Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-05-20

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, May 20
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
744 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 717▲ 80 vs year ago 664 · +12.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 145▼ 34 vs year ago 125 · −27.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 50▲ 0 vs year ago 55 · +0.0%
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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.73/cwt on 374 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −20.27 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$204.73
374 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,089
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528211.471,116317
Medium and Large 2-3553167.2292457
One grade step is worth $44.26/cwt here — about $192 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 sale374 hd
204.73
—
KY average23 barns · 5,972 hd
201.68
+3.05
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−20.27
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—Average1,527125.271,91312
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,236109.281,35033
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,526106.311,6228thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01793.8495540
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,310134.001,7551thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)974$1,2279
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)929$1,15720
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$1,1423thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)822$8285
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,2751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,1032thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)830$8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)855$7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,230$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,500$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,119$1,5698
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,030$1,1502thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy269268.57/cwt250.00–277.507224
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295185.00/cwt185.00–185.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313271.00/cwt235.00–310.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355220.00/cwt220.00–220.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375257.53/cwt245.00–292.509669
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 2420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423220.98/cwt209.00–225.009354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433251.38/cwt237.50–270.001,08818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475242.00/cwt232.50–247.001,15016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479213.29/cwt210.00–217.501,0224
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495172.50/cwt172.50–172.508541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513244.39/cwt230.00–260.001,25426
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520188.00/cwt188.00–188.009787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528218.60/cwt215.00–221.001,1547
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560171.61/cwt160.00–182.509613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565213.11/cwt207.50–222.501,2044
Steers—Medium and Large 2580199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589242.27/cwt230.00–247.001,42711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610176.50/cwt175.00–178.001,0772
Steers—Medium and Large 2613197.51/cwt195.00–200.001,2112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622236.82/cwt228.00–246.001,47327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624217.66/cwt215.00–225.001,35812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672213.96/cwt210.00–218.001,4386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673228.49/cwt228.00–230.001,5384
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3693172.01/cwt169.00–175.001,1922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755202.67/cwt200.00–204.001,5303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2968161.96/cwt160.00–164.001,5682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,015144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275175.00/cwt175.00–175.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295230.00/cwt230.00–230.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328225.08/cwt215.00–232.507384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372201.79/cwt197.50–207.507513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378220.81/cwt212.50–226.0083517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388180.03/cwt175.00–185.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422216.20/cwt210.00–221.0091212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432203.84/cwt195.00–208.0088114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433180.18/cwt170.00–185.007806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469198.66/cwt191.00–205.009328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473165.89/cwt150.00–180.007857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480215.30/cwt210.00–220.001,03334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521197.56/cwt190.00–205.001,0299
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523173.27/cwt152.50–184.0090613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527218.15/cwt206.00–226.001,15038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562218.49/cwt209.50–220.501,228121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580194.42/cwt180.00–205.001,12825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580170.06/cwt162.50–176.0098612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616194.04/cwt180.00–200.001,19522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625160.41/cwt160.00–162.001,0035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675160.49/cwt160.00–161.001,0832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3713146.08/cwt125.00–155.001,0425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718178.29/cwt175.00–180.001,2803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820138.73/cwt137.50–140.001,1382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830146.53/cwt145.00–148.001,2162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225230.00/cwt230.00–230.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy277259.46/cwt235.00–275.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285220.00/cwt220.00–220.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330257.25/cwt232.00–282.508492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333225.85/cwt222.00–230.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365218.69/cwt210.00–227.507986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365180.80/cwt172.50–190.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375202.50/cwt202.50–202.507591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390260.77/cwt260.00–261.001,0174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413223.77/cwt222.50–225.009242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423161.58/cwt150.00–172.506832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429243.85/cwt234.00–249.001,04613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469236.11/cwt234.00–237.001,1077
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486217.36/cwt210.00–225.001,0564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490182.50/cwt182.50–182.508941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508217.65/cwt215.00–223.001,1063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512230.11/cwt226.00–233.001,1788
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513170.71/cwt162.50–185.008763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563205.86/cwt200.00–218.001,1593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575182.59/cwt180.00–185.001,0502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615197.65/cwt190.00–210.001,2167
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy617220.13/cwt217.00–226.001,3583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy705193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3743165.24/cwt162.50–168.001,2282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2890149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3915130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,095111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2151
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,310134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,7551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420117.81/cwt117.00–120.001,6734
Bulls——1,562132.36/cwt127.00–138.002,0677
Bulls——1,710105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,8041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95354.36/cwt50.00–60.005182
Cows—Lean 85-90%96289.44/cwt84.00–94.0086012
Cows—Lean 85-90%98675.84/cwt70.00–80.007484
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059103.10/cwt95.00–127.001,09222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233110.61/cwt99.00–124.001,36431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27588.63/cwt84.00–92.001,1302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526106.31/cwt98.00–114.001,6228
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2822827.76/head700.00–975.008285
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29291,157.00/head1,010.00–1,300.001,15720
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29741,227.44/head1,025.00–1,325.001,2279
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,141.95/head950.00–1,225.001,1423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29451,103.07/head975.00–1,210.001,1032
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,565.12/head1,450.00–1,600.001,5655
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751

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.