Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.90/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$174.90

324 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.32

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	612	174.90	1,071	324

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 sale324 hd

174.90

—

KY average22 barns · 5,480 hd

164.58

+10.32

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	1,675	101.36	1,698	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	72.15	920	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	70.84	1,042	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,158	66.93	775	13

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)	1,041	$1,084	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,455	$1,020	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,011	$866	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,330	9

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	1,450	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	949	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	155.40/cwt	154.00–158.00	971	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	144.62/cwt	140.00–149.00	911	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	815	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	194.86/cwt	190.00–200.00	729	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	180.74/cwt	180.00–182.00	915	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	185.27/cwt	172.00–195.00	774	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	165.09/cwt	149.00–175.00	949	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	157.89/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,082	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	163.31/cwt	162.50–164.00	1,014	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	184.04/cwt	179.00–190.00	977	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,306	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,216	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	184.19/cwt	175.00–196.00	879	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,053	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,148	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	173.45/cwt	173.00–175.00	845	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	135.14/cwt	130.00–145.00	888	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	182.17/cwt	179.00–188.00	785	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	71.24/cwt	70.00–72.00	933	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	68.76/cwt	68.00–69.00	909	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	72.91/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,181	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	68.26/cwt	67.00–70.00	840	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	101.27/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,823	4
Bulls	—	—	1,517	90.73/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,376	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	64.24/cwt	64.00–65.00	683	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	78.63/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,062	3
Bulls	—	—	1,667	112.12/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,869	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	1,084.03/head	960.00–1,225.00	1,084	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	865.67/head	800.00–925.00	866	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,329.98/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,330	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	185.05/cwt	180.00–192.00	870	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	153.69/cwt	151.00–155.00	888	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	163.19/cwt	159.00–168.00	640	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	163.08/cwt	145.00–169.00	841	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	154.66/cwt	148.00–164.00	895	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	146.86/cwt	137.00–153.00	770	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	147.71/cwt	143.00–165.00	644	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	116.32/cwt	115.00–119.00	915	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	152.48/cwt	139.00–156.00	697	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	194.34/cwt	190.00–200.00	624	13

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 Oct 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,222Last week 1,098Year ago 902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 117Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 110Year ago 66

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	854	169.75	169.75
11	—	531	179.00–190.00	184.04
25	—	783	166.75	166.75
6	—	735	165.50	165.50
14	—	477	175.00–196.00	184.19
6	—	588	179.00	179.00
12	—	660	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	374	190.00–200.00	194.86
3	—	700	153.00	153.00
24	—	506	180.00–182.00	180.74
24	—	418	172.00–195.00	185.27
32	—	575	149.00–175.00	165.09
22	—	685	155.00–168.00	157.89
9	—	621	162.50–164.00	163.31
4	—	795	150.00	150.00
38	—	470	180.00–192.00	185.05
1	—	800	155.00	155.00
13	—	321	190.00–200.00	194.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	650	146.00	146.00
14	—	625	154.00–158.00	155.40
8	—	508	160.50	160.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	630	140.00–149.00	144.62
29	—	578	151.00–155.00	153.69
17	—	392	159.00–168.00	163.19
5	—	255	170.00	170.00
34	—	524	137.00–153.00	146.86
22	—	436	143.00–165.00	147.71
9	—	787	115.00–119.00	116.32
40	—	457	139.00–156.00	152.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	487	173.00–175.00	173.45
4	—	810	155.00	155.00
42	—	657	130.00–145.00	135.14
6	—	396	195.00	195.00
5	—	310	178.00	178.00
20	—	431	179.00–188.00	182.17
24	—	516	145.00–169.00	163.08
21	—	579	148.00–164.00	154.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,310	70.00–72.00	71.24
8	—	1,063	64.00–65.00	64.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,322	68.00–69.00	68.76
9	—	1,620	70.00–75.00	72.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,231	67.00–70.00	68.26
3	—	1,350	76.00–81.00	78.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,800	98.00–103.00	101.27
3	—	1,517	90.00–92.00	90.73
3	—	1,667	109.00–117.00	112.12

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)	10	—	1,041	960.00–1,225.00	1,084.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,011	800.00–925.00	865.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,455	1,020.00	1,020.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,325	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,329.98

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle