Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-11-05

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 5
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,355 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1,355▼ 73 vs year ago 1,428 · −5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
215 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 195▲ 79 vs year ago 136 · +58.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 85▼ 47 vs year ago 102 · −46.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.95/cwt on 510 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −75.05 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$149.95
510 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$841
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.04
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561149.95841510
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 sale510 hd
149.95
—
KY average23 barns · 6,209 hd
149.91
+0.04
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−75.05
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—High1,529106.051,62119
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48971.111,05917
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18268.9981633
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01562.1863118

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)1,329$1,3877
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,320$9645
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$8503thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,393$1,34615

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290202.00/cwt202.00–202.005863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425189.95/cwt180.00–194.0080731
Steers—Large 1430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482173.37/cwt167.50–211.0083627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528175.77/cwt165.00–187.5092833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561177.98/cwt172.00–181.0099828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578157.55/cwt148.00–165.0091144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618169.44/cwt168.00–172.001,04730
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635168.70/cwt165.00–175.001,07135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663163.39/cwt141.00–169.001,08327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added920138.31/cwt136.00–146.001,27222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3105
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310177.50/cwt177.50–177.505509
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367152.11/cwt144.00–165.0055827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419150.82/cwt145.00–161.0063251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466148.10/cwt135.00–155.0069045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527145.02/cwt133.00–156.0076431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531153.93/cwt145.00–166.00817113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564140.90/cwt135.00–150.0079557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620153.25/cwt150.00–159.0095030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622141.58/cwt133.00–145.0088130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677143.41/cwt138.00–145.0097122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716142.64/cwt142.00–145.001,02119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743156.75/cwt156.75–156.751,16570
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0296
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235175.00/cwt175.00–175.004115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275162.00/cwt162.00–162.0044611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327178.33/cwt169.00–190.0058325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383165.21/cwt160.00–185.0063329
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417174.92/cwt165.00–180.0072926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481162.79/cwt150.00–182.0078334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526161.05/cwt145.00–182.0084760
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569160.52/cwt145.00–175.0091372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612146.39/cwt139.00–150.0089639
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665142.26/cwt135.00–151.0094629
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705139.00/cwt139.00–139.009805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0135
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,489114.24/cwt107.00–118.001,7019
Bulls——1,56598.67/cwt95.00–103.001,54410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98160.47/cwt59.00–63.0059315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16067.38/cwt65.00–70.0078224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16962.51/cwt61.00–63.007314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18570.70/cwt68.00–72.008383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30181.87/cwt77.00–84.001,0655
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47068.88/cwt67.00–73.001,01313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55078.35/cwt77.00–80.001,2144
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250850.00/head850.00–850.008503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320963.64/head900.00–1,000.009645
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3291,387.10/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3877
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3931,345.93/head1,200.00–1,450.001,34615

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.