
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900880180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300258328.26/cwt325.00–330.008473
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350333331.17/cwt327.50–335.001,1032
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400375320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623260.52/cwt256.00–275.001,6238
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900860216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800772205.33/cwt200.00–211.001,5853
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2702,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350346330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400365328.02/cwt322.50–340.001,1974
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700672257.76/cwt244.00–264.001,73211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750716248.35/cwt245.00–250.001,7786
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1081,439.28/head1,325.00–1,550.001,4392
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400374298.64/cwt290.00–310.001,11713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600574261.12/cwt256.00–273.001,4999
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650624252.12/cwt240.00–257.501,57313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450420296.10/cwt287.50–305.001,24416
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,671.40/head1,450.00–1,825.001,6717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5403
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550515295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621221.61/cwt220.00–230.001,3766
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750711205.72/cwt197.50–211.001,4637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526240.82/cwt232.50–250.001,26738
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3301,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700665243.75/cwt240.00–247.501,6212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800758216.24/cwt215.00–217.501,6392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350326272.15/cwt260.00–280.0088712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500467245.24/cwt240.00–260.001,14559
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800777241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300283295.13/cwt290.00–300.008352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250210295.00/cwt295.00–295.006202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568232.74/cwt225.00–242.501,32221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500467297.12/cwt287.50–306.001,38821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450411254.87/cwt250.00–270.001,04817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400373310.44/cwt297.50–317.501,1589
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950915173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,5831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400365260.43/cwt255.00–270.0095117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577269.78/cwt260.00–281.001,55724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000986214.50/cwt214.50–214.502,11556
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415307.60/cwt300.00–320.001,2775
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673222.10/cwt216.00–225.001,4953

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.