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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 30

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

948 head

▼ 173 vs last sale 1,121▲ 49 vs year ago 899 · +5.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 138▲ 69 vs year ago 60 · +115.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 107▼ 7 vs year ago 85 · −8.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold fully steady this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.74/cwt on 415 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −72.26 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$152.74

415 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$20.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.05

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	153.03	786	409
Small 1-2	495	133.00	658	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.03/cwt here — about $127 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 sale415 hd

152.74

—

KY average27 barns · 6,330 hd

149.69

+3.05

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−72.26

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,026	118.14	2,393	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,629	84.21	1,371	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	79.53	875	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	69.05	717	12

Every lot

52 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	187.60/cwt	181.00–195.00	696	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	180.51/cwt	172.00–195.00	771	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	182.51/cwt	170.00–200.00	860	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	190.57/cwt	190.00–191.00	991	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	164.88/cwt	156.00–180.00	867	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,034	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	175.93/cwt	166.00–179.00	983	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	164.15/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,021	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,013	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	447	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	507	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	171.74/cwt	166.00–174.00	560	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	156.13/cwt	146.00–160.00	604	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	165.16/cwt	155.00–170.00	692	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	157.71/cwt	150.00–165.00	757	62
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	495	133.00/cwt	129.00–137.00	658	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	159.66/cwt	159.00–161.00	830	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	149.72/cwt	144.00–155.00	791	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	143.31/cwt	134.00–149.00	815	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	137.08/cwt	135.00–143.00	838	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	145.07/cwt	144.00–146.00	897	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	141.26/cwt	133.00–148.00	934	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,032	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	988	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,061	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	187.44/cwt	180.00–195.00	605	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	171.30/cwt	167.00–180.00	673	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	169.21/cwt	165.00–185.00	746	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	164.34/cwt	150.00–175.00	771	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	152.28/cwt	146.00–165.00	807	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	154.23/cwt	149.00–163.00	879	42
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	146.09/cwt	145.00–150.00	906	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	142.00/cwt	135.00–145.50	941	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	980	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	136.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,057	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	982	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,793	112.46/cwt	108.00–116.00	2,016	6
Bulls	—	—	2,200	122.40/cwt	118.00–127.00	2,693	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	429	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	73.64/cwt	73.00–74.00	750	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,057	76.04/cwt	74.00–80.00	804	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	69.33/cwt	68.00–71.00	745	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	89.40/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,094	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	81.52/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,268	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,691	86.51/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,463	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,120.11/cwt	910.00–1,350.00	13,049	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	1,179.62/cwt	1,050.00–1,300.00	13,931	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,214	1,352.49/cwt	1,100.00–1,600.00	16,419	34

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Apr 30, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 948Last week 1,121Year ago 899

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 138Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 107Year ago 85

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold fully steady this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	181.00–195.00	187.60
10	—	687	145.00–150.00	147.51
35	—	471	170.00–200.00	182.51
1	—	310	197.00	197.00
21	—	622	163.00–165.00	164.15
24	—	427	172.00–195.00	180.51
25	—	526	156.00–180.00	164.88
3	—	270	200.00	200.00
21	—	559	166.00–179.00	175.93
1	—	700	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	550	188.00	188.00
21	—	520	190.00–191.00	190.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	611	135.00–143.00	137.08
3	—	810	122.00	122.00
6	—	280	181.00	181.00
51	—	419	155.00–170.00	165.16
25	—	326	166.00–174.00	171.74
3	—	915	116.00	116.00
27	—	661	133.00–148.00	141.26
6	—	235	190.00	190.00
66	—	528	144.00–155.00	149.72
62	—	480	150.00–165.00	157.71
50	—	569	134.00–149.00	143.31
23	—	387	146.00–160.00	156.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	495	129.00–137.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	520	159.00–161.00	159.66
45	—	618	144.00–146.00	145.07
4	—	770	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	776	135.00–140.00	136.27
10	—	323	180.00–195.00	187.44
5	—	825	119.00	119.00
5	—	705	139.00	139.00
23	—	620	145.00–150.00	146.09
23	—	441	165.00–185.00	169.21
18	—	663	135.00–145.50	142.00
42	—	570	149.00–163.00	154.23
27	—	393	167.00–180.00	171.30
35	—	469	150.00–175.00	164.34
26	—	530	146.00–165.00	152.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	73.00–74.00	73.64
8	—	1,074	68.00–71.00	69.33
1	—	810	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,691	85.00–87.00	86.51
12	—	1,556	81.00–82.00	81.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,057	74.00–80.00	76.04
6	—	1,224	85.00–95.00	89.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,793	108.00–116.00	112.46
8	—	2,200	118.00–127.00	122.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,165	910.00–1,350.00	1,120.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,181	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,179.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,214	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,352.49

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.