Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-09-02

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 2
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
655 head
▲ 197 vs last sale 458▼ 14 vs year ago 669 · −2.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 83▲ 79 vs year ago 85 · +92.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 16▼ 26 vs year ago 55 · −47.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700lbs sharply higher, over 700lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sharply higher, over 600lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Strong demand for feeders with cooler temperatures. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.48/cwt on 230 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.48 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$225.48
230 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,113
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.66
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489231.231,131191
Medium and Large 2551206.721,13920
Medium and Large 2-3478187.4489619thin
One grade step is worth $43.79/cwt here — about $235 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 sale230 hd
225.48
—
KY average25 barns · 6,880 hd
232.14
−6.66
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
+0.48
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—Average1,618127.122,05715
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,575115.601,82136
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,228105.861,30087
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low91684.1677123
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,101131.681,4508thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,178$1,3045
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,1493thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)991$1,1407
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$1,1382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)928$1,0252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)855$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,288$1,6366

Every lot

118 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265265.00/cwt265.00–265.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331288.00/cwt288.00–288.009533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380247.50/cwt247.50–247.509411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380237.50/cwt237.50–237.509031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423248.97/cwt240.00–258.001,05314
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430217.50/cwt217.50–217.509351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437264.41/cwt262.50–265.001,1554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471240.98/cwt230.00–250.001,1355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487266.04/cwt264.00–267.001,2969
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519243.16/cwt241.00–246.001,2627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569239.55/cwt236.00–245.001,3635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574260.91/cwt256.00–263.001,49810
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2501
Steers—Medium and Large 2600218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623242.37/cwt238.00–246.001,51010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666232.97/cwt225.00–247.001,5525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675253.87/cwt253.00–255.001,7149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737243.26/cwt240.00–250.001,7933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2918205.49/cwt205.00–206.001,8862
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205230.00/cwt230.00–230.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272238.68/cwt225.00–245.006496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295172.50/cwt172.50–172.505091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322202.61/cwt200.00–208.006523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325227.35/cwt225.00–230.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328246.90/cwt237.50–255.008108
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370225.00/cwt225.00–225.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378242.32/cwt232.50–255.0091618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3387199.16/cwt180.00–212.507713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413247.52/cwt245.00–250.001,0222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415192.50/cwt192.50–192.507991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420212.50/cwt212.50–212.508931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428238.36/cwt220.00–245.001,02043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475231.07/cwt220.00–243.001,09843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475213.79/cwt212.50–215.001,0162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475188.71/cwt185.00–200.008964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481247.99/cwt247.00–251.001,1934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519229.93/cwt220.00–238.001,19324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562223.03/cwt218.00–238.001,25315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565212.01/cwt210.00–214.001,1986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618221.77/cwt221.00–222.501,3712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3631184.07/cwt180.00–190.001,1614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671217.53/cwt210.00–225.001,46011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735180.02/cwt170.00–190.001,3233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763204.01/cwt200.00–208.001,5572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833195.60/cwt184.00–197.501,6297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865180.42/cwt176.00–185.001,5612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2207272.27/cwt270.00–280.005645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy251295.00/cwt295.00–295.007405
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255205.00/cwt205.00–205.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321287.50/cwt287.50–287.509233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333242.97/cwt230.00–255.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy359270.73/cwt265.00–275.009726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372242.03/cwt232.50–255.0090010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377225.00/cwt225.00–225.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395216.00/cwt212.00–220.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423240.97/cwt235.00–248.001,01918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470233.67/cwt228.00–240.001,09813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470202.33/cwt180.00–217.009514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479212.30/cwt209.00–217.501,0178
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3516200.77/cwt185.00–215.001,0366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520240.91/cwt230.00–245.001,25344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535182.00/cwt182.00–182.009741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2559204.40/cwt195.00–207.501,1434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566230.16/cwt222.00–235.001,3036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611224.45/cwt210.00–228.001,37117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628177.73/cwt151.00–186.001,1165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675212.13/cwt210.00–217.001,4325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715187.18/cwt177.00–197.501,3382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy730201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2843144.97/cwt136.00–154.001,2222
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3480165.00/cwt165.00–165.007923
Dairy Steers—Large 3630147.50/cwt147.50–147.509291
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 341085.00/cwt85.00–85.003491
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice963119.79/cwt114.00–125.001,1543
Heifers—Select and Choice1,184138.82/cwt135.00–145.001,6445
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5874
Bulls——1,563124.70/cwt120.00–128.001,9493
Bulls——1,758134.08/cwt130.00–140.002,3578
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%880100.00/cwt100.00–100.008803
Cows—Lean 85-90%88393.19/cwt90.00–96.008235
Cows—Lean 85-90%93275.56/cwt60.00–85.0070414
Cows—Lean 85-90%960112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15293.63/cwt90.00–99.001,07917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233103.99/cwt100.00–108.501,28233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24885.19/cwt84.00–86.501,0632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260114.75/cwt110.00–125.001,44635
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475108.48/cwt108.00–109.501,6004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588116.49/cwt112.50–119.001,85032
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2785835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28551,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium 2-3855700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2890950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28931,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,148.68/head1,025.00–1,350.001,1493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0911,261.64/head1,200.00–1,325.001,2624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,303.69/head1,175.00–1,400.001,3045
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2961,673.23/head1,450.00–1,725.001,6735

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.