Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-09-16

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 16
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,177 head
▼ 477 vs last sale 1,654▲ 195 vs year ago 982 · +19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 179▲ 58 vs year ago 69 · +84.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 59▲ 64 vs year ago 44 · +145.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher, steers 400lbs and over 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600lbs unevenly steady, heifers 600lbs and over 4.00 to 6.00 lower with the exception of the load lots. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.95/cwt on 683 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.95 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$225.95
683 head · 642 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,451
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$674
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2665229.471,527596
Medium and Large 2499205.321,02564
Medium and Large 2-3444192.2085323
One grade step is worth $37.27/cwt here — about $674 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 sale683 hd
225.95
—
KY average27 barns · 8,974 hd
228.04
−2.08
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
+0.95
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—Low1,531121.881,86623
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,533109.671,68116
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,211104.161,26248
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low90387.8179322
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage903118.661,0713thin

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,417$1,6102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$1,51320
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,4804thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,219$1,39911
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$1,3503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,144$1,2843thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,005$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,291$1,9867
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,280$1,6656

Every lot

138 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295310.00/cwt310.00–310.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300302.50/cwt300.00–305.009082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330279.43/cwt270.00–290.009224
Steers—Medium and Large 2345251.25/cwt247.50–255.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2394269.12/cwt255.00–283.001,0604
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407270.29/cwt270.00–271.001,10011
Steers—Medium and Large 2415235.47/cwt230.00–246.009775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432255.56/cwt253.00–268.001,1047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468247.38/cwt240.00–255.001,1582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504265.87/cwt262.00–275.001,3407
Steers—Medium and Large 2510215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522240.42/cwt230.00–250.001,25510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559263.90/cwt261.50–279.001,47520
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570250.19/cwt236.00–260.001,4267
Steers—Medium and Large 2580216.38/cwt210.00–230.001,2553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615256.29/cwt254.00–261.001,57626
Steers—Medium and Large 2637210.39/cwt200.00–218.001,3403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650229.67/cwt225.00–239.001,4933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668254.50/cwt254.00–255.001,7002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713245.66/cwt245.00–246.001,7523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713223.70/cwt217.00–234.001,5953
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3721160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added761247.51/cwt245.00–250.001,8844
Steers—Medium and Large 2790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2893208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,8573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,7311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215222.50/cwt222.50–222.504781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220230.00/cwt230.00–230.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240215.86/cwt215.00–216.005187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285226.47/cwt220.00–232.506452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331239.85/cwt226.00–247.007949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337216.95/cwt214.00–220.007315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376213.65/cwt210.00–220.008039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378234.78/cwt229.00–243.0088719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388191.84/cwt175.00–200.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426209.42/cwt202.50–217.0089214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429232.90/cwt220.00–240.0099919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,1132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479210.33/cwt201.00–215.001,00711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481234.48/cwt224.00–245.001,12869
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522184.94/cwt180.00–197.009654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526226.90/cwt217.00–237.001,19336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535209.77/cwt205.00–214.001,1224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,37129
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574206.29/cwt200.00–210.001,1847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586228.06/cwt213.00–233.001,33632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590180.08/cwt170.00–190.001,0624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617196.02/cwt194.00–199.001,2093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624232.20/cwt232.00–234.001,44929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634216.87/cwt207.00–228.001,37513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664207.85/cwt200.00–209.001,3808
Heifers—Medium and Large 2666194.73/cwt185.00–200.001,2974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763231.30/cwt228.75–232.351,765250
Heifers—Medium and Large 2763175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2821163.25/cwt160.00–170.001,3403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3840154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874219.75/cwt219.75–219.751,92161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,75010
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2218251.47/cwt247.50–255.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240297.50/cwt297.50–297.507141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265311.76/cwt302.50–322.508263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2283290.71/cwt285.00–297.508233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332286.73/cwt285.00–290.009523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362240.34/cwt232.00–247.508704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3363193.57/cwt185.00–202.507032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374263.90/cwt255.00–270.0098710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409273.90/cwt267.50–277.001,1206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428201.29/cwt200.00–202.508622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429226.97/cwt210.00–235.009749
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431258.13/cwt246.00–265.001,11321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468208.74/cwt207.50–210.009772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478183.35/cwt157.50–201.008766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481235.54/cwt220.00–249.001,13339
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515231.41/cwt221.00–240.001,19215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524210.39/cwt200.00–216.001,10210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525168.37/cwt160.00–180.008843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570223.97/cwt214.00–230.001,27717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576206.14/cwt190.00–210.001,1876
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2606203.34/cwt200.00–204.001,2326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609217.52/cwt206.00–225.001,32515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665210.18/cwt200.00–215.001,3987
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721203.08/cwt190.00–209.001,4649
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2830162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3830132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1001
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3522157.00/cwt157.00–157.008202
Dairy Steers—Large 3675155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0462
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice903118.66/cwt112.00–125.001,0713
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,269113.86/cwt110.00–119.001,4458
Bulls——1,639125.19/cwt120.00–129.002,05212
Bulls——1,795130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,3343
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89077.58/cwt70.00–87.0069011
Cows—Lean 85-90%89194.62/cwt90.00–98.008436
Cows—Lean 85-90%947102.13/cwt100.00–106.009675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11179.00/cwt75.00–81.008784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16094.99/cwt90.00–98.001,1029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233115.78/cwt110.00–123.001,42813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238105.61/cwt100.00–109.001,30722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491113.50/cwt112.50–116.001,6929
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,5061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,587106.38/cwt103.00–109.501,6886
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2850850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29901,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,480.48/head1,400.00–1,525.001,4804
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1491,532.50/head1,250.00–1,700.001,53319
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1501,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2421,431.02/head1,150.00–1,675.001,43110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2911,500.85/head1,400.00–1,600.001,5012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4171,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6102
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1461,425.68/head1,375.00–1,450.001,4263
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,923.87/head1,825.00–2,000.001,9242
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2992,011.32/head1,600.00–2,200.002,0115
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3631,855.73/head1,725.00–1,975.001,8562
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.