Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-23

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 18 comparable sales and sits −45.79 against this barn's trailing median of $204.99.

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	159.19	817	161

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 sale161 hd

159.19

—

KY average24 barns · 1,937 hd

145.83

+13.36

This barn, trailing median18 sales

204.99

−45.79

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	1,507	114.21	1,721	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	76.51	921	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	74.78	1,077	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	67.68	673	5thin

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)	1,315	$1,040	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$1,027	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,104	$774	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,269	$1,327	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$1,100	2thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	144.81/cwt	130.00–161.00	883	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	159.34/cwt	158.00–165.00	743	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	614	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	153.46/cwt	143.00–165.00	795	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	160.95/cwt	155.00–174.00	766	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	157.70/cwt	156.00–160.00	894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	167.13/cwt	164.00–175.00	968	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	138.54/cwt	131.00–144.00	866	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	146.55/cwt	135.00–153.00	838	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	150.00/cwt	139.00–156.00	791	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	178.84/cwt	160.00–191.00	746	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	188.65/cwt	170.00–198.00	889	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	153.41/cwt	140.00–165.00	867	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	173.55/cwt	170.00–175.00	739	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	182.50/cwt	175.00–200.00	697	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	165.01/cwt	155.00–175.00	518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	161.67/cwt	155.00–165.00	576	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	1,327.21/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,327	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,026.51/head	875.00–1,125.00	1,027	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,039.60/head	1,025.00–1,055.00	1,040	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	773.73/head	700.00–800.00	774	4
Bulls	—	—	1,449	111.67/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,618	7
Bulls	—	—	1,910	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,521	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	74.09/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,070	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,134	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	67.68/cwt	60.00–71.00	673	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	80.99/cwt	78.00–83.00	971	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,200	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	69.55/cwt	68.00–70.00	844	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 Jul 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 718Year ago 890

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 145Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 22Year ago 102

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	610	130.00–161.00	144.81
1	—	935	118.00	118.00
2	—	825	112.00	112.00
25	—	518	143.00–165.00	153.46
5	—	320	182.00	182.00
21	—	476	155.00–174.00	160.95
47	—	565	140.00–165.00	153.41
18	—	426	170.00–175.00	173.55
3	—	670	142.00	142.00
20	—	382	175.00–200.00	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	466	158.00–165.00	159.34
17	—	625	131.00–144.00	138.54
21	—	572	135.00–153.00	146.55
3	—	680	145.00	145.00
5	—	280	165.00	165.00
27	—	527	139.00–156.00	150.00
11	—	314	155.00–175.00	165.01
9	—	356	155.00–165.00	161.67
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	156.00–160.00	157.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	205.00	205.00
4	—	325	189.00	189.00
3	—	540	189.00	189.00
5	—	725	165.00	165.00
24	—	579	164.00–175.00	167.13
31	—	417	160.00–191.00	178.84
31	—	471	170.00–198.00	188.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,269	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,327.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,156	875.00–1,125.00	1,026.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,315	1,025.00–1,055.00	1,039.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,104	700.00–800.00	773.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,449	105.00–117.00	111.67
1	—	1,910	132.00	132.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,444	73.00–75.00	74.09
1	—	1,400	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	994	60.00–71.00	67.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,199	78.00–83.00	80.99
4	—	1,213	68.00–70.00	69.55
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	73.00	73.00

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

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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

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