Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2021-09-18

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 18
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,142 head
▲ 270 vs last sale 872▲ 408 vs year ago 734 · +55.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 75▲ 56 vs year ago 85 · +65.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 155▲ 57 vs year ago 45 · +126.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.26/cwt on 382 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −86.74 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$138.26
382 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$22.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.63
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516138.55714377
Small 1-2475116.005515thin
One grade step is worth $22.55/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale382 hd
138.26
—
KY average27 barns · 5,349 hd
137.62
+0.63
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−86.74
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,72599.651,71917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45168.3899217
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20667.9481939
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08356.4061122

Every lot

76 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280170.00/cwt170.00–170.004763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added317185.00/cwt185.00–185.005866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317169.89/cwt165.00–180.005399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379166.66/cwt155.00–172.0063224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added403180.85/cwt177.50–182.507293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422174.43/cwt164.00–180.0073619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480152.41/cwt150.00–155.0073219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490162.04/cwt157.00–164.0079418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526149.29/cwt143.00–154.0078516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555166.00/cwt166.00–166.009216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579152.60/cwt139.00–161.0088433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620142.12/cwt132.00–145.0088126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625145.00/cwt145.00–145.009067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716136.72/cwt132.00–140.0097910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729144.26/cwt144.00–145.001,05223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757134.03/cwt130.00–139.001,01512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0885
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821145.75/cwt145.75–145.751,19764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825133.64/cwt133.00–134.001,1038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added894134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,20220
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2219150.37/cwt143.00–167.0032912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285143.20/cwt136.00–145.0040815
Heifers—Small 1-2333125.00/cwt125.00–125.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335143.65/cwt133.00–147.0048119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added356162.00/cwt162.00–162.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369144.99/cwt134.00–160.0053541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431142.32/cwt136.00–145.0061340
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467139.83/cwt135.00–144.0065349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521135.73/cwt133.50–142.0070731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539143.13/cwt142.50–146.0077128
Heifers—Small 1-2570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575149.50/cwt149.50–149.5086014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577140.60/cwt129.00–148.0081130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627131.64/cwt122.00–136.0082528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664124.85/cwt122.00–129.008298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy670144.00/cwt144.00–144.009655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710134.00/cwt134.00–134.009512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727122.00/cwt122.00–122.0088719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752117.50/cwt117.50–117.508842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added799137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2803117.00/cwt114.00–129.0094015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860108.00/cwt108.00–108.009293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2938125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1735
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260146.19/cwt145.00–155.0038019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2309152.16/cwt149.00–166.0047017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386163.83/cwt160.00–165.0063213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427158.06/cwt141.00–171.0067524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479147.09/cwt145.00–156.0070525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528143.15/cwt135.00–150.0075621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561143.59/cwt137.00–153.0080631
Bulls—Small 1-2601139.00/cwt139.00–139.008355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621132.48/cwt130.00–145.0082318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679122.99/cwt119.00–130.0083525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738107.20/cwt104.00–123.0079117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2757120.00/cwt120.00–120.009085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0185
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62590.62/cwt89.00–92.001,4732
Bulls——1,68397.67/cwt95.00–100.001,64410
Bulls——1,848107.22/cwt106.00–109.001,9815
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89144.15/cwt41.00–45.003934
Cows—Lean 85-90%93756.36/cwt55.00–58.005289
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16464.11/cwt60.00–66.0074620
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24564.00/cwt64.00–64.007972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25071.97/cwt70.00–79.0090019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31461.88/cwt60.00–65.008139
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40464.93/cwt63.00–68.509129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59075.02/cwt73.00–77.001,1936
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003931.76/cwt795.00–1,000.009,34612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,7283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,091765.00/cwt765.00–765.008,3463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,226984.82/cwt885.00–1,075.0012,07415
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,229.36/cwt985.00–1,290.0016,38710
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,241949.64/cwt900.00–1,010.0011,7855
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3091,384.26/cwt975.00–1,725.0018,12015
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4021,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0019,2784

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.