Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2024-12-07

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Dec 7
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,065 head
868 vs last sale 197 301 vs year ago 764 · +39.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
14 vs last sale 47 41 vs year ago 102 · 40.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
4 vs last sale 33 9 vs year ago 46 · 19.6%
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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 650 lbs and under were 6.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. No trends on yearlings due to limited comparisons, but they appeared higher as well. Good quality feeder heifers were sharply higher across the weight breaks with a good supply and strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher in spots with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.19/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 141.52 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.
Average price
$255.19
93 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,381
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$370
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$61.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.75
vs KY average
28.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536261.291,40074
Medium and Large 2565233.141,31718thin
Medium and Large 2-3515200.001,0301thin
One grade step is worth $61.29/cwt here — about $370 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale93 hd
255.19
KY average25 barns · 2,020 hd
256.94
−1.75
National average190 barns · 29,311 hd
283.32
−28.13
This barn, trailing median30 sales
396.70
−141.52
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
BullsLow1,775147.772,62312
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,471119.191,75311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,228115.101,41419
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10793.091,03017
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,933130.002,5133thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,214$1,8019
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,7223thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,6202thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)700$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)777$1,2813thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,215$1,5132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,275157.50/cwt157.50–157.502,0081
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0031
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3661
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532254.03/cwt240.00–262.501,3514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,764.06/head1,500.00–1,950.001,7648
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,512.71/head1,500.00–1,525.001,5132
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623229.99/cwt223.00–237.001,4335
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27771,281.06/head1,025.00–1,600.001,2813
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2402,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0981,421.07/head1,400.00–1,450.001,4212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3252,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1050–11001,081212.75/cwt212.75–212.752,30051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300270324.38/cwt312.50–330.008763
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500465312.32/cwt300.00–320.001,45211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570301.02/cwt290.00–310.001,71610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800750217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850815200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550521281.79/cwt270.00–288.001,46824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700669259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,73380
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700671259.11/cwt257.50–261.501,73919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300268284.86/cwt280.00–290.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7202
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900852200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550521315.20/cwt300.00–322.001,64212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000957229.50/cwt229.50–229.502,19655
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400365337.53/cwt335.00–340.001,2322
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,620.04/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6202
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328259.47/cwt250.00–270.008512
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300288268.72/cwt267.50–270.007742
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550537235.13/cwt220.00–245.001,2636
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700685209.34/cwt208.00–210.001,4343
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475249.20/cwt240.00–262.501,1846
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373250.47/cwt242.50–265.009343
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800765210.86/cwt200.00–222.001,6132
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500483277.69/cwt270.00–285.001,3412
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423257.91/cwt242.50–265.001,09111
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600567252.44/cwt247.50–255.001,4313
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500470250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500455220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0011
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0831
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600579232.14/cwt220.00–235.001,34412
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500455285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2971
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520264.44/cwt250.00–275.001,3759
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400391311.09/cwt305.00–315.001,2165
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385252.50/cwt252.50–252.509721
CowsLean 85-90%1,08195.64/cwt93.00–98.001,0346
CowsLean 85-90%1,190118.47/cwt117.00–120.001,4103
CowsLean 85-90%1,230104.95/cwt103.00–106.001,2913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,168120.78/cwt115.00–126.001,4119
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,933130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,5133
Bulls1,660130.32/cwt125.00–133.002,1633
Bulls1,613164.38/cwt160.00–167.502,6513
Bulls1,914148.20/cwt142.00–153.002,8376
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,400152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,1281
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560123.76/cwt120.00–130.001,9313
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,443112.55/cwt108.00–115.001,6247
CowsBoner 80-85%1,307107.77/cwt101.00–113.001,4099
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1391
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,060130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3781
CowsLean 85-90%1,01467.69/cwt60.00–70.006865
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450410354.89/cwt350.00–360.001,4556
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300290310.00/cwt310.00–310.008991
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,010185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750709257.27/cwt252.50–262.501,82414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450409299.80/cwt290.00–307.501,22611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300290385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450427334.12/cwt330.00–337.501,4273
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300260350.00/cwt350.00–350.009101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500473325.49/cwt320.00–337.501,5409
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475304.93/cwt300.00–315.001,44815
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450438311.44/cwt305.00–317.001,3645
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400387313.10/cwt300.00–325.001,21211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350327316.47/cwt312.00–322.501,0353
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700680233.32/cwt225.00–244.001,5874
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650616250.61/cwt243.00–262.501,54420
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423279.69/cwt270.00–287.501,18311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618238.56/cwt235.00–244.001,47411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350322340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575263.14/cwt252.50–273.001,51316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400368335.09/cwt332.50–340.001,2336
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430332.78/cwt325.00–335.001,4318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800769212.80/cwt200.00–215.001,6368
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250225293.11/cwt285.00–300.006593
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650621276.96/cwt273.00–280.001,7204
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350311330.61/cwt325.00–343.001,0284
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750719222.91/cwt217.00–227.501,6035
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550527284.72/cwt280.00–291.001,5007
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275317.50/cwt310.00–325.008732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850814232.05/cwt231.00–233.101,889126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750700279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,95385
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476271.24/cwt265.00–280.001,29120
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750724218.97/cwt214.00–225.001,5858
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600565242.08/cwt230.00–245.001,36821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670227.01/cwt216.00–232.501,5218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576271.79/cwt260.00–277.501,56615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521286.12/cwt280.00–297.501,49121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850819238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,9495
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open550–600568253.96/cwt250.00–260.001,4425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350308404.88/cwt400.00–410.001,2472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625260.42/cwt242.50–265.001,62818
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375276.64/cwt270.00–285.001,0376
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350331271.30/cwt260.00–280.008984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773234.00/cwt225.00–246.001,8094
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900860224.14/cwt210.00–229.001,9284
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700677248.11/cwt237.00–255.001,68010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518259.14/cwt249.00–267.001,34224

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.