Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2025-01-04

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 4
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,215 head
391 vs last sale 824 576 vs year ago 1,791 · 32.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
46 vs last sale 60 24 vs year ago 130 · 18.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
6 vs last sale 16 22 vs year ago 44 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed for the Holidays. However, there was a good supply of good quality feeders and the feeder market appeared sharply stronger. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages of calves. There was a good supply of slaughter animals today and that market appeared stronger as well.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $307.93/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 154.90 against this barn's trailing median of $462.82.
Average price
$307.93
95 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$44.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.17
vs KY average
24.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549311.651,71287
Medium and Large 2575267.501,5388thin
One grade step is worth $44.15/cwt here — about $174 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

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 sale95 hd
307.93
KY average4 barns · 121 hd
303.76
+4.17
National average40 barns · 9,035 hd
332.87
−24.94
This barn, trailing median28 sales
462.82
−154.90
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
BullsHigh1,755149.322,62117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,561125.781,96418
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,233122.951,51523
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07194.321,01040

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,098$1,9122thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,6232thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,4672thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$1,3752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,360$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$2,0751thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500467308.09/cwt297.50–315.001,4396
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600571279.95/cwt273.00–293.001,59931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600575311.06/cwt305.00–320.001,78927
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750723268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,93825
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,4031
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4952
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0993
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650635272.74/cwt255.00–275.001,73215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550521323.76/cwt309.00–330.001,68739
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400380367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,3971
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300273300.00/cwt300.00–300.008192
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000985170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0981,912.07/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700687246.62/cwt235.00–255.001,6949
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650627264.21/cwt255.00–265.001,65713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850815261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,12764
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3601,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28951,622.77/head1,525.00–1,700.001,6232
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3202,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450421335.46/cwt325.00–345.001,41214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1050–11001,075219.83/cwt212.00–220.002,36348
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900865197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,7081
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850813215.33/cwt210.00–218.001,7513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628232.85/cwt230.00–237.501,4627
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350326305.84/cwt300.00–312.509976
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700679278.78/cwt275.00–290.001,89365
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350308299.92/cwt290.00–310.009242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,466.94/head1,400.00–1,535.001,4672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2770152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1741
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250230290.00/cwt290.00–290.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5681
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580252.46/cwt250.00–255.001,4642
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400388327.65/cwt320.00–335.001,2712
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275275.00/cwt275.00–275.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650612225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3772
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3541
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700681216.51/cwt210.00–220.001,4745
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500482298.08/cwt285.00–305.001,43712
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450433299.45/cwt290.00–307.501,2975
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615224.92/cwt220.00–230.001,3832
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600591195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1523
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1221
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550545220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1991
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515254.94/cwt250.00–260.001,3136
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477268.44/cwt260.00–275.001,2806
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,5388
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365280.21/cwt275.00–285.001,0232
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900870179.40/cwt175.00–184.001,5612
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300260320.00/cwt320.00–320.008321
CowsLean 85-90%1,04690.79/cwt84.00–98.0095018
CowsLean 85-90%1,152105.87/cwt100.00–116.001,22016
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,564124.91/cwt120.00–130.001,95414
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,615118.03/cwt117.00–119.001,9062
Bulls1,792162.16/cwt161.00–164.002,9063
Bulls1,475135.84/cwt134.00–138.002,0043
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490139.61/cwt135.00–145.002,0802
Bulls1,822149.49/cwt144.00–154.002,72411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239125.85/cwt121.00–130.001,55913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,234113.62/cwt106.00–119.001,4028
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185141.38/cwt140.00–143.001,6752
CowsLean 85-90%93174.08/cwt65.00–80.006906
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1251
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800750180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300285280.00/cwt280.00–280.007981
SteersMedium and Large 2-3150–200195265.00/cwt265.00–265.005171
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400375280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium 1-29001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350335380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open650–700668256.15/cwt254.00–257.501,71113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750739241.56/cwt237.50–245.001,7858
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300255341.58/cwt335.00–347.508715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy150–200165404.55/cwt400.00–410.006682
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400390405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580262.57/cwt250.00–267.501,52335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950930210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250230330.00/cwt330.00–330.007591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy100–150145407.50/cwt407.50–407.505911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,4613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582292.64/cwt290.00–300.001,70314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371366.80/cwt355.00–370.001,3615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450428378.27/cwt370.00–400.001,6194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350322338.25/cwt330.00–345.001,0896
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open700–750728242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7654
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850832244.94/cwt240.00–250.002,0388
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850808217.21/cwt215.00–220.001,75516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520269.74/cwt265.00–282.501,4037
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500455380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450423302.68/cwt300.00–310.001,2807
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500459309.77/cwt300.00–314.001,42230
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450412351.99/cwt348.00–365.001,4508
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275303.44/cwt300.00–307.008345
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600583273.93/cwt262.00–280.001,59720
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700681244.00/cwt230.00–248.001,66214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500481330.11/cwt325.00–339.001,58811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475287.12/cwt280.00–297.501,36425
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550513301.53/cwt292.00–313.001,54720
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800755224.97/cwt220.00–230.001,6992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650627282.03/cwt271.00–285.001,76828
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250230355.00/cwt355.00–355.008171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400372306.42/cwt300.00–315.001,14016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700674259.31/cwt255.00–270.001,74821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950934240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,24258
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500470323.94/cwt318.00–335.001,52312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750723204.93/cwt200.00–210.001,4823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430290.00/cwt287.50–292.501,2472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800774253.11/cwt246.00–260.001,95951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,028207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,12849
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550524292.02/cwt285.00–300.001,53029
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900887253.50/cwt253.50–253.502,24957
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550544284.43/cwt281.00–285.001,5477
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5004
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250225307.50/cwt300.00–315.006922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750715222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650618289.65/cwt287.00–305.001,79033

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.