Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-07-30

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 30
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
649 head
▲ 285 vs last sale 364▼ 194 vs year ago 843 · −23.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 65▲ 3 vs year ago 87 · +3.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 55▲ 33 vs year ago 97 · +34.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.91/cwt on 259 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −64.09 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$160.91
259 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$731
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$39.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.18
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2455161.68735254
Small 1-2435122.005315thin
One grade step is worth $39.68/cwt here — about $205 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 sale259 hd
160.91
—
KY average25 barns · 4,511 hd
160.73
+0.18
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−64.09
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—High1,825120.622,20110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,44093.941,35311
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58385.381,35212
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08668.1174010

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)1,415$1,22511
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,214$1,0858
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$1,0503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,400$9104thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$1,20711
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,0102thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added340205.00/cwt205.00–205.006975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368192.76/cwt185.00–200.0070910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428188.22/cwt182.00–196.0080617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464196.06/cwt185.00–205.0091020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521187.42/cwt185.00–190.0097610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521173.77/cwt164.00–185.0090534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,09516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574168.88/cwt165.00–173.0096910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628188.16/cwt188.00–188.501,18225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634176.66/cwt172.00–192.001,12025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2655
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added849160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,35810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,37715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4285
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423163.87/cwt163.00–171.00693184
Heifers—Small 1-2435122.00/cwt122.00–122.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485165.00/cwt165.00–165.0080015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505168.50/cwt167.00–170.0085110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520157.43/cwt150.00–164.0081923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562155.00/cwt155.00–155.008716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627137.71/cwt135.00–139.0086316
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320175.00/cwt175.00–175.005607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379174.02/cwt162.00–179.0066016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427171.72/cwt161.00–175.0073322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466178.31/cwt166.00–199.0083141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517163.81/cwt155.00–181.0084738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566160.86/cwt145.00–175.0091025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622163.72/cwt157.00–177.001,01820
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670145.00/cwt145.00–145.009726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775119.00/cwt119.00–119.009222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823117.56/cwt111.00–124.0096810
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,757117.09/cwt110.00–119.002,0577
Bulls——1,982128.86/cwt125.00–132.002,5543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08668.11/cwt65.00–70.0074010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18079.00/cwt79.00–79.009321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46695.43/cwt79.00–106.001,39910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49080.73/cwt79.00–82.001,2035
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65088.71/cwt87.00–90.001,4647
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,207.45/head1,100.00–1,425.001,20711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2141,085.38/head900.00–1,150.001,0858
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,400910.00/head910.00–910.009104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,22511

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.