Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-03-18

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Mar 18
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
474 head
▼ 1,014 vs last sale 1,488▼ 1,187 vs year ago 1,661 · −71.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 102▼ 170 vs year ago 258 · −65.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 56▼ 58 vs year ago 100 · −58.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Good demand on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.36/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −27.64 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$197.36
135 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$930
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$479
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$35.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.94
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2464200.90933119
Medium and Large 2-3483182.488804thin
Large 1-2558167.4993511thin
Small and Medium 1-2275165.004541thin
One grade step is worth $35.90/cwt here — about $479 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 sale135 hd
197.36
—
KY average24 barns · 6,694 hd
188.43
+8.94
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−27.64
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—High1,719128.662,21115
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,555100.691,56514
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22997.471,19836
CowsLean 85-90%High94872.1668418

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$1,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,094$1,2364thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,207$1,1595
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$1,0442thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,164$1,0404thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)974$9395
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)780$7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)975$7751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,3101thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,6363thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,003$1,2412thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240248.00/cwt248.00–248.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265220.00/cwt220.00–220.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285275.00/cwt275.00–275.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318260.91/cwt255.00–267.508302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326274.00/cwt274.00–274.008939
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345222.50/cwt222.50–222.507681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371255.90/cwt252.50–262.509498
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388241.78/cwt235.00–245.009383
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415206.00/cwt206.00–206.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425255.60/cwt255.00–257.501,0864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426248.37/cwt245.00–251.001,0588
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463231.36/cwt227.00–237.001,0713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484245.99/cwt244.00–250.001,1916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,1952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515231.78/cwt222.50–235.001,19414
Steers—Large 1-2523187.48/cwt187.00–188.009812
Steers—Medium 1-2535172.00/cwt172.00–172.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563208.74/cwt207.50–210.001,1752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580227.53/cwt224.00–231.001,3202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622218.69/cwt214.00–227.001,36010
Steers—Large 1-2625172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2601
Steers—Medium 1-2650170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668209.99/cwt201.00–214.001,4036
Steers—Large 1-2672182.55/cwt178.00–186.001,2275
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4171
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730191.93/cwt182.50–193.501,4018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762188.33/cwt180.00–191.001,43513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808171.99/cwt168.00–176.001,3902
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830151.49/cwt150.00–153.001,2572
Steers—Large 1-2848160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2275165.00/cwt165.00–165.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278224.86/cwt218.00–230.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330225.51/cwt223.00–231.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333206.84/cwt202.50–215.006897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376225.26/cwt222.50–229.0084714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383204.12/cwt200.00–210.0078210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417214.13/cwt212.50–216.008934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433202.87/cwt192.50–207.0087819
Heifers—Large 1-2440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460202.04/cwt195.00–207.009299
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460190.00/cwt190.00–190.008741
Heifers—Large 1-2485184.00/cwt184.00–184.008922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy497211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513195.70/cwt190.00–203.001,00417
Heifers—Large 1-2533161.81/cwt155.00–165.008623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535174.95/cwt170.00–180.009362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576185.10/cwt180.00–190.001,06617
Heifers—Large 1-2590168.00/cwt168.00–168.009912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631167.83/cwt160.00–175.001,0594
Heifers—Large 1-2651161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660164.37/cwt158.00–170.001,0855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260270.00/cwt270.00–270.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3260200.00/cwt200.00–200.005201
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2270182.50/cwt182.50–182.504931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2283241.31/cwt237.50–244.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320280.00/cwt280.00–280.008961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333241.25/cwt227.50–254.008034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340195.00/cwt195.00–195.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372229.45/cwt221.00–237.508543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380202.50/cwt202.50–202.507701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381249.39/cwt242.00–255.009506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413247.21/cwt245.00–254.001,0214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413201.97/cwt200.00–207.508344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438231.99/cwt225.00–240.001,0164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470212.55/cwt210.00–215.009992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473231.16/cwt222.50–237.501,09312
Bulls—Large 1-2490182.50/cwt182.50–182.508941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515213.71/cwt210.00–217.501,1014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535185.00/cwt185.00–185.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568190.40/cwt185.00–194.001,0813
Bulls—Large 1-2578175.57/cwt170.00–181.001,0154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580207.80/cwt200.00–212.001,20514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626184.77/cwt180.00–190.001,1574
Bulls—Large 1-2627162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660187.97/cwt181.00–192.001,2416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708174.53/cwt167.00–182.001,2362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,607120.12/cwt119.00–123.001,9306
Bulls——1,793134.35/cwt125.00–142.002,4099
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79540.00/cwt40.00–40.003181
Cows—Lean 85-90%90769.88/cwt64.00–76.506345
Cows—Lean 85-90%96680.94/cwt77.50–88.0078210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03350.00/cwt50.00–50.005172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16090.26/cwt84.00–95.001,04713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19076.00/cwt76.00–76.009041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272102.71/cwt97.00–118.501,30622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539102.80/cwt97.00–107.001,58211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61292.96/cwt90.00–96.501,4993
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2780775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2974939.43/head900.00–950.009395
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,674.77/head1,600.00–1,775.001,6752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,043.52/head850.00–1,225.001,0442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0941,236.44/head1,200.00–1,325.001,2364
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1641,040.28/head900.00–1,200.001,0404
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2071,159.34/head1,000.00–1,225.001,1595
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,240.77/head1,150.00–1,325.001,2412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,636.27/head1,500.00–1,825.001,6363
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.