Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2023-12-02

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Dec 2
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
952 head
▲ 728 vs last sale 224▼ 455 vs year ago 1,407 · −32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 93▼ 25 vs year ago 155 · −16.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 29▼ 11 vs year ago 48 · −22.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday the feeder market appeared stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality 600-700 lbs steers were mostly steady, while lighter steers weighing 400-600 lbs were sharply higher with strong demand. Feeder heifers 400-500 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher, while the 500-650 lbs heifers were sharply higher with a good supply. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter animals.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.10/cwt on 384 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −36.90 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$188.10
384 head · 634 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,193
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$843
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$45.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.67
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2693191.651,329285
Medium and Large 2-3473180.2885392
Small and Medium 2-3332146.574867thin
One grade step is worth $45.08/cwt here — about $843 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 sale384 hd
188.10
—
KY average25 barns · 6,683 hd
196.77
−8.67
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−36.90
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—Low1,678107.981,81113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51595.311,44316
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23688.331,09248
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low93272.1467351
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,170125.001,4631thin

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)1,149$1,0206
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,0054thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$9754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,205$9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$8351thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,460$1,3751thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220240.00/cwt240.00–240.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3225200.00/cwt200.00–200.004502
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3267189.38/cwt180.00–210.005063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317246.21/cwt235.00–250.007804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320266.67/cwt260.00–270.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375258.27/cwt255.00–260.009693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380246.03/cwt242.50–247.509355
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385221.00/cwt221.00–221.008511
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3412205.87/cwt200.00–210.008483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430226.47/cwt225.00–228.009742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431260.69/cwt247.50–267.501,12412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3458207.34/cwt190.00–220.009506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465235.95/cwt222.50–243.001,09711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475254.65/cwt246.00–260.001,2107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3187
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522218.12/cwt216.00–220.001,13910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525234.73/cwt224.00–244.001,23213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552247.85/cwt247.00–248.001,36813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581225.24/cwt217.50–234.001,30918
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618226.77/cwt224.00–228.001,40110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623212.90/cwt200.00–220.001,32610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,47814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664205.52/cwt197.50–215.001,3655
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723213.18/cwt212.00–215.001,5413
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761204.39/cwt200.00–207.501,5554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,71967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2883195.07/cwt190.00–200.001,7222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,7523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added984193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,89954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,001200.50/cwt200.50–200.502,00753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,8371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2222202.70/cwt200.00–215.004506
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3230142.99/cwt135.00–150.003292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240170.00/cwt170.00–170.004081
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3266150.00/cwt150.00–150.003993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267200.78/cwt200.00–202.505363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295195.00/cwt195.00–195.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328182.26/cwt162.50–191.0059821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372204.16/cwt200.00–215.0075916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379186.61/cwt160.00–195.0070713
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424208.25/cwt200.00–215.0088331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432187.06/cwt170.00–197.508088
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474188.64/cwt175.00–195.0089411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480206.48/cwt200.00–215.0099127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522203.19/cwt200.00–210.001,06119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530187.30/cwt160.00–195.009937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575202.14/cwt192.00–205.001,16213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576179.75/cwt165.00–195.001,03513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611197.42/cwt180.00–200.001,2069
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3622169.79/cwt150.00–175.001,0566
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660193.43/cwt180.00–200.001,2773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3669160.54/cwt150.00–177.501,0748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702182.12/cwt175.00–185.001,2787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3708152.47/cwt150.00–155.001,0792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773180.48/cwt170.00–185.001,3955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3815140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,59173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2837170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,42321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,007173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,74748
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3223206.00/cwt206.00–206.004594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235255.00/cwt255.00–255.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260252.50/cwt252.50–252.506571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2319240.24/cwt225.00–250.007664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3323212.00/cwt212.00–212.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378254.21/cwt248.00–265.009615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378222.45/cwt220.00–230.008414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428249.51/cwt245.00–252.501,0685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430184.48/cwt170.00–200.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431225.88/cwt221.00–230.009749
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3450145.00/cwt145.00–145.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472228.25/cwt217.50–235.001,07711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3484190.07/cwt185.00–200.0092010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522222.69/cwt210.00–229.001,16212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535174.04/cwt160.00–182.509313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3562182.35/cwt178.00–187.501,02512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575207.57/cwt200.00–219.001,1949
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605205.30/cwt194.00–216.001,2428
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3622178.91/cwt170.00–192.001,1137
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3650142.50/cwt142.50–142.509261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668177.40/cwt170.00–180.001,1854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680173.56/cwt169.00–175.001,1804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2933134.97/cwt132.50–137.501,2592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2965129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2451
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003061
Dairy Steers—Large 3355112.50/cwt112.50–112.503991
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,170125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,562100.04/cwt91.00–107.001,5636
Bulls——1,702112.58/cwt109.00–120.001,9166
Bulls——2,225128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,8481
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87644.37/cwt40.00–50.003895
Cows—Lean 85-90%90472.91/cwt64.00–79.0065935
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04882.30/cwt80.00–88.0086311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23093.13/cwt90.00–99.501,14515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23584.35/cwt80.00–89.001,04230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272104.19/cwt100.00–108.001,3253
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474101.13/cwt99.00–102.501,4915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53392.66/cwt87.00–97.001,42011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,005.32/head835.00–1,085.001,0054
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,141975.49/head950.00–1,025.009754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1491,019.62/head950.00–1,100.001,0206
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4601,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.