Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady with a softer undertone.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.14/cwt on 356 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −75.86 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$149.14

356 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$32.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.60

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	524	149.87	785	348
Medium and Large 2-3	481	117.60	566	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.27/cwt here — about $219 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 sale356 hd

149.14

—

KY average22 barns · 6,815 hd

149.74

−0.60

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−75.86

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	—	Low	1,771	113.97	2,018	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,615	89.20	1,441	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	88.08	1,117	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	69.99	744	24

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	626	136.98/cwt	130.00–143.00	857	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	130.95/cwt	120.00–134.00	883	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	157.15/cwt	152.00–163.00	669	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.59/cwt	152.50–168.00	598	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	158.40/cwt	150.00–165.00	518	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	158.16/cwt	150.00–164.00	748	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	151.97/cwt	142.50–157.00	790	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	133.80/cwt	133.00–134.00	971	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	145.31/cwt	140.00–155.00	822	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	146.48/cwt	144.00–150.00	851	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	120.17/cwt	115.00–124.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	119.66/cwt	115.00–124.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	161.48/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,011	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	200.40/cwt	200.00–202.00	972	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	159.24/cwt	155.00–162.50	838	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	134.59/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	186.66/cwt	180.00–194.00	894	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	136.63/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,146	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	188.28/cwt	181.00–202.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	186.81/cwt	182.50–194.00	798	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	155.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	142.32/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,030	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	183.69/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,056	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	193.20/cwt	190.00–195.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	185.52/cwt	176.00–188.00	991	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,111	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	137.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,204	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	199.03/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,047	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	145.75/cwt	138.00–158.00	965	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	149.49/cwt	140.00–161.00	930	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	968	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	54.15/cwt	50.00–58.00	577	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	77.85/cwt	74.00–86.00	836	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	66.12/cwt	61.00–70.00	692	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,013	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	83.78/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,313	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	93.06/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,549	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	76.01/cwt	75.00–77.00	962	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	93.68/cwt	88.00–106.00	1,221	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	82.93/cwt	80.00–85.00	996	8
Bulls	—	—	1,343	89.47/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,202	2
Bulls	—	—	2,003	123.98/cwt	120.00–133.00	2,483	5
Bulls	—	—	1,750	113.90/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,993	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,643	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	892.71/cwt	885.00–900.00	9,552	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,343.04/cwt	1,100.00–1,550.00	17,970	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	10,416	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,153	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	1,231.08/cwt	1,025.00–1,400.00	15,647	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,435.33/cwt	1,325.00–1,675.00	20,095	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,424	1,700.83/cwt	1,050.00–1,775.00	24,220	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,775.00/cwt	1,775.00–1,775.00	25,383	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	22,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	171.37/cwt	170.00–176.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	137.32/cwt	136.00–138.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	122.80/cwt	120.00–127.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	154.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	118.95/cwt	110.00–122.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	168.98/cwt	167.00–170.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	127.37/cwt	121.00–133.00	982	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	176.73/cwt	168.00–187.00	825	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	192.16/cwt	189.00–194.00	894	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	160.45/cwt	150.00–170.00	915	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	171.04/cwt	160.00–184.00	737	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	167.24/cwt	160.00–184.00	876	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	170.53/cwt	160.00–182.00	655	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	992.65/cwt	910.00–1,035.00	11,396	18

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 Apr 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,054Last week 1,040Year ago 1,055

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 231Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 81Year ago 80

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady with a softer undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	626	130.00–143.00	136.98
1	—	220	165.00	165.00
22	—	674	120.00–134.00	130.95
27	—	426	152.00–163.00	157.15
24	—	375	152.50–168.00	159.59
18	—	327	150.00–165.00	158.40
71	—	473	150.00–164.00	158.16
54	—	520	142.50–157.00	151.97
21	—	566	140.00–155.00	145.31
6	—	772	115.00–124.00	120.17
3	—	822	115.00–124.00	119.66
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
1	—	880	107.00	107.00
4	—	719	120.00–127.00	122.80
2	—	268	150.00–160.00	154.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	726	133.00–134.00	133.80
17	—	581	144.00–150.00	146.48
5	—	763	135.00	135.00
18	—	526	155.00–162.50	159.24
3	—	668	136.00–138.00	137.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
2	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
4	—	536	110.00–122.00	118.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	327	170.00–176.00	171.37
2	—	365	170.00	170.00
2	—	412	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	335	206.00	206.00
15	—	485	200.00–202.00	200.40
4	—	402	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	626	155.00–170.00	161.48
1	—	855	130.00	130.00
2	—	780	130.00–139.00	134.59
25	—	479	180.00–194.00	186.66
16	—	839	130.00–138.00	136.63
3	—	368	181.00–202.00	188.28
1	—	1,010	117.00	117.00
15	—	427	182.50–194.00	186.81
7	—	676	150.00–158.00	155.28
10	—	724	135.00–144.00	142.32
14	—	575	180.00–188.00	183.69
5	—	320	190.00–195.00	193.20
33	—	534	176.00–188.00	185.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	567	196.00	196.00
4	—	788	144.00	144.00
3	—	606	180.00	180.00
38	—	873	135.00–139.00	137.96
18	—	655	160.00	160.00
4	—	739	148.00–150.00	149.00
27	—	526	191.00–201.00	199.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	662	138.00–158.00	145.75
9	—	622	140.00–161.00	149.49
2	—	707	137.00	137.00
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	175.00	175.00
1	—	950	106.00	106.00
3	—	323	167.00–170.00	168.98
5	—	771	121.00–133.00	127.37
16	—	467	168.00–187.00	176.73
21	—	570	150.00–170.00	160.45
22	—	431	160.00–184.00	171.04
19	—	524	160.00–184.00	167.24
29	—	384	160.00–182.00	170.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	188.00	188.00
20	—	465	189.00–194.00	192.16
7	—	321	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	50.00–58.00	54.15
12	—	1,074	74.00–86.00	77.85
8	—	1,046	61.00–70.00	66.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	77.00	77.00
7	—	1,567	82.00–85.00	83.78
13	—	1,664	87.00–95.00	93.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,266	75.00–77.00	76.01
16	—	1,303	88.00–106.00	93.68
8	—	1,201	80.00–85.00	82.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	85.00–95.00	89.47
5	—	2,003	120.00–133.00	123.98
15	—	1,750	108.00–118.00	113.90

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	885.00–900.00	892.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,338	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,343.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,085.00	1,085.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,017	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,271	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,231.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,400	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,435.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,424	1,050.00–1,775.00	1,700.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,430	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,445	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,148	910.00–1,035.00	992.65

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle