Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-03-19

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 19
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,661 head
▲ 1,498 vs last sale 163▲ 811 vs year ago 850 · +95.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
258 head
▲ 223 vs last sale 35▲ 198 vs year ago 60 · +330.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 0▲ 55 vs year ago 45 · +122.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling Steers and Heifers sold firm. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold 3.00 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 $153.79/cwt on 617 head.
Average price
$153.79
617 head · 743 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,142
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−4.35
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2743153.791,142617
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 sale617 hd
153.79
—
KY average25 barns · 5,658 hd
158.14
−4.35
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—High1,688117.261,97922
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24191.061,13159
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43781.691,17439
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07465.3970332

Every lot

78 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2297200.00/cwt200.00–200.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2311190.20/cwt189.00–192.505923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365195.34/cwt192.00–207.5071318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427192.77/cwt181.00–195.0082310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448199.83/cwt199.00–200.008956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467182.67/cwt177.00–191.0085325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471203.04/cwt201.00–208.009567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523198.56/cwt195.00–200.001,0387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533176.38/cwt171.00–189.0094014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570168.48/cwt163.00–176.0096042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607172.22/cwt170.00–175.001,0459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616166.42/cwt158.00–173.001,02532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663154.89/cwt151.00–161.001,02717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733146.61/cwt140.00–148.001,07540
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771132.33/cwt130.00–136.001,0206
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805145.75/cwt145.75–145.751,1731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819144.84/cwt144.35–145.751,186191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added881142.62/cwt142.50–142.751,256113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added916138.25/cwt138.25–138.251,26657
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2922129.00/cwt127.00–130.001,1893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,110118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260167.50/cwt167.50–167.504361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333166.02/cwt165.00–167.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377167.42/cwt158.00–170.0063112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added392172.00/cwt172.00–172.006742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431169.21/cwt165.00–171.0072912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463170.97/cwt168.00–172.0079218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480162.46/cwt153.00–165.0078032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510160.00/cwt160.00–160.008165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521151.69/cwt145.00–157.0079020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574154.26/cwt150.00–155.008857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574147.04/cwt138.00–151.0084424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609149.87/cwt149.75–150.0091315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620137.43/cwt130.00–145.0085215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650143.00/cwt143.00–143.009306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685131.82/cwt124.00–137.0090327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729124.13/cwt120.00–129.0090511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780127.50/cwt127.50–127.5099521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860116.51/cwt115.00–118.001,0022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0742
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2293187.52/cwt185.00–190.0054914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327202.50/cwt202.50–202.506627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373177.22/cwt175.00–182.0066115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429186.24/cwt184.00–189.0079919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487177.50/cwt177.50–177.508642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530170.50/cwt163.00–179.0090415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562163.10/cwt150.00–169.0091719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618152.23/cwt146.00–164.009419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658144.73/cwt138.00–155.009524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716130.77/cwt129.00–132.509365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2782118.81/cwt111.00–124.009295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2802125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875109.53/cwt105.00–114.009582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3631
Bulls——1,661123.24/cwt116.00–132.002,04712
Bulls——1,753111.64/cwt109.00–115.001,9579
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01452.66/cwt50.00–56.005347
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08473.84/cwt68.00–80.0080015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10261.63/cwt59.50–64.0067910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21484.71/cwt81.00–87.001,02812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24793.85/cwt89.00–104.001,17044
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27075.63/cwt75.00–76.009613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40481.08/cwt77.00–84.001,13826
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47072.18/cwt65.00–75.001,0614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51787.68/cwt85.00–94.001,3309
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,102913.85/cwt800.00–1,025.0010,0716
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120884.22/cwt875.00–910.009,9034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145953.69/cwt900.00–1,000.0010,9205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2771,065.25/cwt950.00–1,100.0013,6035
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3061,182.14/cwt1,060.00–1,250.0015,4395
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3121,216.08/cwt1,150.00–1,325.0015,95510
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,055875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,2314
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,155925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,6846
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2731,154.57/cwt1,075.00–1,225.0014,6984
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4141,385.55/cwt1,175.00–1,450.0019,5928

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.