Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-04-01

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 1
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
726 head
▼ 205 vs last sale 931▼ 328 vs year ago 1,054 · −31.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 134▼ 78 vs year ago 131 · −59.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 57▼ 65 vs year ago 142 · −45.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.11/cwt on 254 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −28.89 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$196.11
254 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$998
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$58.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.68
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510198.101,010235
Medium and Large 2479178.0185313thin
Large 1-2447175.697853thin
Medium 1-2630139.678803thin
One grade step is worth $58.43/cwt here — about $130 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 sale254 hd
196.11
—
KY average23 barns · 7,212 hd
189.43
+6.68
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−28.89
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—Low1,537118.721,8259thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15591.261,05424
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59590.581,4458thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average87669.9761321

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$1,2454thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,242$1,1743thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,147$1,03511
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,0351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)953$9464thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)994$8356
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,375$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$1,63412
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$1,1186
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,065$8001thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255237.50/cwt237.50–237.506061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290262.50/cwt262.50–262.507611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320260.00/cwt260.00–260.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325241.54/cwt237.50–250.007853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370229.59/cwt222.50–237.508492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384270.07/cwt262.50–272.501,0377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405245.00/cwt245.00–245.009924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457257.52/cwt252.50–267.501,1774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472223.92/cwt221.00–237.501,05722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514221.78/cwt215.00–225.001,1404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518236.98/cwt234.00–240.001,22812
Steers—Medium and Large 2542194.94/cwt190.00–205.001,0573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577234.36/cwt230.00–244.001,35216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583220.79/cwt214.00–225.001,2875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609226.71/cwt225.00–228.501,38153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632212.28/cwt200.00–216.001,3427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675203.20/cwt200.00–210.001,37210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764196.50/cwt196.50–196.501,50127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215203.58/cwt200.00–207.504382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290176.31/cwt172.50–180.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314205.73/cwt200.00–212.506467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375212.19/cwt200.00–218.0079622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421209.21/cwt202.50–217.5088151
Heifers—Large 1-2433176.03/cwt175.00–177.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435186.70/cwt185.00–190.008123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455190.00/cwt190.00–190.008651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474207.98/cwt200.00–213.0098621
Heifers—Large 1-2475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515176.83/cwt172.50–180.009114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520204.40/cwt202.00–208.001,06311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531194.11/cwt184.00–200.001,03121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554200.83/cwt199.00–202.501,11323
Heifers—Medium 1-2560164.00/cwt164.00–164.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564186.96/cwt178.00–194.001,0548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578172.03/cwt170.00–174.009942
Heifers—Medium 1-2600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614194.18/cwt192.00–194.501,19224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614178.90/cwt167.50–182.501,09826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678170.44/cwt162.00–175.001,15613
Heifers—Medium 1-2730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2233200.00/cwt200.00–200.004662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2258240.00/cwt240.00–240.006193
Bulls—Medium 1-2320202.50/cwt202.50–202.506481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327234.29/cwt230.00–245.0076612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367243.62/cwt232.50–247.508944
Bulls—Medium 1-2380197.50/cwt197.50–197.507511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385225.00/cwt225.00–225.008662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423215.00/cwt215.00–215.009092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438225.32/cwt221.00–235.0098714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470224.65/cwt217.50–232.501,05613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479208.88/cwt208.00–210.001,0017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2503190.41/cwt188.00–197.509584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525208.01/cwt200.00–215.001,09215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573210.78/cwt198.00–219.001,20811
Bulls—Large 1-2573165.00/cwt165.00–165.009453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629209.84/cwt207.00–212.501,3204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660201.56/cwt196.00–205.001,3306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724172.39/cwt162.50–177.501,2484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2918132.56/cwt130.00–137.501,2173
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,406111.97/cwt107.00–116.001,5744
Bulls——1,485100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4851
Bulls——1,681130.15/cwt120.00–141.002,1884
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%68040.00/cwt40.00–40.002721
Cows—Lean 85-90%84958.46/cwt54.00–60.004964
Cows—Lean 85-90%88168.47/cwt63.00–74.006039
Cows—Lean 85-90%91382.76/cwt80.00–90.007567
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14998.37/cwt94.00–101.001,13011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15287.55/cwt84.00–93.001,00911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21072.58/cwt70.00–75.008782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52195.03/cwt93.00–97.001,4454
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66986.13/cwt80.00–90.001,4384
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2953945.59/head900.00–960.009464
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2994834.74/head750.00–900.008356
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1471,035.34/head975.00–1,100.001,03511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,245.14/head1,150.00–1,325.001,2454
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2421,174.45/head1,085.00–1,225.001,1743
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2735800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,065800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2261,625.54/head1,275.00–2,225.001,62610
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,243.43/head1,000.00–1,400.001,2433
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4281,674.17/head1,500.00–1,825.001,6742

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.