Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.82/cwt on 512 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −54.18 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.

Average price

$170.82

512 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.16

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	529	170.82	904	512

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 sale512 hd

170.82

—

KY average24 barns · 4,566 hd

165.65

+5.16

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.00

−54.18

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	1,734	120.45	2,089	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	89.04	1,194	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	85.26	977	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	74.08	790	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,300	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,237	$1,276	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$1,596	16

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 1-2Value Added	—	581	172.19/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,000	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	196.92/cwt	191.50–205.00	1,038	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	182.99/cwt	180.00–190.00	529	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	179.41/cwt	165.00–190.00	680	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	185.27/cwt	179.00–193.00	973	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	186.33/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,165	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	180.63/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,382	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	183.05/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,234	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	183.70/cwt	181.00–184.00	955	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	210.65/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,279	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	178.99/cwt	174.00–182.50	1,285	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,095	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	212.24/cwt	210.00–215.00	705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	198.39/cwt	184.00–211.00	942	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	202.62/cwt	185.00–211.00	857	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	188.06/cwt	185.50–189.50	1,254	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	204.71/cwt	204.50–206.00	1,150	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,445	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	205	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	175.36/cwt	169.00–188.00	1,082	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	191.44/cwt	172.50–198.00	967	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	203.58/cwt	183.00–211.00	633	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	196.16/cwt	195.00–205.00	763	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	73.62/cwt	60.00–82.00	773	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	85.14/cwt	82.00–86.00	974	20
Bulls	—	—	1,840	129.26/cwt	128.00–133.00	2,378	5
Bulls	—	—	1,575	100.67/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,586	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	87.84/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,181	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	95.03/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,252	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,681	119.32/cwt	109.00–130.00	2,006	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,276.44/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,276	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,595.92/head	1,350.00–1,885.00	1,596	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	174.25/cwt	171.00–179.00	838	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	162.61/cwt	159.00–169.00	940	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	191.29/cwt	190.00–195.00	880	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	195.49/cwt	185.00–202.00	823	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	180.79/cwt	173.00–190.00	1,021	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,187	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,092	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,107	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	167.01/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,005	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	164.87/cwt	157.00–173.00	867	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	204	189.94/cwt	185.00–202.00	387	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	182.30/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,039	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	200.74/cwt	198.00–215.00	660	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	981	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	165.85/cwt	150.00–184.00	703	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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,305Last week 1,084Year ago 782

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 165Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 95Year ago 95

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	581	168.00–177.00	172.19
1	—	815	145.00	145.00
88	—	520	181.00–184.00	183.70
37	—	761	156.00	156.00
29	—	738	150.00	150.00
15	—	602	165.00–170.00	167.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	850	135.00	135.00
16	—	289	180.00–190.00	182.99
36	—	379	165.00–190.00	179.41
46	—	481	171.00–179.00	174.25
29	—	578	159.00–169.00	162.61
14	—	670	163.00	163.00
26	—	526	157.00–173.00	164.87
18	—	204	185.00–202.00	189.94
17	—	329	198.00–215.00	200.74
40	—	623	155.00–160.00	157.47
52	—	424	150.00–184.00	165.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	527	191.50–205.00	196.92
20	—	765	177.00–183.00	180.63
17	—	607	210.00–211.00	210.65
46	—	718	174.00–182.50	178.99
4	—	1,095	130.00	130.00
36	—	667	185.50–189.50	188.06
36	—	562	204.50–206.00	204.71
44	—	860	168.00	168.00
5	—	205	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	525	179.00–193.00	185.27
25	—	625	180.00–195.00	186.33
10	—	378	215.00–220.00	217.52
69	—	674	176.00–190.00	183.05
9	—	332	210.00–215.00	212.24
37	—	475	184.00–211.00	198.39
35	—	423	185.00–211.00	202.62
10	—	570	175.00–190.00	182.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	617	169.00–188.00	175.36
12	—	950	115.00	115.00
11	—	800	125.00	125.00
20	—	505	172.50–198.00	191.44
20	—	311	183.00–211.00	203.58
32	—	389	195.00–205.00	196.16
20	—	460	190.00–195.00	191.29
51	—	421	185.00–202.00	195.49
9	—	265	210.00	210.00
50	—	565	173.00–190.00	180.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	60.00–82.00	73.62
1	—	1,100	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	95.00	95.00
20	—	1,144	82.00–86.00	85.14
1	—	1,090	78.00	78.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,345	86.00–90.00	87.84
2	—	1,318	94.00–96.00	95.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,840	128.00–133.00	129.26
2	—	1,575	99.00–102.00	100.67
4	—	1,681	109.00–130.00	119.32

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)	5	—	1,215	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,237	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,276.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,278	1,350.00–1,885.00	1,595.92

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

Replacement Cattle