Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2021-09-25

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 25
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,183 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 1,142▼ 297 vs year ago 1,480 · −20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 141▲ 12 vs year ago 90 · +13.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 102▼ 75 vs year ago 150 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.46/cwt on 439 head.
Average price
$149.46
439 head · 651 lb average
Value per head Derived
$974
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$15.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2653149.67977433
Large 1533134.007146thin
One grade step is worth $15.67/cwt here — about $263 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 sale439 hd
149.46
—
KY average26 barns · 5,233 hd
148.81
+0.64
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—Low1,80697.501,76115
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23265.9481314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50964.809787thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19252.7062826

Every lot

72 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2216177.50/cwt170.00–180.0038322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286177.93/cwt168.00–185.005098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370173.35/cwt170.00–181.0064127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added414174.91/cwt174.00–176.007249
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433162.44/cwt145.00–170.0070333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459159.18/cwt159.00–160.0073117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511148.48/cwt140.00–153.0075919
Steers—Large 1533134.00/cwt134.00–134.007146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562141.70/cwt134.00–152.0079626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566150.92/cwt149.00–153.0085421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620145.27/cwt143.50–149.009019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622138.25/cwt137.00–140.0086017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719131.90/cwt125.00–137.0094813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739149.75/cwt149.75–149.751,10767
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755132.00/cwt132.00–132.009973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,08613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,19457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added913143.85/cwt143.85–143.851,31357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,032117.45/cwt116.00–118.001,21214
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205135.00/cwt135.00–135.002773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265136.58/cwt132.00–145.0036214
Heifers—Large 1268127.00/cwt127.00–127.003403
Heifers—Small 1-2315122.00/cwt122.00–122.003843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332140.33/cwt130.00–147.0046638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374143.92/cwt130.00–152.5053849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428137.83/cwt131.00–143.0059054
Heifers—Large 1455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473133.36/cwt129.00–138.0063156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522130.80/cwt124.00–137.0068348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565132.00/cwt132.00–132.007466
Heifers—Large 1565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571128.22/cwt123.00–133.0073249
Heifers—Small 1-2575105.00/cwt105.00–105.006043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620120.36/cwt115.00–125.0074645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633133.06/cwt132.00–134.0084220
Heifers—Large 1650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668131.00/cwt131.00–131.008754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678119.42/cwt115.00–125.0081016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845105.00/cwt105.00–105.008873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2874114.02/cwt111.00–116.009975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,03095.00/cwt95.00–95.009791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265162.00/cwt162.00–162.004293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320158.11/cwt149.00–169.005067
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373162.95/cwt145.00–170.0060830
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423154.52/cwt135.00–164.0065458
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474144.36/cwt133.00–155.0068460
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519136.86/cwt130.00–145.0071046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566134.79/cwt126.00–145.0076333
Bulls—Large 1585121.00/cwt121.00–121.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622127.73/cwt120.00–135.0079429
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673121.17/cwt115.00–132.0081539
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726115.47/cwt105.00–122.0083817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780106.33/cwt102.00–115.008293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287099.00/cwt99.00–99.008615
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70087.97/cwt87.00–89.001,4952
Bulls——1,78393.77/cwt93.00–97.001,6726
Bulls——1,857103.42/cwt99.00–107.001,9217
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16760.43/cwt60.00–63.007056
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18353.06/cwt48.00–54.5062818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20045.00/cwt45.00–45.005403
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21856.03/cwt54.50–60.006825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28170.08/cwt68.00–73.008988
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40070.00/cwt68.00–72.009802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55362.72/cwt62.00–64.009745
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010718.17/cwt710.00–725.007,2546
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2111,023.55/cwt900.00–1,100.0012,39521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5551,220.00/cwt1,220.00–1,220.0018,9713
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2121,220.15/cwt1,100.00–1,350.0014,78810

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.