Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-07-23

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Jul 23
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
364 head
354 vs last sale 718 526 vs year ago 890 · 59.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
80 vs last sale 145 27 vs year ago 92 · 29.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
33 vs last sale 22 47 vs year ago 102 · 46.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $159.19/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits 48.20 against this barn's trailing median of $207.39.
Average price
$159.19
161 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+13.36
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513159.19817161
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales
237215193170median 207.3901/0303/2805/0206/2008/08
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $223.27, low $184.42, median $207.39 across 16 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 sale161 hd
159.19
KY average24 barns · 1,937 hd
145.83
+13.36
This barn, trailing median16 sales
207.39
−48.20
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
BullsAverage1,507114.211,7218thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20476.5192112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44074.781,07710
CowsLean 85-90%Average99467.686735thin

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)1,315$1,0404thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,156$1,0276
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,104$7744thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,269$1,3275
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,370$1,1002thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610144.81/cwt130.00–161.0088319
BullsMedium and Large 1-2935118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2825112.00/cwt112.00–112.009242
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2466159.34/cwt158.00–165.0074319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365205.00/cwt205.00–205.007483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325189.00/cwt189.00–189.006144
HeifersSmall 1-258595.00/cwt95.00–95.005561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2518153.46/cwt143.00–165.0079525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2320182.00/cwt182.00–182.005825
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476160.95/cwt155.00–174.0076621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added567157.70/cwt156.00–160.008947
SteersMedium and Large 1-2540189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1965
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579167.13/cwt164.00–175.0096824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625138.54/cwt131.00–144.0086617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572146.55/cwt135.00–153.0083821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680145.00/cwt145.00–145.009863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527150.00/cwt139.00–156.0079127
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417178.84/cwt160.00–191.0074631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2471188.65/cwt170.00–198.0088931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565153.41/cwt140.00–165.0086747
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426173.55/cwt170.00–175.0073918
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670142.00/cwt142.00–142.009513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2382182.50/cwt175.00–200.0069720
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2314165.01/cwt155.00–175.0051811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2356161.67/cwt155.00–165.005769
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2691,327.21/head1,225.00–1,400.001,3275
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1561,026.51/head875.00–1,125.001,0276
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3151,039.60/head1,025.00–1,055.001,0404
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,104773.73/head700.00–800.007744
Bulls1,449111.67/cwt105.00–117.001,6187
Bulls1,910132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,5211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44474.09/cwt73.00–75.001,0709
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,1341
CowsLean 85-90%99467.68/cwt60.00–71.006735
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19980.99/cwt78.00–83.009717
CowsBoner 80-85%Value Added1,20073.00/cwt73.00–73.008761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21369.55/cwt68.00–70.008444

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.