Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2021-10-23

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 23
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
902 head
▲ 217 vs last sale 685▲ 284 vs year ago 618 · +46.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 85▲ 32 vs year ago 86 · +37.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 45▲ 6 vs year ago 60 · +10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady,

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $151.09/cwt on 253 head.
Average price
$151.09
253 head · 597 lb average
Value per head Derived
$903
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$16.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.75
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2598151.54906246
Large 1573135.007737thin
One grade step is worth $16.54/cwt here — about $133 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 sale253 hd
151.09
—
KY average23 barns · 4,758 hd
151.84
−0.75
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—Average1,69399.761,68916
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28663.0881121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41961.9787911
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11045.2950313

Every lot

59 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 1-2260186.00/cwt186.00–186.004843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added285202.50/cwt202.50–202.505773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327172.22/cwt165.00–180.0056312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2359168.39/cwt165.00–175.0060512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417159.59/cwt152.00–170.0066521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464168.00/cwt168.00–168.007809
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468148.98/cwt146.00–152.0069719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511149.10/cwt142.00–156.0076227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530169.00/cwt169.00–169.008963
Steers—Large 1530138.00/cwt138.00–138.007314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551159.00/cwt159.00–159.008763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562144.22/cwt139.00–149.0081125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620145.06/cwt140.00–154.0089912
Steers—Large 1630131.00/cwt131.00–131.008253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655152.00/cwt152.00–152.009963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681141.01/cwt134.00–145.0096013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822146.85/cwt146.85–146.851,20768
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2065
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330140.36/cwt132.00–151.004639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361140.59/cwt129.00–153.0050810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415145.50/cwt145.50–145.5060419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423132.72/cwt130.00–138.0056128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481138.48/cwt135.00–147.0066626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522136.67/cwt125.00–140.0071332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579127.66/cwt124.00–133.0073918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678123.46/cwt122.00–125.008376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2281165.00/cwt165.00–165.004645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355165.00/cwt165.00–165.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432141.25/cwt132.00–155.0061012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477145.27/cwt139.00–152.0069324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527138.02/cwt128.00–146.0072714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571130.47/cwt114.00–139.0074524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626133.48/cwt125.00–140.0083632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700136.00/cwt136.00–136.009525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785118.00/cwt114.00–121.009267
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828111.36/cwt102.00–117.009228
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54989.45/cwt87.00–97.001,3866
Bulls——1,779105.94/cwt100.00–111.501,88510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10044.48/cwt43.00–46.0048912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13350.74/cwt49.00–52.005755
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17164.48/cwt60.00–68.007555
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23055.00/cwt55.00–55.006771
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36858.99/cwt58.00–61.008076
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40868.06/cwt67.00–71.0095811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42055.00/cwt55.00–55.007811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49668.17/cwt67.00–70.001,0204
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,009680.60/cwt560.00–775.006,86711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,7253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073854.90/cwt750.00–975.009,1736
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238996.02/cwt800.00–1,200.0012,33115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315870.49/cwt835.00–900.0011,4479
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0016,0206
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,357949.50/cwt900.00–1,000.0012,8857

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.