Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves weighing under 600 pds sold steady to 2.00 higher. Calves over 600 pds including yearlings sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.07/cwt on 351 head.

Average price

$168.07

351 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.50

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	592	168.07	994	351

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 sale351 hd

168.07

—

KY average20 barns · 3,883 hd

158.57

+9.50

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	1,783	105.53	1,882	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,431	77.25	1,106	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	70.75	990	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,193	60.42	721	14

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	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	446	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	687	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	192.83/cwt	185.00–201.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	155.28/cwt	155.00–158.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,230	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	170.33/cwt	170.00–172.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	149.12/cwt	148.00–150.00	928	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	194.44/cwt	184.00–205.00	762	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	173.35/cwt	172.00–174.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	184.57/cwt	175.00–190.00	578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	196.93/cwt	179.00–205.00	805	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	172.58/cwt	169.00–176.00	984	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	142.05/cwt	139.00–144.50	1,121	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	182.73/cwt	176.00–185.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,032	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	160.65/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,014	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	150.87/cwt	149.00–151.50	1,094	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	156.02/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,045	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	179.19/cwt	163.00–185.50	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	143.27/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,160	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	177.11/cwt	175.00–177.50	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	143.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	903	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	157.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	854	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	709	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	64.66/cwt	64.00–65.00	846	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	60.56/cwt	60.00–63.00	705	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	80.06/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,111	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	70.24/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,082	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	53.43/cwt	52.00–55.00	614	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	66.06/cwt	65.00–67.00	776	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	75.68/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,112	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	69.02/cwt	68.00–70.00	986	6
Bulls	—	—	1,400	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,358	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	93.64/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,311	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	110.64/cwt	107.00–115.00	2,185	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	726.01/cwt	650.00–900.00	8,059	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	828.29/cwt	675.00–910.00	7,248	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,085.93/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	13,346	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,069	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,119	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,055.33/cwt	950.00–1,195.00	13,487	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	15,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	967	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	135.84/cwt	135.00–136.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	148.13/cwt	145.00–154.00	702	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	168.96/cwt	160.00–180.00	796	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	324	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.17/cwt	142.00–148.00	624	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	867	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	135.39/cwt	126.00–137.00	918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	151.40/cwt	142.00–157.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	143.10/cwt	133.00–145.00	744	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	161.19/cwt	158.00–162.50	598	13

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 1,690Year ago 1,420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 138Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 111Year ago 80

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves weighing under 600 pds sold steady to 2.00 higher. Calves over 600 pds including yearlings sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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
5	—	720	125.00	125.00
10	—	446	154.00	154.00
6	—	561	146.00	146.00
10	—	493	155.00–158.00	155.28
5	—	512	149.00	149.00
3	—	817	130.00	130.00
9	—	324	168.50	168.50
5	—	611	142.00	142.00
13	—	371	158.00–162.50	161.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	167.50	167.50
6	—	741	129.00–132.00	130.49
6	—	581	135.00–136.00	135.84
14	—	474	145.00–154.00	148.13
5	—	315	164.00	164.00
16	—	430	142.00–148.00	145.17
3	—	883	117.00	117.00
13	—	626	135.00–140.00	138.42
7	—	678	126.00–137.00	135.39
8	—	397	142.00–157.00	151.40
26	—	520	133.00–145.00	143.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
6	—	426	185.00–201.00	192.83
1	—	560	170.00	170.00
6	—	508	170.00–172.00	170.33
2	—	830	137.00	137.00
9	—	622	148.00–150.00	149.12
3	—	470	172.00–174.00	173.35
9	—	313	175.00–190.00	184.57
4	—	654	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	860	143.00	143.00
26	—	392	184.00–205.00	194.44
4	—	320	201.00	201.00
20	—	409	179.00–205.00	196.93
121	—	570	169.00–176.00	172.58
9	—	789	139.00–144.50	142.05
4	—	511	176.00–185.00	182.73
5	—	1,032	129.00	129.00
45	—	631	155.00–168.00	160.65
29	—	725	149.00–151.50	150.87
14	—	670	153.00–158.00	156.02
7	—	474	163.00–185.50	179.19
14	—	810	142.00–145.00	143.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	365	175.00–177.50	177.11
14	—	631	140.00–145.00	143.04
2	—	830	122.00	122.00
4	—	560	148.00	148.00
10	—	543	155.00–160.00	157.30
9	—	422	168.00	168.00
39	—	471	160.00–180.00	168.96
1	—	1,060	89.00	89.00
3	—	771	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	64.00–65.00	64.66
9	—	1,164	60.00–63.00	60.56
2	—	1,150	52.00–55.00	53.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,388	75.00–85.00	80.06
6	—	1,540	70.00–71.00	70.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	65.00–67.00	66.06
4	—	1,470	74.00–77.00	75.68
6	—	1,428	68.00–70.00	69.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,400	90.00–96.00	93.64
8	—	1,975	107.00–115.00	110.64

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,110	650.00–900.00	726.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	875	675.00–910.00	828.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,229	825.00–1,200.00	1,085.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,265	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,278	950.00–1,195.00	1,055.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,110	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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