Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-02-11

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 11
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,112 head
▲ 209 vs last sale 903▼ 862 vs year ago 1,974 · −43.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 182▼ 60 vs year ago 198 · −30.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 40▼ 73 vs year ago 117 · −62.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $179.34/cwt on 471 head.
Average price
$179.34
471 head · 757 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,357
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$344
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$26.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.51
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2762179.731,369457
Medium and Large 2-3557172.649617thin
Medium 1-2590165.749784thin
Large 1-2668153.331,0253thin
One grade step is worth $26.39/cwt here — about $344 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 sale471 hd
179.34
—
KY average24 barns · 7,524 hd
183.84
−4.51
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—Average1,731103.891,79918
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56280.711,26119
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19678.3893852
CowsLean 85-90%High98159.1258026

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 (2-4 yrs)953$1,0902thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,156$1,0813thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$1,0101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$9601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,129$8934thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,096$8529
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)925$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,099$1,1346
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$1,1293thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$1,0501thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315217.14/cwt210.00–225.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340240.00/cwt240.00–240.008162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382238.83/cwt236.00–243.0091210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384219.00/cwt215.00–221.008414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420229.97/cwt225.00–237.5096610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434206.16/cwt202.50–212.508954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466230.32/cwt228.00–237.001,07322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481204.03/cwt198.00–211.0098111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3503180.75/cwt180.00–181.009094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523213.60/cwt207.50–219.001,11730
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534193.81/cwt185.00–201.001,03526
Steers—Large 1-2545165.00/cwt165.00–165.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559203.98/cwt200.00–205.001,14021
Steers—Medium 1-2590165.74/cwt165.00–168.009784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626180.30/cwt172.50–188.001,12912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628198.50/cwt198.50–198.501,24712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630158.00/cwt158.00–158.009951
Steers—Large 1-2665147.50/cwt147.50–147.509811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,23610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675166.34/cwt164.00–180.001,12312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700142.50/cwt142.50–142.509981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715165.83/cwt162.50–172.001,1864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773164.01/cwt156.00–165.001,26813
Steers—Large 1-2795147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,1731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822165.75/cwt165.75–165.751,36235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2872161.65/cwt160.00–162.501,4103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added890163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,451113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,034157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,62346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,059156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,65249
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215191.54/cwt185.00–197.504122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275159.23/cwt157.50–160.004383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2286192.63/cwt185.00–197.505519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321187.33/cwt182.50–195.006019
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333173.30/cwt170.00–175.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370162.50/cwt162.50–162.506011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376181.35/cwt175.00–190.0068220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378194.93/cwt191.00–197.007378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419192.51/cwt190.00–200.008074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419175.41/cwt170.00–183.0073524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428164.50/cwt164.00–165.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480161.66/cwt150.00–165.007767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483177.57/cwt170.00–184.0085837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500145.00/cwt145.00–145.007255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522168.49/cwt159.00–174.0088032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529176.19/cwt175.00–187.0093239
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2530147.50/cwt147.50–147.507822
Heifers—Large 1-2555123.00/cwt123.00–123.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573149.75/cwt149.00–150.008584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579166.27/cwt157.50–168.0096316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612163.08/cwt153.00–166.0099810
Heifers—Medium 1-2645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3661129.27/cwt126.00–135.008544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670152.88/cwt145.00–159.001,02428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713131.61/cwt125.00–140.009383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,1075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756133.71/cwt125.00–137.001,0115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2837137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270202.50/cwt202.50–202.505471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3282185.00/cwt185.00–185.005222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324213.17/cwt209.00–220.006919
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2368153.14/cwt146.00–160.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378229.12/cwt222.50–237.0086619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378210.06/cwt200.00–220.007949
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422220.22/cwt217.50–225.009293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430204.72/cwt200.00–215.0088023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3436191.05/cwt182.50–196.008339
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2470132.50/cwt132.50–132.506231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480175.59/cwt175.00–177.508434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483187.72/cwt182.50–198.0090718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526183.20/cwt174.00–187.5096415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528163.07/cwt161.00–165.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579172.94/cwt168.00–180.001,00112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy626174.40/cwt174.00–174.501,09210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627156.80/cwt155.00–163.009837
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665149.59/cwt145.00–152.509956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy688165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710161.00/cwt159.00–164.001,1433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0681
Bulls——1,626100.16/cwt93.00–104.001,6298
Bulls——1,848110.97/cwt106.00–124.002,0519
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95871.37/cwt68.00–74.006847
Cows—Lean 85-90%97153.53/cwt50.00–58.0052012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02040.00/cwt40.00–40.004082
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02263.01/cwt60.00–65.006445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17169.45/cwt67.00–72.008138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19177.18/cwt72.50–80.0091928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21884.93/cwt81.00–96.001,03416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45172.03/cwt70.00–73.001,0454
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56083.86/cwt80.00–91.001,30813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80077.55/cwt77.00–78.001,3962
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28531,100.35/head935.00–1,250.001,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,128.86/head785.00–1,325.001,1293
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,100.40/head975.00–1,175.001,1003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29531,090.03/head1,000.00–1,175.001,0902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,096852.33/head750.00–885.008529
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,129893.03/head860.00–925.008934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1561,080.81/head1,035.00–1,175.001,0813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265960.00/head960.00–960.009601

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.