Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-07-22

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 22
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
765 head
▲ 140 vs last sale 625▲ 401 vs year ago 364 · +110.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 91▲ 47 vs year ago 65 · +72.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 32▼ 12 vs year ago 55 · −21.8%
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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.98/cwt on 313 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −2.02 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$222.98
313 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,190
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$52.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.94
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528229.001,210276
Medium and Large 2731191.501,4004thin
Medium and Large 2-3554176.4497733
One grade step is worth $52.56/cwt here — about $233 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 sale313 hd
222.98
—
KY average26 barns · 5,947 hd
225.92
−2.94
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−2.02
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—High1,585124.391,97211
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,587109.611,7409thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,305108.151,41137
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07496.501,03656

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)900$1,2252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,1694thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,002$1,1107
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)986$1,0238
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)983$9282thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$1,4103thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,183$1,8257
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,292$1,4974thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)990$9501thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210244.00/cwt244.00–244.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 2215200.00/cwt200.00–200.004301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255220.00/cwt220.00–220.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280278.73/cwt270.00–289.007805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331272.76/cwt260.00–287.509034
Steers—Medium and Large 2335200.00/cwt200.00–200.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340230.07/cwt225.00–235.007822
Steers—Medium and Large 2365205.00/cwt205.00–205.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy389262.39/cwt255.00–269.001,02112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389240.30/cwt230.00–248.009357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411255.30/cwt250.00–265.001,0499
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428236.07/cwt230.00–241.001,0106
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3453170.00/cwt170.00–170.007703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460236.26/cwt230.00–245.001,0874
Steers—Medium and Large 2469211.16/cwt205.00–220.009904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488279.50/cwt263.00–285.001,36431
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3509164.79/cwt159.00–180.008399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516274.41/cwt262.00–289.001,41613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518239.86/cwt235.00–248.001,24210
Steers—Medium and Large 2565221.82/cwt215.00–225.001,2535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579242.59/cwt235.00–247.501,4058
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581272.89/cwt257.00–288.001,58512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600157.00/cwt157.00–157.009427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604277.53/cwt268.00–281.001,6769
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630234.88/cwt230.00–240.001,4802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787211.67/cwt210.00–212.001,6666
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200195.00/cwt195.00–195.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2208202.59/cwt200.00–205.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy276238.05/cwt230.00–240.006575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283211.91/cwt202.00–222.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323216.69/cwt200.00–225.0070023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338183.72/cwt182.50–185.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340233.75/cwt230.00–237.507952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378176.47/cwt162.50–190.006674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379217.26/cwt200.00–225.0082311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385231.20/cwt230.00–237.508906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422231.79/cwt230.00–240.0097823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425212.43/cwt200.00–223.009037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428183.44/cwt172.50–194.007852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3461187.63/cwt180.00–194.008655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465221.39/cwt215.00–227.001,02913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481234.31/cwt230.00–240.001,12726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515172.28/cwt161.00–184.008872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520229.33/cwt226.00–232.001,19315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520209.50/cwt200.00–220.001,0895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558232.19/cwt229.00–235.001,2966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569190.83/cwt190.00–194.001,0865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581217.74/cwt200.00–225.001,26518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617217.72/cwt200.00–222.501,34319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3621181.79/cwt152.00–196.001,1296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653206.66/cwt200.00–210.001,3493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,59387
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725192.00/cwt190.00–195.001,3923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3923126.55/cwt110.00–145.001,1683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3955120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2227208.93/cwt208.00–211.004743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240237.27/cwt224.00–250.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy268277.92/cwt275.00–281.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273222.02/cwt220.00–224.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2316215.00/cwt215.00–215.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335273.53/cwt262.50–282.509165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340230.00/cwt230.00–230.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365267.56/cwt247.50–275.009774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381229.92/cwt225.00–240.008768
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381210.02/cwt200.00–215.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395152.00/cwt152.00–152.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422221.77/cwt210.00–230.009367
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428255.89/cwt238.00–259.001,09514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429173.11/cwt164.00–182.507434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455168.96/cwt150.00–187.507692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474204.17/cwt200.00–209.009689
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477222.27/cwt216.00–230.001,06013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy492237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy503251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514226.29/cwt215.00–233.001,16323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522169.60/cwt155.00–180.008853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574228.47/cwt215.00–235.001,31115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2594201.50/cwt200.00–202.001,1974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy595239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610236.97/cwt235.00–239.001,4462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664218.35/cwt210.00–225.001,4504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715206.26/cwt202.00–212.001,4753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3722175.24/cwt160.00–188.001,2655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,040138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,050105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,120130.05/cwt126.00–134.001,4572
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,395108.77/cwt100.00–117.001,5172
Bulls——1,538122.81/cwt118.00–125.001,8895
Bulls——1,740134.17/cwt130.00–140.502,3354
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98973.79/cwt70.00–78.007306
Cows—Lean 85-90%99083.47/cwt80.00–89.008268
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095105.08/cwt100.00–118.001,15131
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12094.18/cwt90.00–99.001,05511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24394.26/cwt92.00–98.001,1723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310110.27/cwt100.00–124.001,44533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51091.00/cwt90.00–92.001,3742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,609114.93/cwt111.00–118.001,8497
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2990950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,462.37/head950.00–1,850.001,4622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1871,970.03/head1,350.00–2,275.001,9705
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,416.55/head1,350.00–1,475.001,4172
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,577.83/head1,100.00–1,950.001,5782
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4103
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2983927.93/head875.00–975.009282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29861,023.06/head775.00–1,375.001,0238
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0021,110.23/head975.00–1,200.001,1107
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,169.27/head985.00–1,225.001,1694

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.