Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2021-11-27

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 27
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
338 head
659 vs last sale 997 209 vs year ago 547 · 38.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
30 vs last sale 145 30 vs year ago 85 · +35.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
1 vs last sale 65 9 vs year ago 55 · +16.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.33/cwt on 150 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 86.67 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$138.33
150 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+12.00
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2471138.33652150
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 sale150 hd
138.33
KY average13 barns · 1,125 hd
126.33
+12.00
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−86.67
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
BullsLow1,69693.451,58511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42856.3380410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21755.486759thin
CowsLean 85-90%High95949.394746thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added625130.49/cwt130.00–131.008166
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added725140.57/cwt140.00–142.001,0197
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378140.97/cwt136.00–146.0053312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added522141.78/cwt140.00–143.0074012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660123.00/cwt123.00–123.008125
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730125.00/cwt125.00–125.009135
SteersMedium and Large 1-2416162.36/cwt162.00–163.006759
SteersMedium and Large 1-2280160.00/cwt160.00–160.004487
SteersMedium and Large 1-2677142.56/cwt140.00–145.0096512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535160.00/cwt160.00–160.008565
SteersMedium and Large 1-2397172.00/cwt172.00–172.006836
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280145.00/cwt145.00–145.004063
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577148.59/cwt139.00–154.0085716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added614164.30/cwt163.00–166.001,0097
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added521163.00/cwt163.00–163.008497
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469155.78/cwt152.00–165.0073110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added657156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0254
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added472166.00/cwt166.00–166.0078411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525138.22/cwt130.00–151.0072613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2960116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1143
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003004
BullsMedium and Large 1-2581141.07/cwt136.00–144.0082023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2392160.32/cwt155.00–163.006289
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710121.25/cwt119.00–125.008618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570131.32/cwt129.00–135.0074912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2338142.22/cwt140.00–145.0048118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added435152.00/cwt152.00–152.006613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added565139.00/cwt139.00–139.007854
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715132.00/cwt132.00–132.009444
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469137.23/cwt130.00–141.0064432
BullsMedium and Large 1-2633135.00/cwt135.00–135.008553
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481151.16/cwt146.00–156.0072719
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650132.00/cwt132.00–132.008585
BullsMedium and Large 1-2419161.60/cwt157.00–166.0067726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added467144.00/cwt144.00–144.006726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2440140.46/cwt137.00–143.0061832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,470838.01/cwt800.00–850.0012,3194
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,306879.57/cwt675.00–1,075.0011,4877
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4211,310.24/cwt1,100.00–1,375.0018,6195
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2969815.00/cwt695.00–850.007,8974
Bulls1,88382.42/cwt80.00–84.001,5522
CowsLean 85-90%1,12554.49/cwt54.00–55.006132
Bulls1,691102.47/cwt99.00–104.001,7334
Bulls1,62690.64/cwt90.00–93.001,4745
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20152.97/cwt51.00–57.006367
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27364.26/cwt64.00–64.508182
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44054.62/cwt53.00–56.007877
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40060.31/cwt60.00–61.008443
CowsLean 85-90%87646.84/cwt44.00–48.004104

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.