Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.91/cwt on 259 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −64.09 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$160.91

259 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$39.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

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	455	161.68	735	254
Small 1-2	435	122.00	531	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.68/cwt here — about $205 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 sale259 hd

160.91

—

KY average25 barns · 4,511 hd

160.73

+0.18

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−64.09

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	1,825	120.62	2,201	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,440	93.94	1,353	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	85.38	1,352	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	68.11	740	10

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)	1,415	$1,225	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,214	$1,085	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,050	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$910	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,207	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,010	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	160.86/cwt	145.00–175.00	910	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	163.81/cwt	155.00–181.00	847	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	178.31/cwt	166.00–199.00	831	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	188.16/cwt	188.00–188.50	1,182	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	173.77/cwt	164.00–185.00	905	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	192.76/cwt	185.00–200.00	709	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	176.66/cwt	172.00–192.00	1,120	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	196.06/cwt	185.00–205.00	910	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,095	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	163.87/cwt	163.00–171.00	693	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,377	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	849	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,358	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	976	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	137.71/cwt	135.00–139.00	863	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	168.88/cwt	165.00–173.00	969	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	188.22/cwt	182.00–196.00	806	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	88.71/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,464	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	80.73/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,203	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,466	95.43/cwt	79.00–106.00	1,399	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	68.11/cwt	65.00–70.00	740	10
Bulls	—	—	1,982	128.86/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,554	3
Bulls	—	—	1,757	117.09/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,057	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,207.45/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,207	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,085.38/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,085	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	174.02/cwt	162.00–179.00	660	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	117.56/cwt	111.00–124.00	968	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	171.72/cwt	161.00–175.00	733	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	163.72/cwt	157.00–177.00	1,018	20
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	157.43/cwt	150.00–164.00	819	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	168.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	851	10

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 364Year ago 843

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 65Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 55Year ago 97

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	670	145.00	145.00
25	—	566	145.00–175.00	160.86
38	—	517	155.00–181.00	163.81
7	—	320	175.00	175.00
41	—	466	166.00–199.00	178.31
2	—	775	119.00	119.00
16	—	379	162.00–179.00	174.02
10	—	823	111.00–124.00	117.56
22	—	427	161.00–175.00	171.72
20	—	622	157.00–177.00	163.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	985	145.00	145.00
34	—	521	164.00–185.00	173.77
10	—	368	185.00–200.00	192.76
25	—	634	172.00–192.00	176.66
20	—	464	185.00–205.00	196.06
10	—	574	165.00–173.00	168.88
17	—	428	182.00–196.00	188.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	628	188.00–188.50	188.16
16	—	556	197.00	197.00
15	—	855	161.00	161.00
10	—	849	160.00	160.00
5	—	340	205.00	205.00
5	—	723	175.00	175.00
10	—	521	185.00–190.00	187.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	423	163.00–171.00	163.87
16	—	627	135.00–139.00	137.71
15	—	485	165.00	165.00
23	—	520	150.00–164.00	157.43
6	—	562	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	505	167.00–170.00	168.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,650	87.00–90.00	88.71
5	—	1,490	79.00–82.00	80.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,466	79.00–106.00	95.43
1	—	1,180	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,086	65.00–70.00	68.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,982	125.00–132.00	128.86
7	—	1,757	110.00–119.00	117.09

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,250	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,207.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,400	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	995	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,415	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,214	900.00–1,150.00	1,085.38

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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