Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to last weeks holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.57/cwt on 509 head.

Average price

$168.57

509 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$18.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

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	700	168.98	1,183	498
Small 1-2	495	150.00	743	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.98/cwt here — about $440 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 sale509 hd

168.57

—

KY average10 barns · 2,929 hd

165.19

+3.38

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	1,844	123.83	2,284	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	90.99	1,282	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,024	90.51	927	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	70.67	745	45

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$950	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$835	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,270	10

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	576	148.50/cwt	139.00–160.00	855	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	178.89/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,181	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	982	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	163.43/cwt	160.00–169.00	840	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	802	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	153.34/cwt	144.00–161.00	799	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	160.21/cwt	155.00–170.00	582	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	189.65/cwt	184.00–200.00	726	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	161.10/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,173	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	165.75/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,024	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	186.74/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,072	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	175.36/cwt	170.00–190.00	924	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,147	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	184.96/cwt	175.00–193.00	775	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	180.57/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,098	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	178.25/cwt	165.00–190.00	854	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,291	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	904	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	1,422	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,124	144.95/cwt	144.95–144.95	1,629	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	160.36/cwt	155.00–161.25	1,379	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	168.99/cwt	160.00–179.00	945	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	175.21/cwt	162.50–185.00	739	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	998	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	178.90/cwt	175.00–185.00	674	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	102.70/cwt	92.00–107.00	1,216	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	910	82.34/cwt	79.00–83.50	749	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	80.72/cwt	76.00–83.50	932	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	69.91/cwt	68.00–75.00	766	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	58.19/cwt	50.00–65.00	480	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	94.10/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,274	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	87.04/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,287	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	724	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	133.67/cwt	127.00–139.00	2,607	7
Bulls	—	—	1,803	120.00/cwt	118.00–125.00	2,164	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,270.45/head	1,025.00–1,500.00	1,270	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	145.74/cwt	135.00–152.00	955	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	160.33/cwt	150.00–176.00	911	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	468	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	167.06/cwt	151.00–175.00	790	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	162.67/cwt	155.00–182.00	838	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.62/cwt	145.00–167.00	674	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	140.32/cwt	130.00–145.00	929	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	153.43/cwt	146.00–160.00	713	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	920	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	159.14/cwt	150.00–166.00	503	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	136.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,043	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	142.01/cwt	130.00–152.00	880	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	163.36/cwt	155.00–165.00	457	6

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 Jul 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,215Last week 523Year ago 1,143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 175Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 215Last week 35Year ago 145

Compared to last week: No trend due to last weeks holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	576	139.00–160.00	148.50
62	—	521	144.00–161.00	153.34
26	—	363	155.00–170.00	160.21
48	—	425	145.00–167.00	158.62
13	—	662	130.00–145.00	140.32
9	—	705	138.00	138.00
3	—	810	132.00	132.00
47	—	465	146.00–160.00	153.43
16	—	316	150.00–166.00	159.14
16	—	762	130.00–140.00	136.86
5	—	865	125.00	125.00
38	—	620	130.00–152.00	142.01
6	—	280	155.00–165.00	163.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	566	173.50	173.50
39	—	514	160.00–169.00	163.43
11	—	472	170.00	170.00
8	—	613	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	660	177.00–180.00	178.89
26	—	383	184.00–200.00	189.65
18	—	728	150.00–164.00	161.10
22	—	618	160.00–177.00	165.75
18	—	527	170.00–190.00	175.36
13	—	775	148.00	148.00
58	—	419	175.00–193.00	184.96
34	—	479	165.00–190.00	178.25
5	—	922	140.00	140.00
4	—	811	147.00	147.00
5	—	240	199.00	199.00
11	—	559	160.00–179.00	168.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	574	181.00–191.00	186.74
27	—	608	180.00–183.00	180.57
64	—	904	157.25	157.25
48	—	1,124	144.95	144.95
78	—	860	155.00–161.25	160.36
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	495	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	422	162.50–185.00	175.21
2	—	817	119.00	119.00
5	—	625	154.00	154.00
5	—	705	141.50	141.50
32	—	377	175.00–185.00	178.90
22	—	655	135.00–152.00	145.74
43	—	568	150.00–176.00	160.33
5	—	255	183.50	183.50
30	—	473	151.00–175.00	167.06
26	—	515	155.00–182.00	162.67
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,184	92.00–107.00	102.70
19	—	910	79.00–83.50	82.34
1	—	965	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,155	76.00–83.50	80.72
21	—	1,095	68.00–75.00	69.91
10	—	825	50.00–65.00	58.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,354	90.00–96.00	94.10
11	—	1,479	85.00–88.00	87.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,950	127.00–139.00	133.67
18	—	1,803	118.00–125.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	835.00	835.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,120	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,198	1,025.00–1,500.00	1,270.45

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle