Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-09-10

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 10
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,206 head
▲ 537 vs last sale 669▲ 334 vs year ago 872 · +38.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 85▲ 90 vs year ago 75 · +120.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 55▼ 30 vs year ago 155 · −19.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $179.32/cwt on 349 head.
Average price
$179.32
349 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$979
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546179.32979349
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 sale349 hd
179.32
—
KY average17 barns · 4,776 hd
178.27
+1.05
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—Average1,717115.601,98424
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21285.061,03124
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49384.561,26214
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05569.6773518

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)1,320$1,3865
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,2502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,115$1,00910
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,193$8994thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,377$1,68611
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,325$1,3268

Every lot

50 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 1-2295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318200.68/cwt196.00–205.0063810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365190.25/cwt188.00–195.0069416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405205.79/cwt201.00–210.0083326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415192.27/cwt185.00–201.0079825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465210.00/cwt210.00–210.009772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466182.33/cwt168.00–190.0085038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516181.47/cwt167.00–195.0093655
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563167.22/cwt165.00–170.0094138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574189.16/cwt188.00–189.501,08622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622157.66/cwt153.00–165.0098119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631187.08/cwt184.00–189.001,18025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676165.59/cwt158.00–180.001,11917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681181.68/cwt180.00–190.001,2376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714160.99/cwt155.00–165.001,14918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,23214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2838148.73/cwt148.00–153.001,24613
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377155.71/cwt153.00–159.0058721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431169.51/cwt169.00–170.0073131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436156.58/cwt129.00–164.0068332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476161.77/cwt150.00–165.0077061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514164.05/cwt162.00–165.0084316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520157.67/cwt154.00–165.0082039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563156.92/cwt149.00–160.0088334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633141.29/cwt140.00–145.0089415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674135.67/cwt133.00–139.0091411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1093
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345194.00/cwt194.00–194.006695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426187.09/cwt175.00–190.0079760
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480176.22/cwt155.00–185.0084657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521164.23/cwt156.00–167.0085624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575158.97/cwt155.00–164.0091436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617160.77/cwt159.00–165.0099219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009824
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,600115.64/cwt111.00–119.001,85017
Bulls——1,933126.81/cwt125.00–130.002,4513
Bulls——2,050107.00/cwt107.00–107.002,1944
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00867.64/cwt65.00–70.0068213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06174.88/cwt73.00–77.007944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17180.84/cwt79.00–83.0094713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17674.96/cwt71.00–78.008825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37498.70/cwt90.00–102.001,3567
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45082.66/cwt81.00–85.001,19910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60089.31/cwt88.00–91.001,4294
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,326.42/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3268
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3771,686.14/head1,500.00–1,850.001,68611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,008.57/head990.00–1,050.001,00910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,193898.74/head895.00–900.008994
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,386.36/head1,350.00–1,450.001,3865

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.