Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2021-12-11

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Dec 11
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
850 head
▲ 512 vs last sale 338▼ 564 vs year ago 1,414 · −39.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 115▲ 13 vs year ago 122 · +10.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 64▲ 25 vs year ago 55 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend from last week due to sale not getting reported.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.26/cwt on 393 head.
Average price
$156.26
393 head · 662 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,035
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$387
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$14.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.17
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2666156.551,043385
Large 1461142.256568thin
One grade step is worth $14.30/cwt here — about $387 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 sale393 hd
156.26
—
KY average26 barns · 10,214 hd
155.09
+1.17
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—Average1,73596.701,67710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38960.2283620
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20958.9471325
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05144.694705thin

Every lot

69 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 1-2333171.63/cwt169.00–175.005727
Steers—Large 1342152.00/cwt152.00–152.005205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added354196.26/cwt190.00–198.0069514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385174.05/cwt165.00–184.0067024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426166.23/cwt161.00–172.0070823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475168.00/cwt168.00–168.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520166.16/cwt157.00–173.0086424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542156.00/cwt156.00–156.008464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571156.79/cwt149.00–166.0089540
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622146.39/cwt135.00–153.0091125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630158.95/cwt155.00–160.501,00121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660144.39/cwt142.00–150.009535
Steers—Large 1660126.00/cwt126.00–126.008323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added698148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700141.00/cwt141.00–141.009873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,14170
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,13231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2861136.15/cwt135.00–138.001,1728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added869143.12/cwt143.00–144.001,24424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added930150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,40054
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245144.00/cwt144.00–144.003535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2292132.00/cwt132.00–132.003854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311144.52/cwt139.00–158.0044924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380143.23/cwt135.00–147.5054434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405153.00/cwt153.00–153.006208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429143.35/cwt141.00–147.0061529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490137.44/cwt133.00–141.0067318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530141.00/cwt141.00–141.007473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531136.88/cwt132.00–140.0072721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567134.11/cwt126.00–140.0076031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581148.00/cwt148.00–148.008606
Heifers—Small 1-262397.89/cwt94.00–102.006106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626131.14/cwt126.00–138.0082128
Heifers—Large 1635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Heifers—Large 1650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680135.00/cwt135.00–135.009185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721125.63/cwt119.00–132.0090618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769143.99/cwt138.00–149.001,10720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816120.00/cwt120.00–120.009794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0803
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390167.22/cwt160.00–176.006529
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418159.03/cwt156.00–163.0066513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465152.83/cwt150.00–155.0071116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508146.38/cwt145.00–148.0074411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564141.19/cwt131.00–150.0079632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630139.00/cwt139.00–139.008765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658135.00/cwt135.00–135.0088811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740131.00/cwt131.00–131.009694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835108.00/cwt108.00–108.009023
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3450108.00/cwt108.00–108.004862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,674104.70/cwt101.00–109.001,7534
Bulls——1,67583.52/cwt82.00–85.001,3992
Bulls——1,82595.29/cwt93.00–99.001,7394
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97055.00/cwt55.00–55.005341
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06244.82/cwt41.00–51.004763
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10034.00/cwt34.00–34.003741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16451.76/cwt51.00–52.006024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18464.43/cwt63.00–67.007637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23558.25/cwt55.00–60.0071914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37558.73/cwt58.00–59.0080813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41562.99/cwt61.00–65.008917
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2965775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,4794
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,341.72/cwt1,150.00–1,450.0018,5169
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108647.42/cwt635.00–685.007,1734
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188828.20/cwt600.00–975.009,8397
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,202892.21/cwt700.00–1,020.0010,72414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,209960.15/cwt900.00–1,100.0011,60813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,231844.28/cwt795.00–925.0010,39323

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.