Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2022-11-19

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 19
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,280 head
481 vs last sale 799 283 vs year ago 997 · +28.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
50 vs last sale 65 30 vs year ago 145 · 20.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
190 head
175 vs last sale 15 125 vs year ago 65 · +192.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer an heifer calve sold steady to 3.00 higher. Increase mostly on calves weighing 300 to 500 pounds . Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.51/cwt on 551 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 69.49 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$155.51
551 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$879
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+6.76
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565155.51879551
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 sale551 hd
155.51
KY average22 barns · 7,020 hd
148.74
+6.76
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−69.49
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,723104.041,79211
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34175.741,0165thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42268.5697514
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05561.026449thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$1,2556
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,135$9106
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,295$8253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,380$1,27010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,170$7502thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465149.65/cwt135.00–160.0069654
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2634134.47/cwt133.50–135.0085317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added658165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,08681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2790105.00/cwt105.00–105.008305
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2265168.00/cwt168.00–168.004455
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680155.79/cwt145.00–159.001,05935
SteersMedium and Large 1-2566162.90/cwt157.00–170.0092228
SteersMedium and Large 1-2412190.14/cwt185.00–195.0078330
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added595162.82/cwt147.00–171.5096917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added534150.00/cwt150.00–150.0080110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added580167.02/cwt149.00–168.2596990
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478197.29/cwt192.00–210.0094316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2288209.32/cwt209.00–210.0060316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715135.00/cwt135.00–135.0096510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2875140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,22514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628161.54/cwt157.00–165.001,01426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2395202.00/cwt202.00–202.007988
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added415191.18/cwt184.00–201.0079323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added840161.75/cwt161.75–161.751,35914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added533185.09/cwt180.00–190.0098733
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521174.27/cwt155.00–182.0090826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added681165.83/cwt162.00–170.501,12911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added970147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,43110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2421173.25/cwt154.00–185.0072934
BullsMedium and Large 1-2805125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2323174.86/cwt145.00–185.0056522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2728128.32/cwt128.00–129.0093416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2377180.04/cwt127.50–202.0067938
BullsMedium and Large 1-2920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0125
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37583.98/cwt83.00–85.001,1552
CowsLean 85-90%1,18661.50/cwt60.00–66.007294
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38363.00/cwt63.00–63.008713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1201
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43669.08/cwt68.00–71.0099210
Bulls1,810102.88/cwt99.00–106.001,8625
CowsLean 85-90%88857.30/cwt56.00–60.005094
CowsLean 85-90%1,20074.00/cwt74.00–74.008881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31870.25/cwt66.00–72.009263
Bulls1,61792.04/cwt90.00–93.001,4883
Bulls1,683117.96/cwt116.00–119.001,9853
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,255.00/head1,255.00–1,255.001,2556
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,295825.00/head825.00–825.008253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,135909.82/head855.00–950.009106
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3801,270.15/head1,160.00–1,350.001,27010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,170750.00/head750.00–750.007502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328159.08/cwt154.00–165.0052220
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561150.24/cwt138.00–172.0084344
BullsMedium and Large 1-2761116.29/cwt115.00–119.0088516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2960111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470168.74/cwt146.00–190.0079367
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519176.38/cwt170.00–182.0091511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376153.94/cwt145.00–163.0057944
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2436155.78/cwt141.00–164.0067946
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530145.66/cwt144.00–150.0077236
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568138.52/cwt132.50–145.0078728
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630139.78/cwt135.00–142.0088116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2661131.15/cwt130.00–132.0086724
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added718161.86/cwt143.00–164.751,16288

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.