Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2021-01-23

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 23
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,420 head
▲ 422 vs last sale 998▲ 824 vs year ago 596 · +138.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 48▲ 22 vs year ago 58 · +37.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 135▲ 50 vs year ago 30 · +166.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.78/cwt on 544 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −97.22 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$127.78
544 head · 593 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+6.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2593127.78758544
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale544 hd
127.78
—
KY average26 barns · 4,900 hd
121.05
+6.74
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−97.22
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
Bulls—Average1,70185.901,46113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41954.9377916
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20253.2464016
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12742.3247712

Every lot

65 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325174.28/cwt164.00–190.0056611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added357184.00/cwt184.00–184.006574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382171.52/cwt170.00–175.0065515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419164.77/cwt146.00–174.0069033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479152.81/cwt144.00–165.0073239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520152.02/cwt144.00–160.0079128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521164.50/cwt162.00–167.0085716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567151.03/cwt138.00–158.0085613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572156.20/cwt152.00–162.0089329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610135.53/cwt131.50–139.0082715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633140.00/cwt140.00–140.008867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686129.86/cwt129.50–132.5089128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2692125.00/cwt125.00–125.008654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718128.06/cwt127.00–130.0091917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780119.74/cwt119.00–124.0093413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821132.00/cwt124.00–135.001,08495
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,080109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,105113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275131.34/cwt129.00–140.0036114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326136.56/cwt135.00–140.0044520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364132.52/cwt129.00–137.0048213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427134.73/cwt125.00–139.0057558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442145.00/cwt145.00–145.006413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473137.11/cwt133.00–140.0064945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478142.11/cwt141.00–144.0067914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523137.46/cwt126.00–145.0071926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529126.69/cwt125.00–132.0067035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568122.98/cwt118.00–128.0069919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589130.10/cwt128.00–135.0076698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611118.03/cwt110.00–126.0072128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680119.40/cwt116.00–125.0081225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731110.65/cwt110.00–116.008099
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775109.39/cwt100.00–114.008489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821121.10/cwt121.10–121.10994125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2843103.00/cwt103.00–103.008683
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322155.00/cwt155.00–155.004995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374165.07/cwt156.00–170.006179
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411162.50/cwt155.00–165.006688
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481143.56/cwt130.00–152.0069126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513143.70/cwt125.00–155.0073725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558132.77/cwt130.00–135.007419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629120.83/cwt120.00–125.007606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668115.33/cwt115.00–116.007706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709114.73/cwt108.00–117.0081314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295090.00/cwt90.00–90.008553
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37579.53/cwt78.00–81.001,0944
Bulls——1,77985.89/cwt85.00–88.001,5287
Bulls——2,08098.69/cwt97.00–100.002,0532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10053.00/cwt53.00–53.005832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11042.48/cwt40.00–45.004728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16760.94/cwt60.00–63.007113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20251.83/cwt50.00–53.0062312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22030.98/cwt30.00–32.003782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30047.00/cwt47.00–47.006111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36754.59/cwt54.00–57.0074612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52561.38/cwt60.00–63.009362
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62550.49/cwt50.00–51.008202
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,017.83/cwt950.00–1,075.0012,2444
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,7602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,342925.00/cwt925.00–925.0012,4142
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,2654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,044828.04/cwt755.00–925.008,64512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,174993.92/cwt925.00–1,075.0011,66915

This sale against other markets

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.