Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.04/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$178.04

111 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.21

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	535	178.04	953	111

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 sale111 hd

178.04

—

KY average24 barns · 4,866 hd

162.83

+15.21

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	1,581	105.11	1,662	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,552	74.67	1,159	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	73.82	935	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	62.22	584	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	166.12/cwt	160.00–178.00	782	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	176.13/cwt	152.00–197.00	727	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	167.35/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,066	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	156.21/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,028	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	197.26/cwt	180.00–202.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	185.95/cwt	166.00–192.00	971	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	201.51/cwt	195.00–209.00	866	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	191.39/cwt	190.00–194.00	877	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	160.15/cwt	153.00–166.00	921	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	144.02/cwt	139.00–149.00	998	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	131.25/cwt	129.00–135.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	149.12/cwt	140.00–158.00	862	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	159.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	697	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	159.44/cwt	154.00–164.00	740	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	159.19/cwt	156.00–165.00	828	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	159.30/cwt	154.00–162.00	881	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	150.06/cwt	148.00–153.50	795	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,178	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	1,173.92/cwt	1,155.00–1,200.00	11,199	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	935.92/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,699	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,064.48/cwt	1,020.00–1,100.00	11,379	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,540	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	100.64/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,500	5
Bulls	—	—	1,808	116.30/cwt	111.00–121.00	2,103	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,190	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	82.19/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,097	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	67.19/cwt	65.00–68.00	792	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	72.58/cwt	67.00–78.00	930	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	73.50/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,143	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	62.22/cwt	58.00–66.00	584	2

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 1,384Year ago 965

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 125Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 75Year ago 90

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	160.00–178.00	166.12
5	—	395	187.00	187.00
26	—	413	152.00–197.00	176.13
5	—	637	148.00	148.00
5	—	730	130.00	130.00
20	—	520	156.00–165.00	159.19
9	—	553	154.00–162.00	159.30
5	—	787	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	637	163.00–169.00	167.35
10	—	658	155.00–158.00	156.21
4	—	711	150.00	150.00
13	—	522	166.00–192.00	185.95
5	—	494	174.00	174.00
16	—	430	195.00–209.00	201.51
5	—	593	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	366	206.00	206.00
9	—	435	180.00–202.00	197.26
17	—	458	190.00–194.00	191.39
11	—	575	153.00–166.00	160.15
3	—	620	145.00	145.00
6	—	693	139.00–149.00	144.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	166.00	166.00
3	—	555	149.00	149.00
13	—	530	148.00–153.50	150.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	161.50	161.50
5	—	340	155.00	155.00
8	—	605	129.00–135.00	131.25
10	—	578	140.00–158.00	149.12
20	—	436	155.00–165.00	159.97
3	—	670	135.00	135.00
21	—	464	154.00–164.00	159.44
5	—	515	154.00	154.00
4	—	735	124.00	124.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,198	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	954	1,155.00–1,200.00	1,173.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,250	875.00–1,100.00	935.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,069	1,020.00–1,100.00	1,064.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	98.00–105.00	100.64
2	—	1,808	111.00–121.00	116.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,555	73.00–74.00	73.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,335	79.00–85.00	82.19
5	—	1,179	65.00–68.00	67.19
7	—	1,281	67.00–78.00	72.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	58.00–66.00	62.22

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

Steers · 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