Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-01-22

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 22
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
684 head
▼ 1,006 vs last sale 1,690▼ 736 vs year ago 1,420 · −51.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 138▲ 5 vs year ago 80 · +6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 111▲ 0 vs year ago 80 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves weighing under 600 pds sold steady to 2.00 higher. Calves over 600 pds including yearlings sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.07/cwt on 351 head.
Average price
$168.07
351 head · 592 lb average
Value per head Derived
$994
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+9.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2592168.07994351
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale351 hd
168.07
—
KY average20 barns · 3,883 hd
158.57
+9.50
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—Average1,783105.531,88212
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,43177.251,10621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40070.7599012
CowsLean 85-90%High1,19360.4272114

Every lot

70 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313184.57/cwt175.00–190.005789
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320201.00/cwt201.00–201.006434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added392194.44/cwt184.00–205.0076226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added409196.93/cwt179.00–205.0080520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426192.83/cwt185.00–201.008216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470173.35/cwt172.00–174.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474179.19/cwt163.00–185.508497
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508170.33/cwt170.00–172.008656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511182.73/cwt176.00–185.009344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570172.58/cwt169.00–176.00984121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622149.12/cwt148.00–150.009289
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631160.65/cwt155.00–168.001,01445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2654153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670156.02/cwt153.00–158.001,04514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725150.87/cwt149.00–151.501,09429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added789142.05/cwt139.00–144.501,1219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810143.27/cwt142.00–145.001,16014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,23012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,032129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3315
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265167.50/cwt167.50–167.504441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315164.00/cwt164.00–164.005175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added324168.50/cwt168.50–168.505469
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added371161.19/cwt158.00–162.5059813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2397151.40/cwt142.00–157.006018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430145.17/cwt142.00–148.0062416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added446154.00/cwt154.00–154.0068710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474148.13/cwt145.00–154.0070214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493155.28/cwt155.00–158.0076610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512149.00/cwt149.00–149.007635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520143.10/cwt133.00–145.0074426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561146.00/cwt146.00–146.008196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581135.84/cwt135.00–136.007896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611142.00/cwt142.00–142.008685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626138.42/cwt135.00–140.0086713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678135.39/cwt126.00–137.009187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720125.00/cwt125.00–125.009005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2741130.49/cwt129.00–132.009676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2883117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0333
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365177.11/cwt175.00–177.506467
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422168.00/cwt168.00–168.007099
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471168.96/cwt160.00–180.0079639
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2543157.30/cwt155.00–160.0085410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560148.00/cwt148.00–148.008294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631143.04/cwt140.00–145.0090314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2771130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,06089.00/cwt89.00–89.009431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,3582
Bulls——1,40093.64/cwt90.00–96.001,3112
Bulls——1,975110.64/cwt107.00–115.002,1858
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15053.43/cwt52.00–55.006142
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16460.56/cwt60.00–63.007059
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17566.06/cwt65.00–67.007762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30864.66/cwt64.00–65.008463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38880.06/cwt75.00–85.001,11115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42869.02/cwt68.00–70.009866
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47075.68/cwt74.00–77.001,1124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,54070.24/cwt70.00–71.001,0826
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875828.29/cwt675.00–910.007,24810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110726.01/cwt650.00–900.008,0594
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2291,085.93/cwt825.00–1,200.0013,34616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,8801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,0693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,055.33/cwt950.00–1,195.0013,48723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,385875.00/cwt875.00–875.0012,1191
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0015,2634

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.