Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-08-12

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 12
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
859 head
▼ 313 vs last sale 1,172▲ 145 vs year ago 714 · +20.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 149▼ 35 vs year ago 175 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 53▼ 7 vs year ago 55 · −12.7%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $242.02/cwt on 351 head.
Average price
$242.02
351 head · 684 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$799
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$66.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.32
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2692244.371,692333
Medium and Large 2538211.971,14011thin
Medium and Large 2-3503177.608937thin
One grade step is worth $66.77/cwt here — about $799 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 sale351 hd
242.02
—
KY average27 barns · 6,056 hd
247.34
−5.32
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—High1,644125.092,05616
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,523110.961,69018
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,282107.321,37652
CowsLean 85-90%High97994.0192061
SteersSelectAverage1,760130.002,2881thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,001$1,3964thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,135$1,3504thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,3002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,021$1,0348
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)972$1,0333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)961$1,0049
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)890$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)860$1,1317
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,338$1,5762thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$1,5494thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,231$1,4333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,3751thin

Every lot

134 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 1-2Fancy207300.00/cwt300.00–300.006212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy279278.80/cwt278.00–280.007785
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335286.06/cwt280.00–292.509582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371283.34/cwt278.00–292.501,0516
Steers—Medium and Large 2375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380254.31/cwt250.00–260.0096611
Steers—Medium and Large 2418210.91/cwt206.00–216.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426268.61/cwt260.00–275.001,14413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429253.80/cwt250.00–257.501,08912
Steers—Medium and Large 2458214.92/cwt200.00–230.009842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470275.39/cwt260.00–285.001,2948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476249.80/cwt235.00–257.001,18912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505182.50/cwt172.50–192.509222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527265.50/cwt258.00–270.001,39930
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527245.00/cwt236.00–254.001,29114
Steers—Medium and Large 2550215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562262.32/cwt258.00–266.001,47413
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570186.06/cwt170.00–201.001,0613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583241.50/cwt232.50–252.001,40810
Steers—Medium and Large 2600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615229.96/cwt225.00–239.001,4146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626267.68/cwt267.00–269.001,6766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669234.07/cwt225.00–248.001,5665
Steers—Medium and Large 2670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676258.57/cwt257.00–259.001,7489
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713252.71/cwt248.00–255.001,8029
Steers—Medium and Large 2770205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added804225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,80941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added897232.85/cwt232.85–232.852,08962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added948226.50/cwt226.50–226.502,14756
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205210.00/cwt210.00–210.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225227.75/cwt215.00–238.005126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258235.22/cwt225.00–242.506074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy281252.00/cwt252.00–252.007083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330236.90/cwt225.00–243.007826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335217.50/cwt217.50–217.507291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355180.00/cwt180.00–180.006391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360201.74/cwt200.00–205.007263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377235.60/cwt222.50–245.0088816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421230.34/cwt220.00–240.0097020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425185.00/cwt185.00–185.007861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426253.18/cwt246.00–266.001,0799
Heifers—Medium and Large 2441211.23/cwt205.00–215.009324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468244.83/cwt243.00–249.001,14617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479232.51/cwt220.00–240.001,11431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513162.06/cwt150.00–185.008318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525231.29/cwt220.00–238.001,21422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528243.31/cwt240.00–250.001,2859
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533212.54/cwt210.00–214.001,1334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575209.31/cwt200.00–213.001,2046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576223.88/cwt215.00–235.001,29029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578175.64/cwt157.50–185.001,0153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615184.92/cwt180.00–190.001,1372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619216.52/cwt200.00–225.001,34015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675208.28/cwt205.00–210.001,4063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677172.69/cwt156.00–185.001,1696
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3738178.81/cwt160.00–185.001,3204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2789193.02/cwt190.00–194.001,5234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810180.64/cwt170.00–185.001,4634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,033163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6846
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230228.30/cwt220.00–240.005253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy231266.35/cwt262.50–270.006154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255205.00/cwt205.00–205.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270266.59/cwt262.50–275.007203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280245.00/cwt245.00–245.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318241.34/cwt230.00–245.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327279.92/cwt267.50–298.0091512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355212.50/cwt212.50–212.507541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373269.97/cwt268.00–272.001,0073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385251.15/cwt240.00–255.009674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419256.28/cwt250.00–260.001,07410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423239.49/cwt232.50–245.001,0136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463239.60/cwt222.50–246.001,10914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471175.04/cwt150.00–200.008246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472255.70/cwt252.00–257.501,20716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507256.66/cwt255.00–260.001,3013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531232.18/cwt220.00–247.001,23323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3566196.53/cwt181.00–205.001,1124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575230.48/cwt217.00–242.501,32513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622219.42/cwt200.00–237.001,36514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3637185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3661182.99/cwt170.00–195.001,2105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy665250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665215.11/cwt210.00–220.001,4302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3729163.53/cwt140.00–175.001,1924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2737206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3753157.46/cwt145.00–170.001,1862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823155.14/cwt150.00–160.001,2772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3945122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3970104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,005130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,031120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,060135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4311
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Dairy Steers—Large 3545126.00/cwt126.00–126.006871
Dairy Steers—Large 3581124.00/cwt124.00–124.007203
Dairy Steers—Large 3685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008631
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,760130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,2881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45299.83/cwt90.00–110.001,4503
Bulls——1,631126.36/cwt121.00–129.502,0616
Bulls——1,737134.82/cwt130.00–139.002,3427
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84170.01/cwt50.00–84.0058912
Cows—Lean 85-90%90190.19/cwt85.00–94.0081317
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055100.73/cwt95.00–104.501,06318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095110.56/cwt105.00–115.501,21114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248102.19/cwt95.00–104.501,27511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25292.79/cwt90.00–94.001,1623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294109.95/cwt105.00–121.501,42338
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335102.49/cwt102.00–103.001,3682
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,547112.02/cwt105.00–124.001,73316
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28601,130.66/head1,025.00–1,225.001,1317
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28901,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29611,003.57/head675.00–1,100.001,0049
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29721,032.85/head750.00–1,175.001,0333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0011,396.30/head1,200.00–1,475.001,3964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0211,034.07/head800.00–1,250.001,0348
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,300.00/head1,275.00–1,325.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,349.71/head1,250.00–1,410.001,3504
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0671,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,548.78/head1,250.00–1,825.001,5494
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3381,575.84/head1,525.00–1,625.001,5762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5601,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.