Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.31/cwt on 519 head.

Average price

$180.31

519 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.58

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	724	180.31	1,305	519

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale519 hd

180.31

—

KY average24 barns · 5,237 hd

180.88

−0.58

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	—	Low	1,709	124.53	2,129	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	94.91	1,150	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	91.27	1,296	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	75.60	825	12

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)	1,050	$1,484	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,241	$1,122	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$990	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,580	$1,534	15

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	614	173.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,065	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	200.49/cwt	189.00–207.00	760	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,118	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	191.66/cwt	185.00–200.00	834	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	183.66/cwt	176.00–195.00	905	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	176.69/cwt	170.00–184.00	998	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	195.95/cwt	173.00–202.00	1,229	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	206.22/cwt	205.00–207.00	652	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,066	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,228	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	178.10/cwt	178.10–178.10	1,519	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,063	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,698	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	219.06/cwt	210.00–223.00	486	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,448	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,291	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	188.53/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,244	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	982	161.96/cwt	160.25–163.85	1,590	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	202.75/cwt	199.00–208.00	785	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	174.86/cwt	168.00–180.00	922	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	165.81/cwt	163.00–168.00	945	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	178.78/cwt	175.00–189.00	726	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	170.66/cwt	165.00–175.00	809	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	158.41/cwt	149.00–166.00	988	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	196.60/cwt	176.00–206.00	1,028	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	158.42/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,034	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	176.02/cwt	163.00–185.00	1,009	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	178.48/cwt	167.00–185.00	926	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	201.35/cwt	195.00–211.00	683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	189.29/cwt	165.00–196.00	892	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	179.39/cwt	170.00–187.00	698	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	1,534.02/head	1,225.00–1,875.00	1,534	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,483.57/head	1,475.00–1,490.00	1,484	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	1,121.98/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,122	11
Bulls	—	—	1,250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	123.04/cwt	119.00–128.00	2,090	17
Bulls	—	—	1,868	134.50/cwt	133.00–135.00	2,512	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	80.78/cwt	79.00–82.00	970	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	89.31/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,040	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	111.58/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,442	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	90.10/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,268	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	100.82/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,492	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	82.57/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,187	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	69.85/cwt	68.00–74.00	713	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	83.64/cwt	77.00–87.00	996	5

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,084Last week 714Year ago 632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 175Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 55Year ago 75

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold this week 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
16	—	614	170.00–175.00	173.47
3	—	700	159.00	159.00
50	—	379	189.00–207.00	200.49
3	—	250	205.00	205.00
5	—	750	149.00	149.00
19	—	435	185.00–200.00	191.66
20	—	653	156.00–167.00	158.42
35	—	573	163.00–185.00	176.02
44	—	519	167.00–185.00	178.48
11	—	339	195.00–211.00	201.35
48	—	471	165.00–196.00	189.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	493	176.00–195.00	183.66
37	—	565	170.00–184.00	176.69
21	—	627	173.00–202.00	195.95
24	—	316	205.00–207.00	206.22
16	—	222	210.00–223.00	219.06
30	—	660	186.00–193.00	188.53
29	—	387	199.00–208.00	202.75
38	—	523	176.00–206.00	196.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	510	209.00	209.00
15	—	710	173.00	173.00
81	—	853	178.10	178.10
49	—	1,063	159.75	159.75
9	—	830	174.50	174.50
11	—	755	171.00	171.00
109	—	982	160.25–163.85	161.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	527	168.00–180.00	174.86
37	—	570	163.00–168.00	165.81
49	—	406	175.00–189.00	178.78
45	—	474	165.00–175.00	170.66
33	—	624	149.00–166.00	158.41
28	—	389	170.00–187.00	179.39

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	15	—	1,580	1,225.00–1,875.00	1,534.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,120	990.00	990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,050	1,475.00–1,490.00	1,483.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,241	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,121.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	110.00	110.00
17	—	1,699	119.00–128.00	123.04
4	—	1,868	133.00–135.00	134.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,201	79.00–82.00	80.78
21	—	1,165	86.00–92.00	89.31
13	—	1,292	108.00–115.00	111.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,407	85.00–93.00	90.10
5	—	1,480	99.00–102.00	100.82
2	—	1,438	80.00–85.00	82.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,021	68.00–74.00	69.85
5	—	1,191	77.00–87.00	83.64

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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Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle