Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.81/cwt on 403 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −81.19 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$143.81

403 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.96

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	539	143.81	775	403

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 sale403 hd

143.81

—

KY average24 barns · 6,367 hd

141.85

+1.96

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−81.19

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	—	High	1,806	104.83	1,893	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	74.49	972	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	73.35	1,007	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,100	68.25	750	20

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2	—	616	137.15/cwt	131.00–140.50	845	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	150.09/cwt	146.00–158.00	579	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	151.59/cwt	150.00–153.00	650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	146.39/cwt	134.00–148.75	922	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	148.68/cwt	145.00–150.00	779	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	141.28/cwt	139.00–142.00	923	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	203.74/cwt	199.00–207.00	768	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,194	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	810	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,207	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	300	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,052	136.85/cwt	136.85–136.85	1,440	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	173.72/cwt	170.00–185.00	584	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	170.59/cwt	160.00–175.00	887	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	179.56/cwt	176.00–187.00	874	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	177.31/cwt	176.00–179.00	922	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	197.95/cwt	185.00–200.00	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	164.89/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,011	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	173.74/cwt	171.50–179.00	996	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	147.33/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,134	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	155.11/cwt	154.00–155.75	1,019	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	361	199.86/cwt	190.00–210.00	721	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	148.13/cwt	146.00–149.50	1,078	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	184.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	777	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,067	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	164.73/cwt	160.00–175.00	875	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	155.61/cwt	145.00–165.00	898	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	185.09/cwt	175.00–192.50	677	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	70.16/cwt	68.00–74.00	958	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	57.84/cwt	51.00–65.00	651	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	79.63/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,047	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	75.13/cwt	70.00–78.00	887	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	61.37/cwt	55.00–68.00	625	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	77.25/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,067	9
Bulls	—	—	1,770	115.23/cwt	113.00–117.00	2,040	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	71.16/cwt	68.00–74.00	953	7
Bulls	—	—	1,828	98.59/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,802	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	982.95/cwt	920.00–1,020.00	12,936	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	794.41/cwt	725.00–965.00	8,437	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,065.66/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	12,596	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	838.82/cwt	800.00–885.00	9,110	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,211	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	166.46/cwt	145.00–180.00	784	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	140.11/cwt	138.00–144.00	932	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	130.73/cwt	129.50–132.00	949	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.40/cwt	143.00–151.00	626	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	150.63/cwt	145.00–153.00	593	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	138.42/cwt	136.00–142.00	795	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	141.71/cwt	139.00–148.00	887	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	168.07/cwt	143.00–182.00	728	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	132.95/cwt	125.00–139.00	903	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	152.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	400	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	127.51/cwt	126.00–130.00	933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.97/cwt	132.00–147.00	736	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	147.81/cwt	135.00–154.00	696	36

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 684Year ago 1,073

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 85Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 80Year ago 75

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	616	131.00–140.50	137.15
29	—	425	143.00–151.00	147.40
22	—	394	145.00–153.00	150.63
21	—	574	136.00–142.00	138.42
5	—	312	145.00	145.00
3	—	900	115.00	115.00
3	—	225	148.00	148.00
20	—	679	125.00–139.00	132.95
11	—	262	150.00–155.00	152.66
8	—	732	126.00–130.00	127.51
54	—	526	132.00–147.00	139.97
36	—	471	135.00–154.00	147.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	386	146.00–158.00	150.09
11	—	429	150.00–153.00	151.59
5	—	596	142.00	142.00
80	—	630	134.00–148.75	146.39
27	—	524	145.00–150.00	148.68
21	—	653	139.00–142.00	141.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	377	199.00–207.00	203.74
25	—	955	125.00	125.00
3	—	580	152.00	152.00
11	—	336	170.00–185.00	173.72
7	—	618	155.00	155.00
2	—	675	145.00	145.00
1	—	755	142.00	142.00
31	—	520	160.00–175.00	170.59
21	—	487	176.00–187.00	179.56
11	—	422	180.00–190.00	184.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	810	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	231.00	231.00
48	—	1,052	136.85	136.85
25	—	520	176.00–179.00	177.31
7	—	419	185.00–200.00	197.95
18	—	613	160.00–167.00	164.89
32	—	573	171.50–179.00	173.74
31	—	770	142.00–151.00	147.33
30	—	657	154.00–155.75	155.11
18	—	361	190.00–210.00	199.86
10	—	728	146.00–149.50	148.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	882	121.00	121.00
5	—	320	165.00	165.00
4	—	915	90.00	90.00
22	—	531	160.00–175.00	164.73
20	—	577	145.00–165.00	155.61
16	—	366	175.00–192.50	185.09
67	—	471	145.00–180.00	166.46
13	—	665	138.00–144.00	140.11
3	—	282	182.00	182.00
3	—	235	159.00	159.00
10	—	726	129.50–132.00	130.73
3	—	755	137.00	137.00
3	—	990	109.00	109.00
35	—	626	139.00–148.00	141.71
31	—	433	143.00–182.00	168.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,365	68.00–74.00	70.16
9	—	1,381	74.00–79.00	77.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	51.00–65.00	57.84
11	—	1,315	77.00–89.00	79.63
7	—	1,339	68.00–74.00	71.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,180	70.00–78.00	75.13
10	—	1,019	55.00–68.00	61.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	113.00–117.00	115.23
5	—	1,828	95.00–100.00	98.59

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)	8	—	1,316	920.00–1,020.00	982.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,062	725.00–965.00	794.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,182	900.00–1,175.00	1,065.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,086	800.00–885.00	838.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,201	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	910	900.00	900.00

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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Heifers · 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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