Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-11-19

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 19
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,280 head
▲ 481 vs last sale 799▲ 283 vs year ago 997 · +28.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 65▼ 30 vs year ago 145 · −20.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 15▲ 125 vs year ago 65 · +192.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer an heifer calve sold steady to 3.00 higher. Increase mostly on calves weighing 300 to 500 pounds . 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 $155.51/cwt on 551 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −69.49 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$155.51
551 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$879
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+6.76
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565155.51879551
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 sale551 hd
155.51
—
KY average22 barns · 7,020 hd
148.74
+6.76
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−69.49
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—Average1,723104.041,79211
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34175.741,0165thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42268.5697514
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05561.026449thin

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)1,300$1,2556
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,135$9106
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,295$8253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,380$1,27010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,170$7502thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288209.32/cwt209.00–210.0060316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395202.00/cwt202.00–202.007988
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412190.14/cwt185.00–195.0078330
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415191.18/cwt184.00–201.0079323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478197.29/cwt192.00–210.0094316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521174.27/cwt155.00–182.0090826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533185.09/cwt180.00–190.0098733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566162.90/cwt157.00–170.0092228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595162.82/cwt147.00–171.5096917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628161.54/cwt157.00–165.001,01426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680155.79/cwt145.00–159.001,05935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681165.83/cwt162.00–170.501,12911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715135.00/cwt135.00–135.0096510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840161.75/cwt161.75–161.751,35914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,22514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added970147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,43110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265168.00/cwt168.00–168.004455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328159.08/cwt154.00–165.0052220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376153.94/cwt145.00–163.0057944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436155.78/cwt141.00–164.0067946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465149.65/cwt135.00–160.0069654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530145.66/cwt144.00–150.0077236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534150.00/cwt150.00–150.0080110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568138.52/cwt132.50–145.0078728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580167.02/cwt149.00–168.2596990
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634134.47/cwt133.50–135.0085317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,08681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661131.15/cwt130.00–132.0086724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718161.86/cwt143.00–164.751,16288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790105.00/cwt105.00–105.008305
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323174.86/cwt145.00–185.0056522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377180.04/cwt127.50–202.0067938
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421173.25/cwt154.00–185.0072934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470168.74/cwt146.00–190.0079367
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519176.38/cwt170.00–182.0091511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561150.24/cwt138.00–172.0084344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630139.78/cwt135.00–142.0088116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728128.32/cwt128.00–129.0093416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761116.29/cwt115.00–119.0088516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2960111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61792.04/cwt90.00–93.001,4883
Bulls——1,683117.96/cwt116.00–119.001,9853
Bulls——1,810102.88/cwt99.00–106.001,8625
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88857.30/cwt56.00–60.005094
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18661.50/cwt60.00–66.007294
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20074.00/cwt74.00–74.008881
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31870.25/cwt66.00–72.009263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37583.98/cwt83.00–85.001,1552
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38363.00/cwt63.00–63.008713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43669.08/cwt68.00–71.0099210
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135909.82/head855.00–950.009106
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295825.00/head825.00–825.008253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,255.00/head1,255.00–1,255.001,2556
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,170750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,270.15/head1,160.00–1,350.001,27010

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.