Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-03-26

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 26
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,040 head
▼ 621 vs last sale 1,661▼ 607 vs year ago 1,647 · −36.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
231 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 258▲ 76 vs year ago 155 · +49.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 100▲ 4 vs year ago 77 · +5.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.79/cwt on 306 head.
Average price
$160.79
306 head · 691 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,111
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−2.47
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2691160.791,111306
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 sale306 hd
160.79
—
KY average24 barns · 5,376 hd
163.26
−2.47
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—High1,680115.341,93835
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21886.131,04947
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45283.151,20736
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07969.3774853

Every lot

80 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 1-2Fancy382206.99/cwt206.00–207.507913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2392193.33/cwt193.00–194.007583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420191.99/cwt184.00–197.5080620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425202.00/cwt202.00–202.008593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472186.44/cwt177.00–191.008805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474199.51/cwt199.00–200.009464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511185.35/cwt176.00–197.0094735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519207.73/cwt202.00–210.001,0787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554192.65/cwt190.00–198.001,0679
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588168.63/cwt164.00–180.0099210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621157.91/cwt152.50–163.009816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641170.92/cwt170.50–173.001,09639
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684151.28/cwt144.00–158.501,0358
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737148.07/cwt147.50–150.001,09122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,07820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,18942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862139.25/cwt139.25–139.251,20042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868132.78/cwt131.00–135.001,15310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,017125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,27115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281156.70/cwt153.00–165.004403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295172.50/cwt172.50–172.505091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328157.37/cwt155.00–160.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337173.00/cwt173.00–173.005837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370160.95/cwt150.00–170.0059625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422170.79/cwt170.00–173.007218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422157.19/cwt145.00–166.0066335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469155.95/cwt144.00–165.0073140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473167.98/cwt167.00–170.007956
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516148.40/cwt140.00–160.0076622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572156.93/cwt156.00–157.5089811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574143.55/cwt135.00–154.0082440
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629138.55/cwt130.00–145.0087119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676129.63/cwt123.00–139.0087626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726123.91/cwt120.00–130.009005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750123.00/cwt123.00–123.009231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added837124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,0427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,01710
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321201.18/cwt200.00–202.506462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333182.76/cwt175.00–192.506093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374197.44/cwt194.00–198.007387
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2375142.50/cwt142.50–142.505341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379183.08/cwt165.00–190.0069417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416198.64/cwt198.00–199.008263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427178.77/cwt153.00–189.0076325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472190.00/cwt190.00–190.008972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480180.28/cwt165.00–189.0086522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524166.17/cwt155.00–175.0087117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567156.14/cwt150.00–161.0088517
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2570142.50/cwt142.50–142.508121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625153.79/cwt140.00–161.0096111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658146.57/cwt140.00–153.009642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717126.00/cwt121.00–134.009033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755113.00/cwt113.00–113.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820119.00/cwt119.00–119.009763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865115.00/cwt115.00–115.009951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46894.07/cwt93.00–95.001,3812
Bulls——1,600111.99/cwt101.00–116.001,79218
Bulls——1,804122.20/cwt118.00–129.002,20415
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92550.00/cwt50.00–50.004631
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00054.70/cwt54.00–55.005473
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06662.41/cwt60.00–65.0066515
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09674.31/cwt67.00–79.0081434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19983.30/cwt80.00–86.0099921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22691.83/cwt87.00–100.001,12620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25877.04/cwt72.00–82.009696
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33877.02/cwt76.00–78.001,0314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37070.00/cwt70.00–70.009591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46582.66/cwt80.00–85.001,21120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47787.47/cwt86.00–88.501,29211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2878819.87/cwt700.00–925.007,1982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,2801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,1601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110954.07/cwt860.00–1,085.0010,5904
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,053.96/cwt850.00–1,275.0012,73214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,064.77/cwt975.00–1,175.0012,9698
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,213991.86/cwt900.00–1,125.0012,03114

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.