Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.97/cwt on 231 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −73.03 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$151.97

231 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.64

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	151.97	817	231

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 sale231 hd

151.97

—

KY average26 barns · 6,205 hd

151.33

+0.64

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−73.03

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	1,688	114.59	1,934	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	96.45	1,538	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	90.42	1,179	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	69.49	752	19

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	895	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	137.73/cwt	131.00–144.00	858	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	167.21/cwt	162.00–180.00	1,030	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	131.15/cwt	122.00–139.00	893	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	147.47/cwt	135.00–152.00	833	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	168.49/cwt	158.00–175.00	527	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	144.75/cwt	144.00–145.00	909	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	152.38/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,024	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	192.90/cwt	184.00–209.00	912	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	627	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	208.32/cwt	202.00–215.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	152.65/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	170.11/cwt	165.00–171.50	978	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	197.33/cwt	190.00–203.00	949	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	189.79/cwt	187.00–194.00	998	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	176.04/cwt	172.00–182.00	924	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	204.35/cwt	199.00–211.00	864	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	173.91/cwt	165.00–185.00	753	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	171.85/cwt	165.00–188.00	899	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	162.98/cwt	161.00–165.00	919	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	441	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	192.93/cwt	185.00–200.00	708	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	203.39/cwt	202.00–205.00	669	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	164.06/cwt	159.00–173.00	617	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	153.96/cwt	144.00–160.00	814	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	149.70/cwt	145.00–157.00	918	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	170.04/cwt	165.00–179.00	806	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	146.91/cwt	139.00–155.00	967	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	136.59/cwt	133.00–137.00	997	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	164.75/cwt	161.00–170.00	779	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	161.35/cwt	159.00–164.00	670	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,098.96/cwt	965.00–1,400.00	12,528	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,369.15/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	14,924	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	707.63/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,154	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	892.51/cwt	825.00–1,275.00	9,380	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	78.20/cwt	75.00–85.00	943	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	98.98/cwt	75.00–116.50	1,358	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	93.36/cwt	92.50–94.00	1,540	9
Bulls	—	—	1,300	100.05/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,301	5
Bulls	—	—	1,838	117.48/cwt	112.00–119.00	2,159	8
Bulls	—	—	1,935	131.10/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,537	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	100.43/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,531	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	67.70/cwt	62.00–69.00	686	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,338	76.21/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,020	4

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 664Last week 846Year ago 1,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 155Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 90Year ago 55

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 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	—	895	119.00	119.00
12	—	623	131.00–144.00	137.73
12	—	681	122.00–139.00	131.15
31	—	565	135.00–152.00	147.47
16	—	313	158.00–175.00	168.49
5	—	280	177.00	177.00
3	—	730	130.00	130.00
22	—	376	159.00–173.00	164.06
27	—	529	144.00–160.00	153.96
37	—	473	161.00–170.00	164.75
11	—	415	159.00–164.00	161.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	628	144.00–145.00	144.75
29	—	730	133.00–137.00	136.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	149.00	149.00
14	—	481	190.00–203.00	197.33
40	—	526	187.00–194.00	189.79
3	—	606	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	616	162.00–180.00	167.21
10	—	672	147.00–158.00	152.38
26	—	473	184.00–209.00	192.90
7	—	300	209.00	209.00
6	—	365	202.00–215.00	208.32
3	—	728	150.00–154.00	152.65
27	—	575	165.00–171.50	170.11
19	—	525	172.00–182.00	176.04
24	—	423	199.00–211.00	204.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	433	165.00–185.00	173.91
21	—	523	165.00–188.00	171.85
10	—	564	161.00–165.00	162.98
5	—	700	140.00	140.00
5	—	215	205.00	205.00
25	—	367	185.00–200.00	192.93
6	—	770	135.00	135.00
15	—	329	202.00–205.00	203.39
15	—	613	145.00–157.00	149.70
14	—	474	165.00–179.00	170.04
6	—	658	139.00–155.00	146.91
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	135.00	135.00

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	9	—	1,140	965.00–1,400.00	1,098.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,090	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,369.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,011	650.00–750.00	707.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,051	825.00–1,275.00	892.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,206	75.00–85.00	78.20
10	—	1,372	75.00–116.50	98.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,649	92.50–94.00	93.36
7	—	1,524	99.00–102.00	100.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,014	62.00–69.00	67.70
4	—	1,338	75.00–80.00	76.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,300	98.00–102.00	100.05
8	—	1,838	112.00–119.00	117.48
3	—	1,935	126.00–138.00	131.10

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle