Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-08-13

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 13
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
714 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 739▲ 140 vs year ago 574 · +24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 102▲ 80 vs year ago 95 · +84.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 37▼ 12 vs year ago 67 · −17.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $170.91/cwt on 340 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −54.09 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$170.91
340 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$832
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$48
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$31.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.40
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485171.64833332
Large 1558140.637858thin
One grade step is worth $31.01/cwt here — about $48 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 sale340 hd
170.91
—
KY average26 barns · 5,333 hd
164.50
+6.40
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−54.09
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—High1,757122.962,16114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,279100.311,28320
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29188.571,14414
CowsLean 85-90%Low91465.395987thin

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)1,184$1,32217
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,210$1,2003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$1,19213
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$7503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,332$1,64734

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322212.81/cwt205.00–222.0068513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2351220.00/cwt220.00–220.007726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428197.95/cwt188.00–213.0084739
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429193.86/cwt178.00–211.0083210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484197.05/cwt190.00–215.0095437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515192.85/cwt178.00–204.0099348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570183.81/cwt180.00–190.001,04825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606193.89/cwt192.00–196.001,17511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619183.42/cwt179.00–190.001,13530
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3083
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272195.00/cwt195.00–195.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321179.24/cwt177.50–181.0057510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added353202.00/cwt202.00–202.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369175.41/cwt155.00–190.0064736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415184.00/cwt184.00–184.0076411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432175.86/cwt145.00–190.0076052
Heifers—Large 1455155.00/cwt155.00–155.007053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476179.63/cwt168.00–187.0085562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495179.00/cwt179.00–179.008866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527168.74/cwt152.00–177.5088952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531173.00/cwt173.00–173.009199
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567165.38/cwt139.00–187.5093839
Heifers—Large 1620132.00/cwt132.00–132.008185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621148.85/cwt135.00–167.0092435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710135.00/cwt135.00–135.009595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2291200.00/cwt200.00–200.005826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2308184.54/cwt179.00–190.0056810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355222.00/cwt222.00–222.007884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367194.77/cwt170.00–207.0071528
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426176.57/cwt165.00–200.0075239
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474170.34/cwt95.00–201.0080736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515169.61/cwt164.00–175.0087348
Bulls—Small 1-2525146.00/cwt146.00–146.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574171.50/cwt166.00–177.0098427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627162.87/cwt145.00–170.001,02174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,04810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724137.72/cwt126.00–145.009978
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810122.00/cwt122.00–122.009885
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3457129.11/cwt110.00–135.0059010
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,715120.26/cwt111.00–125.002,06210
Bulls——1,863129.70/cwt129.00–132.002,4164
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86756.92/cwt50.00–60.004933
Cows—Lean 85-90%95071.74/cwt70.00–73.006824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23582.84/cwt79.00–84.001,0236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29787.84/cwt86.00–90.001,13913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298107.79/cwt99.00–114.001,39914
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950750.00/head750.00–750.007503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0671,191.53/head825.00–1,650.001,19213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1841,321.50/head1,260.00–1,450.001,32217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3321,647.20/head1,325.00–1,850.001,64734

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.