Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.91/cwt on 469 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −75.09 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$149.91

469 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$68

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

$51.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.39

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	537	150.50	809	463
Large 1	725	110.00	798	3thin
Small 1-2	885	99.00	876	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.50/cwt here — about −$68 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 sale469 hd

149.91

—

KY average25 barns · 5,232 hd

148.53

+1.39

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−75.09

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	1,683	109.54	1,844	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	80.35	1,026	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	80.16	1,144	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,222	55.41	677	21

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	885	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	150.09/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,168	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	152.54/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,178	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	162.90/cwt	158.00–165.00	793	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	159.73/cwt	154.00–166.00	829	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	148.30/cwt	144.00–149.75	930	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	195.08/cwt	187.00–200.00	843	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	211.16/cwt	202.00–213.00	792	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	163.16/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,046	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	201.81/cwt	184.00–210.00	949	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	183.27/cwt	176.00–190.00	957	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	174.29/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,065	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	164.69/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,113	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	203.40/cwt	195.00–206.00	753	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	192.66/cwt	180.00–205.00	907	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	203.36/cwt	200.00–205.00	866	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	875	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	183.70/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,038	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	158.06/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,124	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	194.10/cwt	177.00–203.00	1,027	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	149.95/cwt	145.00–159.00	990	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	177.74/cwt	175.00–193.00	579	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	149.52/cwt	144.00–155.00	933	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	72.85/cwt	70.00–75.00	912	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	51.77/cwt	51.00–52.00	618	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	803	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	87.19/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,329	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	73.54/cwt	71.00–82.00	982	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	89.00/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,163	13
Bulls	—	—	1,636	117.43/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,921	12
Bulls	—	—	1,713	104.55/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,791	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	57.39/cwt	54.00–64.00	724	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,034.50/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	12,311	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	777.48/cwt	550.00–850.00	7,402	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,287.03/cwt	1,100.00–1,385.00	15,869	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,295.26/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	15,582	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,148.90/cwt	975.00–1,400.00	12,925	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	167.60/cwt	158.00–185.00	868	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	162.73/cwt	153.00–168.00	519	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	183.49/cwt	159.00–200.00	784	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	148.59/cwt	139.00–163.00	843	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,153	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	187.78/cwt	170.00–192.50	710	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.47/cwt	132.00–140.00	867	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	869	20
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	885	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	876	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	146.11/cwt	135.00–153.00	764	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	171.57/cwt	156.00–186.00	824	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	150.79/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,081	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	153.21/cwt	146.00–162.00	666	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	152.92/cwt	136.00–163.00	723	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	162.71/cwt	142.50–166.00	615	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	144.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	809	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,102	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	174.92/cwt	164.00–182.00	980	24

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 Feb 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,974Last week 357Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 53Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 45Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
1	—	885	119.00	119.00
7	—	670	120.00–128.00	124.67
4	—	280	152.00	152.00
26	—	319	153.00–168.00	162.73
23	—	626	132.00–140.00	138.47
63	—	523	135.00–153.00	146.11
1	—	770	135.00	135.00
28	—	435	146.00–162.00	153.21
50	—	473	136.00–163.00	152.92
39	—	378	142.50–166.00	162.71
34	—	558	140.00–149.00	144.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	705	137.00	137.00
6	—	662	142.00	142.00
23	—	487	158.00–165.00	162.90
30	—	519	154.00–166.00	159.73
67	—	627	144.00–149.75	148.30
20	—	564	154.00	154.00
37	—	790	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	778	149.00–156.00	150.09
25	—	432	187.00–200.00	195.08
21	—	641	160.00–177.00	163.16
1	—	970	140.00	140.00
5	—	335	217.00	217.00
2	—	1,025	131.00–133.00	132.00
31	—	522	176.00–190.00	183.27
22	—	370	195.00–206.00	203.40
15	—	471	180.00–205.00	192.66
22	—	717	149.00–157.00	150.79
24	—	560	164.00–182.00	174.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	772	146.00–158.00	152.54
19	—	375	202.00–213.00	211.16
39	—	470	184.00–210.00	201.81
23	—	611	170.00–178.00	174.29
20	—	676	158.00–169.00	164.69
20	—	426	200.00–205.00	203.36
17	—	565	165.00–200.00	183.70
13	—	711	156.00–159.00	158.06
47	—	529	177.00–203.00	194.10
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	190.00	190.00
5	—	715	139.00	139.00
3	—	226	180.00	180.00
25	—	660	145.00–159.00	149.95
20	—	326	175.00–193.00	177.74
19	—	624	144.00–155.00	149.52
34	—	518	158.00–185.00	167.60
22	—	427	159.00–200.00	183.49
20	—	567	139.00–163.00	148.59
6	—	795	145.00	145.00
33	—	378	170.00–192.50	187.78
64	—	480	156.00–186.00	171.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,252	70.00–75.00	72.85
13	—	1,307	83.00–94.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,193	51.00–52.00	51.77
1	—	1,115	72.00	72.00
10	—	1,262	54.00–64.00	57.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,524	84.00–91.00	87.19
17	—	1,335	71.00–82.00	73.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,636	110.00–125.00	117.43
19	—	1,713	102.00–108.00	104.55

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)	10	—	1,190	900.00–1,175.00	1,034.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	952	550.00–850.00	777.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,233	1,100.00–1,385.00	1,287.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,125	975.00–1,400.00	1,148.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,203	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,295.26

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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How this sale compares

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