Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-11-11

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 11
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
575 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 584▼ 224 vs year ago 799 · −28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 134▲ 6 vs year ago 65 · +9.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 49▲ 40 vs year ago 15 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market was mostly lower with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 lower across the weight classes and a few spots of sharply lower as buyers reacted to the down turn in the futures market this week. Buyers were selective, but willing to reward good quality weaned calves, while discounting severally small framed, heavy conditioned or light muscled calves. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.62/cwt on 228 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −30.38 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$194.62
228 head · 614 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,196
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$141
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.72
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2416203.3884527
Medium and Large 1-2653198.021,293168
Medium and Large 2-3580170.1398633
One grade step is worth $33.25/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale228 hd
194.62
—
KY average26 barns · 7,187 hd
201.34
−6.72
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−30.38
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—Low1,28199.321,2727thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47494.051,38719
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20788.551,06829
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00970.2670916
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175114.001,3401thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,125170.001,9131thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,159$1,11014
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,206$1,0875
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,102$1,0502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,0403thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$9612thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,145$9253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)932$9076
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$8501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,220$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)925$8501thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270230.00/cwt230.00–230.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360267.50/cwt267.50–267.509632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423279.01/cwt274.00–285.001,18013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426250.48/cwt242.50–260.001,0674
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,3473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535217.52/cwt210.00–220.001,1647
Steers—Medium and Large 2555217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569236.53/cwt233.00–239.001,34610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628225.11/cwt216.00–234.001,4142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676214.65/cwt212.00–216.001,4513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721219.57/cwt211.00–226.001,5837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762215.22/cwt202.00–222.001,6403
Steers—Medium and Large 2795194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2982192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,89015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added999193.50/cwt193.50–193.501,93356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,030155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,129185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,08947
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235192.50/cwt192.50–192.504521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240232.50/cwt232.50–232.505583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275187.50/cwt187.50–187.505161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277209.67/cwt205.00–212.505816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283222.89/cwt215.00–232.506317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336217.75/cwt210.00–228.007329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367221.30/cwt212.50–235.0081215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3367183.27/cwt180.00–185.006733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370207.60/cwt205.00–210.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410240.00/cwt240.00–240.009848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423197.40/cwt195.00–200.008352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425220.66/cwt219.00–228.009388
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433167.43/cwt165.00–170.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467221.31/cwt212.00–228.001,03417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469201.36/cwt190.00–210.0094417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475172.50/cwt172.50–172.508191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520205.69/cwt192.00–210.001,07017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3536177.65/cwt171.00–187.009524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567202.55/cwt190.00–210.001,14813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582181.70/cwt170.00–186.001,0578
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612189.69/cwt180.00–195.001,1616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628166.82/cwt160.00–170.001,0483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3662163.60/cwt157.50–176.001,0833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666193.67/cwt193.00–195.001,2906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3763151.99/cwt150.00–154.001,1602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3815140.63/cwt128.00–147.501,1464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2858141.75/cwt141.00–142.501,2162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2972133.78/cwt122.00–138.001,3004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,093166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,81445
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3213211.18/cwt210.00–212.504502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220232.61/cwt230.00–235.005122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250202.50/cwt202.50–202.505062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy274268.98/cwt260.00–282.507374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275229.50/cwt224.00–235.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310180.00/cwt180.00–180.005583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324210.94/cwt200.00–221.006834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333263.69/cwt255.00–272.008782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363207.93/cwt206.00–210.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3363190.26/cwt182.50–197.506912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365262.10/cwt252.50–267.009573
Bulls—Medium 2-3375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413258.77/cwt257.50–260.001,0692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418238.56/cwt230.00–245.009977
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432199.67/cwt187.00–210.008638
Bulls—Medium 2-3438171.40/cwt164.00–175.007513
Bulls—Medium 2-3455172.50/cwt172.50–172.507851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476228.19/cwt219.00–239.001,08614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478188.20/cwt177.50–200.009007
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512191.80/cwt182.50–197.509823
Bulls—Medium 2-3513161.67/cwt150.00–173.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519207.45/cwt200.00–214.001,07713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550175.00/cwt175.00–175.009631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573213.47/cwt208.00–221.001,22311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618190.77/cwt182.00–202.001,1797
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630179.31/cwt167.00–187.501,1303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669185.95/cwt170.00–194.001,2446
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670177.33/cwt174.00–180.001,1883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3719160.59/cwt140.00–172.001,1556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724173.76/cwt170.00–175.001,2584
Bulls—Medium 2-3770115.50/cwt111.00–120.008892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3830140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1621
Bulls—Medium 2-3855114.00/cwt114.00–114.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3868129.99/cwt126.00–134.001,1282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,025117.92/cwt110.00–126.001,2092
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3305130.00/cwt130.00–130.003971
Dairy Steers—Large 3375127.50/cwt127.50–127.504781
Dairy Steers—Large 3865100.00/cwt100.00–100.008651
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,125170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9131
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,175114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,3401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,28199.32/cwt83.50–109.001,2727
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88396.49/cwt92.00–101.008522
Cows—Lean 85-90%89846.87/cwt35.00–56.004212
Cows—Boner 80-85%985100.00/cwt100.00–100.009851
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03464.63/cwt61.00–71.006688
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07980.08/cwt78.00–81.008644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17893.34/cwt90.00–98.001,10011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23884.77/cwt80.00–88.501,04917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430103.74/cwt99.00–108.001,4832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47093.56/cwt91.00–98.001,37515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55288.00/cwt88.00–88.001,3662
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,220900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2932906.66/head750.00–1,000.009076
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025961.22/head925.00–1,000.009612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1021,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,040.16/head850.00–1,125.001,0403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145925.00/head925.00–925.009253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1591,109.86/head925.00–1,325.001,11014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2061,087.06/head1,000.00–1,300.001,0875
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2925850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502

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.