Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.91/cwt on 340 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −54.09 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$170.91

340 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$31.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.40

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	485	171.64	833	332
Large 1	558	140.63	785	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.01/cwt here — about $48 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 sale340 hd

170.91

—

KY average26 barns · 5,333 hd

164.50

+6.40

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−54.09

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	1,757	122.96	2,161	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	100.31	1,283	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,291	88.57	1,144	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	65.39	598	7thin

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)	1,184	$1,322	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,192	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,332	$1,647	34

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	621	148.85/cwt	135.00–167.00	924	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	165.38/cwt	139.00–187.50	938	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	212.81/cwt	205.00–222.00	685	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,218	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	919	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	168.74/cwt	152.00–177.50	889	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	183.42/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,135	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	197.95/cwt	188.00–213.00	847	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	175.41/cwt	155.00–190.00	647	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	179.24/cwt	177.50–181.00	575	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	197.05/cwt	190.00–215.00	954	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	183.81/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,048	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	193.89/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,175	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	193.86/cwt	178.00–211.00	832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	192.85/cwt	178.00–204.00	993	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	772	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	457	129.11/cwt	110.00–135.00	590	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	137.72/cwt	126.00–145.00	997	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	162.87/cwt	145.00–170.00	1,021	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	171.50/cwt	166.00–177.00	984	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	194.77/cwt	170.00–207.00	715	28
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	788	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	82.84/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,023	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	56.92/cwt	50.00–60.00	493	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,191	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	107.79/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,399	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	71.74/cwt	70.00–73.00	682	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	87.84/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,139	13
Bulls	—	—	1,863	129.70/cwt	129.00–132.00	2,416	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	120.26/cwt	111.00–125.00	2,062	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,321.50/head	1,260.00–1,450.00	1,322	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,191.53/head	825.00–1,650.00	1,192	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	1,647.20/head	1,325.00–1,850.00	1,647	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,048	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	170.34/cwt	95.00–201.00	807	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	176.57/cwt	165.00–200.00	752	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	353	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	169.61/cwt	164.00–175.00	873	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	184.54/cwt	179.00–190.00	568	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	179.63/cwt	168.00–187.00	855	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	175.86/cwt	145.00–190.00	760	52

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 Aug 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 714Last week 739Year ago 574

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 102Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 37Year ago 67

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
35	—	621	135.00–167.00	148.85
39	—	567	139.00–187.50	165.38
52	—	527	152.00–177.50	168.74
36	—	369	155.00–190.00	175.41
10	—	321	177.50–181.00	179.24
2	—	272	195.00	195.00
5	—	710	135.00	135.00
3	—	200	190.00	190.00
62	—	476	168.00–187.00	179.63
52	—	432	145.00–190.00	175.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	173.00	173.00
6	—	495	179.00	179.00
11	—	415	184.00	184.00
5	—	330	200.00	200.00
3	—	353	202.00	202.00
2	—	825	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	132.00	132.00
3	—	455	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	322	205.00–222.00	212.81
5	—	688	177.00	177.00
30	—	619	179.00–190.00	183.42
3	—	855	153.00	153.00
3	—	735	159.00	159.00
39	—	428	188.00–213.00	197.95
37	—	484	190.00–215.00	197.05
25	—	570	180.00–190.00	183.81
48	—	515	178.00–204.00	192.85
6	—	351	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	606	192.00–196.00	193.89
10	—	429	178.00–211.00	193.86
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	457	110.00–135.00	129.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	724	126.00–145.00	137.72
74	—	627	145.00–170.00	162.87
27	—	574	166.00–177.00	171.50
28	—	367	170.00–207.00	194.77
10	—	676	155.00	155.00
5	—	785	145.00	145.00
36	—	474	95.00–201.00	170.34
39	—	426	165.00–200.00	176.57
6	—	291	200.00	200.00
5	—	810	122.00	122.00
48	—	515	164.00–175.00	169.61
10	—	308	179.00–190.00	184.54
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	222.00	222.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	79.00–84.00	82.84
14	—	1,298	99.00–114.00	107.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	50.00–60.00	56.92
4	—	950	70.00–73.00	71.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	98.00	98.00
13	—	1,297	86.00–90.00	87.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,863	129.00–132.00	129.70
10	—	1,715	111.00–125.00	120.26

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,210	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,184	1,260.00–1,450.00	1,321.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	950	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,067	825.00–1,650.00	1,191.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,332	1,325.00–1,850.00	1,647.20

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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