Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-10-01

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 1
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
988 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 964▼ 40 vs year ago 1,028 · −3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 90▲ 34 vs year ago 86 · +39.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 35▼ 85 vs year ago 120 · −70.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.94/cwt on 366 head.
Average price
$165.94
366 head · 736 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,221
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−3.75
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2736165.941,221366
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 sale366 hd
165.94
—
KY average24 barns · 5,695 hd
169.70
−3.75
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—High1,783118.572,11411
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53685.431,31316
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24885.091,06216
CowsLean 85-90%Low96066.5563920

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)1,162$1,21014
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,252$1,01411
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$1,4756

Every lot

52 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363184.97/cwt180.00–190.0067110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400205.00/cwt205.00–205.008205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405181.30/cwt165.00–198.0073410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460181.64/cwt180.00–185.0083616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488198.00/cwt198.00–198.009666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520191.50/cwt191.50–191.5099612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521168.13/cwt165.00–175.0087625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576170.28/cwt169.00–176.0098119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1195
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621158.98/cwt158.00–164.0098748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680160.99/cwt160.00–162.001,09528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,22311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added899161.50/cwt161.50–161.501,45256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added958158.75/cwt158.75–158.751,521110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332157.48/cwt150.00–163.0052328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378158.82/cwt150.00–162.0060014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416151.71/cwt149.00–158.0063136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470150.52/cwt145.50–155.0070726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529145.05/cwt139.00–152.007679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562141.54/cwt138.00–145.0079513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615141.02/cwt138.00–147.0086710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620153.00/cwt153.00–153.009495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676139.64/cwt137.00–148.009444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737126.00/cwt126.00–126.009295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780122.00/cwt122.00–122.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270191.00/cwt191.00–191.005165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328180.00/cwt180.00–180.005905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361176.00/cwt172.00–179.0063515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424153.58/cwt150.00–165.0065120
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471170.27/cwt165.00–180.0080234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512157.53/cwt145.00–171.0080716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575157.18/cwt140.00–165.0090437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609150.29/cwt149.00–153.0091516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669143.63/cwt130.00–148.0096120
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2734131.62/cwt129.00–135.009669
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773126.82/cwt125.00–130.009808
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,640112.92/cwt109.00–115.001,8526
Bulls——1,954125.35/cwt122.00–132.002,4495
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81759.18/cwt59.00–60.004846
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00068.40/cwt67.00–71.0068412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14877.56/cwt76.00–79.008902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16078.68/cwt77.00–80.009138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19070.00/cwt70.00–70.008331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35794.57/cwt90.00–101.001,2837
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51883.80/cwt82.00–84.001,27211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57789.03/cwt87.00–93.001,4045
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1621,209.76/head1,090.00–1,300.001,21014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2521,014.13/head925.00–1,100.001,01411
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4756

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.