Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-06-11

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jun 11
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,023 head
81 vs last sale 1,104 245 vs year ago 778 · +31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
13 vs last sale 132 51 vs year ago 94 · +54.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
9 vs last sale 94 40 vs year ago 45 · +88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $161.48/cwt on 497 head.
Average price
$161.48
497 head · 749 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,209
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.80
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2749161.481,209497
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 sale497 hd
161.48
KY average27 barns · 6,456 hd
160.67
+0.80
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,756126.852,22822
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24994.851,18425
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45287.941,27718
CowsLean 85-90%Average98972.2071413

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,174$1,16113
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,118$92012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,389$1,55917

Every lot, as filed

55 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572171.90/cwt162.00–186.0098329
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471161.06/cwt155.00–166.0075949
HeifersSmall 1-2740117.00/cwt117.00–117.008661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525158.19/cwt156.00–160.0083030
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2669133.08/cwt125.00–140.0089013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430156.72/cwt142.00–167.0067427
SteersMedium and Large 1-2603164.26/cwt162.00–167.0099011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added626174.17/cwt173.00–178.001,09023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1228
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525179.55/cwt175.00–190.0094320
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485185.96/cwt182.00–190.0090210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400169.00/cwt169.00–169.006765
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2155
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added477200.00/cwt200.00–200.009545
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added533184.28/cwt180.00–194.0098236
SteersMedium and Large 1-2436184.75/cwt179.00–192.0080611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2387189.32/cwt185.00–200.0073316
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,020128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3066
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added737153.14/cwt150.00–158.001,12910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added876151.98/cwt148.25–154.751,331296
BullsMedium and Large 1-2632149.66/cwt139.00–159.0094613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2895115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0292
BullsMedium and Large 1-2409171.46/cwt170.00–188.0070120
BullsMedium and Large 1-2663149.22/cwt135.00–152.009896
BullsMedium and Large 1-2836134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1205
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0223
CowsLean 85-90%95368.29/cwt67.00–75.006519
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41491.51/cwt88.00–95.001,29410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50083.47/cwt83.00–84.001,2528
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21197.84/cwt91.00–107.001,18519
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36885.39/cwt83.50–88.001,1686
Bulls1,464116.82/cwt110.00–119.001,7104
CowsLean 85-90%1,07181.01/cwt76.00–82.508684
Bulls1,821129.08/cwt121.00–132.502,35118
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3891,558.97/head1,375.00–1,735.001,55917
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1741,161.36/head1,075.00–1,200.001,16113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,118919.66/head900.00–975.0092012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2534151.50/cwt146.00–154.0080915
HeifersSmall 1-2430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2514161.66/cwt155.00–170.0083125
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573158.45/cwt151.00–168.0090821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485170.96/cwt169.00–173.0082910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371173.92/cwt172.50–175.006459
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added573151.91/cwt151.00–153.0087020
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2211161.04/cwt150.00–180.003409
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2288176.00/cwt176.00–176.005077
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2386165.16/cwt155.00–173.0063830
HeifersLarge 1752118.50/cwt118.50–118.508912
HeifersLarge 1615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2319189.58/cwt185.00–202.0060511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310169.00/cwt169.00–169.005243
HeifersSmall 1-2375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2782128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,00112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579145.69/cwt139.00–148.0084436

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.