Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.24/cwt on 169 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −81.76 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$143.24

169 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$3.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.66

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	507	143.30	726	166
Small 1-2	280	140.00	392	3thin

One grade step is worth $3.30/cwt here — about $334 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 sale169 hd

143.24

—

KY average23 barns · 4,907 hd

140.58

+2.66

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−81.76

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	1,711	92.42	1,581	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,374	62.01	852	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	60.45	804	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,275	54.71	697	10

Every lot, as filed

50 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	166.20/cwt	162.00–169.00	954	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	205	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,197	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	138.55/cwt	136.00–141.00	837	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	130.89/cwt	127.00–133.00	808	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	152.80/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,024	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	174.99/cwt	170.00–181.00	845	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	152.01/cwt	150.00–153.00	468	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	166.26/cwt	151.00–182.00	695	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	145.78/cwt	143.00–148.00	837	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	157.68/cwt	155.00–159.00	911	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	161.24/cwt	155.00–163.00	439	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	145.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	701	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	153.04/cwt	152.00–154.00	646	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,010.74/cwt	885.00–1,120.00	11,826	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	771.54/cwt	720.00–800.00	7,268	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,903	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	12,155	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	92.19/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,452	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	104.16/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,979	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	861	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,294	53.68/cwt	52.00–56.00	695	9
Bulls	—	—	1,702	81.00/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,379	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,785	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	910	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	59.51/cwt	58.00–60.00	767	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	65.61/cwt	64.00–68.00	917	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	704	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	56.62/cwt	54.00–58.00	733	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	69.22/cwt	63.00–71.00	902	5

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.

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

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Jan 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 0Year ago 1,860

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 0Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 0Year ago 50

Compared to last week: No trend due to holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	574	162.00–169.00	166.20
6	—	433	195.50	195.50
1	—	205	201.00	201.00
5	—	843	142.00	142.00
5	—	601	160.00	160.00
18	—	670	150.00–156.00	152.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	180.00	180.00
1	—	605	152.00	152.00
8	—	665	142.00	142.00
11	—	483	170.00–181.00	174.99
1	—	220	192.50	192.50
3	—	325	195.00	195.00
2	—	430	169.00	169.00
5	—	526	160.00	160.00
14	—	578	155.00–159.00	157.68
13	—	750	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	604	136.00–141.00	138.55
7	—	687	135.50	135.50
3	—	563	141.00	141.00
4	—	713	128.00	128.00
13	—	422	152.00–154.00	153.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	617	127.00–133.00	130.89
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
1	—	510	135.00	135.00
16	—	308	150.00–153.00	152.01
14	—	272	155.00–163.00	161.24
4	—	245	145.00	145.00
27	—	481	140.00–150.00	145.84
3	—	355	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	418	151.00–182.00	166.26
1	—	605	145.00	145.00
5	—	300	165.00	165.00
11	—	574	143.00–148.00	145.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,170	885.00–1,120.00	1,010.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	935.00	935.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	942	720.00–800.00	771.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	90.00–95.00	92.19
3	—	1,900	101.00–106.00	104.16
3	—	1,702	80.00–83.00	81.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,289	58.00–60.00	59.51
5	—	1,397	64.00–68.00	65.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,294	52.00–56.00	53.68
1	—	1,100	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	51.00	51.00
9	—	1,295	54.00–58.00	56.62
5	—	1,303	63.00–71.00	69.22

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Somerset Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle