Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $164.19/cwt on 167 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −40.79 against this barn's trailing median of $204.99.

Average price

$164.19

167 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.10

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	545	164.19	895	167

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

18 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $223.27, low $179.42, median $204.99 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale167 hd

164.19

—

KY average25 barns · 2,246 hd

156.09

+8.10

This barn, trailing median18 sales

204.99

−40.79

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	1,759	120.49	2,119	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	91.26	1,146	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	84.52	1,251	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	65.44	740	12

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,015	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	175.10/cwt	173.00–178.00	911	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	130.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	950	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	197.86/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,031	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	193.63/cwt	186.00–199.00	1,090	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,133	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,116	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	153.78/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,030	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	143.73/cwt	143.50–144.00	868	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	861	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	199.53/cwt	180.00–205.00	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	160.03/cwt	154.00–169.00	770	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	145.07/cwt	140.00–149.00	833	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	162.89/cwt	155.00–170.00	696	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	136.90/cwt	135.00–139.00	868	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	148.52/cwt	142.00–155.00	792	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	173.00/cwt	170.00–175.00	813	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	179.58/cwt	171.00–190.00	774	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	187.72/cwt	180.00–205.00	700	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	141.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	877	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	170.67/cwt	159.00–175.00	957	26
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	15,120	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,900	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	885.29/cwt	755.00–955.00	10,331	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	115.51/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,935	4
Bulls	—	—	1,843	125.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,312	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	61.81/cwt	54.00–68.00	669	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	72.71/cwt	69.00–76.00	893	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	858	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	94.87/cwt	84.00–102.00	1,231	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,256	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	83.01/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,179	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	86.22/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,278	5

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 May 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 948Year ago 769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 129Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 78Year ago 95

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	120.00	120.00
5	—	902	115.00	115.00
4	—	805	128.00	128.00
5	—	775	131.00	131.00
28	—	520	173.00–178.00	175.10
10	—	730	125.00–135.00	130.10
15	—	470	170.00–175.00	173.00
29	—	431	171.00–190.00	179.58
19	—	373	180.00–205.00	187.72
25	—	618	135.00–145.00	141.91
26	—	561	159.00–175.00	170.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	705	154.00	154.00
5	—	778	148.00	148.00
5	—	325	212.00	212.00
19	—	521	195.00–201.00	197.86
13	—	563	186.00–199.00	193.63
7	—	645	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	190.00	190.00
5	—	540	183.00	183.00
4	—	705	155.00	155.00
5	—	640	177.00	177.00
10	—	670	152.50–155.00	153.78
5	—	487	180.00–205.00	199.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	169.00	169.00
11	—	604	143.50–144.00	143.73
9	—	563	153.00	153.00
6	—	512	165.00	165.00
5	—	450	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	132.00	132.00
37	—	481	154.00–169.00	160.03
18	—	574	140.00–149.00	145.07
37	—	427	155.00–170.00	162.89
12	—	634	135.00–139.00	136.90
13	—	533	142.00–155.00	148.52
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	115.00	115.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,200	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,167	755.00–955.00	885.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,675	112.00–120.00	115.51
4	—	1,843	120.00–130.00	125.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,083	54.00–68.00	61.81
4	—	1,228	69.00–76.00	72.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	78.00	78.00
11	—	1,298	84.00–102.00	94.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,420	82.00–84.00	83.01
5	—	1,482	86.00–87.00	86.22

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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