Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-02-04

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 4
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
903 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 824▲ 546 vs year ago 357 · +152.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 60▲ 129 vs year ago 53 · +243.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 32▼ 5 vs year ago 45 · −11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers 600lbs to 700lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with feeder steers over 700lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 500lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $196.93/cwt on 352 head.
Average price
$196.93
352 head · 596 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,173
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.84
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2596198.311,182337
Medium and Large 2-3583165.8896815thin
One grade step is worth $32.43/cwt here — about $215 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 sale352 hd
196.93
—
KY average21 barns · 3,441 hd
179.09
+17.84
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—High1,586110.861,75910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56293.961,46822
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14891.211,047121
CowsLean 85-90%Average97367.4465624
SteersChoiceAverage1,538112.431,7292thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,211$92812
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$8982thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,175$7501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,055$1,0212thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$1,0251thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)930$1,0382thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255222.50/cwt222.50–222.505671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290231.23/cwt230.00–232.506712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333243.99/cwt243.00–246.008123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2347229.12/cwt228.00–232.507954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381229.68/cwt229.00–231.008753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419219.53/cwt212.50–227.0092012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424239.03/cwt234.00–244.001,0139
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435197.50/cwt197.50–197.508591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460223.35/cwt220.00–226.001,0279
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3464186.17/cwt185.00–187.008645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480208.80/cwt195.00–215.001,00218
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505184.00/cwt184.00–184.009291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522226.00/cwt215.00–226.751,18059
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529194.71/cwt189.00–204.001,0309
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572192.39/cwt186.00–200.001,10020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578204.87/cwt203.00–208.001,18424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610186.73/cwt183.00–188.001,1394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611191.08/cwt190.00–195.001,16714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672185.74/cwt184.25–189.001,24896
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3679147.22/cwt144.00–159.001,0006
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689166.36/cwt164.00–170.001,1465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722159.28/cwt156.00–165.001,1508
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776161.37/cwt158.00–168.001,2523
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,30827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2922146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3462
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2250152.50/cwt152.50–152.503811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260175.00/cwt175.00–175.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285195.00/cwt195.00–195.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334185.26/cwt182.50–187.006195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341200.83/cwt200.00–202.506853
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366182.28/cwt175.00–195.006675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385166.96/cwt164.00–170.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386201.22/cwt198.00–209.0077712
Heifers—Medium 1-2390162.50/cwt162.50–162.506341
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411183.08/cwt170.00–188.0075211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428195.68/cwt190.00–197.508387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450191.00/cwt191.00–191.008601
Heifers—Medium 1-2463148.38/cwt145.00–150.006873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470181.56/cwt175.00–185.0085324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479161.52/cwt155.00–168.007744
Heifers—Large 1-2480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505147.50/cwt147.50–147.507451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516172.00/cwt172.00–172.008884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527163.10/cwt155.00–170.0086025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574160.86/cwt154.00–167.0092329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585132.50/cwt132.50–132.507751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608149.65/cwt140.00–155.009103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630134.00/cwt134.00–134.008441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,0005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661159.08/cwt157.50–160.001,05211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666148.35/cwt140.00–152.0098819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720150.49/cwt150.00–151.001,0846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733164.14/cwt162.00–166.001,203136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768140.56/cwt138.00–143.001,0802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860124.47/cwt120.00–129.001,0702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2978120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1742
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2210142.50/cwt142.50–142.502991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255200.00/cwt200.00–200.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270185.00/cwt185.00–185.005001
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004681
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315215.00/cwt215.00–215.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370199.46/cwt190.00–220.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376234.04/cwt230.00–240.008804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419223.32/cwt213.00–227.509367
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426190.65/cwt182.50–200.008125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459192.62/cwt182.50–200.008844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475218.64/cwt218.00–220.001,0393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008311
Bulls—Medium 1-2490177.50/cwt177.50–177.508701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540172.00/cwt172.00–172.009292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3558150.00/cwt150.00–150.008373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564175.42/cwt174.00–177.509896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy602174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617161.62/cwt156.00–164.009976
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677158.29/cwt155.00–160.001,0723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709152.61/cwt140.00–154.501,0828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy750146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750122.00/cwt122.00–122.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840114.00/cwt114.00–114.009582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0151
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,538112.43/cwt111.00–114.001,7292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,275102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,3011
Bulls——1,51586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3031
Bulls——1,634115.08/cwt108.00–121.001,8808
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93854.63/cwt51.00–58.005123
Cows—Lean 85-90%95664.51/cwt60.00–68.006176
Cows—Lean 85-90%97842.42/cwt40.00–45.004152
Cows—Lean 85-90%98875.59/cwt70.00–80.0074713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09775.28/cwt70.00–78.008269
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13895.40/cwt91.00–110.001,08678
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18485.81/cwt80.00–90.001,01634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34873.08/cwt71.00–75.009852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55386.31/cwt80.00–89.501,3403
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58997.76/cwt90.00–117.001,55317
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,021.03/head900.00–1,125.001,0212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160898.06/head850.00–950.008982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,211927.81/head800.00–1,025.0092812
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29301,038.10/head1,000.00–1,075.001,0382
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251

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.