Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-08-27

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 27
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,305 head
▲ 221 vs last sale 1,084▲ 523 vs year ago 782 · +66.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 165▲ 56 vs year ago 119 · +47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 95▼ 16 vs year ago 95 · −16.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.82/cwt on 512 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −54.18 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$170.82
512 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.16
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529170.82904512
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 sale512 hd
170.82
—
KY average24 barns · 4,566 hd
165.65
+5.16
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−54.18
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—High1,734120.452,08911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34189.041,19412
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14685.2697722
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06774.087903thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$1,3005
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,237$1,27619
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,278$1,59616

Every lot

57 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added205205.00/cwt205.00–205.004205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332212.24/cwt210.00–215.007059
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378217.52/cwt215.00–220.0082210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423202.62/cwt185.00–211.0085735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475198.39/cwt184.00–211.0094237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525185.27/cwt179.00–193.0097353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527196.92/cwt191.50–205.001,03826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562204.71/cwt204.50–206.001,15036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570182.30/cwt175.00–190.001,03910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607210.65/cwt210.00–211.001,27917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625186.33/cwt180.00–195.001,16525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667188.06/cwt185.50–189.501,25436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674183.05/cwt176.00–190.001,23469
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718178.99/cwt174.00–182.501,28546
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765180.63/cwt177.00–183.001,38220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,44544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,095130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4244
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2204189.94/cwt185.00–202.0038718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2289182.99/cwt180.00–190.0052916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329200.74/cwt198.00–215.0066017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379179.41/cwt165.00–190.0068036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424165.85/cwt150.00–184.0070352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481174.25/cwt171.00–179.0083846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520183.70/cwt181.00–184.0095588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526164.87/cwt157.00–173.0086726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578162.61/cwt159.00–169.0094029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581172.19/cwt168.00–177.001,00043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602167.01/cwt165.00–170.001,00515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623157.47/cwt155.00–160.0098140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,09214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,10729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added761156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,18737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1485
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265210.00/cwt210.00–210.005579
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2311203.58/cwt183.00–211.0063320
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2389196.16/cwt195.00–205.0076332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421195.49/cwt185.00–202.0082351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460191.29/cwt190.00–195.0088020
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505191.44/cwt172.50–198.0096720
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565180.79/cwt173.00–190.001,02150
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617175.36/cwt169.00–188.001,08243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,00011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2950115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,09312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,575100.67/cwt99.00–102.001,5862
Bulls——1,681119.32/cwt109.00–130.002,0064
Bulls——1,840129.26/cwt128.00–133.002,3785
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05073.62/cwt60.00–82.007732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09078.00/cwt78.00–78.008501
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10075.00/cwt75.00–75.008251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14485.14/cwt82.00–86.0097420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31895.03/cwt94.00–96.001,2522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34587.84/cwt86.00–90.001,18110
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2371,276.44/head1,250.00–1,325.001,27619
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,595.92/head1,350.00–1,885.001,59616

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.