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Somerset Livestock Auction

Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Aug 26

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

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Feeder Cattle receipts

458 head

▼ 543 vs last sale 1,001▼ 847 vs year ago 1,305 · −64.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 130▼ 92 vs year ago 175 · −52.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 29▼ 63 vs year ago 79 · −79.7%

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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 $220.69/cwt on 182 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −4.31 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$220.69

182 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$38.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

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	487	225.32	1,097	160
Medium and Large 2-3	541	186.97	1,011	22

One grade step is worth $38.35/cwt here — about $86 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 sale182 hd

220.69

—

KY average25 barns · 2,154 hd

219.33

+1.36

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−4.31

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	1,535	120.66	1,852	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	111.88	1,652	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	110.84	1,418	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,077	89.82	967	41
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,278	117.25	1,498	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,092	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,047	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,071	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,070	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,008	$847	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,374	3thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	233	267.34/cwt	262.50–272.50	623	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	757	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	279.17/cwt	277.50–280.00	907	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,155	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	230.53/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,109	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,030	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	253.69/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,317	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,079	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	233.96/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,228	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	234.39/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,315	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	209.53/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,184	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,560	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,625	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	225.07/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,389	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	259.57/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,718	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	232.64/cwt	218.00–234.50	1,545	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	248.68/cwt	246.50–254.00	1,835	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,497	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,804	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	228	195.58/cwt	187.50–205.00	446	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	221.42/cwt	210.00–230.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	201.34/cwt	182.50–210.00	650	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	225.96/cwt	215.00–235.00	734	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	358	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	223.81/cwt	218.00–230.00	837	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	224.74/cwt	215.00–230.00	953	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	238.86/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,044	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	223.51/cwt	214.00–234.00	1,062	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	488	236.80/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,156	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,234	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	228.13/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,207	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,063	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	218.88/cwt	208.50–228.00	1,243	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,298	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	223.32/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,481	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	182.87/cwt	170.00–196.00	1,229	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	162.67/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,171	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,526	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,618	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	787	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,417	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	226.08/cwt	220.00–232.50	629	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	283	251.71/cwt	247.50–257.50	712	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	339	254.87/cwt	250.00–264.00	864	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	251.23/cwt	250.00–252.50	917	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	233.87/cwt	226.00–238.00	861	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	187.04/cwt	165.00–200.00	786	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	226.16/cwt	220.00–235.00	954	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	235.72/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,098	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	225.68/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,153	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	865	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	216.40/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,195	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	214.65/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,316	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	186.77/cwt	171.00–190.00	1,162	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	630	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	185.36/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,257	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	470	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	747	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	536	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	842	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,270	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,403	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,285	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,593	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	113.89/cwt	105.00–118.50	1,646	4
Bulls	—	—	1,586	124.53/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,975	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	76.65/cwt	65.00–88.00	727	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,071	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	104.57/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,214	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	94.81/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,126	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	115.45/cwt	111.50–120.00	1,465	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	104.80/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,355	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,575	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	112.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,665	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	846.82/head	735.00–900.00	847	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	1,071.23/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,071	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	1,374.02/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,374	3

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 Aug 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 458Last week 1,001Year ago 1,305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 130Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 29Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	90.00	90.00
1	—	535	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	536	157.00	157.00
2	—	470	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	220.00–235.00	226.16
10	—	466	230.00–240.00	235.72
2	—	278	220.00–232.50	226.08
7	—	613	206.00–219.00	214.65
8	—	511	220.00–230.00	225.68
5	—	552	214.00–217.00	216.40
3	—	368	226.00–238.00	233.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	250.00–252.50	251.23
1	—	630	253.00	253.00
6	—	339	250.00–264.00	254.87
7	—	283	247.50–257.50	251.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	190.00	190.00
1	—	515	168.00	168.00
1	—	490	170.00	170.00
1	—	760	180.00	180.00
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
2	—	678	180.00–191.00	185.36
9	—	420	165.00–200.00	187.04
6	—	622	171.00–190.00	186.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	187.50–205.00	195.58
1	—	545	195.00	195.00
2	—	720	150.00–175.00	162.67
2	—	787	180.00	180.00
8	—	672	170.00–196.00	182.87
2	—	408	185.00–190.00	187.45
2	—	358	200.00	200.00
3	—	323	182.50–210.00	201.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	210.00	210.00
11	—	374	218.00–230.00	223.81
13	—	424	215.00–230.00	224.74
26	—	325	215.00–235.00	225.96
16	—	475	214.00–234.00	223.51
16	—	568	208.50–228.00	218.88
1	—	205	210.00	210.00
23	—	529	222.00–233.00	228.13
15	—	663	200.00–225.00	223.32
4	—	283	210.00–230.00	221.42
3	—	730	209.00	209.00
7	—	756	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	237.00–240.00	238.86
14	—	488	235.00–238.00	236.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	277.50–280.00	279.17
1	—	350	265.00	265.00
1	—	255	297.00	297.00
4	—	462	250.00	250.00
2	—	233	262.50–272.50	267.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	207.50	207.50
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
1	—	745	201.00	201.00
1	—	495	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	208.00–211.00	209.53
2	—	615	210.00	210.00
1	—	430	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	260.00	260.00
9	—	664	218.00–234.50	232.64
7	—	481	220.00–240.00	230.53
1	—	360	240.00	240.00
4	—	561	227.00–237.00	234.39
12	—	617	219.00–230.00	225.07
1	—	750	220.00	220.00
25	—	525	220.00–240.00	233.96
2	—	902	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	611	266.00	266.00
8	—	519	249.00–259.00	253.69
10	—	738	246.50–254.00	248.68
11	—	580	269.00	269.00
11	—	662	257.00–261.00	259.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	110.50	110.50
1	—	1,285	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	111.00	111.00
9	—	1,161	100.00–108.00	104.57
17	—	948	65.00–88.00	76.65
14	—	1,188	90.00–99.00	94.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	109.00	109.00
6	—	1,482	110.00–115.00	112.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,269	111.50–120.00	115.45
13	—	1,293	100.00–109.00	104.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	105.00–118.50	113.89
7	—	1,586	120.00–129.00	124.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,008	735.00–900.00	846.82
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,047	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,092	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,022	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,071.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	933	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,374.02

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.