Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-04-15

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 15
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
955 head
▲ 163 vs last sale 792▲ 459 vs year ago 496 · +92.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
179 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 120▲ 69 vs year ago 110 · +62.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 65▲ 50 vs year ago 80 · +62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with some extremely high dressing individuals.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.49/cwt on 301 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −24.51 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$200.49
301 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$961
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$43.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.61
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2481203.11977262
Medium and Large 2441191.6384623
Large 1-2528172.8691213thin
Medium 1-2423159.176743thin
One grade step is worth $43.94/cwt here — about $303 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 sale301 hd
200.49
—
KY average24 barns · 7,109 hd
196.88
+3.61
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−24.51
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—High1,724122.102,10521
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51495.901,45132
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20894.021,13657
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02172.7974331

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)1,303$1,28814
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$1,20811
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$1,13312
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$1,0503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,197$1,0177
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,028$8882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,031$8867
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,003$73914
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,2352thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,295$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,243$1,68513
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,079$1,2689
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,071$1,0516

Every lot

128 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210260.00/cwt260.00–260.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322238.89/cwt230.00–246.007699
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy342261.00/cwt261.00–261.008932
Steers—Medium and Large 2345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366237.08/cwt225.00–242.508687
Steers—Medium and Large 2390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416233.62/cwt224.00–240.0097213
Steers—Medium and Large 2422208.96/cwt205.00–210.008825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478243.78/cwt230.00–247.001,16524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485251.28/cwt250.00–255.001,2194
Steers—Large 1-2485201.00/cwt201.00–201.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 2489215.72/cwt212.00–222.501,0556
Steers—Medium and Large 2500215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523227.49/cwt220.00–235.001,1906
Steers—Large 1-2525197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added547250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561227.56/cwt224.00–230.001,2775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563241.48/cwt240.00–243.001,3602
Steers—Medium 1-2567170.00/cwt170.00–170.009642
Steers—Large 1-2568190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0792
Steers—Medium and Large 2575202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1641
Steers—Medium and Large 2622198.60/cwt194.00–202.001,2357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627226.49/cwt219.00–234.001,42018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667206.65/cwt205.00–208.001,3783
Steers—Large 1-2705170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1991
Steers—Medium and Large 2740170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825185.90/cwt178.00–190.001,5343
Steers—Large 1-2835156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3031
Steers—Medium and Large 2842157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3267
Steers—Medium and Large 2875168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2932166.58/cwt164.00–167.001,5537
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2234208.84/cwt205.00–217.504899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271208.83/cwt200.00–217.005667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316225.00/cwt225.00–225.007114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324215.12/cwt205.00–221.0069717
Heifers—Large 1-2325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
Heifers—Medium 1-2340155.00/cwt155.00–155.005272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372215.56/cwt207.00–223.0080244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375200.29/cwt199.00–202.507515
Heifers—Large 1-2380186.28/cwt185.00–187.507082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2401193.40/cwt192.50–194.0077610
Heifers—Large 1-2423185.27/cwt180.00–190.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427211.76/cwt200.00–218.0090440
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474209.61/cwt200.00–217.5099449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480193.23/cwt192.50–194.009284
Heifers—Large 1-2486180.00/cwt180.00–180.008753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526213.46/cwt211.00–215.001,12318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529192.66/cwt190.00–206.001,01916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566196.06/cwt187.50–205.001,11017
Heifers—Large 1-2575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583174.51/cwt174.00–175.001,0172
Heifers—Medium 1-2590167.50/cwt167.50–167.509881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623178.54/cwt170.00–185.001,1125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0481
Heifers—Large 1-2640165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668175.07/cwt168.00–180.001,1695
Heifers—Large 1-2683157.03/cwt150.00–164.001,0732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726163.51/cwt154.00–170.001,1874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,35210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2787171.26/cwt160.00–174.001,3485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2816161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0914
Heifers—Large 1-2890125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2205222.50/cwt222.50–222.504561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2266234.81/cwt230.00–242.0062512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275225.00/cwt225.00–225.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2336235.70/cwt232.50–240.007927
Bulls—Large 1-2368203.91/cwt200.00–207.507505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371236.43/cwt227.50–245.0087714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383218.21/cwt212.50–222.008368
Bulls—Large 1-2410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413229.77/cwt223.00–235.0094917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425214.62/cwt213.00–217.009125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478224.36/cwt222.50–228.001,07217
Bulls—Large 1-2480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009602
Bulls—Large 1-2512170.00/cwt170.00–170.008704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527216.61/cwt210.00–225.001,14218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528201.21/cwt192.00–205.001,0624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568224.01/cwt222.00–225.001,2728
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570199.18/cwt194.00–204.001,1352
Bulls—Large 1-2574176.20/cwt174.00–183.001,0114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2606195.50/cwt194.00–200.001,1854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009141
Bulls—Large 1-2663153.24/cwt147.50–157.001,0163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667170.79/cwt167.50–175.001,1393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676193.98/cwt192.00–200.001,3114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724167.80/cwt160.00–172.501,2159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2811148.14/cwt139.00–156.001,2014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2930135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2990135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3371
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added505175.00/cwt175.00–175.0088424
Dairy Steers—Large 3620155.00/cwt155.00–155.0096110
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,663105.36/cwt100.00–112.001,7526
Bulls——1,685122.62/cwt116.00–127.502,0668
Bulls——1,820135.85/cwt130.00–145.002,4727
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87043.06/cwt40.00–47.503752
Cows—Lean 85-90%90157.48/cwt50.00–62.005187
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05272.66/cwt66.50–75.507646
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08183.26/cwt78.00–88.0090016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17988.80/cwt84.00–94.001,04729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236100.15/cwt95.00–113.001,23827
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47390.85/cwt83.00–94.001,3388
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52797.58/cwt95.00–102.001,49024
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003738.71/head700.00–1,050.0073914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,028887.53/head875.00–900.008882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,031886.13/head875.00–900.008867
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1271,207.73/head1,110.00–1,400.001,20811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,132.61/head900.00–1,400.001,13312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1971,017.25/head800.00–1,385.001,0177
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3031,287.59/head1,250.00–1,310.001,28814
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,036975.97/head875.00–1,025.009764
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0441,199.88/head1,110.00–1,250.001,2004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1071,323.04/head1,100.00–1,450.001,3235
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,684.87/head1,425.00–1,800.001,68513
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2352

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.