Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: No trend due to lower receipts and a limited number of comparisons, however lighter weight feeder steers and heifers were noticeably higher. Also noted was increased demand for weaned and guarantied open packages of calves. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher except for high dressing individuals who were sharply higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 to 8.00 higher. There was a good demand for, but a limited supply of slaughter animals.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.96/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −167.74 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$228.96

23 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$56.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.29

vs KY average

−51.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	236.18	1,273	16thin
Medium and Large 2	525	217.88	1,144	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	180.00	1,008	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.18/cwt here — about $265 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

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 sale23 hd

228.96

—

KY average10 barns · 297 hd

240.25

−11.29

National average40 barns · 6,153 hd

280.90

−51.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.70

−167.74

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	1,657	148.04	2,453	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	125.29	1,930	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	115.80	1,302	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,088	84.57	920	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,972	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,479	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,374	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$1,891	4thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	280.03/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,098	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	160	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	217.76/cwt	207.50–223.00	1,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,969	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,854.60/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,855	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,972.06/head	1,725.00–2,075.00	1,972	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,793.57/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	299.29/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,580	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,829	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,559.24/head	2,500.00–2,625.00	2,559	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	286.18/cwt	276.00–294.00	1,379	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	175.41/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	206.58/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	251.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	238.85/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	263.48/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	256.81/cwt	250.00–270.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	221.45/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,143	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,240	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	118.48/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,304	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	106.15/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,284	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	74.77/cwt	70.00–80.00	823	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	85.91/cwt	84.00–89.00	875	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	136.61/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,518	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.50	2,452	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	680	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	102.84/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,162	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,284	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	147.01/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,702	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	124.89/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,986	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	116.06/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	825	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	435	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,018	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	197.76/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	226.24/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	310.47/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	279.87/cwt	266.00–284.00	1,427	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	398	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	302.01/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,142	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	263.91/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	260.46/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	298.40/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	249.41/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	281.39/cwt	270.00–289.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	249.38/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	219.68/cwt	212.00–228.00	1,489	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	241.83/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,248	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	226.75/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,308	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	298.86/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,309	2

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 Nov 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 386Year ago 952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 52Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 32Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	270.00–289.00	281.39
6	350–400	392	270.00–285.00	280.03
6	400–450	428	250.00–264.00	260.46
5	450–500	458	240.00–256.00	249.38
10	500–550	516	232.50–252.50	241.83
6	550–600	577	223.00–230.00	226.75
3	600–650	627	222.00–230.00	226.24
6	650–700	678	212.00–228.00	219.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	250.00–255.00	251.55
2	400–450	413	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	458	235.00	235.00
5	500–550	516	210.00–229.00	221.45
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	613	200.00–213.00	206.58
2	800–850	845	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	860	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	560	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	373	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	438	292.50–305.00	298.86
3	450–500	482	276.00–294.00	286.18
1	500–550	545	281.00	281.00
4	550–600	573	254.00–270.00	263.91
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	660	207.50–223.00	217.76
1	700–750	700	205.00	205.00
4	750–800	759	195.00–200.00	197.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	250.00–270.00	256.81
3	400–450	427	260.00–270.00	263.48
1	450–500	455	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	580	230.00–243.00	238.85
1	600–650	640	232.50	232.50
2	750–800	765	171.00–180.00	175.41
1	800–850	805	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	565	207.50	207.50
1	600–650	645	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	398	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	300.00–320.00	310.47
5	350–400	378	300.00–310.00	302.01
5	400–450	440	319.00	319.00
2	450–500	478	292.00–305.00	298.40
9	500–550	510	266.00–284.00	279.87
4	600–650	623	245.00–254.00	249.41
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	785	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00
6	850–900	895	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	528	290.00–305.00	299.29
1	600–650	635	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	850	194.00	194.00
1	900–950	900	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,268	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,854.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,293	2,500.00–2,625.00	2,559.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,275	1,725.00–2,075.00	1,972.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,793.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,101	115.00–126.00	118.48
5	—	1,210	100.00–110.00	106.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,101	70.00–80.00	74.77
3	—	1,018	84.00–89.00	85.91
3	—	1,130	100.00–105.00	102.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	157.00	157.00
10	—	1,590	120.00–131.00	124.89
3	—	1,402	115.00–118.00	116.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	135.00–138.00	136.61
2	—	1,518	161.00–162.50	161.51
4	—	1,838	142.00–152.00	147.01

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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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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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