Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-10-22

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 22
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,222 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 1,098▲ 320 vs year ago 902 · +35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 117▲ 27 vs year ago 118 · +22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 110▼ 11 vs year ago 66 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand. 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 $174.90/cwt on 324 head.
Average price
$174.90
324 head · 612 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,071
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+10.32
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2612174.901,071324
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 sale324 hd
174.90
—
KY average22 barns · 5,480 hd
164.58
+10.32
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—Average1,675101.361,69810
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27672.159208thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47170.841,04218
CowsLean 85-90%High1,15866.9377513

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)1,041$1,08410
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,455$1,0203thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,011$86611
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,325$1,3309

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321194.34/cwt190.00–200.0062413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374194.86/cwt190.00–200.0072915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418185.27/cwt172.00–195.0077424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470185.05/cwt180.00–192.0087038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477184.19/cwt175.00–196.0087914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506180.74/cwt180.00–182.0091524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531184.04/cwt179.00–190.0097711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575165.09/cwt149.00–175.0094932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621163.31/cwt162.50–164.001,0149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,14812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685157.89/cwt155.00–168.001,08222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,2166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783166.75/cwt166.75–166.751,30625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854169.75/cwt169.75–169.751,45065
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392163.19/cwt159.00–168.0064017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436147.71/cwt143.00–165.0064422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457152.48/cwt139.00–156.0069740
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508160.50/cwt160.50–160.508158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524146.86/cwt137.00–153.0077034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578153.69/cwt151.00–155.0088829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625155.40/cwt154.00–158.0097114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630144.62/cwt140.00–149.0091113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650146.00/cwt146.00–146.009497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2787116.32/cwt115.00–119.009159
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310178.00/cwt178.00–178.005525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2396195.00/cwt195.00–195.007726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431182.17/cwt179.00–188.0078520
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487173.45/cwt173.00–175.0084521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516163.08/cwt145.00–169.0084124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579154.66/cwt148.00–164.0089521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657135.14/cwt130.00–145.0088842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2564
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51790.73/cwt90.00–92.001,3763
Bulls——1,667112.12/cwt109.00–117.001,8693
Bulls——1,800101.27/cwt98.00–103.001,8234
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06364.24/cwt64.00–65.006838
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23168.26/cwt67.00–70.008405
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31071.24/cwt70.00–72.009335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32268.76/cwt68.00–69.009099
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35078.63/cwt76.00–81.001,0623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62072.91/cwt70.00–75.001,1819
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,011865.67/head800.00–925.0086611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0411,084.03/head960.00–1,225.001,08410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4551,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0203
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,329.98/head1,200.00–1,450.001,3309

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.