Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.79/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$160.79

306 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.47

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	691	160.79	1,111	306

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 sale306 hd

160.79

—

KY average24 barns · 5,376 hd

163.26

−2.47

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	1,680	115.34	1,938	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	86.13	1,049	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	83.15	1,207	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	69.37	748	53

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	877	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,017	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	157.37/cwt	155.00–160.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	143.55/cwt	135.00–154.00	824	40
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.95/cwt	150.00–170.00	596	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	148.40/cwt	140.00–160.00	766	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	123.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	157.19/cwt	145.00–166.00	663	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	138.55/cwt	130.00–145.00	871	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	156.70/cwt	153.00–165.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,200	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	199.51/cwt	199.00–200.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	206.99/cwt	206.00–207.50	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	156.93/cwt	156.00–157.50	898	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,042	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	191.99/cwt	184.00–197.50	806	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	168.63/cwt	164.00–180.00	992	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	151.28/cwt	144.00–158.50	1,035	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	193.33/cwt	193.00–194.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	186.44/cwt	177.00–191.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	185.35/cwt	176.00–197.00	947	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,189	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	132.78/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,153	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,271	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	192.65/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,067	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	207.73/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,078	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	148.07/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,091	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	170.92/cwt	170.50–173.00	1,096	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	157.91/cwt	152.50–163.00	981	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,078	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	183.08/cwt	165.00–190.00	694	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	180.28/cwt	165.00–189.00	865	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	126.00/cwt	121.00–134.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	156.14/cwt	150.00–161.00	885	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	197.44/cwt	194.00–198.00	738	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	54.70/cwt	54.00–55.00	547	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	463	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	62.41/cwt	60.00–65.00	665	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	77.02/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,031	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	77.04/cwt	72.00–82.00	969	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	83.30/cwt	80.00–86.00	999	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	959	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	91.83/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,126	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	74.31/cwt	67.00–79.00	814	34
Bulls	—	—	1,804	122.20/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,204	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	82.66/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,211	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	87.47/cwt	86.00–88.50	1,292	11
Bulls	—	—	1,600	111.99/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,792	18
Bulls	—	—	1,468	94.07/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,381	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	954.07/cwt	860.00–1,085.00	10,590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	166.17/cwt	155.00–175.00	871	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	819.87/cwt	700.00–925.00	7,198	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	991.86/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	12,031	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,064.77/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	12,969	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,053.96/cwt	850.00–1,275.00	12,732	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,160	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	201.18/cwt	200.00–202.50	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	198.64/cwt	198.00–199.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	182.76/cwt	175.00–192.50	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	146.57/cwt	140.00–153.00	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	178.77/cwt	153.00–189.00	763	25
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	153.79/cwt	140.00–161.00	961	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	155.95/cwt	144.00–165.00	731	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	170.79/cwt	170.00–173.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	167.98/cwt	167.00–170.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	129.63/cwt	123.00–139.00	876	26

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 Mar 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,040Last week 1,661Year ago 1,647

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 258Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 100Year ago 77

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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
10	—	877	116.00	116.00
11	—	572	156.00–157.50	156.93
7	—	837	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	155.00–160.00	157.37
40	—	574	135.00–154.00	143.55
25	—	370	150.00–170.00	160.95
22	—	516	140.00–160.00	148.40
5	—	726	120.00–130.00	123.91
35	—	422	145.00–166.00	157.19
19	—	629	130.00–145.00	138.55
3	—	281	153.00–165.00	156.70
40	—	469	144.00–165.00	155.95
1	—	750	123.00	123.00
26	—	676	123.00–139.00	129.63
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	337	173.00	173.00
1	—	295	172.50	172.50
8	—	422	170.00–173.00	170.79
6	—	473	167.00–170.00	167.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	862	139.25	139.25
42	—	823	144.50	144.50
9	—	554	190.00–198.00	192.65
7	—	519	202.00–210.00	207.73
22	—	737	147.50–150.00	148.07
39	—	641	170.50–173.00	170.92
20	—	751	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	199.00–200.00	199.51
3	—	382	206.00–207.50	206.99
3	—	425	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	141.00	141.00
1	—	935	125.00	125.00
20	—	420	184.00–197.50	191.99
10	—	588	164.00–180.00	168.63
8	—	684	144.00–158.50	151.28
3	—	392	193.00–194.00	193.33
5	—	472	177.00–191.00	186.44
35	—	511	176.00–197.00	185.35
10	—	868	131.00–135.00	132.78
15	—	1,017	125.00	125.00
6	—	621	152.50–163.00	157.91
1	—	960	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	379	165.00–190.00	183.08
22	—	480	165.00–189.00	180.28
3	—	717	121.00–134.00	126.00
17	—	567	150.00–161.00	156.14
3	—	820	119.00	119.00
17	—	524	155.00–175.00	166.17
3	—	333	175.00–192.50	182.76
2	—	658	140.00–153.00	146.57
1	—	755	113.00	113.00
1	—	865	115.00	115.00
25	—	427	153.00–189.00	178.77
11	—	625	140.00–161.00	153.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	194.00–198.00	197.44
2	—	472	190.00	190.00
2	—	321	200.00–202.50	201.18
3	—	416	198.00–199.00	198.64
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	142.50	142.50
1	—	570	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	54.00–55.00	54.70
1	—	925	50.00	50.00
15	—	1,066	60.00–65.00	62.41
34	—	1,096	67.00–79.00	74.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	76.00–78.00	77.02
1	—	1,370	70.00	70.00
20	—	1,465	80.00–85.00	82.66
11	—	1,477	86.00–88.50	87.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	72.00–82.00	77.04
21	—	1,199	80.00–86.00	83.30
20	—	1,226	87.00–100.00	91.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,804	118.00–129.00	122.20
18	—	1,600	101.00–116.00	111.99
2	—	1,468	93.00–95.00	94.07

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,110	860.00–1,085.00	954.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	700.00–925.00	819.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,218	975.00–1,175.00	1,064.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,208	850.00–1,275.00	1,053.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,213	900.00–1,125.00	991.86

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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