Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle this week 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 $165.67/cwt on 458 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −59.33 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$165.67

458 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$13.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.61

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	560	165.82	929	453
Small 1-2	485	152.00	737	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.82/cwt here — about $192 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 sale458 hd

165.67

—

KY average24 barns · 5,279 hd

162.06

+3.61

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−59.33

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	1,743	122.62	2,137	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	90.39	1,205	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	85.97	1,318	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	71.46	793	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)	1,194	$1,382	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,100	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,194	$1,400	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,150	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	725	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	172.22/cwt	167.00–177.00	916	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,042	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	148.22/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,012	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	146.38/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,263	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	196.81/cwt	195.00–198.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	122.57/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,081	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	171.46/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,159	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	162.53/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,198	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	186.00/cwt	175.00–190.00	971	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	154.14/cwt	150.00–161.00	974	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,359	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	153.42/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,266	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	166.00/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,024	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	173.13/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,163	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	173.00/cwt	155.00–184.00	1,003	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	163.97/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,271	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	196.89/cwt	186.00–201.00	1,099	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	171.65/cwt	168.00–179.00	882	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,036	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	178.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	835	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	142.80/cwt	124.00–160.00	957	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	178.22/cwt	175.00–185.00	745	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	162.35/cwt	149.00–173.00	925	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	78.99/cwt	77.00–80.00	950	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	68.24/cwt	67.00–70.00	729	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	84.53/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,328	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	99.02/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,277	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	81.04/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,118	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,274	2
Bulls	—	—	1,801	128.74/cwt	126.00–132.00	2,319	7
Bulls	—	—	1,675	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,934	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,382.02/head	1,375.00–1,385.00	1,382	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,400.03/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,400	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	175.68/cwt	159.00–181.00	632	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,063	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	187.58/cwt	186.00–189.00	694	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,088	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	495	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	159.67/cwt	148.00–166.00	929	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	167.99/cwt	166.00–170.00	877	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.46/cwt	130.00–148.00	863	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	185.47/cwt	177.00–186.50	1,040	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	168.62/cwt	155.00–175.00	804	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	144.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	974	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	162.45/cwt	160.00–175.00	703	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	179.93/cwt	174.00–187.00	767	23

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 739Last week 649Year ago 791

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 90Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 130Year ago 75

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle this week sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	725	145.00	145.00
12	—	882	115.00–128.00	122.57
40	—	360	159.00–181.00	175.68
10	—	770	138.00	138.00
54	—	582	148.00–166.00	159.67
15	—	522	166.00–170.00	167.99
14	—	623	130.00–148.00	138.46
47	—	477	155.00–175.00	168.62
26	—	675	140.00–150.00	144.27
19	—	433	160.00–175.00	162.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	532	167.00–177.00	172.22
6	—	752	138.50	138.50
12	—	683	147.00–150.00	148.22
5	—	743	141.00	141.00
20	—	632	150.00–161.00	154.14
101	—	561	177.00–186.50	185.47
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	863	144.00–150.00	146.38
5	—	950	139.00	139.00
5	—	324	195.00–198.00	196.81
20	—	676	169.00–173.00	171.46
11	—	485	190.00	190.00
30	—	737	160.00–164.00	162.53
24	—	522	175.00–190.00	186.00
10	—	825	149.00–158.00	153.42
10	—	617	160.00–172.00	166.00
22	—	580	155.00–184.00	173.00
23	—	426	174.00–187.00	179.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	745	170.00	170.00
8	—	855	159.00	159.00
3	—	620	184.00	184.00
23	—	672	160.00–185.00	173.13
21	—	775	160.00–169.00	163.97
19	—	558	186.00–201.00	196.89
6	—	475	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	514	168.00–179.00	171.65
12	—	950	109.00	109.00
16	—	469	175.00–185.00	178.03
27	—	670	124.00–160.00	142.80
35	—	418	175.00–185.00	178.22
47	—	570	149.00–173.00	162.35
10	—	370	186.00–189.00	187.58
5	—	745	146.00	146.00
3	—	250	198.00	198.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	77.00–80.00	78.99
7	—	1,069	67.00–70.00	68.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,571	83.00–87.00	84.53
2	—	1,400	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,290	95.00–102.00	99.02
12	—	1,379	79.00–84.00	81.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,801	126.00–132.00	128.74
6	—	1,675	115.00–116.00	115.49

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)	3	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,194	1,375.00–1,385.00	1,382.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,020	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,194	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,400.03

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

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