Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2021-07-24

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 24
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
890 head
320 vs last sale 570 40 vs year ago 850 · +4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
3 vs last sale 89 57 vs year ago 35 · +162.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
12 vs last sale 90 42 vs year ago 60 · +70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold this week sold fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.68/cwt on 266 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 82.32 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$142.68
266 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.34
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542142.68773266
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale266 hd
142.68
KY average26 barns · 5,691 hd
139.34
+3.34
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−82.32
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
BullsAverage1,568106.631,6726thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16070.7882117
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54168.481,05518
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08655.8260612

Every lot, as filed

56 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750117.00/cwt117.00–117.008785
BullsMedium and Large 1-2268166.40/cwt165.00–168.0044610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2408144.41/cwt140.00–148.0058910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2656129.00/cwt129.00–129.008466
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328174.54/cwt165.00–185.0057213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2673131.08/cwt123.00–135.008826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618151.60/cwt148.00–155.009376
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006464
SteersMedium and Large 1-2210180.00/cwt180.00–180.003782
SteersMedium and Large 1-2982121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1885
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added651133.00/cwt133.00–133.008665
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added507149.00/cwt149.00–149.007555
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524141.52/cwt137.00–147.0074217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2736142.69/cwt140.00–146.001,05011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2510152.98/cwt152.00–154.0078010
BullsMedium and Large 1-2324157.91/cwt155.00–167.005128
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470141.32/cwt135.00–147.0066442
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added505167.00/cwt167.00–167.008433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added992124.85/cwt124.85–124.851,23919
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added680151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,03013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2891,222.59/cwt1,200.00–1,250.0015,75918
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,136735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,3505
CowsBoner 80-85%90558.00/cwt58.00–58.005251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06975.55/cwt71.00–78.008089
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31466.48/cwt66.00–68.008747
CowsLean 85-90%1,15368.41/cwt65.00–70.007893
CowsLean 85-90%1,06451.63/cwt49.00–53.005499
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76373.32/cwt72.00–76.001,2933
Bulls1,56398.49/cwt96.00–101.001,5392
Bulls1,570110.70/cwt109.00–115.001,7384
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382142.64/cwt139.00–145.0054513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2369166.02/cwt161.00–170.0061317
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625136.00/cwt136.00–136.008502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,9351,775.00/cwt1,775.00–1,775.0034,3462
BullsMedium and Large 1-2920106.00/cwt106.00–106.009753
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008753
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2860107.00/cwt107.00–107.009203
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655135.00/cwt135.00–135.008846
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1391,028.94/cwt825.00–1,125.0011,72014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49667.51/cwt67.00–70.001,01015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2616127.61/cwt126.00–129.0078619
BullsMedium and Large 1-2571140.30/cwt135.00–144.0080131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400170.80/cwt170.00–172.006835
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568154.27/cwt145.00–160.0087634
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315129.00/cwt129.00–129.004064
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2941,328.43/cwt1,100.00–1,600.0017,19014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2292153.00/cwt153.00–153.004473
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568138.82/cwt132.00–144.0078847
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,044129.60/cwt129.60–129.601,35349
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,130119.75/cwt119.75–119.751,35321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2526144.68/cwt135.00–149.0076127
BullsMedium and Large 1-2467156.22/cwt145.00–166.0073023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2417163.30/cwt161.00–166.0068113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475172.00/cwt172.00–172.008175
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added582150.91/cwt148.00–151.0087892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added558164.00/cwt164.00–164.0091511

How this sale compares

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.