Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-11-12

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 12
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
799 head
▼ 556 vs last sale 1,355▼ 112 vs year ago 911 · −12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 215▼ 70 vs year ago 135 · −51.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 55▼ 124 vs year ago 139 · −89.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $166.99/cwt on 440 head.
Average price
$166.99
440 head · 704 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,176
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−0.02
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2704166.991,176440
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 sale440 hd
166.99
—
KY average24 barns · 7,864 hd
167.01
−0.02
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—Average1,661109.141,8125thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34972.819828thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50069.151,03710
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11964.687245thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$1,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$1,3502thin

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 1-2270185.00/cwt185.00–185.005005
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2351194.64/cwt170.00–200.0068317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370202.00/cwt202.00–202.007475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462185.96/cwt180.00–190.0085918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463176.27/cwt165.00–185.0081615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517189.48/cwt189.00–192.0098019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522172.90/cwt165.00–182.0090346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594168.10/cwt165.00–169.0099922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630167.14/cwt156.00–171.001,05363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675154.49/cwt153.00–155.001,04320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677163.82/cwt160.00–165.501,10941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717158.15/cwt155.00–160.001,13411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812156.63/cwt151.00–159.001,27221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added851166.22/cwt149.00–166.501,41565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added983144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,42019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,123154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,72949
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345161.00/cwt161.00–161.005555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431150.55/cwt145.00–158.0064921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added446173.00/cwt173.00–173.007725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487158.90/cwt150.00–161.0077426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518150.97/cwt145.00–153.0078219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523160.30/cwt155.00–170.0083832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573162.64/cwt151.00–174.0093234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588149.00/cwt149.00–149.008764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614149.50/cwt149.00–150.0091828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626142.00/cwt142.00–142.008896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655145.00/cwt145.00–145.0095011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added881145.25/cwt145.25–145.251,28013
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431162.53/cwt160.00–165.0070110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473172.92/cwt168.00–176.0081815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532156.46/cwt149.00–165.0083215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570161.78/cwt153.00–165.0092219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,02034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727132.00/cwt132.00–132.0096017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0353
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,551103.62/cwt103.00–105.001,6073
Bulls——1,825117.42/cwt117.00–118.002,1432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05062.71/cwt61.00–64.006582
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10061.00/cwt61.00–61.006711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19868.49/cwt66.00–71.008212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32381.06/cwt79.00–83.001,0723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36567.86/cwt66.00–69.009265
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49468.01/cwt67.00–69.001,0168
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52573.70/cwt71.00–76.001,1242
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002

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.