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Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 24

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

964 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 982▼ 219 vs year ago 1,183 · −18.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 69▼ 12 vs year ago 102 · −11.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 44▼ 40 vs year ago 75 · −53.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.34/cwt on 306 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −70.66 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$154.34

306 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$39.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.98

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	480	154.73	742	303
Small 1-2	490	115.00	564	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.73/cwt here — about $179 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 sale306 hd

154.34

—

KY average25 barns · 4,775 hd

151.36

+2.98

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−70.66

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,904	122.96	2,341	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	89.88	1,127	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	86.51	1,232	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	75.76	875	11

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,431	$1,328	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,495	4thin

Every lot

48 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	776	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	193.76/cwt	181.00–210.00	812	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	181.35/cwt	170.00–190.00	870	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	183.17/cwt	178.00–187.00	971	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	172.34/cwt	155.00–188.00	982	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	166.95/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,122	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,170	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Sep 24, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 964Last week 982Year ago 1,183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 69Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 44Year ago 75

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	479	152.00–178.00	165.47
25	—	566	135.00–163.00	150.24
5	—	225	185.00	185.00
5	—	340	185.00	185.00
6	—	813	115.00–133.00	130.03
22	—	687	135.00–165.00	147.28
6	—	930	99.00	99.00
39	—	527	145.00–169.00	157.38
3	—	950	115.00	115.00
4	—	264	175.00	175.00

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Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Sep 24

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

964 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 982▼ 219 vs year ago 1,183 · −18.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 69▼ 12 vs year ago 102 · −11.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 44▼ 40 vs year ago 75 · −53.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.34/cwt on 306 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −70.66 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$154.34

306 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$39.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.98

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	480	154.73	742	303
Small 1-2	490	115.00	564	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.73/cwt here — about $179 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 sale306 hd

154.34

—

KY average25 barns · 4,775 hd

151.36

+2.98

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−70.66

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,904	122.96	2,341	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	89.88	1,127	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	86.51	1,232	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	75.76	875	11

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,431	$1,328	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,495	4thin

Every lot

48 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	776	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	193.76/cwt	181.00–210.00	812	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	181.35/cwt	170.00–190.00	870	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	183.17/cwt	178.00–187.00	971	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	172.34/cwt	155.00–188.00	982	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	166.95/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,122	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,170	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Sep 24, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 964Last week 982Year ago 1,183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 69Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 44Year ago 75

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	479	152.00–178.00	165.47
25	—	566	135.00–163.00	150.24
5	—	225	185.00	185.00
5	—	340	185.00	185.00
6	—	813	115.00–133.00	130.03
22	—	687	135.00–165.00	147.28
6	—	930	99.00	99.00
39	—	527	145.00–169.00	157.38
3	—	950	115.00	115.00
4	—	264	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,892	114.68/cwt	105.00–116.00	2,170	6
Bulls	—	—	1,913	129.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,471	8

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	69.85/cwt	68.00–71.00	803	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	80.69/cwt	80.00–84.00	934	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	86.20/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,071	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	95.86/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,219	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	91.65/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,230	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	84.37/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,230	12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	429	145.00–161.00	153.26
23	—	305	152.00–160.00	155.69
41	—	376	156.00–170.00	163.59
11	—	666	138.00–156.00	144.55
15	—	566	130.00–145.00	137.81
3	—	760	131.00	131.00
26	—	528	135.00–155.00	149.14
1	—	740	124.00	124.00
15	—	620	144.00–152.00	149.33
56	—	479	143.00–160.00	154.06

Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	155.69/cwt	152.00–160.00	475	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	163.59/cwt	156.00–170.00	615	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	153.26/cwt	145.00–161.00	657	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	154.06/cwt	143.00–160.00	738	56
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	499	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	821	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	160.18/cwt	153.00–163.50	836	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	149.14/cwt	135.00–155.00	787	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	137.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	780	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	960	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	149.33/cwt	144.00–152.00	926	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	144.55/cwt	138.00–156.00	963	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	996	3

Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	416	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	264	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	462	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	185.77/cwt	181.00–193.00	680	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	179.14/cwt	172.00–190.00	776	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	165.47/cwt	152.00–178.00	793	66
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	157.38/cwt	145.00–169.00	829	39
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	150.24/cwt	135.00–163.00	850	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	145.08/cwt	135.00–155.00	924	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	147.28/cwt	135.00–165.00	1,012	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	132.53/cwt	119.00–141.00	965	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	130.03/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,057	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	921	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	3

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,495.00/head	1,495.00–1,495.00	1,495	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,431	1,327.56/head	1,190.00–1,410.00	1,328	7

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	862	163.60	163.60
40	—	570	155.00–188.00	172.34
3	—	745	157.00	157.00
5	—	368	211.00	211.00
20	—	419	181.00–210.00	193.76
10	—	530	178.00–187.00	183.17
18	—	672	165.00–172.00	166.95
32	—	480	170.00–190.00	181.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	852	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	604	159.00	159.00
33	—	522	153.00–163.50	160.18
20	—	499	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	115.00	115.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,495.00	1,495.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,431	1,190.00–1,410.00	1,327.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,892	105.00–116.00	114.68
8	—	1,913	125.00–130.00	129.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,458	83.00–85.00	84.37
5	—	1,342	91.00–94.00	91.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,150	68.00–71.00	69.85
6	—	1,158	80.00–84.00	80.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,242	84.00–88.00	86.20
8	—	1,272	90.00–102.00	95.86