Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-01-28

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jan 28
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
824 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 985▼ 176 vs year ago 1,000 · −17.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 90▼ 63 vs year ago 123 · −51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 45▼ 45 vs year ago 77 · −58.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.55/cwt on 253 head.
Average price
$180.55
253 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,085
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$644
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$59.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.13
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2595183.671,093234
Medium and Large 2-3697143.1499818thin
Small and Medium 1-2360124.504481thin
One grade step is worth $59.17/cwt here — about $644 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale253 hd
180.55
—
KY average23 barns · 4,285 hd
176.42
+4.13
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—Low1,634104.821,71312
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48182.591,2238thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17576.9390433
CowsLean 85-90%High93354.455089thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$1,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,363$1,1672thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$1,0593thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$9752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$9392thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,102$9176
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,071$7674thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)915$4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,160$1,2912thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2262200.00/cwt200.00–200.005242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328195.05/cwt185.00–200.006403
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2360124.50/cwt124.50–124.504481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371203.31/cwt202.50–205.007543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373228.00/cwt228.00–228.008507
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375182.50/cwt182.50–182.506841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422196.28/cwt190.00–205.0082813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424214.36/cwt210.00–220.0090911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465204.34/cwt204.00–205.009503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476192.57/cwt188.00–197.5091714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,00811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511188.73/cwt185.00–195.0096422
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535176.00/cwt176.00–176.009421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568177.38/cwt170.00–183.001,00815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,10115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618169.91/cwt165.00–173.001,05013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621182.47/cwt180.00–184.001,1338
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,1864
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3667150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670167.90/cwt166.00–170.001,1258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708159.32/cwt152.00–164.001,1283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720175.25/cwt175.25–175.251,26266
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3736137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,00814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757160.84/cwt150.00–164.001,2186
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875144.50/cwt144.00–145.001,2642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2968134.96/cwt130.00–140.001,3062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,090137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223174.04/cwt170.00–179.003882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325162.50/cwt162.50–162.505281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326187.00/cwt187.00–187.006104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328174.35/cwt167.50–180.0057222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370171.27/cwt160.00–177.0063425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383179.64/cwt179.00–181.006883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414175.00/cwt175.00–175.007256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434168.29/cwt163.00–174.0073026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475164.44/cwt158.00–171.5078152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486153.01/cwt150.00–154.007444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504166.50/cwt166.50–166.508398
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530156.45/cwt150.00–165.0082923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578137.05/cwt135.00–138.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580151.81/cwt142.50–157.0088028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602157.00/cwt157.00–157.009455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3621131.20/cwt120.00–135.008154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626148.29/cwt140.00–154.5092812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670137.00/cwt133.00–142.009184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710134.00/cwt134.00–134.009511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895110.00/cwt110.00–110.009851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235187.43/cwt185.00–192.004403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273209.00/cwt209.00–209.005718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290185.00/cwt185.00–185.005371
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371177.02/cwt170.00–185.0065715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377197.40/cwt194.00–200.007449
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425197.50/cwt190.00–200.0083919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435215.00/cwt215.00–215.009351
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2435137.50/cwt137.50–137.505981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469199.28/cwt199.00–199.509359
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480189.61/cwt180.00–194.0091045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528174.55/cwt170.00–184.0092215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570162.68/cwt159.00–175.009278
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620149.00/cwt149.00–149.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628160.74/cwt158.00–163.501,0096
Bulls—Medium 1-2650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669156.55/cwt154.00–160.001,04710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685144.00/cwt144.00–144.009861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721144.06/cwt142.00–146.001,0395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753135.49/cwt133.00–138.001,0202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905108.00/cwt108.00–108.009771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47394.03/cwt93.00–95.001,3852
Bulls——1,56586.54/cwt81.00–90.001,3542
Bulls——1,692112.08/cwt103.00–122.501,8968
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89271.57/cwt68.00–75.006383
Cows—Lean 85-90%90233.53/cwt30.00–40.003023
Cows—Lean 85-90%97361.87/cwt60.00–64.006022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07051.00/cwt51.00–51.005461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12565.52/cwt65.00–66.007372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15974.65/cwt67.50–77.0086521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21984.01/cwt79.00–97.001,02410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42876.79/cwt75.50–78.001,0972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49884.52/cwt81.00–87.001,2666
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2915450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2995775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,020850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088739.23/head675.00–800.007393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,102916.99/head875.00–975.009176
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220939.04/head900.00–975.009392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,059.38/head875.00–1,350.001,0593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3631,167.43/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1672
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,291.38/head950.00–1,500.001,2912

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.