Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-02-05

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 5
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
357 head
▼ 643 vs last sale 1,000▼ 404 vs year ago 761 · −53.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 123▼ 2 vs year ago 55 · −3.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 77▲ 5 vs year ago 40 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.80/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −79.20 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$145.80
101 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.78
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484145.80706101
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 sale101 hd
145.80
—
KY average21 barns · 4,233 hd
142.02
+3.78
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−79.20
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—Average2,015109.392,2053thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27875.2496113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31574.869845thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,27559.037537thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370199.00/cwt199.00–199.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380210.00/cwt210.00–210.007985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424197.23/cwt180.00–201.0083614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465178.18/cwt159.00–188.008298
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2503176.98/cwt170.00–178.008908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537186.00/cwt186.00–186.009995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578168.07/cwt163.00–177.009719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605154.00/cwt154.00–154.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664156.84/cwt148.00–159.001,0419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767149.61/cwt149.00–150.001,1488
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343158.37/cwt158.00–159.005438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374153.48/cwt150.00–161.0057413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added392157.34/cwt155.00–162.006179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430146.83/cwt135.00–156.0063117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471147.18/cwt140.00–152.0069317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539142.59/cwt141.00–145.0076917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2595139.00/cwt139.00–139.008275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607134.16/cwt130.00–135.008146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680117.00/cwt117.00–117.007961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733125.00/cwt125.00–125.009166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0192
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374174.70/cwt169.00–193.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442190.40/cwt183.00–208.0084221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467167.97/cwt154.00–174.0078416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531153.56/cwt145.00–165.0081514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619141.09/cwt139.00–146.008738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688146.54/cwt136.00–150.001,0084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732130.38/cwt126.00–133.009548
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2883106.99/cwt106.00–108.009452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,998111.34/cwt109.00–114.002,2252
Bulls——2,050105.50/cwt105.50–105.502,1631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23172.25/cwt71.00–75.008899
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27559.03/cwt52.00–61.007537
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0231
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32073.82/cwt73.00–74.009744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38381.97/cwt77.00–88.001,1344
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,224.66/cwt1,020.00–1,400.0016,83910
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,107.00/cwt1,020.00–1,300.0013,5943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3831,112.53/cwt1,050.00–1,200.0015,3863

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.