Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-09-24

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 24
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
964 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 982▼ 219 vs year ago 1,183 · −18.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 69▼ 12 vs year ago 102 · −11.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 44▼ 40 vs year ago 75 · −53.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.34/cwt on 306 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −70.66 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$154.34
306 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$39.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.98
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2480154.73742303
Small 1-2490115.005643thin
One grade step is worth $39.73/cwt here — about $179 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 sale306 hd
154.34
—
KY average25 barns · 4,775 hd
151.36
+2.98
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−70.66
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—Average1,904122.962,34114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25389.881,12721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42486.511,23217
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15475.7687511

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)1,431$1,3287
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$1,4954thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368211.00/cwt211.00–211.007765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419193.76/cwt181.00–210.0081220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480181.35/cwt170.00–190.0087032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530183.17/cwt178.00–187.0097110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570172.34/cwt155.00–188.0098240
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672166.95/cwt165.00–172.001,12218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added852171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,45762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2862163.60/cwt163.60–163.601,41061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305155.69/cwt152.00–160.0047523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376163.59/cwt156.00–170.0061541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429153.26/cwt145.00–161.0065749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479154.06/cwt143.00–160.0073856
Heifers—Small 1-2490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added499164.50/cwt164.50–164.5082120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522160.18/cwt153.00–163.5083633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528149.14/cwt135.00–155.0078726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566137.81/cwt130.00–145.0078015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604159.00/cwt159.00–159.0096010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620149.33/cwt144.00–152.0092615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666144.55/cwt138.00–156.0096311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740124.00/cwt124.00–124.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760131.00/cwt131.00–131.009963
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225185.00/cwt185.00–185.004165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2264175.00/cwt175.00–175.004624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340185.00/cwt185.00–185.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366185.77/cwt181.00–193.0068018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433179.14/cwt172.00–190.0077613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479165.47/cwt152.00–178.0079366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527157.38/cwt145.00–169.0082939
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566150.24/cwt135.00–163.0085025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2637145.08/cwt135.00–155.0092415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2687147.28/cwt135.00–165.001,01222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728132.53/cwt119.00–141.0096514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2813130.03/cwt115.00–133.001,0576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293099.00/cwt99.00–99.009216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2950115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0933
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,892114.68/cwt105.00–116.002,1706
Bulls——1,913129.17/cwt125.00–130.002,4718
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15069.85/cwt68.00–71.008035
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15880.69/cwt80.00–84.009346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24286.20/cwt84.00–88.001,07113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27295.86/cwt90.00–102.001,2198
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34291.65/cwt91.00–94.001,2305
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45884.37/cwt83.00–85.001,23012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,495.00/head1,495.00–1,495.001,4954
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4311,327.56/head1,190.00–1,410.001,3287

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.