Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-06-18

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 18
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
465 head
▼ 558 vs last sale 1,023▼ 227 vs year ago 692 · −32.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
195 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 145▲ 66 vs year ago 129 · +51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 85▼ 29 vs year ago 74 · −39.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.09/cwt on 208 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −74.91 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$150.09
208 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$723
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2482150.09723208
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 sale208 hd
150.09
—
KY average24 barns · 3,392 hd
145.22
+4.87
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−74.91
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—Average1,766122.682,16728
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27097.381,23642
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38995.211,32218
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06778.3583654

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$9003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$7003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,289$1,2388

Every lot

47 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315193.58/cwt190.00–199.0061012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415185.95/cwt179.00–190.0077217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482166.00/cwt166.00–166.0080011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512168.73/cwt155.00–174.0086420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565168.72/cwt165.00–172.0095311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600157.50/cwt155.00–160.009456
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605172.33/cwt170.00–173.501,0439
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663156.58/cwt150.00–160.001,0389
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1576
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255169.00/cwt169.00–169.004313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318163.40/cwt160.00–165.0052016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369161.61/cwt155.00–165.0059616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418153.33/cwt145.00–162.0064149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473152.24/cwt145.00–165.0072041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added491179.00/cwt179.00–179.008793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510145.24/cwt143.00–149.0074126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added549146.00/cwt146.00–146.008026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563143.36/cwt135.00–150.0080718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626139.93/cwt139.00–141.0087613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670133.66/cwt130.00–139.0089614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296099.00/cwt99.00–99.009503
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333177.31/cwt169.00–186.0059010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373164.26/cwt163.00–165.006138
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419169.49/cwt160.00–184.0071026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517152.29/cwt145.00–160.0078717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550159.00/cwt159.00–159.008756
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685145.00/cwt145.00–145.009935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745125.00/cwt125.00–125.009313
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3325117.00/cwt117.00–117.003805
Dairy Steers—Large 3387119.00/cwt119.00–119.004615
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,733129.59/cwt125.00–135.002,24610
Bulls——1,785118.84/cwt116.00–121.002,12118
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99561.00/cwt61.00–61.006078
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06775.97/cwt70.00–81.0081129
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10090.59/cwt84.00–98.0099617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18683.98/cwt83.00–85.0099615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0686
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,316104.82/cwt102.00–109.001,37927
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48398.31/cwt94.00–106.001,45812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2891,237.50/head1,110.00–1,350.001,2388
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915900.00/head900.00–900.009003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955700.00/head700.00–700.007003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.