Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.47/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$179.47

229 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,124

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$646

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

$66.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.95

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	637	180.28	1,148	222
Large 1	273	160.33	438	6thin
Small 1-2	440	114.00	502	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.28/cwt here — about $646 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 sale229 hd

179.47

—

KY average25 barns · 5,904 hd

175.51

+3.95

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	1,801	115.41	2,078	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	84.72	1,280	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	82.66	1,015	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	74.20	789	8thin

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)	1,336	$1,251	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,625	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	424	160.12/cwt	149.00–165.00	679	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	154.46/cwt	139.00–160.00	797	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	158.59/cwt	145.00–175.00	750	33
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	3
Steers	Large 1	—	200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	330	5
Steers	Large 1	—	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	162.53/cwt	155.00–166.00	548	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	185.67/cwt	168.00–199.00	875	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	174.67/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,017	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,337	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	198.05/cwt	195.00–201.00	848	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	172.59/cwt	165.00–178.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	188.41/cwt	186.00–190.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	164.92/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,036	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,165	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,270	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	768	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	592	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	178.14/cwt	165.00–185.00	839	23
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	92.67/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,606	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	83.23/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,223	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	79.37/cwt	77.00–81.00	952	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	72.53/cwt	72.00–74.00	815	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	94.35/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,266	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	72.46/cwt	69.00–75.00	719	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	79.41/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,012	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	97.26/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,508	2
Bulls	—	—	1,985	126.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,515	3
Bulls	—	—	1,793	115.76/cwt	111.00–118.00	2,076	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	1,251.07/head	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,251	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,625.44/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	173.09/cwt	156.00–180.00	743	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	129.80/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,014	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	130.02/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,051	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	193.70/cwt	189.00–199.00	728	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	170.84/cwt	145.00–185.00	888	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.89/cwt	139.00–148.00	824	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	144.60/cwt	138.00–152.00	902	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	147.35/cwt	145.00–160.00	931	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	881	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	149.38/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,001	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	604	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 Sep 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 982Last week 1,206Year ago 1,142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 165Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 125Year ago 102

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	424	149.00–165.00	160.12
34	—	516	139.00–160.00	154.46
33	—	473	145.00–175.00	158.59
5	—	275	165.00	165.00
2	—	840	115.00	115.00
16	—	337	155.00–166.00	162.53
12	—	573	139.00–148.00	143.89
8	—	624	138.00–152.00	144.60
14	—	670	142.00–155.00	149.38
5	—	380	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	200	165.00	165.00
1	—	640	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	471	168.00–199.00	185.67
13	—	582	165.00–186.00	174.67
5	—	519	165.00–178.00	172.59
8	—	416	186.00–190.00	188.41
19	—	628	160.00–179.00	164.92
8	—	384	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	776	172.25	172.25
10	—	428	195.00–201.00	198.05
5	—	715	163.00	163.00
71	—	683	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	290	179.00	179.00
5	—	315	188.00	188.00
23	—	471	165.00–185.00	178.14
3	—	650	150.00	150.00
20	—	429	156.00–180.00	173.09
7	—	781	126.00–135.00	129.80
6	—	808	120.00–132.00	130.02
5	—	240	180.00	180.00
41	—	376	189.00–199.00	193.70
32	—	520	145.00–185.00	170.84
1	—	730	140.00	140.00
13	—	632	145.00–160.00	147.35
11	—	560	155.00–160.00	157.41
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	116.00	116.00
1	—	485	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	90.00–95.00	92.67
16	—	1,469	79.00–85.00	83.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,199	77.00–81.00	79.37
4	—	1,123	72.00–74.00	72.53
6	—	1,342	90.00–101.00	94.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	992	69.00–75.00	72.46
2	—	1,275	78.00–81.00	79.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	95.00–100.00	97.26
3	—	1,985	125.00–128.00	126.70
7	—	1,793	111.00–118.00	115.76

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,336	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,251.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,330	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,625.44

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