Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-11-25

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 25
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
224 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 399▼ 1,056 vs year ago 1,280 · −82.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 87▼ 22 vs year ago 115 · −19.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 53▼ 161 vs year ago 190 · −84.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: No trend on feeder cattle due to a limited number of comparisons. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were mostly steady 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 $191.04/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −33.96 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$191.04
113 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,042
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$533
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$48.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.48
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567194.401,10393
Medium and Large 2-3451178.6680618thin
Small and Medium 2-3390146.255702thin
One grade step is worth $48.15/cwt here — about $533 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 sale113 hd
191.04
—
KY average11 barns · 1,092 hd
191.51
−0.48
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−33.96
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—Average1,744115.632,01710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51296.311,45614
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20693.631,12926
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99677.0876816
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,218141.251,72032
SteersSelectAverage1,255120.001,5061thin

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)1,090$9695
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,147$8873thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$8752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$8363thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)973$7882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$6751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,230$1,4101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$8132thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277237.50/cwt237.50–237.506582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300290.00/cwt290.00–290.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340244.85/cwt235.00–255.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350230.00/cwt230.00–230.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 2415212.50/cwt212.50–212.508821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0071
Steers—Medium and Large 2515195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521206.51/cwt200.00–213.001,0764
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572216.81/cwt207.00–224.001,2406
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622211.68/cwt200.00–220.001,3173
Steers—Medium and Large 2625193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3693
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3775104.00/cwt104.00–104.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245219.57/cwt216.00–225.005388
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3253206.16/cwt197.50–215.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285240.00/cwt240.00–240.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323195.27/cwt190.00–200.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340232.50/cwt232.50–232.507911
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377182.30/cwt170.00–190.006875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379207.54/cwt200.00–217.0078711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425202.25/cwt200.00–212.008607
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3430142.50/cwt142.50–142.506131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481206.09/cwt200.00–215.0099110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3503162.44/cwt150.00–175.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514192.03/cwt190.00–194.009874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578169.24/cwt160.00–178.009783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588188.12/cwt184.00–194.001,1069
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616179.77/cwt172.50–190.001,1074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630150.00/cwt150.00–150.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722191.20/cwt162.50–195.001,38027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833156.72/cwt150.00–160.001,3053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2868144.90/cwt140.00–150.001,2582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy890140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2918149.15/cwt134.00–160.001,3693
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2203247.26/cwt232.50–251.005025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250230.00/cwt230.00–230.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255162.50/cwt162.50–162.504141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy274267.72/cwt262.50–282.507344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315175.00/cwt175.00–175.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330257.00/cwt257.00–257.008481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2348252.00/cwt252.00–252.008773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382239.08/cwt230.00–247.509137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430177.50/cwt177.50–177.507631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463215.60/cwt205.00–222.009983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463185.03/cwt180.00–190.008572
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3513151.95/cwt150.00–154.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519215.80/cwt210.00–218.001,1207
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545189.50/cwt185.00–194.001,0332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565176.22/cwt175.00–177.509962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573210.01/cwt209.00–211.001,2033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625172.24/cwt169.00–184.001,0779
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685168.92/cwt160.00–177.001,1573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3713164.01/cwt155.00–167.001,1694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3768154.92/cwt150.00–160.001,1902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,007120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2082
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,255120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5061
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,218141.25/cwt140.00–143.001,72032
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,575127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,0001
Bulls——1,763114.37/cwt109.00–120.002,0169
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76050.00/cwt50.00–50.003801
Cows—Lean 85-90%98773.88/cwt68.00–79.007297
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01590.00/cwt90.00–90.009141
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03682.31/cwt80.00–88.008537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149106.55/cwt103.00–114.001,2245
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16885.31/cwt83.00–88.0099610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26695.33/cwt90.00–100.001,20711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48193.55/cwt89.50–98.001,38510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,589103.22/cwt100.00–110.001,6404
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2-3765700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium 2-3905675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium 2-3908744.21/head675.00–800.007442
Bred Cows—Medium 2-3920675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945835.80/head800.00–900.008363
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium 2-31,050800.00/head750.00–850.008002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2121,118.12/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3945725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,230900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.