Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-04-29

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 29
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
526 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 637▼ 422 vs year ago 948 · −44.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 149▼ 60 vs year ago 129 · −46.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 69▼ 32 vs year ago 78 · −41.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds 2.00 to 4.00 lower, over 500 pounds steady. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $210.26/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$210.26
218 head · 644 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,354
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$502
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$55.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.02
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2650214.131,391199
Medium and Large 2634188.041,1917thin
Medium and Large 2-3559159.0689012thin
One grade step is worth $55.07/cwt here — about $502 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 sale218 hd
210.26
—
KY average25 barns · 5,451 hd
214.28
−4.02
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—High1,590113.141,7988thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51292.951,4069thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19888.541,06129
CowsLean 85-90%High95975.3472234
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,446144.002,0824thin

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)1,080$1,3472thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,151$1,1837
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,194$1,1589
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$9844thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)858$7552thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)720$7251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$1,4751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)945$1,2272thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$1,5373thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy228247.25/cwt240.00–255.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3260140.00/cwt135.00–145.003642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273238.48/cwt232.50–250.006513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324255.81/cwt230.00–274.0082911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330175.00/cwt175.00–175.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341215.69/cwt200.00–221.007364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368254.07/cwt234.00–265.009359
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375212.68/cwt200.00–220.007984
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375189.87/cwt185.00–195.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400175.00/cwt175.00–175.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412248.72/cwt227.00–256.001,02512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426216.66/cwt215.00–220.009233
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467242.71/cwt234.00–255.001,13312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480207.75/cwt200.00–215.009975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514232.74/cwt228.00–242.501,19620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523215.83/cwt212.00–223.001,1295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570218.70/cwt208.00–226.001,2479
Steers—Medium and Large 2570202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580238.73/cwt231.00–242.001,38525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610233.32/cwt232.00–234.001,4233
Steers—Medium and Large 2617188.95/cwt185.00–190.001,1665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643214.61/cwt213.00–223.001,3806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668212.20/cwt207.00–220.001,4173
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743191.00/cwt190.00–192.001,4192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773188.30/cwt180.00–195.001,4567
Steers—Medium and Large 2780169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2801178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4264
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3828150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4031
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3895140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3975135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,111163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,81646
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3213165.68/cwt150.00–182.503532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy217214.92/cwt212.50–217.504663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275202.53/cwt200.00–206.005577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322202.66/cwt195.00–206.006539
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3326167.42/cwt150.00–182.505466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3364163.61/cwt150.00–177.505964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371212.75/cwt209.00–219.0078910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372201.99/cwt190.00–206.007516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423197.00/cwt187.50–200.008334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428212.64/cwt208.00–217.0091020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435160.99/cwt150.00–172.507002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471213.54/cwt207.00–220.001,00622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472161.58/cwt145.00–175.007635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475196.13/cwt180.00–202.009326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518204.97/cwt200.00–211.001,0628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518157.08/cwt145.00–170.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566158.49/cwt140.00–174.008974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584188.00/cwt180.00–196.001,09820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610160.00/cwt160.00–160.009761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627172.02/cwt170.00–178.001,0794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663180.35/cwt174.00–184.001,19611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720157.08/cwt154.00–160.001,1312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3850144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2863160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3813
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2205227.50/cwt227.50–227.504661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235250.00/cwt250.00–250.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3273146.22/cwt142.50–150.003992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278223.35/cwt220.00–230.006213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305162.50/cwt162.50–162.504961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332254.98/cwt242.00–260.008479
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375205.00/cwt205.00–205.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378241.11/cwt230.00–265.009116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426234.85/cwt232.00–237.001,0008
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440221.33/cwt217.50–224.009743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473165.13/cwt160.00–170.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475231.96/cwt228.00–236.001,1022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482212.80/cwt200.00–223.001,0265
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510165.23/cwt157.50–180.008433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523196.61/cwt194.00–199.001,0282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525224.98/cwt224.00–226.001,1812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571208.50/cwt201.00–212.001,1914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575187.05/cwt185.00–189.001,0762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583170.55/cwt167.00–174.009942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy588223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610190.27/cwt188.00–192.501,1612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy623209.41/cwt205.00–214.001,3052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3642177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678170.70/cwt162.50–173.001,1576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2687194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720135.00/cwt135.00–135.009721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770146.21/cwt135.00–157.001,1262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3823142.38/cwt137.50–147.001,1722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3905140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3950126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1971
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 354580.00/cwt80.00–80.004361
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,446144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,0824
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18594.21/cwt84.00–106.001,1162
Bulls——1,534116.41/cwt111.00–120.001,7864
Bulls——2,105125.52/cwt125.00–126.002,6422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90954.71/cwt40.00–65.004978
Cows—Lean 85-90%95687.12/cwt84.00–93.5083313
Cows—Lean 85-90%98598.00/cwt98.00–98.009651
Cows—Lean 85-90%99374.44/cwt70.00–81.0073912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18088.48/cwt84.00–94.001,04426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323101.07/cwt99.00–103.001,3372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42565.00/cwt65.00–65.009261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43889.95/cwt87.00–93.001,2934
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63899.44/cwt98.00–101.001,6294
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29451,227.38/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2858754.81/head700.00–800.007552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975983.82/head825.00–1,200.009844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,347.22/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1511,182.58/head800.00–1,400.001,1837
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1941,157.80/head925.00–1,375.001,1589
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,554.98/head1,550.00–1,560.001,5552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,4511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.