Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.32/cwt on 349 head.

Average price

$179.32

349 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.05

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	546	179.32	979	349

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 sale349 hd

179.32

—

KY average17 barns · 4,776 hd

178.27

+1.05

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	—	Average	1,717	115.60	1,984	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	85.06	1,031	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	84.56	1,262	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,055	69.67	735	18

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)	1,320	$1,386	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,250	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,115	$1,009	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,193	$899	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,377	$1,686	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$1,326	8

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	158.97/cwt	155.00–164.00	914	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	176.22/cwt	155.00–185.00	846	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	187.09/cwt	175.00–190.00	797	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	161.77/cwt	150.00–165.00	770	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	182.33/cwt	168.00–190.00	850	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,232	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	205.79/cwt	201.00–210.00	833	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	181.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,237	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	189.16/cwt	188.00–189.50	1,086	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	167.22/cwt	165.00–170.00	941	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	181.47/cwt	167.00–195.00	936	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	148.73/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,246	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	165.59/cwt	158.00–180.00	1,119	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	731	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	164.05/cwt	162.00–165.00	843	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	157.66/cwt	153.00–165.00	981	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	190.25/cwt	188.00–195.00	694	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	187.08/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,180	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	135.67/cwt	133.00–139.00	914	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	141.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	894	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	155.71/cwt	153.00–159.00	587	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	82.66/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,199	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	80.84/cwt	79.00–83.00	947	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	74.88/cwt	73.00–77.00	794	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	98.70/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,356	7
Bulls	—	—	1,600	115.64/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,850	17
Bulls	—	—	2,050	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,194	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	89.31/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,429	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	74.96/cwt	71.00–78.00	882	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	67.64/cwt	65.00–70.00	682	13
Bulls	—	—	1,933	126.81/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,451	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,377	1,686.14/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,686	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,326.42/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,326	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,008.57/head	990.00–1,050.00	1,009	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,386.36/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,386	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	898.74/head	895.00–900.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	192.27/cwt	185.00–201.00	798	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	157.67/cwt	154.00–165.00	820	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	156.92/cwt	149.00–160.00	883	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	164.23/cwt	156.00–167.00	856	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	160.77/cwt	159.00–165.00	992	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	200.68/cwt	196.00–205.00	638	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	160.99/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,149	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	156.58/cwt	129.00–164.00	683	32

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 Sep 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,206Last week 669Year ago 872

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 85Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 55Year ago 155

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	755	130.00	130.00
5	—	345	194.00	194.00
36	—	575	155.00–164.00	158.97
57	—	480	155.00–185.00	176.22
60	—	426	175.00–190.00	187.09
24	—	521	156.00–167.00	164.23
19	—	617	159.00–165.00	160.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	476	150.00–165.00	161.77
3	—	765	145.00	145.00
11	—	674	133.00–139.00	135.67
15	—	633	140.00–145.00	141.29
21	—	377	153.00–159.00	155.71
39	—	520	154.00–165.00	157.67
34	—	563	149.00–160.00	156.92
32	—	436	129.00–164.00	156.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	431	169.00–170.00	169.51
16	—	514	162.00–165.00	164.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	466	168.00–190.00	182.33
14	—	795	155.00	155.00
38	—	563	165.00–170.00	167.22
55	—	516	167.00–195.00	181.47
13	—	838	148.00–153.00	148.73
17	—	676	158.00–180.00	165.59
19	—	622	153.00–165.00	157.66
16	—	365	188.00–195.00	190.25
5	—	295	190.00	190.00
25	—	415	185.00–201.00	192.27
10	—	318	196.00–205.00	200.68
18	—	714	155.00–165.00	160.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	405	201.00–210.00	205.79
6	—	681	180.00–190.00	181.68
22	—	574	188.00–189.50	189.16
2	—	465	210.00	210.00
25	—	631	184.00–189.00	187.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,450	81.00–85.00	82.66
4	—	1,600	88.00–91.00	89.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,171	79.00–83.00	80.84
4	—	1,061	73.00–77.00	74.88
7	—	1,374	90.00–102.00	98.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,176	71.00–78.00	74.96
13	—	1,008	65.00–70.00	67.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,600	111.00–119.00	115.64
4	—	2,050	107.00	107.00
3	—	1,933	125.00–130.00	126.81

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	—	1,377	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,686.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,325	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,326.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,115	990.00–1,050.00	1,008.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,320	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,386.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,193	895.00–900.00	898.74

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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Somerset Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle