Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand, however light weight steers 400 lbs and under and the yearling steers over 750 lbs appeared softer but with limited head comparisons. Feeder heifers 350-450 lbs were sharply higher with strong demand, while the rest of the feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.42/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −159.28 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$237.42

41 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$23.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

vs KY average

−29.63 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	239.15	1,303	38
Medium and Large 2	539	215.56	1,161	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.59/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale41 hd

237.42

—

KY average25 barns · 1,648 hd

240.88

−3.46

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−29.63

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−159.28

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,653	131.81	2,178	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	120.90	1,742	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	117.00	1,455	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	86.73	940	20
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,360	169.00	2,298	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,478	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$1,651	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,544	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,558	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,458	$1,825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	1,365	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,590	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	271.25/cwt	262.50–280.00	977	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	1,824.79/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	223.34/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	227.50/cwt	220.00–235.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	218.21/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,464	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	176.70/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	282.86/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	264.30/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,380	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,544.46/head	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,544	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,558.20/head	1,375.00–1,725.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	305.98/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,123	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	251.57/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,414	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,651.21/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	253.63/cwt	244.00–265.00	1,200	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	266.63/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	227.29/cwt	220.00–240.00	932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	245.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	236.25/cwt	230.00–245.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,271	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	90.60/cwt	84.00–96.00	983	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	101.86/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,266	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	119.13/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,749	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,360	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,298	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	128.98/cwt	120.00–134.00	2,180	8
Bulls	—	—	1,553	139.34/cwt	137.50–140.00	2,164	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,570	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	133.93/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,788	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	120.58/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,482	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	107.38/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,406	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,421	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	73.11/cwt	60.00–81.00	725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	520	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	812	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	234.67/cwt	225.00–245.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	233.31/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,344	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	299.00/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	292.63/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	522	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	257.68/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,732	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	291.96/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	214.09/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	243.88/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,271	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	261.81/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	270.30/cwt	257.50–274.00	1,670	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	283.33/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,479	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	213.93/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,566	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	259.63/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,480	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	254.86/cwt	247.50–259.00	1,674	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	279.45/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,325	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,452	1

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.

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Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Nov 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 728Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 99Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 77Year ago 29

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,213	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,544.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,338	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,651.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,590	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,458	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,824.79
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	1,375.00–1,725.00	1,558.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	365	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	478	264.00–273.00	266.63
1	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	302.50	302.50
5	350–400	367	295.00–310.00	305.98
6	400–450	441	280.00–292.50	282.86
6	450–500	474	275.00–292.00	279.45
11	500–550	522	252.50–270.00	264.30
16	550–600	570	252.50–270.00	259.63
10	600–650	614	232.50–255.00	251.57
9	650–700	657	247.50–259.00	254.86
10	700–750	732	200.00–220.00	213.93
2	750–800	762	204.00	204.00
3	800–850	838	172.00–179.00	176.70
1	900–950	925	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	230.00–245.00	236.25
2	450–500	460	240.00–250.00	245.05
2	650–700	687	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	535	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	640	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	443	285.00–299.00	291.96
2	450–500	465	298.00–300.00	299.00
8	500–550	522	275.00–290.00	283.33
1	550–600	575	266.00	266.00
13	600–650	618	257.50–274.00	270.30
10	650–700	672	256.00–262.00	257.68
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	845	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	895	205.00	205.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	405	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	262.50–280.00	271.25
7	400–450	428	257.50–265.00	261.81
11	450–500	473	244.00–265.00	253.63
20	500–550	521	235.00–254.00	243.88
16	550–600	576	225.00–241.00	233.31
6	600–650	628	207.00–220.00	214.09
15	650–700	671	204.00–225.00	218.21
1	700–750	725	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	790	208.00	208.00
1	900–950	900	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	220.00–235.00	227.50
2	300–350	345	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	378	225.00–245.00	234.67
7	400–450	410	220.00–240.00	227.29
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	523	217.00–230.00	223.34
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	165.00	165.00
1	250–300	260	180.00	180.00
2	350–400	390	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
4	300–350	320	295.00	295.00
4	350–400	375	290.00–295.00	292.63
1	400–450	400	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	812	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,085	84.00–96.00	90.60
4	—	1,243	99.00–107.00	101.86
7	—	991	60.00–81.00	73.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,468	112.00–125.00	119.13
1	—	1,440	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,335	128.00–140.00	133.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,229	117.00–124.00	120.58
5	—	1,309	100.00–110.00	107.38
1	—	1,015	140.00	140.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	169.00	169.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,690	120.00–134.00	128.98
3	—	1,553	137.50–140.00	139.34

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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How this sale compares

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