Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-03-04

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 4
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
609 head
▼ 245 vs last sale 854▼ 1,057 vs year ago 1,666 · −63.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 104▼ 78 vs year ago 175 · −44.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 39▼ 111 vs year ago 145 · −76.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 500lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.97/cwt on 285 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −38.03 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$186.97
285 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,059
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$457
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$27.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.16
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2570188.421,074266
Medium and Large 2-3538168.6390712thin
Large 1-2541165.008924thin
Medium 1-2383160.836173thin
One grade step is worth $27.59/cwt here — about $457 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 sale285 hd
186.97
—
KY average22 barns · 5,392 hd
181.81
+5.16
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−38.03
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—High1,664113.161,8839thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56387.271,36410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21486.581,05135
CowsLean 85-90%High93967.6763629

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)1,218$1,0653thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,305$1,0601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$9851thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,037$8283thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,028$8182thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$1,2851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)890$7101thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310212.50/cwt212.50–212.506591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330190.00/cwt190.00–190.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362265.33/cwt250.00–270.009608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385238.84/cwt230.00–242.509208
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
Steers—Medium 1-2395197.00/cwt197.00–197.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405212.50/cwt212.50–212.508611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418230.34/cwt222.50–236.009638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy439251.72/cwt251.00–252.001,1057
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477208.86/cwt200.00–217.009965
Steers—Medium 1-2505175.00/cwt175.00–175.008841
Steers—Large 1-2535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541227.92/cwt226.00–232.501,23318
Steers—Large 1-2560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569211.83/cwt202.00–215.001,2058
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578195.60/cwt195.00–196.001,1315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605165.00/cwt165.00–165.009981
Steers—Medium 1-2615145.00/cwt145.00–145.008921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617206.18/cwt203.00–207.001,2725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640193.77/cwt187.00–200.001,24013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679185.13/cwt180.00–187.001,25714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709174.57/cwt170.00–178.001,2385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739185.88/cwt185.00–186.001,37433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766179.07/cwt178.00–180.001,37213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,3536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 1-2290176.25/cwt175.00–177.505112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2357199.51/cwt195.00–202.5071210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392210.00/cwt210.00–210.008235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413215.00/cwt215.00–215.0088812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418202.82/cwt200.00–205.008487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469206.41/cwt200.00–215.0096821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474186.29/cwt180.00–192.508837
Heifers—Large 1-2496175.00/cwt175.00–175.008683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520162.50/cwt162.50–162.508451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531170.84/cwt165.00–180.009076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added548195.12/cwt189.00–195.251,06988
Heifers—Medium 1-2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573179.99/cwt172.50–185.001,03113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590141.00/cwt141.00–141.008322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613166.75/cwt160.00–170.001,0228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674176.75/cwt176.75–176.751,19175
Heifers—Large 1-2675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678167.43/cwt160.00–172.001,1356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740125.00/cwt125.00–125.009251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756151.79/cwt147.00–154.001,1485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,005122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310212.50/cwt212.50–212.506594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332240.00/cwt240.00–240.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370221.33/cwt217.50–232.508197
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425197.50/cwt197.50–197.508391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445217.50/cwt217.50–217.509682
Bulls—Medium 1-2470170.00/cwt170.00–170.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483210.04/cwt205.00–225.001,01421
Bulls—Large 1-2505165.00/cwt165.00–165.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510209.50/cwt209.00–210.001,0682
Bulls—Medium 1-2545162.50/cwt162.50–162.508861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555172.50/cwt170.00–175.009572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575189.71/cwt182.50–196.001,0914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2634177.58/cwt170.00–187.501,1265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675161.77/cwt155.00–165.001,0923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3530134.50/cwt134.50–134.507134
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,663105.67/cwt100.50–109.001,7575
Bulls——1,666122.52/cwt115.00–127.002,0414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83044.54/cwt44.00–45.003702
Cows—Lean 85-90%93968.55/cwt62.00–74.0064411
Cows—Lean 85-90%94780.08/cwt75.00–85.0075810
Cows—Lean 85-90%96353.07/cwt50.00–60.005116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19193.22/cwt88.00–112.001,11014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22675.35/cwt75.00–75.509243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23083.28/cwt78.00–86.001,02418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54088.09/cwt86.00–95.001,3578
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,3902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2870660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2985825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063829.00/head725.00–925.008292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,064.60/head950.00–1,150.001,0653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2890710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851

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.