Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-10-21

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Oct 21
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
904 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 912▼ 318 vs year ago 1,222 · −26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 101▲ 45 vs year ago 145 · +31.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 29▲ 21 vs year ago 55 · +38.2%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.07/cwt on 340 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −11.93 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$213.07
340 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,086
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$260
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519216.031,121296
Medium and Large 2-3446193.1886144
One grade step is worth $22.85/cwt here — about $260 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 sale340 hd
213.07
—
KY average26 barns · 5,876 hd
211.68
+1.39
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−11.93
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—Average1,709108.601,85620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64193.741,53812
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25793.131,17061
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97485.81835117
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,395100.001,3951thin

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)1,095$1,0392thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,024$9765
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$9506
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$9002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,158$9002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$9003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$86418
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,125$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,041$8488
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)951$8336
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,046$8134thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)815$8002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,115$7342thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)953$7052thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)745$1,0752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)810$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,397$1,5463thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,301$1,4876

Every lot

137 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265195.00/cwt195.00–195.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322265.83/cwt265.00–267.508563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325247.50/cwt247.50–247.508041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380271.81/cwt265.00–277.001,0335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388245.59/cwt241.00–250.009532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425265.87/cwt255.00–282.501,13010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430225.00/cwt225.00–225.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435190.00/cwt190.00–190.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,2484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470226.70/cwt220.00–242.501,0654
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475200.29/cwt179.00–212.509514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513234.19/cwt224.00–242.501,2016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525261.75/cwt254.00–270.001,37419
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532208.21/cwt198.00–215.001,1084
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571236.65/cwt222.00–245.001,35122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583252.55/cwt251.00–262.501,4727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621233.41/cwt224.00–238.001,44913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5481
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671228.12/cwt217.50–239.001,5318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677240.32/cwt240.00–242.001,62718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734213.51/cwt205.00–220.001,5675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785206.46/cwt200.00–220.001,6213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830234.50/cwt234.50–234.501,94660
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2831203.75/cwt203.00–204.001,6934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2911202.58/cwt190.00–204.001,84615
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3922170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980192.84/cwt192.50–193.001,8903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,090172.50/cwt172.00–173.001,8802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3228186.43/cwt180.00–200.004253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2247220.00/cwt220.00–220.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273199.58/cwt187.50–213.005455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282225.55/cwt220.00–239.0063612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325229.09/cwt220.00–237.5074518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325208.83/cwt207.50–210.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363199.11/cwt185.00–210.007239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379251.07/cwt240.00–257.0095211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386227.21/cwt215.00–237.0087719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405242.01/cwt241.00–243.009804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425224.29/cwt215.00–233.0095329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3436200.53/cwt182.50–212.508747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471222.18/cwt215.00–237.501,04640
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473201.85/cwt192.50–212.009555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522213.40/cwt200.00–221.001,11446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523189.02/cwt182.50–195.009892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525230.50/cwt228.00–231.001,2106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569212.32/cwt200.00–224.001,20855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578185.51/cwt180.00–195.001,0725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621199.47/cwt190.00–210.001,23914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635171.01/cwt170.00–172.001,0862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665183.74/cwt182.50–185.001,2222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673196.43/cwt190.00–209.001,3226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3800152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3890152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2931180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6889
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225255.00/cwt255.00–255.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270187.41/cwt185.00–190.005062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy284276.35/cwt265.00–282.507856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2314254.86/cwt250.00–260.008004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325275.07/cwt270.00–287.508945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374246.70/cwt240.00–252.009234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418271.44/cwt255.00–287.501,1358
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426187.37/cwt181.00–210.007986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433247.22/cwt240.00–250.001,07016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469254.34/cwt254.00–257.501,19311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472199.64/cwt182.00–222.509429
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478241.70/cwt231.00–250.001,15522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513198.78/cwt195.00–205.001,0204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519221.90/cwt212.50–230.001,1528
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571224.56/cwt214.00–236.001,28228
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3574192.58/cwt180.00–205.001,1054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613215.54/cwt200.00–224.001,32114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3634183.65/cwt172.50–194.001,1645
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3664183.70/cwt172.50–192.501,2204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670209.25/cwt200.00–217.001,40216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728193.06/cwt185.00–202.501,4055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3728174.99/cwt172.50–177.501,2742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765182.69/cwt179.00–186.001,3984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820177.00/cwt175.00–179.001,4512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3933144.24/cwt141.00–147.501,3462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,050135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,125133.52/cwt132.00–135.001,5022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,140115.07/cwt100.00–130.001,3122
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,395100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47898.81/cwt90.00–107.501,4608
Bulls——1,856113.77/cwt110.00–123.002,11211
Bulls——1,935130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,5161
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed805101.19/cwt96.00–105.0081530
Cows—Lean 85-90%90157.21/cwt45.00–65.0051511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01282.57/cwt80.00–89.0083633
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05595.29/cwt90.00–105.001,00521
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10474.95/cwt70.00–79.0082722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21284.53/cwt80.00–88.001,02514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266105.34/cwt100.00–117.501,33410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26793.50/cwt90.00–98.001,18536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1081
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438101.46/cwt100.00–103.001,4592
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70893.33/cwt90.00–98.001,5949
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3571,624.29/head1,300.00–1,875.001,6243
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3971,545.58/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5463
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2951832.93/head650.00–1,000.008336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2953704.78/head700.00–710.007052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,024975.63/head700.00–1,300.009765
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,041847.88/head550.00–1,175.008488
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,046812.96/head700.00–875.008134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,038.58/head800.00–1,275.001,0392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103863.63/head450.00–1,125.0086418
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115734.08/head650.00–800.007342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118900.00/head900.00–900.009003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158900.32/head700.00–1,050.009002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168900.37/head875.00–925.009002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,208950.07/head700.00–1,100.009506
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27451,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990800.00/head800.00–800.008001

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.