Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2021-10-02

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 2
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,028 head
▼ 155 vs last sale 1,183▲ 12 vs year ago 1,016 · +1.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 102▼ 19 vs year ago 105 · −18.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 75▲ 40 vs year ago 80 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.47/cwt on 330 head.
Average price
$142.47
330 head · 680 lb average
Value per head Derived
$969
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$332
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2689143.34988313
Medium and Large 2-3518126.5165617thin
One grade step is worth $16.83/cwt here — about $332 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 sale330 hd
142.47
—
KY average24 barns · 5,097 hd
145.53
−3.05
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—High1,72494.791,63511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31760.8580132
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58660.519607thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04254.4456718
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,280108.951,3952thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2212157.50/cwt157.50–157.503342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290163.97/cwt155.00–167.504764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328170.83/cwt162.50–175.005608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345179.00/cwt179.00–179.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378161.74/cwt155.00–170.0061121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380137.30/cwt130.00–145.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390187.50/cwt187.50–187.507311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418123.46/cwt110.00–130.005163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422153.38/cwt145.00–163.0064715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481141.67/cwt135.00–150.0068130
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522160.00/cwt160.00–160.008352
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522128.74/cwt125.00–132.006725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529149.93/cwt138.00–154.0079315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555124.00/cwt124.00–124.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556158.00/cwt158.00–158.008783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590148.16/cwt137.00–150.0087432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625137.78/cwt133.50–142.0086137
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645124.00/cwt124.00–124.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683138.80/cwt133.00–142.5094816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730136.16/cwt130.00–139.0099410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2872128.72/cwt123.00–132.001,1228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added876144.85/cwt144.85–144.851,26954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2997119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,067127.85/cwt127.85–127.851,36450
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233124.11/cwt122.00–126.002892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275127.68/cwt125.00–130.003512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322128.91/cwt124.00–131.0041523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3348115.83/cwt115.00–120.004036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358116.78/cwt113.00–120.004183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371131.29/cwt125.00–138.0048725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419131.81/cwt124.00–138.0055231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426121.33/cwt120.00–123.005179
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480114.95/cwt110.00–120.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482130.15/cwt124.00–141.0062746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524127.41/cwt124.00–130.0066815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2537110.00/cwt110.00–110.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added543144.00/cwt144.00–144.0078214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570115.65/cwt111.00–120.006598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579124.95/cwt123.00–126.0072326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617122.42/cwt115.00–125.007559
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620107.50/cwt107.50–107.506671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678103.75/cwt102.50–105.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687112.03/cwt110.00–115.007705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709117.91/cwt110.00–122.008366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850107.00/cwt107.00–107.009101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3245137.50/cwt135.00–140.003372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275180.00/cwt180.00–180.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275163.35/cwt162.50–165.004493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321168.04/cwt157.00–177.0053910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3342132.04/cwt127.00–145.004525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365155.00/cwt150.00–160.005663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3379123.61/cwt108.00–130.004685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426125.34/cwt124.00–127.505344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436145.45/cwt136.00–154.0063422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474139.17/cwt135.00–155.0066015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3487129.35/cwt116.00–134.006306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532135.77/cwt126.00–139.0072212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570131.73/cwt125.00–133.5075117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3584124.20/cwt120.00–127.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613116.23/cwt115.00–117.507122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626126.18/cwt119.00–134.5079020
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655113.00/cwt113.00–113.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670120.52/cwt119.00–123.008074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710120.52/cwt115.00–126.008564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3734106.04/cwt102.00–110.007784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2752114.00/cwt114.00–114.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381391.00/cwt91.00–91.007403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290599.00/cwt99.00–99.008961
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,280108.95/cwt107.00–111.001,3952
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65193.05/cwt90.00–99.001,5368
Bulls——1,768105.16/cwt103.00–107.001,8592
Bulls——2,22588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,9581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02852.26/cwt44.00–55.0053713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07760.12/cwt57.00–63.006475
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30060.12/cwt56.00–63.0078213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32367.00/cwt64.00–77.0088613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33949.11/cwt44.00–55.006586
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52562.00/cwt62.00–62.009461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54566.43/cwt64.00–68.001,0264
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69847.94/cwt46.00–50.008142
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,5131
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2790600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,7401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,170960.00/cwt960.00–960.0011,2321
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,230925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,3781
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0016,9431
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4211,156.47/cwt950.00–1,300.0016,4335
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4351,384.72/cwt1,125.00–1,650.0019,87111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2765515.74/cwt500.00–525.003,9453
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2965575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,5491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,6831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015749.10/cwt700.00–800.007,6033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038676.94/cwt635.00–700.007,0273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,058638.34/cwt550.00–735.006,7549
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,7201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,136745.59/cwt600.00–835.008,4707
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203776.23/cwt625.00–975.009,33836
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,263836.94/cwt700.00–1,025.0010,57113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,395760.00/cwt760.00–760.0010,6021

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.