Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-10-15

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 15
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,098 head
▼ 227 vs last sale 1,325▲ 413 vs year ago 685 · +60.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 145▲ 32 vs year ago 85 · +37.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 25▲ 65 vs year ago 45 · +144.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.37/cwt on 312 head.
Average price
$167.37
312 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$986
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2589167.37986312
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 sale312 hd
167.37
—
KY average26 barns · 5,653 hd
162.32
+5.05
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—High1,757107.331,88516
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28777.831,00228
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51271.111,07514
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12864.8773211

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,1555
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,233$1,0726
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,223$1,03011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,364$1,31325

Every lot

47 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—Medium and Large 1-2255179.00/cwt179.00–179.0045610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2306194.95/cwt177.50–200.0059724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372185.05/cwt179.00–190.0068825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409176.56/cwt170.00–182.0072234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461168.73/cwt155.00–180.0077832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2507173.81/cwt172.00–175.0088127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508181.89/cwt178.00–183.0092424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556167.20/cwt160.00–182.0093028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605150.10/cwt136.00–152.0090831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,02511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,078146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,57456
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365158.56/cwt155.00–161.0057915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421143.40/cwt130.00–155.0060420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465146.41/cwt133.00–152.0068150
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541137.97/cwt136.00–145.0074623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559142.11/cwt131.00–150.0079422
Heifers—Large 1575114.00/cwt114.00–114.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629133.75/cwt126.00–141.0084126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790113.00/cwt113.00–113.008936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0175
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370182.00/cwt182.00–182.006735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438176.54/cwt165.00–188.0077315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467162.12/cwt151.00–172.0075738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2539144.65/cwt139.00–155.0078017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550150.00/cwt131.00–155.0082524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616137.11/cwt130.00–139.0084524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668127.56/cwt125.00–135.0085219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760126.00/cwt126.00–126.009585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835116.00/cwt116.00–116.009695
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420103.64/cwt101.00–105.001,4723
Bulls——1,50091.03/cwt90.00–93.001,3654
Bulls——1,983115.80/cwt111.00–117.002,2969
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08163.05/cwt58.00–66.006829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19768.67/cwt68.00–69.008223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24371.69/cwt70.00–75.0089112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33873.06/cwt71.00–75.009782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34885.61/cwt81.00–90.001,15413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45064.03/cwt63.00–65.009282
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50077.79/cwt77.00–80.001,1673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52970.45/cwt69.00–72.001,0779
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,155.00/head1,155.00–1,155.001,1555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,029.74/head900.00–1,250.001,03011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,071.62/head975.00–1,250.001,0726
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3641,313.12/head1,250.00–1,450.001,31325

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.