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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Feb 18

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

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Feeder Cattle receipts

729 head

▼ 383 vs last sale 1,112▼ 655 vs year ago 1,384 · −47.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 138▼ 78 vs year ago 125 · −62.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 44▼ 41 vs year ago 75 · −54.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.76/cwt on 377 head.

Average price

$178.76

377 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$6.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.86

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	747	178.90	1,337	369
Medium and Large 2-3	582	172.44	1,003	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.46/cwt here — about $333 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 sale377 hd

178.76

—

KY average24 barns · 5,838 hd

187.62

−8.86

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,739	109.45	1,903	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	83.86	1,312	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	83.77	942	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	63.78	619	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,795	98.00	1,759	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,206	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,150	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$921	6

Every lot

93 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	745	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	223.11/cwt	215.00–228.00	832	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	389	233.75/cwt	233.00–237.00	909	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	233.03/cwt	230.00–236.00	995	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	212.44/cwt	210.00–217.50	926	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	225.13/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,036	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	919	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	208.16/cwt	201.00–217.50	1,022	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	214.99/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,092	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	199.57/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,054	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	183.49/cwt	183.00–184.00	972	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	989	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	189.08/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,089	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,196	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,023	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	181.87/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,151	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	177.81/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,197	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,257	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	170.63/cwt	163.50–173.50	1,234	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	168.78/cwt	158.00–172.00	1,279	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	165.97/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,373	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	153.25/cwt	152.50–154.00	1,369	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	903	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	1,497	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	149.78/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,387	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	474	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	184.47/cwt	180.00–190.00	588	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	186.48/cwt	180.00–191.00	703	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	158.84/cwt	150.00–162.50	651	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	182.72/cwt	170.00–191.00	760	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	188.92/cwt	188.00–190.00	888	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	176.63/cwt	170.00–184.00	834	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	160.51/cwt	150.00–164.00	778	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	942	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	169.74/cwt	160.00–177.00	886	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	165.23/cwt	154.00–170.00	947	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,002	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	159.37/cwt	152.50–166.00	1,012	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	919	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,094	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	153.39/cwt	145.00–159.50	1,042	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	151.42/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,080	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,202	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,190	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,101	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	189.92/cwt	182.50–197.50	433	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	745	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	806	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	752	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	203.39/cwt	195.00–212.50	871	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	178.99/cwt	172.00–182.50	856	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	179.58/cwt	177.50–186.00	957	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	180.30/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,015	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	159.15/cwt	152.50–162.50	902	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	570	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	143.75/cwt	142.50–145.00	870	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3	635	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	778	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,153	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	925	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,155	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,795	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,759	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,598	102.70/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,641	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	114.51/cwt	108.00–118.00	2,113	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	52.33/cwt	50.00–54.00	458	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	42.58/cwt	40.00–45.00	382	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	72.40/cwt	68.00–75.00	716	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	62.58/cwt	60.00–64.00	646	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	77.38/cwt	74.00–80.00	853	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	89.45/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,023	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,564	83.86/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,312	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	1,205.52/head	950.00–1,350.00	1,206	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	920.95/head	850.00–1,035.00	921	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Feb 18, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 729Last week 1,112Year ago 1,384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 138Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 44Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
7	—	410	150.00–162.50	158.84
1	—	645	142.50	142.50
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
12	—	485	150.00–164.00	160.51
2	—	680	145.00	145.00
1	—	785	114.00	114.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	600	167.00	167.00
7	—	508	185.50	185.50
23	—	783	153.50	153.50
27	—	659	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	142.50	142.50
25	—	522	160.00–177.00	169.74
10	—	472	170.00–184.00	176.63
31	—	416	170.00–191.00	182.72
21	—	573	154.00–170.00	165.23
4	—	635	152.50–166.00	159.37
5	—	319	180.00–190.00	184.47
9	—	713	144.00–153.00	151.42
8	—	377	180.00–191.00	186.48
1	—	240	197.50	197.50
16	—	679	145.00–159.50	153.39
1	—	925	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	470	188.00–190.00	188.92
1	—	360	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	389	233.00–237.00	233.75
9	—	460	220.00–236.00	225.13
5	—	427	230.00–236.00	233.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	633	170.00–186.00	181.87
22	—	827	164.00–168.00	165.97
1	—	225	220.00	220.00
5	—	373	215.00–228.00	223.11
4	—	436	210.00–217.50	212.44
2	—	893	152.50–154.00	153.25
24	—	673	171.00–182.00	177.81
11	—	528	193.00–208.00	199.57
16	—	723	163.50–173.50	170.63
14	—	576	184.00–195.00	189.08
11	—	758	158.00–172.00	168.78
4	—	926	142.00–156.00	149.78
1	—	335	222.50	222.50
8	—	491	201.00–217.50	208.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	187.50	187.50
1	—	670	160.00	160.00
2	—	530	183.00–184.00	183.49
1	—	835	140.00	140.00
1	—	565	175.00	175.00
1	—	620	165.00	165.00
1	—	415	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	865	170.00	170.00
60	—	830	170.00	170.00
10	—	508	214.00–217.50	214.99
22	—	674	186.50	186.50
56	—	903	165.75	165.75
1	—	595	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	176.00	176.00
3	—	563	175.00–183.00	180.30
1	—	730	150.00	150.00
2	—	428	195.00–212.50	203.39
4	—	533	177.50–186.00	179.58
3	—	478	172.00–182.50	178.99
2	—	262	215.00	215.00
2	—	228	182.50–197.50	189.92
6	—	376	200.00	200.00
2	—	750	154.00	154.00
1	—	635	155.00	155.00
1	—	335	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	180.00	180.00
1	—	450	185.00	185.00
3	—	567	152.50–162.50	159.15
3	—	690	134.00	134.00
2	—	605	142.50–145.00	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	60.00–64.00	62.58
2	—	898	40.00–45.00	42.58
2	—	875	50.00–54.00	52.33
8	—	989	68.00–75.00	72.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,564	81.00–89.00	83.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,144	81.00–99.00	89.45
8	—	1,102	74.00–80.00	77.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	100.00–104.00	102.70
4	—	1,845	108.00–118.00	114.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,155	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,113	850.00–1,035.00	920.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,092	950.00–1,350.00	1,205.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	925.00	925.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.