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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, May 27

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

377 head

▼ 367 vs last sale 744▲ 8 vs year ago 369 · +2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

131 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 91▲ 66 vs year ago 65 · +101.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 55▲ 10 vs year ago 35 · +28.6%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.61/cwt on 162 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −13.39 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$211.61

162 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$48.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.31

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	453	218.77	991	138
Medium and Large 2-3	506	170.42	863	24

One grade step is worth $48.35/cwt here — about $129 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 sale162 hd

211.61

—

KY average25 barns · 5,697 hd

204.30

+7.31

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−13.39

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,407	122.03	1,717	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,582	114.36	1,809	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	111.47	1,498	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	88.01	901	65

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,385	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,228	$1,266	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,081	$1,163	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,126	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,121	$1,069	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,070	$1,012	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$984	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,060	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$885	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,215	$1,378	3thin

Every lot

100 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	617	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	317	287.83/cwt	270.00–310.00	912	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	262.82/cwt	236.00–275.00	946	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	746	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	407	260.87/cwt	235.00–273.00	1,062	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	925	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	816	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	254.36/cwt	230.00–264.00	1,173	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	461	172.58/cwt	170.00–185.00	796	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	224.50/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,062	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	218.64/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,170	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,317	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	208.24/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,389	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,509	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,624	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	235.23/cwt	225.00–247.50	659	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	201.21/cwt	200.00–202.50	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	331	225.58/cwt	219.00–227.50	747	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	232.22/cwt	213.00–239.00	852	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	174.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	223.85/cwt	212.00–229.00	938	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	181.71/cwt	180.00–185.00	763	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	207.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	894	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	171.33/cwt	165.00–180.00	798	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	476	215.41/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,025	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	204.51/cwt	204.00–205.00	982	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	217.76/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,137	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	178.06/cwt	170.00–185.00	937	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	195.04/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,038	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,260	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	557	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	961	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	198.35/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,127	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	969	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	192.98/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,225	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,384	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,322	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	213	261.18/cwt	240.00–285.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	328	260.37/cwt	252.50–280.00	854	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	257.31/cwt	235.00–265.00	939	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	208.67/cwt	202.50–215.00	866	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	243.18/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,019	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	236.80/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,106	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,104	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,140	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	177.72/cwt	157.00–187.50	929	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	216.85/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,143	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	191.98/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,075	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	208.27/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,216	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	165.18/cwt	120.00–185.00	1,031	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,319	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,271	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	692	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,211	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,258	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,049	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,432	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,252	104.01/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,302	3
Bulls	—	—	1,403	123.21/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,729	4
Bulls	—	—	1,504	131.90/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,984	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	67.85/cwt	50.00–75.00	622	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	84.32/cwt	80.00–89.00	829	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	92.56/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,004	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	104.70/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,143	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,248	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	111.90/cwt	100.00–127.00	1,505	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	114.36/cwt	106.00–130.00	1,809	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,011.80/head	750.00–1,200.00	1,012	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	1,163.03/head	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,163	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	983.89/head	850.00–1,150.00	984	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	1,068.59/head	800.00–1,250.00	1,069	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,265.92/head	925.00–1,610.00	1,266	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,125.54/head	1,010.00–1,225.00	1,126	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat May 27, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 744Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 91Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 55Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	240.00–285.00	261.18
11	—	467	232.00–250.00	236.80
4	—	328	252.50–280.00	260.37
9	—	365	235.00–265.00	257.31
1	—	500	228.00	228.00
7	—	419	235.00–252.50	243.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	190.00–194.00	191.98
2	—	375	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
1	—	625	211.00	211.00
1	—	495	223.00	223.00
12	—	527	200.00–222.50	216.85
5	—	584	201.00–215.00	208.27
2	—	415	202.50–215.00	208.67
1	—	655	194.00	194.00
1	—	1,155	124.00	124.00
1	—	755	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	157.00–187.50	177.72
2	—	692	175.00	175.00
1	—	430	182.50	182.50
2	—	915	137.50	137.50
1	—	990	106.00	106.00
1	—	880	130.00	130.00
6	—	624	120.00–185.00	165.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	692	200.00	200.00
4	—	431	200.00–210.00	207.51
2	—	480	204.00–205.00	204.51
3	—	635	185.00–200.00	192.98
2	—	870	150.00–154.00	151.99
6	—	532	190.00–202.00	195.04
1	—	835	158.00	158.00
2	—	320	200.00–202.50	201.21
5	—	568	191.00–204.00	198.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
4	—	526	170.00–185.00	178.06
3	—	420	180.00–185.00	181.71
3	—	557	170.00–175.00	172.49
2	—	615	155.00–160.00	157.52
1	—	895	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	180.00	180.00
1	—	745	150.00	150.00
3	—	375	170.00–180.00	174.96
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
4	—	466	165.00–180.00	171.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	220.00	220.00
6	—	280	225.00–247.50	235.23
5	—	476	213.00–217.00	215.41
45	—	367	213.00–239.00	232.22
24	—	419	212.00–229.00	223.85
4	—	331	219.00–227.50	225.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	522	211.00–220.00	217.76
1	—	550	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	205.00	205.00
2	—	435	210.00–215.00	212.53
2	—	373	200.00	200.00
1	—	630	209.00	209.00
2	—	473	224.00–225.00	224.50
1	—	335	223.00	223.00
1	—	990	164.00	164.00
1	—	740	199.00	199.00
3	—	535	216.00–220.00	218.64
3	—	667	200.00–219.00	208.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	360	236.00–275.00	262.82
1	—	235	262.50	262.50
3	—	317	270.00–310.00	287.83
8	—	407	235.00–273.00	260.87
22	—	461	230.00–264.00	254.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	590	175.00	175.00
1	—	435	187.50	187.50
12	—	461	170.00–185.00	172.58
1	—	605	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	722	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,582	106.00–130.00	114.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	96.00	96.00
36	—	1,345	100.00–127.00	111.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	983	80.00–89.00	84.32
18	—	1,085	90.00–96.00	92.56
13	—	917	50.00–75.00	67.85
15	—	1,092	100.00–115.00	104.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	100.00–112.00	104.01
4	—	1,403	121.00–124.00	123.21
5	—	1,504	128.00–137.00	131.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	885.00	885.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,060.00	1,060.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,121	800.00–1,250.00	1,068.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	750.00–1,200.00	1,011.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,385.00	1,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,240	1,010.00–1,225.00	1,125.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,083	850.00–1,150.00	983.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	925.00–1,610.00	1,265.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,081	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,163.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,185.00	1,185.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.