Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves below 600 pounds sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Over 600 pounds including yearlings sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.44/cwt on 563 head.

Average price

$164.44

563 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.65

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	601	164.44	988	563

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 sale563 hd

164.44

—

KY average23 barns · 6,946 hd

156.79

+7.65

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	2,019	105.60	2,131	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	67.76	858	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	67.38	1,000	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	56.71	664	22

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	997	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	135.88/cwt	132.00–140.00	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	149.65/cwt	147.00–155.00	500	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	172.32/cwt	169.00–184.00	796	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	193.37/cwt	178.00–203.00	541	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	186.19/cwt	183.00–197.00	685	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	142.56/cwt	142.00–144.00	827	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	196.24/cwt	187.00–201.00	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	152.52/cwt	147.00–159.00	663	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,330	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	155.55/cwt	154.00–160.00	996	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	157.93/cwt	155.00–159.00	907	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	153.70/cwt	152.00–160.00	704	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	154.62/cwt	152.00–165.00	807	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	150.44/cwt	148.00–153.50	1,028	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	145.73/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,126	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	164.67/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,003	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	188.37/cwt	179.00–195.00	812	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	147.23/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,001	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	185.26/cwt	185.00–186.00	850	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	149.17/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,070	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	167.47/cwt	164.00–177.00	968	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,159	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	174.82/cwt	168.00–178.00	719	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	925	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,369	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	175.02/cwt	170.00–179.00	922	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	179.46/cwt	163.00–185.00	836	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	139.45/cwt	139.00–140.00	947	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	155.91/cwt	145.00–166.00	792	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	500	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	56.62/cwt	55.00–59.00	653	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	73.56/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,216	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	66.42/cwt	60.00–76.00	831	7
Bulls	—	—	1,850	96.23/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,780	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	64.29/cwt	63.00–66.00	900	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	71.94/cwt	70.00–78.00	995	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	63.57/cwt	62.00–65.00	731	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	45.51/cwt	41.00–50.00	502	6
Bulls	—	—	2,159	113.40/cwt	109.00–116.00	2,448	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	895.95/cwt	725.00–1,075.00	8,834	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,080	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,183	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,103.39/cwt	1,020.00–1,200.00	13,792	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,330.90/cwt	975.00–1,625.00	16,783	21
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	136.52/cwt	129.00–144.00	852	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	151.07/cwt	145.00–164.00	869	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	180.24/cwt	160.00–190.00	670	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	175.29/cwt	170.00–177.50	733	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.95/cwt	139.00–150.00	701	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	142.06/cwt	137.00–146.00	751	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	183.35/cwt	174.00–193.00	578	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.01/cwt	142.00–152.00	625	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	129.98/cwt	120.00–133.00	853	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	135.94/cwt	135.00–137.00	856	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	135.16/cwt	134.00–135.50	984	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	143.69/cwt	135.00–146.25	948	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	147.17/cwt	146.50–153.00	790	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	116.35/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,061	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	145.18/cwt	143.00–146.00	555	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	311	160.92/cwt	160.00–163.00	500	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	848	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,090	16

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,690Last week 478Year ago 998

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 55Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 70Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	767	130.00	130.00
17	—	580	142.00–144.00	142.56
19	—	435	147.00–159.00	152.52
25	—	458	152.00–160.00	153.70
28	—	630	135.00–137.00	135.94
27	—	728	134.00–135.50	135.16
62	—	660	135.00–146.25	143.69
27	—	537	146.50–153.00	147.17
25	—	311	160.00–163.00	160.92
16	—	848	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	569	132.00–140.00	135.88
17	—	334	147.00–155.00	149.65
5	—	280	162.00	162.00
3	—	701	130.00	130.00
40	—	480	139.00–150.00	145.95
39	—	529	137.00–146.00	142.06
27	—	428	142.00–152.00	146.01
11	—	605	129.00	129.00
23	—	656	120.00–133.00	129.98
9	—	912	115.00–118.00	116.35
11	—	382	143.00–146.00	145.18
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	700	139.00	139.00
22	—	462	169.00–184.00	172.32
21	—	280	178.00–203.00	193.37
48	—	368	183.00–197.00	186.19
11	—	985	135.00	135.00
23	—	640	154.00–160.00	155.55
26	—	574	155.00–159.00	157.93
19	—	522	152.00–165.00	154.62
23	—	680	145.00–148.00	147.23
5	—	845	136.00	136.00
10	—	411	168.00–178.00	174.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	383	187.00–201.00	196.24
28	—	683	148.00–153.50	150.44
26	—	773	144.00–147.00	145.73
24	—	609	163.00–165.00	164.67
40	—	431	179.00–195.00	188.37
20	—	459	185.00–186.00	185.26
37	—	717	142.00–151.00	149.17
38	—	578	164.00–177.00	167.47
15	—	816	142.00	142.00
57	—	925	148.00	148.00
55	—	527	170.00–179.00	175.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	702	131.00	131.00
20	—	466	163.00–185.00	179.46
11	—	679	139.00–140.00	139.45
44	—	508	145.00–166.00	155.91
6	—	795	110.00	110.00
5	—	272	184.00	184.00
10	—	624	129.00–144.00	136.52
63	—	575	145.00–164.00	151.07
62	—	372	160.00–190.00	180.24
25	—	418	170.00–177.50	175.29
10	—	315	174.00–193.00	183.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,153	55.00–59.00	56.62
7	—	1,251	60.00–76.00	66.42
6	—	1,103	41.00–50.00	45.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,653	72.00–74.00	73.56
8	—	1,400	63.00–66.00	64.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,383	70.00–78.00	71.94
10	—	1,150	62.00–65.00	63.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,850	95.00–98.00	96.23
6	—	2,159	109.00–116.00	113.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	986	725.00–1,075.00	895.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,135	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,105	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,250	1,020.00–1,200.00	1,103.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,261	975.00–1,625.00	1,330.90

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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