Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-09-17

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 17
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
982 head
▼ 224 vs last sale 1,206▼ 160 vs year ago 1,142 · −14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 165▼ 72 vs year ago 141 · −51.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 125▼ 58 vs year ago 102 · −56.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $179.47/cwt on 229 head.
Average price
$179.47
229 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,124
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$646
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$66.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.95
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2637180.281,148222
Large 1273160.334386thin
Small 1-2440114.005021thin
One grade step is worth $66.28/cwt here — about $646 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 sale229 hd
179.47
—
KY average25 barns · 5,904 hd
175.51
+3.95
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—Low1,801115.412,07812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51184.721,28019
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22882.661,01519
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06374.207898thin

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)1,336$1,2517
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,330$1,6253thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Large 1200165.00/cwt165.00–165.003305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384200.00/cwt200.00–200.007688
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416188.41/cwt186.00–190.007848
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428198.05/cwt195.00–201.0084810
Steers—Small 1-2440114.00/cwt114.00–114.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471185.67/cwt168.00–199.0087526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519172.59/cwt165.00–178.008965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582174.67/cwt165.00–186.001,01713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628164.92/cwt160.00–179.001,03619
Steers—Large 1640137.00/cwt137.00–137.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,27071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1655
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776172.25/cwt172.25–172.251,33757
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275165.00/cwt165.00–165.004545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337162.53/cwt155.00–166.0054816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380159.00/cwt159.00–159.006045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424160.12/cwt149.00–165.0067938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473158.59/cwt145.00–175.0075033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516154.46/cwt139.00–160.0079734
Heifers—Small 1-2540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573143.89/cwt139.00–148.0082412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624144.60/cwt138.00–152.009028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0081
Heifers—Small 1-2630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670149.38/cwt142.00–155.001,00114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840115.00/cwt115.00–115.009662
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290179.00/cwt179.00–179.005194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315188.00/cwt188.00–188.005925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376193.70/cwt189.00–199.0072841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429173.09/cwt156.00–180.0074320
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471178.14/cwt165.00–185.0083923
Bulls—Small 1-2485136.00/cwt136.00–136.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520170.84/cwt145.00–185.0088832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560157.41/cwt155.00–160.0088111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632147.35/cwt145.00–160.0093113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650150.00/cwt150.00–150.009753
Bulls—Small 1-2685116.00/cwt116.00–116.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2781129.80/cwt126.00–135.001,0147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808130.02/cwt120.00–132.001,0516
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55097.26/cwt95.00–100.001,5082
Bulls——1,793115.76/cwt111.00–118.002,0767
Bulls——1,985126.70/cwt125.00–128.002,5153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99272.46/cwt69.00–75.007196
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12372.53/cwt72.00–74.008154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19979.37/cwt77.00–81.009529
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27579.41/cwt78.00–81.001,0122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34294.35/cwt90.00–101.001,2666
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46983.23/cwt79.00–85.001,22316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73392.67/cwt90.00–95.001,6063
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3361,251.07/head1,000.00–1,450.001,2517
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,625.44/head1,450.00–1,700.001,6253

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.